1Decision latency
Process engineer to Field operator
TodayAlerts go to an email list and are seen late.
With InnovapptiveAlerts become routed actions with severity and likely cause, sent to the operator’s round.
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One Platform for Every Team That Touches a Job
Every maintenance job passes through eight teams. Innovapptive connects them on one platform so work stops waiting at handoffs, and measures the improvement with FEE, Frontline Execution Effectiveness. Your SAP, Maximo or Oracle system stays the system of record.
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The problem
One Job. Eight Teams. Seven Handoffs Where Work Waits.
Each team does its part. The delay is between them. Switch the view to see what changes when every team works on one platform.
Did the alert reach them?Routed in minutes
Is it written up and coded?Coded at the asset
Is it ready to schedule?Readiness checked
Does the tech have the job pack?Job pack on device
Is the part here?Kit staged in advance
Is the permit signed?Permit cleared early
Did the plan change?Plan updated
Process engineerSpots the condition
Field operatorChecks the asset
PlannerPlans the job
SchedulerBooks the crew
TechnicianDoes the work
StoreroomKits the parts
EHS / permitsSigns the permit
ReliabilityUpdates the plan
- Process engineerSpots the condition
- Did the alert reach them?Routed in minutes
- Field operatorChecks the asset
- Is it written up and coded?Coded at the asset
- PlannerPlans the job
- Is it ready to schedule?Readiness checked
- SchedulerBooks the crew
- Does the tech have the job pack?Job pack on device
- TechnicianDoes the work
- Is the part here?Kit staged in advance
- StoreroomKits the parts
- Is the permit signed?Permit cleared early
- EHS / permitsSigns the permit
- Did the plan change?Plan updated
- ReliabilityUpdates the plan
Handoff delays›Lost hours›Lower OEE›Lost margin
Connected handoffs›Recovered hours›Higher OEE›Margin
Coverage by team
Your Systems Each Support One or Two Teams
A system can only remove a handoff delay if it supports the teams on both sides. Select a layer to see where it applies.
Systems of recordERP, EAM, MES2 of 8 fully
- Process or production engineer
- Field operator
- Maintenance planner
- Supervisor or scheduler
- Maintenance technician
- MRO storeroom
- EHS and permits
- Reliability engineer
Systems of insightHistorian, APM2 of 8 fully
- Process or production engineer
- Field operator
- Maintenance planner
- Supervisor or scheduler
- Maintenance technician
- MRO storeroom
- EHS and permits
- Reliability engineer
Point solutionsRounds, work instructions, permits2 of 8 fully
- Process or production engineer
- Field operator
- Maintenance planner
- Supervisor or scheduler
- Maintenance technician
- MRO storeroom
- EHS and permits
- Reliability engineer
Industrial Execution LayerInnovapptive7 of 8 fully
- Process or production engineer
- Field operator
- Maintenance planner
- Supervisor or scheduler
- Maintenance technician
- MRO storeroom
- EHS and permits
- Reliability engineer
| Layer | Process or production engineer | Field operator | Maintenance planner | Supervisor or scheduler | Maintenance technician | MRO storeroom | EHS and permits | Reliability engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems of recordERP, EAM, MES | ||||||||
| Systems of insightHistorian, APM | ||||||||
| Point solutionsRounds, work instructions, permits | ||||||||
| Industrial Execution LayerInnovapptive |
SupportedPartly supportedNot supported
Innovapptive supports seven of the eight roles fully. It uses your historian or APM for machine data, which is why the process engineer is shown as partly supported.
The seven handoffs
How Innovapptive Closes Each Handoff
2Decision latency
Field operator →to Planner
TodayFindings are written up at end of shift, without failure codes.
With InnovapptiveOperators fix what they can on the spot. The rest becomes a coded notification, entered once.
3Decision latency
Planner →to Scheduler
TodayJobs are scheduled before parts, permit and plan are confirmed.
With InnovapptiveA job reaches the schedule only when parts, permit and plan are confirmed ready.
4Execution latency
Scheduler →to Technician
TodayThe technician gets a work order number but no instructions or history.
With InnovapptiveThe schedule reaches the device with the full job package, online or offline.
5Execution latency
Technician →to Storeroom
TodayParts are requested on the day of the job.
With InnovapptiveParts are requested at planning time and staged against the scheduled job.
6Execution latency
Technician →to EHS / permits
TodayPermits are raised when the crew arrives.
With InnovapptivePermits and isolation are approved before the schedule is fixed, from a shared queue.
7Closes the loop
Completed work →to Reliability
TodayHours and failure codes are filed, but the PM plan never changes.
With InnovapptiveResults flow back automatically, and the PM Optimization Agent adjusts PMs that find nothing.
Two modules support every handoff
Shift Handover carries open items across shifts. The Digital Daily Management System reviews every open item daily, with an owner and a date.
No work order is ever created automatically. A planner or coordinator decides what becomes work.
Modules
The Modules Behind the Execution Layer
Select any module to see it in detail.
Frontline execution
Tools for each team at the point of work.
Operator RoundsOperator inspections and routesLearn moreDigital InspectionsCondition and inspection captureLearn moreDigital Work InstructionsStep-by-step job methodsLearn moreMobile MaintenanceWork orders on mobile, works offlineLearn moreElectronic Permit to WorkPermits and isolationLearn moreAI Planning & SchedulingPlanning and schedulingLearn moreMobile WarehouseInventory, issues and kits for the storeroomLearn more
Cross-team collaboration
Connects the handoffs between teams.
Daily management
The daily review cadence that drives action.
AI
Works across all modules.
How we measure it
We Measure the Result With FEE
OEE tells you how your machines performed. FEE, Frontline Execution Effectiveness, tells you how your people performed. It is a 0 to 100 score for how fast work moves between your teams, from the first signal to the completed fix.
RespondHow fast someone owns the plan. Cuts decision latency.
MaintainHow fast the work gets done. Cuts execution latency.
ImproveHow consistently both keep improving, shift after shift.
31FEE before
Work waits 72 hours
86FEE after
Work moves in under 2 hours
Illustrative plant: same site, same people, same SAP. The only change is every team working on one platform.
Results
Customer Results
8×Faster execution at W. R. Grace
48%Capacity released at W. R. Grace
$16MCapital avoided at Sabert
23%Productivity improvement at Sabert
Source: published Innovapptive case studies. W. R. Grace required no ERP replacement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an industrial execution layer?
It is the software layer between your systems of record (ERP, EAM) and your systems of insight (historian, APM). It moves frontline work between the teams that perform it, so a detected problem becomes a completed job without delays at each handoff.
What is FEE?
Frontline Execution Effectiveness is a 0 to 100 score for how well your frontline executes. It times decision latency and execution latency across the handoffs between your teams. OEE measures the machines; FEE measures the people work that drives OEE.
Do we need to replace SAP, Maximo or Oracle?
No. Your ERP or EAM stays the system of record. Innovapptive reads from it and writes back to it.
We already have a rounds tool and a planning tool. Why do we need this?
Each tool supports its own team. The delay happens between them: operator to planner, planner to storeroom, technician to permits. Separate tools do not remove those delays unless something connects them.
Can we build this on our ERP’s mobile tools?
Many companies tried this between 2012 and 2018 and found the cost of ownership too high. The difficulty is not building screens; it is keeping connected workflows running across eight teams.
What should we ask any vendor?
Two questions: which of the eight teams does it support, and what happens at the handoffs it does not cover? And what happens to the data it produces: is it reviewed on a fixed schedule with a named owner?
Digital Daily Management System
Keep Handoffs Closed, Every Day
Shift handover, tiered huddles, SQDC boards, escalation and root cause analysis run on one system. Every open item has an owner and a due date, and anything a level cannot close escalates to the next.
06:00Shift handoverShift team
06:15Tier 1 huddleShift team
All shiftAlerts triagedShift team
09:00Tier 2 area reviewArea management
WeeklyTier 3 site review and RCASite leadership
See How Innovapptive Measures Handoff Delays
FEE times every handoff between your teams and turns it into one score. Book a Margin Walkthrough to get your plant’s FEE, or read how it works.
- Share a data extractNotifications, work orders and labor confirmations from SAP, IBM Maximo or Oracle EAM. We provide the field list and sign an NDA.
- Two days on siteOur team measures the handoffs your system does not record, working with your operators, planners and technicians.
- Receive your Margin Improvement ReportEach delay measured, benchmarked and priced in dollars. Free of charge, and the report is yours to keep.