Start with a usable population, not a perfect database
A site, unit, line or equipment family creates a controlled review boundary. Missing tags, BOM links and records become visible work, not a reason to delay the first decision.
S08 · Installed-base & Lifecycle Support
Prioritise the installed base before the next failure.
UI turns asset, maintenance, stock and OEM lifecycle data into a ranked continuity plan: what to document, stock, repair, replace, modernise or monitor first.
Selected contextHeavy & Process Industry · T04 · Process & Energy Equipment
- Timing
- normally 2–4 weeks after scope and data acceptance
- Commercial basis
- €1,500–€4,500 fixed
- Engagement model
- Fixed-scope L01 or L02; monthly L03 only after a client-accepted baseline
Scope at a glance
- Begin with
- One agreed asset population and the best available EAM or CMMS extract, asset register, BOM, stock record, maintenance history or OEM lifecycle notice.
- Finish with
- A controlled asset and data-gap register, ranked continuity exposure, named action owners and a client-approved 90-day programme.
Pricing assumes usable remote evidence and one agreed asset population. Site walkdowns, specialist condition assessment, testing, engineering approval and physical products require separate scope and acceptance.
What the page must resolve
Three routes after installed-base risk is ranked.
Rank consequence and supportability together
Failure consequence, redundancy and shutdown exposure are assessed alongside OEM support, obsolescence, stock, repair options and real lead time.
Give every priority a decision route
Each high-risk population receives a documented stock, source, repair, replace, modernise or monitor action with an owner, evidence threshold and decision date.
Four visible decisions
From fragmented asset data to an owned continuity programme.
Not every asset needs the same depth of work. The baseline identifies where evidence and continuity exposure justify a critical-spares programme or recurring lifecycle control.
01 · Establish baseline
Establish the installed-base baseline.
We reconcile EAM or CMMS extracts, asset registers, BOMs, P&IDs, tags, nameplates, stock records, maintenance history and OEM lifecycle information within one agreed boundary.
L01
02 · Rank exposure
Rank criticality, lifecycle supportability and obsolescence.
Consequence, redundancy, failure history, support status, obsolescence, available stock, repairability and lead-time exposure are scored on one visible basis.
L01
03 · Assign action
Assign stock, source, repair, replace, modernise or monitor actions.
The viable action for each priority is checked against technical acceptance, stock economics, supplier capability, outage windows and the evidence still required.
L02
04 · Keep current
Govern execution and refresh the baseline.
OEM notices, stock exceptions, repair and supplier actions, document gaps, shutdown readiness and implementation of completed decisions are tracked through an agreed review cadence.
L03
Commission the work needed for the next asset-lifecycle decision
Baseline. Critical spares. Recurring control.
L01 establishes the baseline. L02 follows when priority populations justify a critical-spares programme; L03 becomes available after the client has accepted the baseline.
L01Installed-base & Obsolescence Baseline
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What this engagement buys
Controlled asset and data-gap register, criticality and supportability ranking, high-risk population and a 90-day action plan.
Commercial basis€1,500–€4,500 fixed · normally 2–4 weeks after scope and data acceptance · site walkdown separate
Build the installed-base baseline L02Critical Spares & Replacement Programme
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What this engagement buys
Critical-spares register, stock and lead-time exposure, OEM, equivalent, repair or manufacture-by-qualified-supplier routes, evidence gaps and execution plan.
Commercial basis€3,000–€9,000 fixed · normally 4–8 weeks · products, testing and travel separate
Build the critical-spares programme L03Lifecycle Support Desk
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What this engagement buys
A recurring register for spares, obsolescence, repair, supplier and document actions, shutdown readiness and management decisions.
Commercial basis€1,500–€5,000 / month · minimum 3 months after baseline · products, specialists and travel separate
Discuss the lifecycle desk Useful starting evidence
Start with one clearly bounded asset population.
A complete plant register is not required. The strongest available export or document is enough to establish data quality, the first review boundary and the next evidence request.
01Installed-base scope and population
What to include+
Site, unit, line, equipment family and approximate asset count
02Evidence already available
What to include+
Asset register, BOM, CMMS export, P&ID, manuals, nameplates or stock list
03Failure consequence and redundancy
What to include+
Production, safety, quality or environmental impact; available standby or bypass
04Obsolescence, stock and lead-time exposure
What to include+
Known end-of-life notices, remaining stock, repairs, last-time-buy deadline and current lead times
05Decision and shutdown window
What to include+
Audit horizon, outage or turnaround date, budget cycle and first decision deadline
06Required lifecycle decision
What to include+
What must be stocked, sourced, repaired, replaced, retrofitted or monitored—and who approves
Responsibility boundary
UI structures the decision. The client retains technical and economic authority.
UI structures the register, evidence, ranking and recommendations. The client’s designated maintenance, asset-integrity and engineering authorities approve criticality, stocking policy, equivalence, fitness for service and technical change.
01
Rankings remain tied to the agreed population, supplied evidence and stated assumptions; they are not presented as a complete plant risk assessment.
02
Site walkdowns, condition assessment, NDT, fitness-for-service studies and certification require separately appointed, legally competent parties.
03
Stock recommendations consider consequence, redundancy, lead time, shelf life, preservation, repairability and working-capital exposure—not BOM presence alone.
04
Any equivalent, repair, retrofit or technical change remains subject to approval by the client’s named authority and any required independent regulated assessment.
Start with the live decision
Start with one unit, line or equipment family.
Send the strongest available asset, stock or OEM record. The assistant preserves the S08 context, identifies the first evidence gap and routes the request to L01, L02 or L03.