Asset tracking in asset intensive enterprises

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a process, the process comprising:

• receiving a database record corresponding to an individually identified asset to be individually tracked through a corresponding asset lifecycle;
• generating a candidate order database entry for a component or supply constituent to the individually identified asset, wherein the component or supply constituent to the individually identified asset is identified in an asset specific scheduled maintenance plan;
• accessing a database pertaining to at least one of a plurality of maintenance depots to retrieve database records, at least some of the database records referring to the asset specific scheduled maintenance plan for the individually identified asset;
• and
• adjusting the candidate order based at least in part on the retrieved database records to form a maintenance adjusted order.

A system comprising:

• a supply chain planning module to receive a database record corresponding to an individually identified asset to be individually tracked through a corresponding asset lifecycle;
• a maintenance scheduler to generate a candidate order database entry for a component or supply constituent to the individually identified asset, wherein the component or supply constituent to the individually identified asset is identified in an asset specific scheduled maintenance plan;
• a maintenance operations module to access a database pertaining to at least one of a plurality of maintenance depots to retrieve database records, at least some of the database records referring to the asset specific scheduled maintenance plan for the individually identified asset;
• and
• a module to adjust the candidate order based at least in part on the retrieved database records to form a maintenance adjusted order.