The world is changing and so is the way we manage our critical assets. A variety of ways on how we manage the overall health of our critical assets in the “new normal” has opened with the rise of technology in the age of Industry 4.0. The unprecedented disruption of the 2019-2021 pandemic has forced industries to embrace new ways on how we and our critical assets should work while still delivering its intended value to our organization and to the customers we serve.

Various best-in class asset performance management strategies were shared among different practitioners on how they cope with the disruptions through industry focused webinars, virtual trainings, and social media. Industries who were still in the fence about the ways in incorporating Industry 4.0 technologies have now fully realized the benefits of moving to digital platforms to manage their critical assets remotely and keep their people safe. Industries who were agile and resilient gave industries the edge to move forward with the challenges.