Development of a Framework for Implementing Asset Register Solutions

An asset register that is structured correctly within an Asset Information Management System (AIMS) provides the basis for an effective asset data solution. The dearth of properly structured asset registers within companies is recognised among research and maintenance practitioners. Research highlighted incongruities that appear when using established standards and a wide-ranging solution followed for hierarchies, naming conventions and attributes. It is true that standards such as BS ISO 1007 and ISO 14224 supply overall solution elements however such provisions are not all-inclusive and are housed in several locations, resulting in the work of developing asset registers prone to errors and time consuming. Issues related to software applications were emphasised through a combination of personal experience in industry and referring to existing knowledge in the public domain. Suggested improvements that aid successful delivery of an AIMS, with a focus on its storing of a dependable asset register, were then offered. Scalability, which allows an asset register to enlarge, was included in the solution. This paper outlines a unique but simple approach contained in a single document. The combining of the improvements suggested in this paper with existing sources will aid delivery of an asset register.