<s>
Mobile	B-Application
enterprise	I-Application
asset	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
or	O
mobile	O
EAM	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
extension	O
of	O
work	O
processes	O
for	O
maintenance	O
,	O
operations	O
and	O
repair	O
of	O
corporate	O
or	O
public-entity	O
physical	O
assets	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
buildings	O
and	O
grounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
behind	O
mobile	O
EAM	O
as	O
a	O
business	O
practice	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
enables	O
remote	O
workers	O
–	O
employees	O
who	O
spend	O
part	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
away	O
from	O
a	O
central	O
office	O
–	O
access	O
to	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
organization	O
's	O
computer	B-Application
application	I-Application
software	O
for	O
enterprise	O
asset	O
management	O
(	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
an	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
,	O
EAM	O
system	O
or	O
backend	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
typically	O
using	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
or	O
other	O
mobile	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
to	O
distinguish	O
from	O
the	O
term	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
asset	I-Operating_System
management	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
refers	O
more	O
broadly	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
tools	O
,	O
instruments	O
and	O
containers	O
organizations	O
use	O
to	O
track	O
and	O
secure	O
equipment	O
and	O
other	O
such	O
assets	O
frequently	O
on	O
the	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mobile	O
EAM	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
organization	O
eliminates	O
a	O
need	O
for	O
paper	O
forms	O
or	O
other	O
data	B-General_Concept
reporting	I-General_Concept
and	O
communication	O
methods	O
(	O
push-to-talk	O
and	O
radio	O
)	O
to	O
move	O
work	O
order	O
information	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
the	O
work	O
is	O
being	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
enterprise	O
asset	O
management	O
encompasses	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
entire	O
asset	O
portfolio	O
across	O
processes	O
including	O
equipment	O
addition/	O
reduction	O
,	O
replacement	O
,	O
over-hauling	O
,	O
redundancy	O
setup	O
and	O
maintenance	O
budgets	O
,	O
mobile	B-Application
enterprise	I-Application
asset	I-Application
management	I-Application
is	O
focused	O
,	O
by	O
definition	O
,	O
strictly	O
on	O
the	O
wireless	O
automation	O
of	O
asset	O
management	O
data	O
for	O
such	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
viewed	O
and	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
device	I-Application
,	O
mobile	O
work	O
order	O
applications	O
provide	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
location	O
,	O
stepwise	O
job	O
plans	O
,	O
safety	O
alerts	O
,	O
lock-outs	O
and	O
prior	O
work	O
history	O
on	O
the	O
asset	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
maintenance	O
technician	O
or	O
other	O
remote	O
worker	O
more	O
detailed	O
asset	O
information	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transmit	O
work	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
organization	O
's	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
when	O
completed	O
–	O
through	O
a	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
,	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
or	O
other	O
synchronization	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
smartphone	O
and	O
other	O
mobile	O
computing	O
technologies	O
,	O
asset	O
managers	O
can	O
expect	O
an	O
ever	O
more	O
tech-savvy	O
workforce	O
,	O
lower	O
costs	O
in	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
and	O
a	O
higher	O
propensity	O
of	O
feature-rich	O
,	O
workflow-specific	O
mobile	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
all	O
challenges	O
in	O
mobile	O
EAM	O
practices	O
can	O
be	O
traced	O
to	O
two	O
factors	O
:	O
time	O
and	O
labor	O
resources	O
(	O
including	O
IT	O
or	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
management	O
)	O
and	O
investment	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
and	O
implementing	O
a	O
mobile	O
application	O
architecture	O
on	O
the	O
enterprise	O
scale	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
easy	O
undertaking	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
,	O
as	O
mobile	O
applications	O
are	O
faced	O
with	O
a	O
diversity	O
of	O
device	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
output	O
media	O
(	O
voice	O
and	O
data	O
)	O
and	O
connectivity	O
methods	O
,	O
contrasting	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
(	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
)	O
environment	O
where	O
in	O
most	O
cases	O
software	O
requires	O
relatively	O
few	O
,	O
if	O
major	O
,	O
updates	O
and	O
lower	O
upfront	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
mobile	O
enterprise	O
application	O
platforms	O
(	O
MEAPs	O
)	O
,	O
designed	O
around	O
service-oriented	O
architecture	O
principles	O
for	O
multiple	O
systems	O
integration	O
and	O
custom	O
modification	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
technology	O
for	O
mobile	O
EAM	O
solutions	O
is	O
growing	O
rapidly	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
industries	O
where	O
physical	O
assets	O
form	O
a	O
significant	O
cost	O
proportion	O
of	O
organizations’	O
total	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
such	O
high-value	O
asset	O
scenarios	O
,	O
the	O
asset	O
lifecycle	O
improvements	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
increase	O
in	O
enterprise	O
data	O
flow	O
of	O
mobile	O
EAM	O
processes	O
can	O
bring	O
significant	O
savings	O
,	O
particularly	O
when	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
enterprise-wide	O
capital	O
and	O
labor	O
management	O
strategy	O
that	O
integrates	O
multiple	O
systems	O
in	O
an	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
(	O
EAM	O
system	O
,	O
mobile	O
EAM	O
application	O
,	O
labor	O
dispatch	O
/	O
scheduling	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
GIS	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
