Mobile Maintenance at Evonik

⇨ Evonik Industries implemented SAP Asset Manager and EvoPlan for mobile maintenance and intelligent resource planning, starting with a successful pilot in Marl.

⇨ The solutions are now being rolled out globally, with Evonik and Evora collaborating to identify and implement best practices.

⇨ The project has resulted in cost savings, increased transparency, higher efficiency, improved first-time fix rates, and optimized compliance fulfillment.

Smart maintenance and production is an important pillar in the digital agenda for Evonik. In the wake of digitalization, Evonik plans to introduce a mobile platform for applications in maintenance and production with the focus on SAP business processes. The vision is to equip technicians and operators with a powerful and easy-to-use tool that supports them in efficiently preparing, executing, and documenting their daily work. A unique challenge is introduced by the rather heterogeneous application landscape for mobile maintenance within Evonik due to the diversity of plants and sites worldwide in terms of size, organization, (maintenance) culture, and IT tools.

Evonik strives to achieve a globally applicable mobile solution for maintenance and operations, e.g. the E2E plant maintenance (PM) workflow. At the same time, the ability to develop enhancements and new  applications is needed to allow differentiation at the production and service plants. As the uninterrupted Wi-Fi coverage is difficult in a chemical plant where signals are often shielded by the prevalent steel construction, the offline functionality is key. Due to plant sizes ranging from just a few to over 1,000 technicians, scalability is also important.

Evonik is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. The company is active in more than 100 countries around the world and generated sales of €15 billion and an operating profit (adjusted EBITDA) of €2.38 billion in 2021. Evonik goes far beyond chemistry to create innovative, profitable and sustainable solutions for customers.

Smart maintenance and production are an important pillar in the digital agenda for Evonik. In the wake of digitalization, Evonik plans to introduce a mobile platform for applications in maintenance and production with the focus on SAP business processes.

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