To improve a plant’s operation, it is important to understand it’s potential for improvement so that the right actions can be taken. Plant data and advanced analytics are the keys to maximizing plant performance. This keynote presentation will highlight the role of advanced analytics and its evolution in the years to come.”

1. Steven “Steve” M. Sliwa, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Seeq Corporation
November 12, 2020
The Role and Evolution
of Advanced Analytics in
the Process Industries

2. Outline
1. Background & Challenges
2. Evolution of Advanced Analytics
3. Digital Transformation Implications
4. Key Enablers
5. Examples
6. Conclusions

3. Background & Challenges

4. Historical Background

5. Sensor Data Unaddressed by Modern BI Tools

6. Growth in Process Data is Accelerating

7. Motivation for Advanced Analytics
1 & 2 MIT Technology Review, May 2013; 3 McKinsey, “TheInternet of Things” 2015

8. Evolution of Advanced Analytics

9. Advanced Analytics Stages of Actualization

10. Value Proposition as Adoption Grows

11. Virtual Operations Centers (COVID)

12. Digital Transformation Implications

13. Implications for Digital Transformations

14. Implications for Digital Transformations

15. Implications for Digital Transformations

16. Implications for Digital Transformations

17. Key Enablers

18. Accelerating Digital Transformations

19. Key Enablers
 Convergence of Digital Science & Operation Technology (OT)
 Self-Service Data Analytics
 Data Analytics & OT Collaboration
 Speed Adoption of New Algorithms
 Growth Beyond Subject Matter Experts
 Knowledge Captured & Integrated
 Business Process Owners Can Exploit
 Virtual Collaboration

20. Examples

21. Example 1: Predictive Maintenance

22. Example 2: Cash Flow Management

23. Example 3: Rapid Deployment of Algorithms

24. The names of corporations, organizations, products and logos herein are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Yokogawa Electric Corporation and their respective holders.
Future of Advanced Analytics
Process Data Value Proposition Points
to Significant Upside
Advanced Analytics Drives Data to
Information to Insights to Profits
Needs to Be Included with Digital
Transformation Projects