Mobility for EntErprisE AssEt MAnAgEMEnt (EAM)

Higher education meets higher efficiency.See how Pennsylvania State University uses the mobile platform from SAP to help its Office of Physical Plant run better.

CHAllEngE: go bACk to sCHool to inCrEAsE produCtivity by strEAMlining tHE work CyClE.At Pennsylvania State University, the responsibilities of the Office of Physical Plant are enormous. In covering everything from power generation and steam allocation to cleaning classrooms and maintaining all facilities across multiple campuses, its job is equivalent to managing a small city.

In the past, the distribution of maintenance assignments left much to be desired. Technicians would first check in with dispatchers, and then a multistage, paper-based process would take place that was inefficient, time-consuming, and, in retrospect, kind of a hassle.

CoMpAniEs tHAt usE MobilE Apps for invEntory MAnAgEMEnt CAn rEduCE tHEir MAnpowEr Hours by 75%.

Source: SAP Customer Reference Statistics

bEst-in-ClAss CoMpAniEs usE AssEt MAnAgEMEnt strAtEgiEs to rEduCE opErAtionAl Cost, iMprovE profitAbility, And iMprovE tHEir CoMpEtitivE EdgE.Source: Enterprise Asset Management in 2012: A Data-Driven Predictive Approach to Maintenance, Aberdeen Group, December 2011

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To help its maintenance technicians save time, Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant implemented the mobile platform from SAP. Its solution includes the SAP Work Manager mobile app – which helps the management of day-to-day maintenance operations and enables quick responses to real-time circumstances – as well as the SAP Inventory Manager mobile app for precise tracking and paperless management of inventory.

Now Penn State’s maintenance technicians have everything they need to efficiently install, inspect, maintain, and repair assets in the field.

sAp is HElping us opErAtE MorE EffiCiEntly And run bEttEr by inCrEAsing tHE spEEd At wHiCH wE do businEss.

bill steudler, Maintenance Engineer, Penn State

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solution: pEnn stAtE grAduAtEs to tHE MobilE plAtforM froM sAp.

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outCoME: working sMArtEr tHAn EvEr bEforE.

With the SAP Work Manager and SAP Inventory Manager mobile apps, Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant is more productive, working smarter, controlling costs, and doing more planned work.

Penn State maintenance techs are now receiving information in real time, enabling them to quickly address issues in the field and helping them to accomplish more in less overall time. It’s hard to work much smarter than that.

tHE sAp MobilE solution HElps pEnn stAtE bE MorE produCtivE, work sMArtEr, Control our Costs, And do MorE plAnnEd work.

bill steudler, Maintenance Engineer, Penn State

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Earning a PhD in Enterprise Asset Management.

SAP mobile apps for EAM can improve e�ciency by empowering your work force.

• Empower your work force with everything they need to e�ciently install, inspect, maintain, and repair assets in the field.

• Get better visibility and improved analytics by enabling technicians to access and enter data at their point of work.

• Streamline processes by eliminating paper work and shortening work cycles.

>>> See how Penn State maintenance techs are working smarter with the SAP Work Manager mobile app.

10-20%Increasework capacity

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*Source: SAP Customer Reference Statistics

MASTERING NEW SKILLS.See how Penn State maintenance techsare more productive than ever, using theSAP Work Manager mobile app.

Mobile apps from SAP have helped customers see the following improvements in their work force:*

Work capacity

increased by 10 to 20%

Labor productivity

increased by up to 50%

Rework

reduced by 15 to 20%

Maintenance backlog

reduced by up to 60%

*Source: SAP Customer Reference Statistics

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See how Penn State uses the SAP Work Manager mobile app to save time and work smarter.watch the penn state customer story video now.