Umbrella thread
Acquire-to-Retire
- Acquire-to-Dispose
- Acquire-to-Decommission
- Asset Lifecycle Management
- Plan-to-Maintain
Physical-asset lifecycle: acquire or construct capital assets, operate and maintain them, depreciate and account for them, and dispose at end-of-life.
The constellation
The brass line traces the thread; the lit houses are the category plates it crosses, in process order. 6 steps across 3 categories.
The thread, step by step
- Manage Supply Chain for Physical Products Procure materials and services 4.2
- Acquire, Construct, and Manage Assets Plan and acquire assets 10.1
- Acquire, Construct, and Manage Assets Design and construct assets 10.2
- Acquire, Construct, and Manage Assets Maintain assets 10.3
- Manage Financial Resources Manage fixed-asset project accounting 9.4
- Acquire, Construct, and Manage Assets Manage asset end-of-life 10.4
Signature software
The systems most associated with Acquire-to-Retire, in prominence order. Selection basis and the dated-snapshot policy are on the methodology page.
IBM Maximo
Recognized Gartner EAM leader (Maximo Application Suite).
RANK #1 as of 2026-Q3 ranking basis
SAP S/4HANA
The large-enterprise manufacturing and finance ERP standard.
RANK #2 as of 2026-Q3 ranking basis
Oracle Fusion Cloud Asset Lifecycle Management
Oracle's cloud asset lifecycle and maintenance management within Fusion SCM.
RANK #3 as of 2026-Q3 ranking basis