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PM that gets smarter, not heavier.

Calendar based and meter based PM schedules with automatic work order generation, lead time aware forecasting, route grouping, and a clean migration path to condition based maintenance as your signal quality matures.

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Asset health score

62 / 100

Declining

Signals analysed

Dual-trigger schedules
AI interval recommendation
Lead-time-aware forecasting
Recommended work order created

Representative of the in-product Intelligence view, the signals that drove the decision are attached to the work order.

The problem

PM schedules drift, then fail

PM schedules start as a clean monthly plan and slowly drift. Some assets get serviced twice, some get missed. Routes are inefficient because no one is grouping by location. Forecasting parts demand for the next quarter is an exercise in guessing.

  • Calendar drift means assets serviced too often or too late
  • Routes are not grouped by location, technicians waste hours
  • Parts demand forecasting is manual or absent
  • No clear path from PM to condition based maintenance

What the platform brings

The capabilities behind the use case.

Concrete behaviours of the platform, not feature checkboxes. Each capability is exposed in the product and traceable to an operational outcome.

Dual-trigger schedules

Calendar-based (daily / weekly / monthly / custom) and meter-based (running hours, cycles, throughput) on the same asset. Whichever triggers first opens the WO.

AI interval recommendation

The platform compares your configured interval to actual MTBF and recent failures, and suggests a tighter interval on at-risk assets or a looser one where you are over-maintaining. Reviewer approves the change.

Lead-time-aware forecasting

Forecasts which PMs are due in the next 30 / 60 / 90 days, by craft and by location, with parts and labour rolled up so planners can stage materials ahead of time.

Recurring task schedules

Beyond PMs — recurring task templates auto-spawn safety walkdowns, inventory cycle counts, and inspection rounds on a cadence. Same engine, lighter ceremony.

Route grouping

Group PMs by location and craft to build technician routes that minimise travel and maximise on-tool time.

Migrate to condition-based

Where condition signals are reliable, convert calendar PMs to condition-based triggers without losing audit history. The schedule keeps its identity, just gets a smarter trigger.

Outcomes

The change you can put in front of a steering committee.

Operational platforms are bought to move metrics. These are the changes NextEAM is designed to drive on this use case once operating data starts flowing through it.

No more drift

Schedules are versioned, audited, and forecastable. The next 90 days of work is visible, not speculative.

Fewer wasted hours in transit

Route grouping recovers a meaningful chunk of technician time that calendar based PM scheduling loses to logistics.

Parts ready when work is

Forecasting feeds the procurement queue. Parts arrive before the work order, not after.

Trust and compliance

Versioned, signed, audit ready

Every change to a PM schedule is versioned with who, when, and why. Inspection forms are part of the schedule definition, not an afterthought.