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Streaming Data and Event Infrastructure provides the context to identify problems and propose solutions for continuous improvement. One must also have the ability to implement six sigma procedures of measure, analyze, control and optimize. Visualization tools that provide methods to performance benchmark, display KPIs and dashboards are key to measuring improvement and making data available to everyone to fuel a culture of improvement. Tools for visualization also allow the user to discover new patterns, insights and are the fuel for innovation. The socialization of data allows for collaboration and problem solving. Data must be provided in context with easy tools to lower the cost of curiosity and cross specialty data access. Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation From its “green team” origins, corporate sustainability has found its way into the executive suite and corporate boardroom. Many organizations now have a chief sustainability officer, and some of these same companies routinely issue reports on their progress toward sustainability. However, largely missing from the sustainability calculus is a way to move into the mainstream of day-to-day workplace decisions. For sustainability to reach the next level, operations staff who make resource decisions need feedback and visibility on the results of their actions, and senior executives need a way to gauge performance so they can reward improvements and troubleshoot lingering problems. Sustainability is a platform for managing business in an efficient and holistic manner. It provides resource and production decision-makers with tools and support to make better decisions. Key benefits of a focus on sustainability are resource, water and energy efficiency, pollutions abatement and asset optimization. All of these are empowered with the access to data. Today sustainability data is collected and available with large time delays. Tomorrow we have the potential of controlling our business to sustainability goals with real-time data allow actions to take place to improve situations rather than just report. Records of sustainability data will take on an importance similar to financial data. The best innovation comes when people ask what if, why not, how we can in a process that encourages action. All of these questions are helped with the access to data that allows for the modeling, scenario testing and results validation. Innovation is inspired by seeing patterns in data and studying relationships between data. When the access to data is lowered and data is available across disciplines new ideas can be proposed, investigated and proven. 4 Business Challenges that need Data Today’s business faces common challenges no matter what the industry is. We reviewed 73 annual reports from companies in Pulp & Paper, Oil and Gas, Utilities, Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences, Metals and Mining and Chemicals and Petrochemicals compiling what are identified as business challenges. This list shows the clear advantage of infrastructure over a single project based solution due to the breadth of the issues. Last Saved May 4, 2012 6 of 20
Streaming Data and Event Infrastructure Cost Management Business must control their capital and variable costs. This means how the most can be achieved from available assets and prolonging the lifetime of equipment and facilities. What facilities are operating better and which ones have room for improvement and where and when to invest in new facilities and equipment. All of these require access to data and operational statistics. There are also the large variable costs of energy and water and how the process of using both can be controlled and optimized. The use of raw materials and the recycle and repurpose of waste material for financial gain require process optimization and innovative solutions. Businesses continue to look to acquire and divest as required by the changing marketplace and global needs of operations. The data associated with these facilities must be easily integrated into the corporation or separated. This requires a flexible data infrastructure that easily integrates with existing systems. Sustainability Today’s corporation’s actions are more visible and they are being held to a new standard of corporate citizenship by customers and governments. This means compliance with regulations for health, safety and the environment. Data supporting the corporate result is required to become more visible and timely. In some industries the carbon footprint must be associated with finished products and customers are making buying decisions based on the data. Sustainability requires operations to save energy, optimize raw material resources and manage water use while minimizing waste production. Communication of corporate status on sustainability is becoming a more frequent activity and needs will be changing to operate for sustainability rather than just reporting after the fact. To move to sustainable operations data will be required in real-time to allow for actions to maintain sustainability objectives. Manufacturing and Operations Manufacturing is required to produce a high quality product at the lowest cost while complying with environment and legal requirements. There is the need to plan production across the whole manufacturing space while operating an individual facility at its optimum conditions. This requires accurate, timely information to be shared across facilities while optimizing and responding to operational demands within a facility. Data must be readily available and shared. Assets must be controlled, maintained and serviced to meet the demands of production while assuring the lifetime of the asset. There is the need to cost effectively increase production will maintaining operational integrity. Often new demands in flexible manufacturing must be met to respond to changing product and global market demands. Last Saved May 4, 2012 7 of 20
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