Recently,research from MIT gained global attention for finding that 95% of investments in generative AI have produced no material improvements for companies (HBR, 2025). Industrial use of AI is not immune to the same risk. But companies can avoid falling into the “fast fail” trap by building the right data foundation first.
Using AI to produce meaningful value for your operations has multiple elements. But one key question is often forgotten: Is your MRO data truly AI-ready?
AI is everywhere. From headlines to boardroom discussions, many believe it can solve their biggest challenges. The potential is enormous: predictive maintenance,smarter procurement, and automated classification.
But here’sthe reality: AI can’t do the job alone. It cannot replace human expertise or the processes required to ensure high-quality data.
👉 This is where an expert master data services provider, such as Sharecat Data Services, is essential. We prepare MRO data by cleansing, standardizing, and structuring it — delivering better data,faster and more cost-effectively than doing it yourself. That way, AI becomes acomplement, not a replacement.
For nearly30 years, we have delivered high-quality equipment and MRO data for critical processes, where errors can have severe and costly consequences. That is why completeness,correctness, and consistency are at the core of what we do — they form the foundation for trust in operations.
Our Data Services team combines decades of domain expertise with modern tools to validate, standardize, and strengthen data. AI can enhance the qualityprocess, but it cannot replace the human insight required.
👉 The outcome: reliable, structured data that ensures safe, efficient operations today — and makes AI adoption possible tomorrow.
MRO stands for Maintenance, Repair, and Operations. It includes everything needed to keep assets and operations running:
Why it matters
Example:The same spare part might be listed ten different ways across systems. This creates confusion, wrong orders, and wasted budgets. Teams often spend hours“reading between the lines” to understand what the data actually means.
👉 Sharecat provides solutions designed for MRO data quality. We ensure spare parts and engineering data are consistent, structured, and AI-ready.
AI can create significant value in asset management by:
But here’s the limit: AI cannot fix poor data quality. It cannot decide which duplicate record is correct, create consistent terminology, or add human context.
👉 This is why Sharecat is indispensable. With our expertise, we make MRO data AI-ready — so AI can be implemented effectively, without replacing human judgment.
Across industries, MRO data suffers from the same challenges:
Example:Without governance, one valve may exist as ten different entries in the system,each with slight variations. This confuses procurement, delays maintenance, and drives up costs.
👉 Sharecat’s solutions for data cleansing, deduplication, and standardization address these challenges head-on. We prepare your MRO data so AI can deliver measurable return on investment.
Global leaders agree: without quality data, AI fails.
· “75%of companies use AI, but most don’t see results because of poor data quality and weak processes (McKinsey & Company, 2025).”
· “AI projects don’t start with algorithms — they start with structured, high-quality data (Deloitte, 2024).”
· “AI-ready data requires governance, metadata, and standardization (Gartner, 2024).”
· “Poor data integrity creates model drift and unreliable outcomes (Deloitte, 2023).”
· “AI is never better than the data it is fed (Mohammed et al., 2025).”
👉 Sharecat turns these insights into reality. We deliver AI-ready MRO data with the right methods and expertise.
AI is powerful at:
✔ Recognizing patterns
✔ Predicting failures
✔ Automating classification
But it cannot:
✘ Understand operational context
✘ Standardize in consistent descriptions
✘ Replace human oversight
👉 AI supports — but does not replace. Sharecat ensures AI has the right foundation: reliable,standardized MRO data.
Sharecat is not a generic provider. We are specialists in MRO data quality,combining proven methods and domain expertise to prepare MRO data for AI.
Simply put:Without Sharecat, AI struggles with poor data. With Sharecat Data Services,organizations unlock the full potential of AI in maintenance and operations.
The answeris simple: No. AI is relevant, powerful, and will play a growing role in operations. But it cannot replace the processes and expertise needed to make MRO data reliable.
👉 The real question you should be asking is: can AIdeliver with incomplete, unstructured and unreliable data? Unsurprisingly, the answer is no. AI will not fix your MRO data. Sharecat Data Services will. And when your data is ready, AI can finally deliver on its promise.
Ready to prepare your MRO data for the future?
Contact Sharecat Data Services today and let us make your data truly AI-ready.
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