SAP Asset Management: Closing the Gap Between Digital Investment and Field Execution.
Why Asset Management Keeps Failing, and How SAP-Driven Companies Are Finally Fixing It
A Neptune Talks episode on the gap between digital ambition and operational reality in asset-intensive industries.
In this episode of Neptune Talks, we explore why many digital transformation initiatives fail to deliver real value in manufacturing and how companies can bridge the gap between complex ERP systems and frontline execution.
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The Gap Nobody Talks About
Unplanned equipment failures cost asset-intensive organizations millions per incident. Yet across manufacturing, utilities, and infrastructure, maintenance teams are still working with disconnected systems, paper-based inspections, and SAP workflows that were never designed for the field.
In this episode of Neptune Talks, we explore why the gap between digital investment and operational reality persists, and what it actually takes to close it.
What You Will Hear
- Why maintenance costs keep rising even as technology investments grow
- The everyday friction points that prevent SAP PM modernization: fragmented data, limited mobile access, and manual workarounds
- How extending SAP to the point of work, with mobile-first apps, guided workflows, and offline capabilities, changes what is possible for frontline teams
- Real-world outcomes from Statkraft, Fonterra, CertainTeed, and United Utilities: faster work order cycles, earlier fault detection, and measurably higher asset availability
- Why the shift is not about buying more technology but about connecting systems to the people responsible for keeping critical infrastructure running
