Webinar
From CMMS Implementation to Inventory Management Maturity: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Organizations pursuing inventory optimization initiatives often face challenges that extend beyond technology deployment, including inconsistent data, limited adoption, unclear performance measures and difficulty sustaining long-term value. To achieve meaningful operational and financial outcomes, organizations need a clear path from implementation to inventory management maturity, supported by the right data foundation, change management approach and performance metrics.
In this webinar, ABS Consulting and IBM will share practical guidance and lessons learned from helping organizations improve inventory management capabilities. The session will walk through the journey from implementation to maturity, highlighting the foundational elements that enable success and the common pitfalls that can delay or limit results. Attendees will gain insight into how to strengthen data readiness, support organizational change and focus on the key performance indicators (KPIs) that matter most for measuring progress and driving value from inventory optimization efforts.
You will learn:
- Best practices for improving data readiness to support successful inventory optimization implementation and long-term performance
- Key change management considerations that help drive adoption, align stakeholders and sustain process improvements
- Which operational and financial KPIs to prioritize when measuring the success of inventory optimization initiatives
- Lessons learned from the journey from initial implementation to inventory management maturity, including common challenges and practical ways to address them
Presenters
Tim Gilmer, director of reliability services - ABS Consulting
Tim Gilmer leads the Reliability Engineering team, where he has worked with maintenance and reliability leaders in the pharmaceutical industry to minimize asset failures and increase operational uptime. Tim brings over 25 years of experience working with FDA-regulated organizations to improve their asset reliability and has been involved with implementing reliability programs and critical tools such as computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) systems across multiple industries.
Dylan Jones, senior product manager – Maximo Inventory Optimization (MIO) — IBM
Dylan Jones is a seasoned product leader with deep expertise in maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), inventory optimization, supply chain intelligence and asset management. As a Senior Product Manager for IBM Maximo Inventory Optimization, he leads the strategy and delivery of advanced optimization solutions that help asset‑intensive organizations improve service levels, reduce costs and make more confident, data‑driven decisions.
About ABS Consulting
ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting) is part of ABS Group of Companies, Inc. (www.abs-group.com), a global leader in safety and risk management for critical infrastructure worldwide and a subsidiary of ABS (www.eagle.org), one of the world's leading marine and offshore classification societies. With over 50 years of risk management and safety experience, ABS Consulting provides engineering, data science and management consulting services globally to help our clients manage their safety, security and operational risks. Headquartered in Spring, Texas, ABS Consulting operates with more than 700 professionals across the globe serving the marine and offshore, oil, gas and chemical, government, power and energy, and industrial sectors.