OSM MARITIME GROUP
170 if a ship breaks in Brazil and then another breaks in Africa and another stops working in Europe , under normal circumstances each incident might be seen as an isolated case . But , if you have all the information in one centralized database , artificial intelligence can detect a trend , ships that are similar , or parts that are similar that are breaking . Then it starts telling you , based on the past history of Ships A , B and C that we should change a particular part of this type of ship because it ’ s about to break . That ’ s when you truly create value .”
OSM Maritime ’ s exploration and adoption of digitally transformative technologies is comprehensive and happening at speed . A large part of Abi-Saab ’ s role is to ensure the company ’ s slogan , “ It ’ s all about people ,” is respected and adhered to . “ We believe that technology , without the support and knowledge of the people , would not be as efficient and would not give you the value that you need ,” he explains . “ We are focusing on aggressive change management plans that not only choose the proper technologies but also communicate to everyone in the organization that will be affected what is happening , why that is happening , and how that will affect them . Because the better people understand
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