PLANT MANAGEMENT
The DNA of DECISION-MAKING
Robert Golightly on achieving operational excellence through rich data visualisation
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ata is the DNA of decision-making. It is the lifeblood of operational excellence that determines successful business
outcomes. The origins of production performance derive from actions taken based upon information gathered from the plant, which aff ects the design, planning through to execution functions across the business. In this context, data eff ectively
enables engineers and operators to gain deeper insights into plant behaviour and intervene to positively impact production performance and consistent product quality. Contextualised data allows companies to be more proactive in addressing customer issues and to respond quickly to market changes. Many chemical companies, for
example, are standardising on integrated manufacturing and execution systems (MES) to collect, manage, analyse and leverage data generated on a day-to- day, minute-by-minute and second- by-second basis. Advanced MES deliver effi cient data management,
operational intelligence via rich visualisation and analytics that improve production execution, enabling process manufacturers to turn data into profi t.
THE MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM Production systems and networks are becoming more sophisticated. A crucial measure of any MES is performance metrics that allow users to determine how well the plant is achieving business targets. The entire manufacturing ecosystem is becoming more inter-connected and innovative with the use of technology. Smart manufacturing leverages a digital automated environment that can push the boundaries of production and help maximise effi ciencies that deliver consistent quality products. Today, however, many factories
are still operating departments and functions in silos. This disconnection leads to ineffi ciencies that can be costly both in time and production quality. As pressures continue to mount on chemicals companies to be more
Data enables engineers and operators to gain deeper insights into plant behaviour
streamlined, manufacturing needs to embrace this new wave of technology revolution and adopt best practice to optimise across the enterprise. Data management capabilities within
the latest MES place information at the user’s fi ngertips anytime, anywhere, by collecting and organising process data across disparate systems and distributing it across the plant network. This makes it much easier for engineers and operators to make informed decisions quickly and optimise the value of data generated from production. The ‘DNA’ of decision-making -
Data, Networks, Analytics - gets to the root cause of manufacturing issues quickly. Advanced tools off er rich visualisation capabilities and analytical solutions on all time horizons designed to suit the way operations work today. The software tools are integrated and are extremely fast, requiring no client- side software to install or manage. Easy and convenient to use, operators can access and analyse tag data, process characteristics and unstructured data, using the most innovative operations
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