Asset Value Calculation for Investment Prioritization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing asset management techniques, such as those described in Patent Literature 1, fail to calculate the essential value of assets, thereby unable to prioritize investment among assets based on their contribution to organizational objectives.
Innovation Solution
An asset management device that includes an asset value calculation unit to evaluate assets based on evaluation axes in target business processes and a contribution degree calculation unit to synthesize asset values and calculate their contribution to organizational objectives, thereby prioritizing investment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If asset management focuses only on preservation operations, then preservation effectiveness is improved, but the ability to calculate essential asset value and prioritize investment is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments asset management into two distinct functional components: (1) preservation operation evaluation that assesses maintenance effectiveness, and (2) asset value calculation that determines investment priority. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its specific function while the system as a whole provides comprehensive asset management capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges preservation operation evaluation with asset value calculation into a unified asset management system. By combining these previously separate functions, the system achieves both preservation effectiveness and comprehensive asset valuation, resolving the contradiction between specialized preservation focus and holistic value assessment.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive asset value calculation is performed considering multiple organizational objectives, then investment prioritization capability is improved, but calculation complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex asset value calculation into hierarchical levels: (1) asset-level evaluation using evaluation axes, (2) business process-level aggregation, and (3) organizational objective-level synthesis. This multi-level segmentation reduces calculation complexity by breaking down the comprehensive valuation task into manageable, structured components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a hierarchical dimension to the calculation system, organizing asset evaluation from individual asset properties through business processes to organizational objectives. This dimensional structuring transforms a potentially overwhelming comprehensive calculation into a systematic, multi-layered approach that is both thorough and manageable.
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AI summary
An asset value calculation unit (25) calculates an asset value with respect to an asset being an evaluation target based on an evaluation axis in a target business process to evaluate the asset value while using each of a plurality of business processes as a target. A contribution degree calculation unit (26) calculates an asset contribution degree indicating a degree that the asset being the evaluation target contributes to an organization objective by synthesizing the asset value calculated with respect to one or more business processes to realize a business strategy set to achieve the organization objective.