ABSTRACT
This contribution describes a general process according to the main topics of the ISO 55001 requirements, answering questions related to the reason or to implement or not an asset management system. With that purpose, some tools are briefly depicted, underlining the importance of having a proper knowledge of the plant taxonomy, in order to perform later a criticality analysis. Once detected as the most and the less critical items according to the business interests and goals, each asset is evaluated and analyzed according to different methodologies. These methodologies provide results and data that will constitute the management plan for each asset. As a result, in the application of these methodologies, large amount of information and big data are usually compiled, being useful in the integration of feasible cloud and IoT technologies. Finally, connections to risk standards and uncertainty references, as well as to intangible asset management, are commented together with some conclusions.
