Abstract There have been several well publicized incidents over the past few years in refinery and petrochemical facilities. Incident reports from amongst others, the Chemical Safety Board and papers from ARC and Marsh McLennan Insurance Company show that many of…
Have you ever heard of “the lean and mean trap”? Last month I visited a company that manufactures specialty chemicals. We initially discussed the market conditions and the current economic situation of the company. I was not surprised to hear…
Over the past few years, I have written papers and given several presentations on procedure management and decision support at the Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Intelligent Energy Europe conference and have seen a dramatic change with respect to digital…
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In the first part of the series, we introduced Deloitte’s personas the Social Supers and the Data-Driven Decisives. Deloitte introduces two additional leadership personas: The Disruption Drivers and the Talent Champions. Leadership Persona: The Disruption Drivers The Disruption Drivers are…
Disruption rocks! Study Leadership and Industry 4.0 – Part Two Read More »
According to the recently published study “Success personified in the fourth industrial revolution” by consulting firm Deloitte, the context between leadership and industry 4.0 is explored. Companies feel only moderately prepared for the fourth industrial revolution. The study surveyed more…
Ready to take off? Study Leadership and Industry 4.0 – Part One Read More »
In the first part of the series, I explored the meaning and advantages of Industry 4.0. Yokogawa is active in a very special industry, the process industry. The process industries are those industries where the primary production processes are either…
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Process industry, automation solutions and Industry 4.0 – absolutely new technical terms for me as an industry newcomer. Having worked for a consumer goods and pharmaceutical manufacturer for years, I am used to physical products. Creams, body lotions, mouthwashes, and…
