The BioUrja Group, a Houston-based energy commodities company focusing on the supply and sale of ethanol and petroleum products has an extensive logistics and distribution system worldwide. Over time, they have systematically built up the reputation, to efficiently and cost-effectively purchase, store, and deliver physical commodities to consumers. They are a value-add trading partner with uncompromising service, reliability, strength, and cost-effectiveness. In 2021, BioUrja reached an agreement to acquire an ethanol production complex in Peoria, Illinois, from Archer Daniels Midland Company.
Maven embarked upon an interim solution for BioUrja to prevent any disruption in their business until their managed services agreement with IBM Maximo was executed after their acquisition. They needed a platform to manage their production and distribution assets without disrupting their day-to-day activities. Their needs were met by making provisions to their current Maximo environment. Many companies who have been part of mergers and acquisitions understand the struggle of standardizing processes across the new organization while leveraging the unique skills of each. Our strategy involved using a cloud infrastructure to rapidly build the necessary requirements while making them easily adaptable too.
CHALLENGES
Understanding Obstacles
Learning the issues was essential from the onset of the project and key to devising a plan for the implementation. Maven was agile during this process and assisted users with Maximo operations and resolved issues experienced during the project. Having Maximo experts on-site at the plant and also remote was a useful way we assisted with implementation and training during the project. In addition, Maven provided train-the-trainer style training of core Maximo subject areas. This training was available for those involved in day-to-day configurations and training of plant staff members.
Creating a Framework
To successfully implement the Maximo environment, the best practices needed to be utilized. This allowed Maven to share their knowledge with the Maximo users at BioUrja. Maven confirmed that each component is running, data has been loaded correctly, and the environment is accessible to the BioUrja staff.
BENEFITS
Easy to Use • Agile & Flexible • Collaborative • Adaptable • Partnership • Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Standardization • Empowering • Remote Training
SOLUTION
Maven successfully implemented a interim Maximo environment for a newly acquired company to keep the business moving without hiccups from day one of the process. We kept things simple for BioUrja, so they could stay focused on their core business. We organized site settings to satisfy data requirements and statuses. In addition to uploading the data for BioUrja, Maven provided hyper-care support and training for the Maximo users. BioUrja can now successfully execute their day-to-day activities flawlessly. The agility and knowledge of Maven provided BioUrja with the expertise to keep them running and quickly assist with prioritizing their needs.
