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Approving a work order looks different in MAS 9. Here's the honest picture — the Workflow Designer is unchanged and your 7.6 workflows carry forward, the new Approvals Role-Based Application replaces the Work Supervisor approval flow (with one gap), watsonx-powered Work Order Intelligence recommends a failure code with a confidence score at approval, and electronic signatures can be enforced on specific status changes for regulated work.

Venkat AchantaJul 15, 2026Part 2 of 6

A practitioner's deep dive into the generative AI built directly into Maximo Manage — Work Order Intelligence (9.0), the Maximo Assistant (9.1, expanded in 9.2), and the AI Configuration application — and how it differs from the standalone Health, Monitor, Predict, and Visual Inspection suites.

Swetansh Kumar

How Maximo AI Assist uses watsonx.ai for natural language queries, WO creation, and field recommendations — plus Optimizer's constraint-based scheduling with route optimization. Also covers Civil Infrastructure and Parts Identifier.

The Maximo GuysMar 17, 2026Part 14 of 25

A complete technical breakdown of every MAS 9 suite add-on that impacts supply chain operations — AI Assist (intelligent search, WO material recommendations, failure-to-parts mapping, document summarization), Parts Identifier (photo-based identification, catalog cross-reference, stock level checks), Health (scores driving demand predictability, replacement procurement, criticality stocking), Predict (failure timing to pre-position parts, RUL-based reservations), Monitor (condition-based orders, IoT consumption tracking, usage pattern analytics), and Optimizer (material-aware scheduling, multi-constraint coordination). The complete AI-to-parts pipeline.

The Maximo GuysMar 17, 2026

How Maximo Predict uses machine learning to predict failure dates, estimate remaining useful life, and detect anomalies — with Cox Proportional Hazards, Weibull survival analysis, and watsonx.ai integration. Data requirements, model pipeline, and why data science skills are mandatory.

The Maximo GuysMar 17, 2026Part 12 of 25

A complete breakdown of Maximo Renewables (Prescinto), TRIRIGA Real Estate & Facilities Management, and the connector ecosystem for SAP, Oracle, Workday, watsonx.ai, and more. Three modules, three integration layers, zero 7.6 equivalents — and why they represent where IBM is betting the future of MAS.

The Maximo GuysMar 17, 2026Part 19 of 25

Five practical AI use cases for Maximo with ROI frameworks: work order intelligence, predictive maintenance, visual inspection, conversational AI, and data quality improvement.

The Maximo GuysFeb 6, 2026Part 10 of 12

The final installment of the MAS ADMIN series -- exploring how AI-assisted troubleshooting, self-healing operators, AIOps, and autonomous monitoring are redefining the Maximo admin role from button-clicking operator to cloud-native reliability leader.

Posam LakshminarayanaFeb 6, 2026Part 8 of 9

A forward-looking view of where Maximo may head through 2040: AI agents, digital twins, more autonomous workflows, and the five-stage EAM evolution from reactive to increasingly autonomous operations.

The Maximo GuysFeb 6, 2026Part 12 of 12