Proactive Management of Devices

摘要

Proactive management of devices provided at a site includes, responsive to an indication that a part of a device at a site needs to be replaced at a specified replacement time, determining additional parts for replacement at the specified replacement time.

主权项

1. A method for proactive management of devices provided at a site, each device including at least one replaceable part, the method comprising:
responsive to an indication that a part of a device at a site needs to be replaced at a specified replacement time, determining additional parts from the device or from other devices at the site for replacement at the specified replacement time, the additional parts having associated therewith failure probabilities or replacement times at a time later than the specified replacement time, wherein the additional parts to be replaced at the specified replacement time are determined dependent on the cost for the replacement and the expected time until a next replacement; and replacing the part and the additional parts at the specified time.