XHQ Introduction - Siemens

SIMATIC IT XHQOperational Intelligence for Real-Time Decision MakingIndustry ChallengesIn today’s world managers at all levels and disciplineswithin manufacturing are being asked to do more withless. Volatility in markets for raw materials andmanufactured products, as well as transportation,environmental, and capacity constraints are placingnew stresses on manufacturers. More than ever before,industrial companies have the need to make betterinformed decisions, as well as provide a faster responseto situations as they arise. Thus manufacturers arestruggling to make sense of a torrent of data flowingfrom their automation and information technologysystems. In order to realize the full value that can begained from the capture of this raw data, manufacturersneed to have an understanding of the greatersignificance of the data.Technology ChallengeHundreds of computers, thousands of users, millionsof records… These are the IT environments in today’smanufacturing organizations. The right balance ofamount of data and performance to access it is a criticalissue. Technology infrastructures need to keepmanufacturing operations under control, archivinggenealogy records, calculating performance indicatorsand storing and distributing production reports, but atthe same time responding to the virtually unlimitednumber of users that require this data (in differentcombination, aggregation and context) to make theirdecisions in a fast and reliable way.SIMATIC IT XHQSIMATIC IT XHQ provides the tool to enable the decisionmakers at all levels to make better, faster, more informeddecisions to drive the overall performance of theenterprise. As a result of role based web views the sameapplication is shared by the CEO as well as the Managerof Maintenance. SIMATIC IT XHQ provides industrialmanufacturers with a means to positively impact thebottom line through timely, better informed decisionsabout manufacturing operations. It enables plant floorand operations personnel, as well as seniormanagement, to monitor real-time performance againstbusiness goals, by providing a common view of all criticalbusiness and operational data from disparate sourcesthroughout the enterprise.Helps Business and Production Personnel to deliverManufacturing Excellence:Business decisionsUp-to-date information on operations performancelet Managers take necessary decisions based on e.g.financial impactBroad status views of production critical assets letPersonnel adapt business plans in real-time and avoidfinancial lossesDefine actual cost of production versus budget ofbusinessProduction decisionsDefine which underperforming assets can berationalizedIdentify the best and worst performing assetsAnalyze, isolate and improve OEE variancesOperation decisionsKPIs help to quickly identify inefficiencies and theirpossible causesIncrease proactively the Overall Equipment Efficiency(OEE)Performing against production and business targetsSIMATIC IT XHQ BenefitsImproved decision making process within all plant levelsA single, coherent view of real time informationSupports broader access to plant information and KPI & BalancedScorecard informationA platform for the identification, capture and replication of bestpractices across the enterpriseMeans to focus on problem areas with data views and drill downsFacilitates remote monitoring & support troubleshootingAllows data access without knowing source applicationConsistent plant-wide metricsPersonalized role-based contentRapidly developed, easily modifiedDeveloped and supported by non-IT personnel