Greg Sier & Associates
Operational systems, assets and data.
We work on the structure behind operational information systems — how assets, work, people, evidence, resources and decisions fit together. Much of the current application work is carried forward through DSLCore.
Areas of work
The operating model beneath the software.
Operational systems
How assets, work, people, evidence, resources and decisions fit together across the operational layer.
Asset and lifecycle
Connecting utilisation, condition, maintenance demand, availability, cost and future asset decisions.
Operational data
Building useful structured evidence as a consequence of normal work rather than as a separate reporting exercise.
System modernisation
Preserving useful operating knowledge while improving architecture, integration, usability and access to data.
Selected thinking
Ideas worth examining in more depth.
The asset register is not the asset system
An asset register records identity and hierarchy. An asset system should also represent operating state — usage, condition, life forecasts, maintenance demand and the economics of keeping the asset.
The work order is not the maintenance system
The work order is one transaction inside a larger model of evidence, assessment, decision, execution, condition, history and future maintenance demand.
One work model may not fit every asset
Common asset, work, people and cost structures are worth sharing — but roads, structures, fixed plant and shutdowns identify, schedule and forecast work differently enough that one universal work-order workflow rarely fits them all.
Planned does not mean ready
A work order can be planned without the labour, materials, access, permits or operating conditions required to execute it.
Experience
The technology changes. Many operating questions do not.
Our work has developed through customised plant management, heavy-equipment maintenance, workshops, condition monitoring, reporting and maritime operations. That history now informs a broader approach to operational systems and data.
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From operating model to working system.
DSLCore is the current platform used to turn structured operational models into working applications. Its site carries the platform description, solution areas, reference applications and working examples.
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