Southern Ports, winner of the IPWEA WA Excellence in Asset Management Award, has a complex asset base of more than 8,700 owned and maintained assets across its 14 diverse asset classes from berths and shiploaders to channels and navigational aids.
As the fifth port authority across the globe, and second in the country, to achieve ISO 55001:2014 Asset Management certification, Southern Ports is often asked how it got ‘buy-in’ from the business, from the Board of Directors and Executive through to maintenance, finance, procurement and other teams across its four regionally dispersed sites.
Join Southern Ports Chief Operating Officer Robert Alexander to hear about how its leading the way in digital asset management, bringing along its entire organisation to deliver a digital window into its asset health with an integrated asset management system manual.
The discussion will lead with an introduction to Southern Ports and its digital Asset Management System, the roles of key influencers and decision makers from discovery to delivery, and the importance of tailored communication, training and user engagement during implementation.
It will dissect the pitch to gain director and executive sponsorship with a clear line of sight from strategic intent to operational efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Followed by a roadmap to gain cross-functional buy-in across all levels of an organisation to deliver tangible benefits across planning, maintenance, operations, capital investment projects, finance and sustainability.
The discussion will give you a guide on how to capture and embed asset management responsibilities across a diverse organisation, as well as a governance checklist.
It will also highlight the benefits and challenges of implementing a digital Asset Management System within a wider organisational business system transformation.
Along with the winning formula of a skilled and empowered team, filled with passion and determination to strive for excellence and best practice.