Case Study: ISO 55001 Asset Management Evaluation for Nuclear Medicine OperationsNuclear Medicine - NSW, Australia
Executive Summary
A NSW‑based nuclear medicine organisation engaged Enterprise IS to conduct an independent evaluation of its draft Asset Management framework and improvement program to confirm alignment with leading practice and ISO 55001.
Using a 12‑element Asset Management evaluation tool, Enterprise IS assessed strengths and gaps across the framework and provided benchmarked recommendations to refine the AM framework, develop supporting strategic and asset management plans, clarify roles and accountability, and improve maintenance and reliability‑related business processes.
Client Challenge
Our client plays a global leadership role in producing molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), which then becomes technetium-99m (Tc-99m) and is used in hospitals and medical centres for the diagnosis of heart disease, cancer and musculoskeletal conditions. As a global producer of medical isotopes used in diagnostic imaging, the organisation required high confidence that its Asset Management framework aligned with ISO 55001 leading practice.
Our client required an expert Asset Management (AM), Specialist, to conduct an independent review of their draft AM framework and improvement program, to assure that they were on a sound path to Asset Management excellence and that leading practice is being adopted in regards to Asset Management, aligned to ISO55001.
Our Solution
- Independent AM evaluation using a 12‑element ISO 55001‑aligned tool
- Gap analysis against leading Asset Management practice
- Advisory input to refine the draft AM framework
- Guidance on development of Strategic AM Plans and AM Plans
- Recommendations to align policy, roles, and on‑the‑ground activities
EnterpriseIS utilised a 12-element Asset Management (AM) Evaluation tool, aligned to ISO55001, to evaluate the current organisation’s strengths and opportunities and provide a gap analysis regarding the elements of their framework and AM leading practice.
Based on the evaluation results, provide advice on developing the proposed AM framework into a Strategic Plan and AM Plan(s), as per ISO 55000 and the AM Landscape.
The Plans would bridge the identified gaps to align the AM Policy and the ‘on-the-ground AM activities.
This includes the approach to organisational roles and responsibilities to improve accountability for AM functions and embed an improved asset reliability/performance culture within the organisation, with recommended strategies for implementing the change.
The Results
The evaluation resulted in a benchmarked assessment and structured recommendations across the following areas:
- Development of an AM Policy for the business
- Refinement of the AM framework for implementation
- Organisational structure and roles and responsibilities for AM
- Approach for optimisation of the business processes for PM optimisation
- Business processes for maintenance work management.
All evaluation outputs were aligned to ISO 55001 and the ISO 55000 Asset Management framework.
Services demonstrated: Asset Management Evaluation, ISO 55001 Readiness Assessment, AM Framework Review