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Asset Performance
Management
Systems (APMS)
Automating the Opportunity
Analysis Process
In Chapter 5 we discussed the manual interview method of collecting event data to
determine the candidates for RCA. Now, let’s consider automating the process of
event data collection. When we talk about automating data collection we are really
discussing how to collect event data on a day-to-day basis using modern data col-
lection and analysis tools. When we employ sophisticated data analysis techniques,
we actually have the ability to view the data in a way that turns raw data into action-
able information.
In this chapter we discuss what is needed to