This LNS Research article discusses recently published industrial content. The round-up for this week includes topics such as advancements in offshore wind energy, ROI of big data for manufacturers, product lifecycle management (PLM) as it relates to quality, and developing centralized energy management.
The Energy Collective provides an insightful discussion on the offshore wind industry. By 2020, this market has been predicted to grow to 1.3 billion Euro, much greater when converted into U.S. dollars. Europe will continue to dominate the global industry as the European Union has set a target for 35% electricity from renewables with 12% stemming from installed offshore capabilities. This renewable energy trend is growing in the Asia Pacific as well as North America while overcoming bottlenecks in technology and financing. Read more: Risks Remain, but Potential is Clear.
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As a follow up to a recent energy efficiency webinar, EnerNOC published a Q&A with Jake Hiller, Project Development Analyst for Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The article is aimed toward centralized energy management and best practices around implementing the resources in order to achieve energy savings. Hiller provides insight on the responsibilities of a centralized energy manager and the support of a dedicated team. Follow-Up EDF Interview.
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We have found that many executives are asking two main questions: What are the best strategies for building quality earlier into the design process? And, how do you develop a technology architecture that shares downstream quality process data with the product development team, enabling an environment for continuous improvement? In this blog post, Matthew Littlefield provides an in-depth discussion and relevant data to explain how engineering-intensive organizations can build quality into the design and product development process earlier. PLM as a Quality Platform.
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There has been much discussion around Big Data, and many manufacturers have been tempted to disregard the information, classifying it has simply hype. The reasoning? It is often difficult for manufacturers to see the return on investment (ROI). Malcolm Wheatley provides three opportunities believed to be worth a look: data sensing, in-memory MRP, and plant floor improvement. Also, how does an ERP system prove beneficial for big data? Read Wheatley’s analysis.
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Among 6,000 plus attendees at the Informum Conference, Infor CEO Charles Phillips announced the company’s plans for refreshing their applications in order to more effectively compete with companies such as SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft. Phillips displayed the slick new application interface to the crowd, which Infor believes will be the deciding factor among this generation of end-users. The application interface revamp is just one example of the $500 million investment geared to revitalize the company’s portfolio. Other changes include industry specific functionalities, new Ming.le social interfaces, and new cloud deployment options supported by IBM and Amazon Web. Infor’s big ideas.
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