Executive Session
The Future of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence: Building the Foundation for AI-Driven Maintenance and Supply Chain Decisions
In partnership with IBM, FAHM Technology Partners invites you to discover how your organization can achieve both financial and operational excellence by building a future-ready / cognitive-ready Maintenance Parts Management Excellence foundation.
August 25, 2026
13:00 PM EST
Format: Online Webinar
Description
Whether you are responsible for maintenance, supply chain, procurement, finance, inventory management, or executive leadership, this session will demonstrate why greater visibility and intelligence across your maintenance supply chain is becoming a strategic advantage. As organizations embrace AI, success begins with a strong operational foundation that enables smarter decisions, optimized inventory, improved asset reliability, and lower operating costs.
During this session, you’ll learn how to build a future-ready maintenance parts management organization that supports the transition to a cognitive enterprise—where assets, inventory, procurement, and people work together using AI-driven insights to improve business performance.
Imagine a future where every maintenance decision, inventory adjustment, and procurement action is informed by intelligent, predictive, and increasingly autonomous recommendations. Instead of reacting to issues after they occur, your organization can proactively optimize inventory, reduce downtime, improve service levels, and make faster, more informed business decisions. Achieving this vision begins with establishing the right maintenance and supply chain foundation.
During This Session, We Will:
Explore the roadmap for building a world-class Maintenance Parts Management Excellence program.
Gain insights from a leading IBM MRO inventory optimization expert.
Hear directly from organizations why this transformation journey is crucial.
Share practical strategies for improving inventory performance, maintenance effectiveness, and supply chain visibility.
Demonstrate a live executive dashboard showcasing key maintenance and inventory performance indicators.
Provide practical next steps on how you can begin implementing immediately within your organization.
With Artificial Intelligence dominating today’s conversations, we’ll also share the high-level difference between traditional AI and Cognitive AI. While AI is often associated with automating tasks, Cognitive AI goes further by augmenting human expertise—analyzing complex operational data, learning from historical patterns, and providing actionable recommendations that help maintenance, supply chain, and executive leaders make better, faster, and more confident decisions. This itself will require a good foundational assessment of your AI strategy.
Join IBM and FAHM Technology Partners to learn how the right maintenance and parts management foundation can become the catalyst for operational excellence, improved financial performance, and a truly cognitive maintenance and supply chain organization.
Agenda
Background Intentions of why it is important to have a strong roadmap for building a world-class Maintenance Parts Management Excellence program.
Share practical leading strategies and practices for improving inventory performance, maintenance effectiveness, and supply chain visibility.
Hear directly from organizations why this transformation journey is crucial.
Gain insights from a leading IBM Solution MRO & Maximo Application Suite inventory optimization expert.
Demonstrate a live executive dashboard showcasing key maintenance and inventory performance indicators.
High level AI versus Cognitive AI for inventory optimization.
Provide practical next steps on how you can begin implementing immediately within your organization.
Why Attend
Hear from experts who are making a positive impact with the organizations they are working with.
Denzil Solomon
Emerging Technology Thought Leader and Advisor at FAHM Technology Partners
With over 25 years of experience in the emerging technology industry and formerly serving as General Manager of the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Practice at Bell Canada’s subsidiary, he now leads both the Asset Lifecycle Management & Ai and Emerging Technology practices at FAHM Technology Partners. He has developed and implemented several leading methodologies including Enterprise Asset Management for Cities and over the past 20 years he has guided many clients to selecting and implementing the right technology to optimize their organizations. His career spans leadership across multiple technology domains, including Smart Cities and Cognitive Cities, EAM/ALM programs for cities and municipalities, Web3, AI, and blockchain. This breadth of experience has established him as a trusted leader and advisor to organizations navigating digital transformation and seeking to be future ready. He can also make paintings.
Don Barry
Asset Lifecycle Management Thought Leader, Publisher, and Leading Practices Expert
As President and Principal Consultant or Asset Acumen and FAHM Technology Partners SME, supporting Risk and Reliability Strategies, IOS55000 and Asset Management Strategy consulting, Enterprise Asset Management, and Asset Performance Management solutions. Previously he was the Global Lead for IBM’s Asset Management Center of Competency and an Associate Partner, leading IBM’s Asset Management Practice (for 15 years). With over 40 years of asset management-related service delivery support systems and application development, including three years in field service management and 15 years in business process development and supply chain management his direct client list has included industries such as Upstream Oil and Gas, Pipelines, Power Generation and T&D Utilities, Mining, Forestry, Airlines, Electronics Manufacturers, and Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Governments. Publications and Awards “Asset Management Excellence- Optimizing Equipment Life-Cycle Decisions,” 2nd edition, 2011 CRC Press…Prime Contributor “Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, A Holistic Anatomy” 1st edition, 2023, CRC Press….Author “Asset Management Excellence- Optimizing Equipment Life-Cycle Decisions,” 3rd edition,2024 CRC Press…Lead Developer, Prime Contributor, and Editor Lifetime Achievement Award in Plant and Production Maintenance – Federated Press, September 2007. He also enjoys gardening.
Dylan Jones
Leading Global Product Manager
Dylan Jones is an experienced product management, account management, and consulting professional in the software industry, specializing in asset management, maintenance, reliability, and inventory management. He currently serves as the Senior Product Manager for IBM Maximo Inventory Optimization within IBM Software, where he drives product strategy and development to enhance inventory management solutions for global clients. He has a strong background in asset-intensive industries and has deep expertise in optimizing maintenance and reliability processes.
Dylan holds educational qualifications in engineering, commerce, and trade studies, providing a well-rounded foundation for his work in technology-driven business solutions. His career is marked by a commitment to helping organizations maximize operational efficiency through innovative software and strategic consulting.
Learn about the opportunity to help your organization become an even stronger leader and have a positive impact for your CFO and Operations management.