COSOL Expert Insights

This is the first article in our series that unpacks the changes and impacts of leading Geographic Information System (GIS) software provider - Esri's user type and licensing updates which started to come into effect from mid 2024. In this article we look at what is changing and what you can do to best prepare your organisation for the changes.

Today COSOL launched a new Digital Twin viewer for IBM Maximo Application Suite in partnership with Nextspace and digital engineering specialists, DBM Vircon. The viewer provides geospatial BIM viewing and 4D integration and is designed to overcome the scale and complexity limitations of existing IBM MAS plugin viewers.

Learn how taking a deeper look at your asset challenges - through root cause analysis, benchmarking, and capability assessment - can lead to lasting improvements.

Featured on MasteringSAP - Advanced algorithms and prescriptive analytics can make inventory management more sustainable, reducing waste, emissions, and downtime. COSOL’s approach helps organisations optimise MRO inventory, improve forecasting, and integrate with ERP and EAM systems for smarter, greener operations.

COSOL helped a major iron ore mine achieve a 12.5% cost reduction by developing a fact-based HME fleet strategy. The approach improved asset availability, reduced maintenance labour demand, and delivered over AUD 142 million in business value.

With organisations increasingly aware of the need to balance ESG goals and responsibilities with cost, risk and productivity demands, implementing sustainable MRO inventory management has become as essential mechanism to not only reduce costs or asset downtime but is an effective way to actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain.

Re-architecting your Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) information systems is a critical and complex undertaking - but also high-risk. Learn about how COSOL's technical, functional, and asset-intensive industry expertise will help your organisation transition successfully to the next generation of EAMs or ERPs.

For organisations considering the transition from IBM Maximo 7.6.1.x to Maximo Application Suite, a MAS Readiness Assessment is the critical first step to ensure your organisation has the right licensing, technical and functional requirements in place to ensure a successful upgrade before support for Maximo 7.6.1,x ends in September 2025.

Featured on MasteringSAP - A data-driven approach to MRO inventory optimisation helps asset-intensive organisations cut costs, prevent downtime, and improve service levels. COSOL’s recommended solution uses prescriptive analytics and ERP/EAM integration to deliver the right parts, at the right time, with confidence.

In this third article on upgrading from Maximo 7.6.1.x to IBM Maximo Application Suite, we look at why how organisations can plan their transition to maintain currency of support, achieve optimal licensing with AppPoints, and set strong foundations to take advantage of the advanced capabilities that the Application suite provides after the initial upgrade to Maximo Manage.

MTR Corporation's feature in APAC Outlook Magazine explained MTR's ability to lead the charge towards promising sustainability goals.

Providing a superior passenger experience is integral to transport leaders. Read about COSOL's Transport Solution and using SIRI to address challenges.