# Agentic AI and the Future of Asset Lifecycle Management w/ Kendra DeKeyrel

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2025-08-19
- Episode: 271
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-19-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-asset-lifecycle-management-w-kendra-dekeyrel
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-5abab578-2354-401e-85ba-537457d77324

## Summary

Kendra DeKeyrel, Vice President of Asset Lifecycle Management Products and Engineering at IBM, discusses the evolution of AI in manufacturing, moving from simple visual inspection to autonomous 'agentic' workflows. She highlights practical applications like computer vision for defect detection and AI-optimized field service, citing a case study with Shioda Technology that reduced repair times by 31%. DeKeyrel emphasizes that data quality is the primary barrier to adoption and outlines how chaining AI agents can automate complex maintenance and scheduling tasks.

## Chapters

- [0:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-19-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-asset-lifecycle-management-w-kendra-dekeyrel#t=35) Introduction and Current AI Use Cases
- [2:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-19-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-asset-lifecycle-management-w-kendra-dekeyrel#t=148) Computer Vision and Field Service Examples
- [8:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-19-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-asset-lifecycle-management-w-kendra-dekeyrel#t=509) Data and Tool Barriers to Adoption
- [10:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-19-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-asset-lifecycle-management-w-kendra-dekeyrel#t=629) Steps for AI Readiness and Data Cleanup
- [13:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-19-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-asset-lifecycle-management-w-kendra-dekeyrel#t=820) Generative AI in Maintenance and Work Orders
- [16:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-19-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-asset-lifecycle-management-w-kendra-dekeyrel#t=1005) The Future of Agentic AI and Autonomous Workflows
- [19:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-08-19-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-asset-lifecycle-management-w-kendra-dekeyrel#t=1182) Impact on Human Roles and Workforce

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- IBM (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Shioda Technology (company)
- IBM Maximo Application Suite (product)
- IBM Worker Studio (product)
- Guerrilla 76 (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [240: How AI Agents are Revolutionizing Safety and Operations in Manufacturing with Dunchadhn Lyons of Spot AI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2025-06-10-240-how-ai-agents-are-revolutionizing-safety-and-operations-in-manufacturing-wit) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Revolutionizing Inspection with AI: Loopr.ai Founder & CEO Priyansha Bagaria on EMS@C-Level](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-11-06-revolutionizing-inspection-with-ai-loopr-ai-founder-ceo-priyansha-bagaria-on-ems) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [241: How NVIDIA and AI Agents Are Transforming Industrial Automation with Alvin Clark](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2025-06-17-241-how-nvidia-and-ai-agents-are-transforming-industrial-automation-with-alvin-c) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [Electronica 24: Peter Gutschi on How AI is Shaping the Future of Manufacturing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-12-19-electronica-24-peter-gutschi-on-how-ai-is-shaping-the-future-of-manufacturing) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [AI’s Role in the Future of Asset Management and Field Work | IBM's Joe Berti](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2021-10-11-ais-role-in-the-future-of-asset-management-and-field-work-ibms-joe-berti) (IoT For All Podcast)

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