A standardised methodology with factory specific outcome

VDMXL stands for Value Driven Maintenance and Asset Management. VDMXL explains how to extract maximum economic value from an existing plant, fleet or infrastructure using a professional management approach. With this methodology, developed by Mark Haarman and Guy Delahay from consultancy firm Mainnovation, capital-intensive companies can professionalise their Technical Services Department and transform it from a cost centre into a business function that continuously improves business performance.

What do you need to improve Maintenance & Reliability in your organisation? How to create value with asset management? How do you manage your maintenance organisation and make sure your decisions benefit the company? “The answers to these questions vary per factory”, says Mark Haarman, managing partner at Mainnovation. "Every factory, every client has specific needs. Working with a standardised method and making sure that every specific factory executes maintenance in the same way, seems impossible. But with VDMXL we present a plant-specific solution, with a focus on the most dominant value driver per factory. VDMXL is a standardised methodology, but the outcome is always factory specific.”

With an audit Mainnovation measures the current performance and maturity levels of the Technical Services Department and determines what would be the winning Maintenance and Asset Management strategy for the future. "On which value driver do we need to focus? Should the Technical Service Department be managed based on cost reduction, increased uptime, safety improvement or lifetime extension?” The most dominant value driver varies per factory. “But every factory can start with the same method”, Haarman explains. That's why VDMXL is the right decision for a multi-site approach. “By using one method, it's possible to compare sites, while each factory derives its own action plan. A strategy that creates value per factory and creates opportunities for continuous improvement."