Solid Enterprise Planning, Scheduling, and Compliance Management
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM)
Applicable Industries
- Cement
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
Use Cases
- Asset Lifecycle Management
The Challenge
Ash Grove Cement would like to find a solution in automate maintenance data collection at each facility for a well-defined enterprise asset management process to support equipment performance reliability.
The Customer
Ash Grove Cement Company
About The Customer
Ash Grove Cement Company is a cement manufacturer based in Overland Park, Kansas, United States. It is the sixth largest cement manufacturer in North America, and the largest US-owned cement company.
The Solution
Avantis provides the solution which improves the availability and utilization balance of production assets and develops a standardized solution for each of its nine separate production facilities,while maintaining production.
Data Collected
Maintenance Records, Temperature, Parts and material pricing, Reorder activities
Operational Impact
Quantitative Benefit
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