Invensys is a technology company that develops solutions to help customers in various industries improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Their strategy focuses on being a thought leader, technology leader, achieving higher margins through growth markets, and being global, diverse, and agile. Their solutions are used in over 200,000 plants across 180 countries, enabling 20% of electricity generation, 36% of nuclear energy, 17% of oil refining, and more.
DuPont is a $30 billion science corporation that underwent $60 billion in portfolio shifts from 1997-2005. They needed an IT partner to provide flexibility during this transformation. In 1997, DuPont outsourced its IT to CSC in a $4 billion, 10-year contract. This allowed DuPont to focus on its changing business while CSC managed the IT impacts. Since then, CSC has facilitated DuPont's mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures totaling $25 billion, delivering the flexibility DuPont required during its strategic changes. The partnership has been extended due to CSC meeting DuPont's goals of reduced costs, improved services, and enabling its scientific focus.
2008 New TD Tech, new Network and new Platform (TD-SCDMA)td.tech
July 12, 2008 - On the P&T/EXPO COMM CHINA Exhibition, TD Tech Ltd. demonstrated the new TD-SCDMA Network Solution, supported by the parent companies Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei. This is a premium class radio network solution (UMTS-TDD) for the world market, compliant with ITU and 3GPP Standards.
This document outlines the Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) run by the Department of Science and Technology. SETUP aims to enhance the competitiveness and productivity of micro, small, and medium enterprises through technological interventions like improving product quality, increasing productivity, providing training, minimizing costs, and managing waste. It focuses on priority sectors and provides services such as technology transfer, training, consultancy, and assistance with packaging and labeling. The goal is to boost local economies by helping small businesses succeed through better products, processes, and competitiveness.
The Virtual Cluster Initiative aims to enhance competitiveness by reducing dependency on physical location. It sets a framework for leveraging activities across borders through remote collaboration over internet. This allows research, business functions like R&D, manufacturing etc. to occur in different locations. It artificially creates a cluster environment to increase visibility of value chains and acquire resources at competitive prices. The initiative enhances competitiveness by eliminating geographical influences and dependencies.
This document discusses BT's transformation into a global software-driven services provider and its focus on open innovation. It outlines BT's changing relationships and competitive environment. BT has successfully transformed from a traditional telco into an ICT services company and global communications services provider. The document discusses BT's digital infrastructures, both current and future, including its 21st century architecture blueprint. BT's innovation continuum focuses on innovating within each stage of its value chain and with partners. Today's innovation focuses include customer needs, SDK development, end-to-end experiences, and virtualized IT infrastructure. The future digital infrastructure is discussed in the context of an evolving global internet.
The 2003 Annual Report summarizes ArvinMeritor's financial performance and key accomplishments in fiscal year 2003. Sales increased 13% to $7.8 billion due to currency exchange rates and an acquisition, however operating income declined 10% to $309 million due to an inability to fully offset cost pressures. Net income increased 27% to $136 million. The report discusses ArvinMeritor's strategies to address industry trends through diversification, leadership in modules/systems, technology solutions, and global expansion.
ABB has been awarded contracts to provide electrical equipment and automation solutions for several core industries projects:
1) ABB will supply low voltage switchgear, drives, and motor control equipment for a natural gas processing plant in Abu Dhabi to ensure operational safety and reliability.
2) ABB successfully commissioned integrated electrical and automation systems for the largest cement production line in Ukraine, helping the plant improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
3) ABB has been awarded a contract to supply most of the electrical equipment for the Nui Phao polymetallic mine in Vietnam, including medium voltage switchgear and a control system.
Mobile Broadband - Ensuring Sustainableprofitability 13 May 2008zarandy
The document discusses the challenges mobile broadband operators face in ensuring a sustainable profitable mobile broadband business. Key challenges include unpredictable increases in data traffic that can significantly increase network capacity upgrade costs. Traffic-dependent software license fees imposed by equipment vendors may also become a dominant cost factor as data usage grows. The most effective way for operators to manage costs and secure profitability is to develop a comprehensive techno-economic business model to identify and control expenditure drivers. The model allows operators to analyze different scenarios and quantify the impacts of various factors on network costs and revenue.
DuPont is a $30 billion science corporation that underwent $60 billion in portfolio shifts from 1997-2005. They needed an IT partner to provide flexibility during this transformation. In 1997, DuPont outsourced its IT to CSC in a $4 billion, 10-year contract. This allowed DuPont to focus on its changing business while CSC managed the IT impacts. Since then, CSC has facilitated DuPont's mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures totaling $25 billion, delivering the flexibility DuPont required during its strategic changes. The partnership has been extended due to CSC meeting DuPont's goals of reduced costs, improved services, and enabling its scientific focus.
2008 New TD Tech, new Network and new Platform (TD-SCDMA)td.tech
July 12, 2008 - On the P&T/EXPO COMM CHINA Exhibition, TD Tech Ltd. demonstrated the new TD-SCDMA Network Solution, supported by the parent companies Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei. This is a premium class radio network solution (UMTS-TDD) for the world market, compliant with ITU and 3GPP Standards.
This document outlines the Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) run by the Department of Science and Technology. SETUP aims to enhance the competitiveness and productivity of micro, small, and medium enterprises through technological interventions like improving product quality, increasing productivity, providing training, minimizing costs, and managing waste. It focuses on priority sectors and provides services such as technology transfer, training, consultancy, and assistance with packaging and labeling. The goal is to boost local economies by helping small businesses succeed through better products, processes, and competitiveness.
The Virtual Cluster Initiative aims to enhance competitiveness by reducing dependency on physical location. It sets a framework for leveraging activities across borders through remote collaboration over internet. This allows research, business functions like R&D, manufacturing etc. to occur in different locations. It artificially creates a cluster environment to increase visibility of value chains and acquire resources at competitive prices. The initiative enhances competitiveness by eliminating geographical influences and dependencies.
This document discusses BT's transformation into a global software-driven services provider and its focus on open innovation. It outlines BT's changing relationships and competitive environment. BT has successfully transformed from a traditional telco into an ICT services company and global communications services provider. The document discusses BT's digital infrastructures, both current and future, including its 21st century architecture blueprint. BT's innovation continuum focuses on innovating within each stage of its value chain and with partners. Today's innovation focuses include customer needs, SDK development, end-to-end experiences, and virtualized IT infrastructure. The future digital infrastructure is discussed in the context of an evolving global internet.
The 2003 Annual Report summarizes ArvinMeritor's financial performance and key accomplishments in fiscal year 2003. Sales increased 13% to $7.8 billion due to currency exchange rates and an acquisition, however operating income declined 10% to $309 million due to an inability to fully offset cost pressures. Net income increased 27% to $136 million. The report discusses ArvinMeritor's strategies to address industry trends through diversification, leadership in modules/systems, technology solutions, and global expansion.
ABB has been awarded contracts to provide electrical equipment and automation solutions for several core industries projects:
1) ABB will supply low voltage switchgear, drives, and motor control equipment for a natural gas processing plant in Abu Dhabi to ensure operational safety and reliability.
2) ABB successfully commissioned integrated electrical and automation systems for the largest cement production line in Ukraine, helping the plant improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
3) ABB has been awarded a contract to supply most of the electrical equipment for the Nui Phao polymetallic mine in Vietnam, including medium voltage switchgear and a control system.
Mobile Broadband - Ensuring Sustainableprofitability 13 May 2008zarandy
The document discusses the challenges mobile broadband operators face in ensuring a sustainable profitable mobile broadband business. Key challenges include unpredictable increases in data traffic that can significantly increase network capacity upgrade costs. Traffic-dependent software license fees imposed by equipment vendors may also become a dominant cost factor as data usage grows. The most effective way for operators to manage costs and secure profitability is to develop a comprehensive techno-economic business model to identify and control expenditure drivers. The model allows operators to analyze different scenarios and quantify the impacts of various factors on network costs and revenue.
Feature-Oriented Requirements Engineering (FORE) offers a solution to meet the challenges of engineering efficiency and cost effectiveness for medical device software development at Siemens Healthcare. FORE structures requirements according to marketable features to provide a business perspective throughout the product lifecycle. Integrating FORE provides benefits like more effective testing, transparency of requirements, reduced complexity through variability modeling, and simplified tracing. A business case found the net present value to be 15-20% of the annual R&D budget with a two year payback period, resulting in a return on investment of approximately 1:3. Testing benefits most from applying FORE.
Dr. Liam Tully, Director, Pfizer Global Development Process Centre Investnet
The document discusses how innovation in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes can improve competitiveness. It argues that the manufacturing process has the biggest impact on competitiveness through cost and new opportunities. However, many Irish pharmaceutical companies do not focus on innovating their manufacturing processes as part of their competitiveness strategies. The document outlines how implementing a formal innovation program and focusing on the manufacturing process can help drive significant cost savings and value, as shown through Pfizer's global process development center case study which delivered over $2 billion in value through process redesigns.
The document discusses the services provided by the Global Energy Group across several sectors of the energy industry, including: offshore construction and maintenance, hydroelectric facilities, offshore drilling rigs, FPSOs, subsea installation vessels, wave and tidal structures, power generation, pipelines, and more. The Global Energy Group provides services such as civil, mechanical and electrical construction, upgrade and repair work, fabrication, inspection, surveying, project management, and more. They have facilities across several international locations and over 2,500 employees worldwide.
This document discusses improving customer experience through better network and IT quality management. It proposes a three-level framework to: 1) fix basic technical issues, 2) align network/IT workflows with customer perspectives, and 3) exceed customer expectations through predictive analytics. The approach considers both improving customer experience and agent work conditions. Incremental benefits are gained at each maturity level.
JDR is a leading provider of custom-designed and manufactured subsea power cables, umbilical systems and reeler packages for a broad range of applications.
JDR's significant portfolio of product design, manufacture and delivery extends throughout the oil and gas sector and the offshore renewables market. JDR's subsea wellhead, production and workover umbilicals are installed and used around the world, with turnkey systems and reeler packages engineered and manufactured to exacting standards for operation in the most challenging of environments.
An accomplished track record of meeting client expectations and a commitment to lifecycle customer service makes JDR the offshore energy industry's global Partner of Choice.
QuEST Global is a leading provider of diversified outsourced engineering services and manufacturing. The company helps customers in Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Healthcare, Industrial Products, Marine,Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Transportation vertical.
This document advertises and provides information about the Nuclear Maintenance and Plant Modernization Conference happening on May 25-26, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference will focus on effective operations and maintenance strategies to improve efficiency, increase output, and reduce outage times. Speakers will discuss topics like predictive maintenance, understanding costs and return on investment, plant reliability assessments, safety and regulatory issues, and managing resources and workforces. The document provides an agenda, speaker information, pricing details, and encourages attendees to register before certain dates to receive discounts.
2011 has been another tough year for the Engineering & Construction industry and the challenges ahead for the industry and its clients remain daunting. Project challenges continue to grow, competitive pressures mount and government budgets remain constrained. The Engineering & Construction industry is responding, innovating better solutions, generally incremental in nature. As a new year approaches, it is a good time to reflect on how we can do better by causing breakthrough or systemic innovation to occur.
This short Viewpoint piece has just appeared in Engineering News Record and is intended to cause the key players in the E&C industry to think about whether our own industry\'s model is a barrier to systemic innovation. Over the years you have all been most generous in your feedback, thoughts and challenges to the many articles I have written. In many ways this may be the most important. I value your input and encourage you to share your thoughts and suggestions with me.
“Reprinted courtesy of Engineering News-Record, copyright The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., December 19, 2011, All rights reserved.”
Nilfisk-Advance, a Danish cleaning equipment manufacturer operating globally, wanted to upgrade its outdated communications systems to reduce costs and promote smarter teamwork. It chose a unified communications solution from Siemens Enterprise Communications delivered as a managed service. This is providing state-of-the-art voice and collaboration tools through a single agreement and service level, while avoiding large upfront investments. The benefits include cheaper calls, improved global collaboration through videoconferencing, and faster project work, helping Nilfisk-Advance meet its goal of reducing travel costs by 12% annually.
This document discusses how intelligent session border controllers (SBCs) can help network operators meet challenges around network convergence, quality expectations, and profitability pressures. It outlines three key realities operators face: network convergence across services, networks and devices; demands for high quality of service; and declining revenues. Intelligent SBCs can provide insightful policy enforcement, holistic network visibility, and dynamic policy adaptation to help operators simplify, scale and secure their networks in the face of these challenges. The document provides examples of how intelligent SBC capabilities such as normalization, session management and routing can help operators manage traffic more efficiently while improving security, interoperability and customer experience.
QUALCOMM had a very successful year in 1999. Their CDMA technology became a global standard for mobile communications, used in over 35 countries. QUALCOMM's revenues grew substantially to $3.9 billion for the year, and their stock performance helped them join the S&P 500 index. Looking ahead, QUALCOMM will continue focusing on their core competencies in CDMA technology and pioneering next generation wireless standards.
Technology Review | In Focus: Next Generation Service ManagementComarch
Published twice a year, Comarch Technology Review (Telecom Edition) provides expert commentary and analysis on current trends shaping the telecommunications market, as well as insight on how to solve problems most commonly faced by telecom operators
NUS-DBS International Case Competition 2010 - Thammasat University (1st Runne...thenuscase
1) The document discusses Singapore Airlines' (SIA) need to strengthen its competitive edge against other airlines, adapt to changes in customer lifestyle and technology, and capitalize on downturns in the airline industry.
2) SIA is recognized as a world-leading airline for its service excellence and product innovation, but must keep up with rapid technological changes and the evolving customer experience.
3) The document recommends strategies for SIA to maintain its position as the airline of choice, including strengthening its core competencies and withstanding external challenges through balanced strategies.
NUS-DBS International Case Competition 2010 - National University of Singapor...thenuscase
This document discusses Singapore Airlines' business strategies. It analyzes Singapore Airlines' revenue sources and competitive advantages. The core business is air transportation, though cargo operations grew significantly from 2005-2010. Competitive advantages lie in differentiation through service excellence and quality, and cost effectiveness through cost management and flexibility. Key issues are how to innovate to remain competitive and how much focus should be placed on the core business. The proposed strategies are to accentuate premium quality, cultivate the core business through business-only flights to financial hubs in Europe, and enhance competitiveness.
The document summarizes discussions from a think tank roundtable focused on improving the energy efficiency and sustainability of existing Class B and C buildings in Los Angeles. Industry leaders shared updates on programs and tools to help building owners access no-cost resources, understand new codes and standards, implement low-cost energy efficiency measures, and finance green upgrades. The roundtable aimed to encourage action on climate change and resource conservation in the existing buildings sector through information sharing, best practices, and identifying challenges and solutions.
Network operators face pressures to increase efficiencies, create new services, and expand networks with low average revenue per user. This requires a large business transformation. Nokia Siemens Networks helps operators define strategies to address these challenges and capture opportunities. The document discusses trends driving this transformation, such as new internet-based competitors and converging technologies. It also presents generic business models for operators, such as focusing on core transport or expanding value through bundling services. Nokia Siemens Networks aims to help operators maximize value through optimizing costs while boosting revenue by designing customized business models.
COMOS is a holistic software solution for integrated plant management throughout the entire lifecycle of industrial plants and equipment. It provides a unified database to seamlessly connect engineering and operations. Key benefits include improved collaboration, consistent data access worldwide, and optimized workflows across disciplines and stages. COMOS uniquely bridges the gap between engineering design and day-to-day operations for enhanced productivity.
COMOS is a holistic software solution for integrated plant management throughout the entire lifecycle of industrial plants and equipment. It provides a central database to seamlessly connect engineering and operations. Key benefits include improved collaboration, consistent data access worldwide, and optimized workflows across disciplines and stages. COMOS uniquely bridges the gap between engineering design and day-to-day operations for improved productivity.
Globally manufacturers are facing a more complex and demanding environment, with slower economic growth, volatility in commodity prices, higher cost of warehousing, and a growing complexity of their supply chains to accommodate shifts in market demands. To achieve sustained growth and competitiveness in this environment, most industrial companies have by now, implemented ERPs and other technologies that help them capture data along their value chain. However, the underlying processes are still lacking in connectivity, rigor and controls, and the data gathered is difficult to interpret and analyze for real-time and accurate decision-making. Genpact has developed the insights and operational practices to power intelligent manufacturing enterprises with smarter processes, smarter analytics and smarter technologies to help them grow and outcompete.
Four key strategies for enabling innovation in the age of smartIBM Rational software
On a smarter planet, intelligence is infused into the products,systems and processes that comprise the modern world. Theseinclude the delivery of services; the development, manufactur-ing, buying and selling of physical goods; and the way peopleactually work and live. Nowhere may this transformation be more evident than in the creation of smarter products.
This document discusses how secure, flexible, and cost-effective IT solutions from SunGard Availability Services can help financial services firms maintain continuous availability of systems and data. SunGard offers infrastructure as a service (IaaS) from its highly scalable cloud environment. Their managed recovery program also takes responsibility for customers' testing and recovery processes. Overall, SunGard has over 30 years of experience managing complex IT environments for financial services companies.
Supply Chain Transformation on the Cloud |Accentureaccenture
This document discusses how supply chain leaders can transform their supply chains using cloud technologies. It begins by explaining how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of resilient supply chains. It then outlines the four main challenges supply chain leaders now face: fluctuating demand, need for resilience, cost management pressures, and calls for environmental responsibility.
The document discusses how a cloud-enabled supply chain can help address these challenges by processing and analyzing vast amounts of data to generate insights and allow for agile reconfiguration. It provides examples of current and potential cloud adoption across key supply chain functions like engineering, planning, procurement, manufacturing, fulfillment and service management. Finally, it outlines a three-stage approach for moving the supply chain to the
Feature-Oriented Requirements Engineering (FORE) offers a solution to meet the challenges of engineering efficiency and cost effectiveness for medical device software development at Siemens Healthcare. FORE structures requirements according to marketable features to provide a business perspective throughout the product lifecycle. Integrating FORE provides benefits like more effective testing, transparency of requirements, reduced complexity through variability modeling, and simplified tracing. A business case found the net present value to be 15-20% of the annual R&D budget with a two year payback period, resulting in a return on investment of approximately 1:3. Testing benefits most from applying FORE.
Dr. Liam Tully, Director, Pfizer Global Development Process Centre Investnet
The document discusses how innovation in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes can improve competitiveness. It argues that the manufacturing process has the biggest impact on competitiveness through cost and new opportunities. However, many Irish pharmaceutical companies do not focus on innovating their manufacturing processes as part of their competitiveness strategies. The document outlines how implementing a formal innovation program and focusing on the manufacturing process can help drive significant cost savings and value, as shown through Pfizer's global process development center case study which delivered over $2 billion in value through process redesigns.
The document discusses the services provided by the Global Energy Group across several sectors of the energy industry, including: offshore construction and maintenance, hydroelectric facilities, offshore drilling rigs, FPSOs, subsea installation vessels, wave and tidal structures, power generation, pipelines, and more. The Global Energy Group provides services such as civil, mechanical and electrical construction, upgrade and repair work, fabrication, inspection, surveying, project management, and more. They have facilities across several international locations and over 2,500 employees worldwide.
This document discusses improving customer experience through better network and IT quality management. It proposes a three-level framework to: 1) fix basic technical issues, 2) align network/IT workflows with customer perspectives, and 3) exceed customer expectations through predictive analytics. The approach considers both improving customer experience and agent work conditions. Incremental benefits are gained at each maturity level.
JDR is a leading provider of custom-designed and manufactured subsea power cables, umbilical systems and reeler packages for a broad range of applications.
JDR's significant portfolio of product design, manufacture and delivery extends throughout the oil and gas sector and the offshore renewables market. JDR's subsea wellhead, production and workover umbilicals are installed and used around the world, with turnkey systems and reeler packages engineered and manufactured to exacting standards for operation in the most challenging of environments.
An accomplished track record of meeting client expectations and a commitment to lifecycle customer service makes JDR the offshore energy industry's global Partner of Choice.
QuEST Global is a leading provider of diversified outsourced engineering services and manufacturing. The company helps customers in Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Healthcare, Industrial Products, Marine,Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Transportation vertical.
This document advertises and provides information about the Nuclear Maintenance and Plant Modernization Conference happening on May 25-26, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference will focus on effective operations and maintenance strategies to improve efficiency, increase output, and reduce outage times. Speakers will discuss topics like predictive maintenance, understanding costs and return on investment, plant reliability assessments, safety and regulatory issues, and managing resources and workforces. The document provides an agenda, speaker information, pricing details, and encourages attendees to register before certain dates to receive discounts.
2011 has been another tough year for the Engineering & Construction industry and the challenges ahead for the industry and its clients remain daunting. Project challenges continue to grow, competitive pressures mount and government budgets remain constrained. The Engineering & Construction industry is responding, innovating better solutions, generally incremental in nature. As a new year approaches, it is a good time to reflect on how we can do better by causing breakthrough or systemic innovation to occur.
This short Viewpoint piece has just appeared in Engineering News Record and is intended to cause the key players in the E&C industry to think about whether our own industry\'s model is a barrier to systemic innovation. Over the years you have all been most generous in your feedback, thoughts and challenges to the many articles I have written. In many ways this may be the most important. I value your input and encourage you to share your thoughts and suggestions with me.
“Reprinted courtesy of Engineering News-Record, copyright The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., December 19, 2011, All rights reserved.”
Nilfisk-Advance, a Danish cleaning equipment manufacturer operating globally, wanted to upgrade its outdated communications systems to reduce costs and promote smarter teamwork. It chose a unified communications solution from Siemens Enterprise Communications delivered as a managed service. This is providing state-of-the-art voice and collaboration tools through a single agreement and service level, while avoiding large upfront investments. The benefits include cheaper calls, improved global collaboration through videoconferencing, and faster project work, helping Nilfisk-Advance meet its goal of reducing travel costs by 12% annually.
This document discusses how intelligent session border controllers (SBCs) can help network operators meet challenges around network convergence, quality expectations, and profitability pressures. It outlines three key realities operators face: network convergence across services, networks and devices; demands for high quality of service; and declining revenues. Intelligent SBCs can provide insightful policy enforcement, holistic network visibility, and dynamic policy adaptation to help operators simplify, scale and secure their networks in the face of these challenges. The document provides examples of how intelligent SBC capabilities such as normalization, session management and routing can help operators manage traffic more efficiently while improving security, interoperability and customer experience.
QUALCOMM had a very successful year in 1999. Their CDMA technology became a global standard for mobile communications, used in over 35 countries. QUALCOMM's revenues grew substantially to $3.9 billion for the year, and their stock performance helped them join the S&P 500 index. Looking ahead, QUALCOMM will continue focusing on their core competencies in CDMA technology and pioneering next generation wireless standards.
Technology Review | In Focus: Next Generation Service ManagementComarch
Published twice a year, Comarch Technology Review (Telecom Edition) provides expert commentary and analysis on current trends shaping the telecommunications market, as well as insight on how to solve problems most commonly faced by telecom operators
NUS-DBS International Case Competition 2010 - Thammasat University (1st Runne...thenuscase
1) The document discusses Singapore Airlines' (SIA) need to strengthen its competitive edge against other airlines, adapt to changes in customer lifestyle and technology, and capitalize on downturns in the airline industry.
2) SIA is recognized as a world-leading airline for its service excellence and product innovation, but must keep up with rapid technological changes and the evolving customer experience.
3) The document recommends strategies for SIA to maintain its position as the airline of choice, including strengthening its core competencies and withstanding external challenges through balanced strategies.
NUS-DBS International Case Competition 2010 - National University of Singapor...thenuscase
This document discusses Singapore Airlines' business strategies. It analyzes Singapore Airlines' revenue sources and competitive advantages. The core business is air transportation, though cargo operations grew significantly from 2005-2010. Competitive advantages lie in differentiation through service excellence and quality, and cost effectiveness through cost management and flexibility. Key issues are how to innovate to remain competitive and how much focus should be placed on the core business. The proposed strategies are to accentuate premium quality, cultivate the core business through business-only flights to financial hubs in Europe, and enhance competitiveness.
The document summarizes discussions from a think tank roundtable focused on improving the energy efficiency and sustainability of existing Class B and C buildings in Los Angeles. Industry leaders shared updates on programs and tools to help building owners access no-cost resources, understand new codes and standards, implement low-cost energy efficiency measures, and finance green upgrades. The roundtable aimed to encourage action on climate change and resource conservation in the existing buildings sector through information sharing, best practices, and identifying challenges and solutions.
Network operators face pressures to increase efficiencies, create new services, and expand networks with low average revenue per user. This requires a large business transformation. Nokia Siemens Networks helps operators define strategies to address these challenges and capture opportunities. The document discusses trends driving this transformation, such as new internet-based competitors and converging technologies. It also presents generic business models for operators, such as focusing on core transport or expanding value through bundling services. Nokia Siemens Networks aims to help operators maximize value through optimizing costs while boosting revenue by designing customized business models.
COMOS is a holistic software solution for integrated plant management throughout the entire lifecycle of industrial plants and equipment. It provides a unified database to seamlessly connect engineering and operations. Key benefits include improved collaboration, consistent data access worldwide, and optimized workflows across disciplines and stages. COMOS uniquely bridges the gap between engineering design and day-to-day operations for enhanced productivity.
COMOS is a holistic software solution for integrated plant management throughout the entire lifecycle of industrial plants and equipment. It provides a central database to seamlessly connect engineering and operations. Key benefits include improved collaboration, consistent data access worldwide, and optimized workflows across disciplines and stages. COMOS uniquely bridges the gap between engineering design and day-to-day operations for improved productivity.
Globally manufacturers are facing a more complex and demanding environment, with slower economic growth, volatility in commodity prices, higher cost of warehousing, and a growing complexity of their supply chains to accommodate shifts in market demands. To achieve sustained growth and competitiveness in this environment, most industrial companies have by now, implemented ERPs and other technologies that help them capture data along their value chain. However, the underlying processes are still lacking in connectivity, rigor and controls, and the data gathered is difficult to interpret and analyze for real-time and accurate decision-making. Genpact has developed the insights and operational practices to power intelligent manufacturing enterprises with smarter processes, smarter analytics and smarter technologies to help them grow and outcompete.
Four key strategies for enabling innovation in the age of smartIBM Rational software
On a smarter planet, intelligence is infused into the products,systems and processes that comprise the modern world. Theseinclude the delivery of services; the development, manufactur-ing, buying and selling of physical goods; and the way peopleactually work and live. Nowhere may this transformation be more evident than in the creation of smarter products.
This document discusses how secure, flexible, and cost-effective IT solutions from SunGard Availability Services can help financial services firms maintain continuous availability of systems and data. SunGard offers infrastructure as a service (IaaS) from its highly scalable cloud environment. Their managed recovery program also takes responsibility for customers' testing and recovery processes. Overall, SunGard has over 30 years of experience managing complex IT environments for financial services companies.
Supply Chain Transformation on the Cloud |Accentureaccenture
This document discusses how supply chain leaders can transform their supply chains using cloud technologies. It begins by explaining how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of resilient supply chains. It then outlines the four main challenges supply chain leaders now face: fluctuating demand, need for resilience, cost management pressures, and calls for environmental responsibility.
The document discusses how a cloud-enabled supply chain can help address these challenges by processing and analyzing vast amounts of data to generate insights and allow for agile reconfiguration. It provides examples of current and potential cloud adoption across key supply chain functions like engineering, planning, procurement, manufacturing, fulfillment and service management. Finally, it outlines a three-stage approach for moving the supply chain to the
The Information Agenda Guide for CSPs - Transform your business through information and analytics. The elements of an effective Information Agenda plan for communications service providers to help ensure the right information is delivered to the right people at the right time.
UtiliGRIDMOD - Utility Grid Modernization - Indigo Advisory Group Indigo Advisory Group
The document discusses UtiliGRIDMOD, a process by Indigo Advisory Group that helps utilities evaluate their grid modernization maturity and embark on large-scale transformation programs. UtiliGRIDMOD provides tools like business case templates, technology assessments, and roadmapping to facilitate cross-functional planning. Indigo's approach involves assessing utility maturity, aligning business cases with goals, and planning roadmaps and implementations. The outcome is helping utilities achieve operational, financial, and customer benefits through modernized grids.
Belden Total Enterprise Network White Paperadventive1
The document discusses the future of converged networks in enterprises, where different building systems like networking, AV, security, and building management will transmit signals over a common IP infrastructure. It outlines the key drivers for convergence like increased data and bandwidth demands, mobility needs, safety/security concerns, environmental initiatives, and reducing costs. Enterprises face challenges in deploying converged networks as they start down this path over the next decade. The networks of the future will require performance across various cabling systems and seamless integration of different building operating systems.
This document is Sanmina-SCI Corporation's 2003 Annual Report. It provides a corporate profile of Sanmina-SCI, describing it as the world's premier electronics manufacturing services provider. The summary discusses Sanmina-SCI's strategy of optimizing its global manufacturing operations, expanding its original equipment manufacturer outsourcing relationships, and implementing a customer-focused strategy. It also summarizes Sanmina-SCI's financial results for 2003, including revenue, debt reduction, cash flow generation, and improvements in balance sheet metrics.
Effective O&M strategies to deliver efficiencies, increase output and reduce outage times to improve ROI
•Preparing for Maintenance: Recognize the importance of predictive and preventative maintenance when planning repairs to ensure maintenance tasks run smoothly
•Understand Costs and Optimize ROI:Discover how you can plan refurbishments and upgrades to improve operations and increase your annual income
•Plant Reliability Assessment: Learn about plant equipment to ensure it will continue to perform to meet your expectations in the future
•Safety & Regulatory Update:Ensure adequate safety margins and regulatory compliance and understand why this is critical to your customers, employees and shareholders
•Resources & The Workforce: Understand the demand for personnel across the industry and how this may put a strain on your resources for O &M
HighJump Supply Chain provides adaptable supply chain execution solutions from source to consumption. The document discusses how HighJump's suite of integrated source-to-consumption solutions helps organizations reduce costs, improve order execution and customer service. It summarizes the key modules in HighJump's solution including supplier enablement, manufacturing execution, warehouse management, transportation management, and delivery management. The document emphasizes HighJump's focus on adaptability, ease of configuration, integration capabilities and ongoing customer support.
This 2003 annual report summarizes ArvinMeritor's key accomplishments and strategies. It highlights that the company successfully integrated its operations through mergers and acquisitions. It achieved powerful synergies and outperformed peers in return on invested capital through focus on core competencies. The company also prized diversity, teamwork, and world-class processes to develop breakthrough technologies and deliver solutions for customers.
Enterprise mobility unplugged indian perspective, http://www.technology-strat...Devendra Prasad
This document provides an overview of enterprise mobility in India, including background information, key drivers and benefits, usage trends, and challenges. It discusses how enterprise mobility allows internal and external stakeholders to securely access enterprise information using wireless devices. While still nascent in India, enterprise mobility is growing as businesses seek to increase flexibility and reduce costs. The document examines opportunities and strategies around extending enterprise mobility to consumers in India.
Dimension Data is a $4.5 billion IT solutions and services provider with 11,000 employees serving clients in 47 countries. It helps 86% of Fortune 100 and 67% of Fortune 500 companies harness technology for competitive advantage. Dimension Data combines domain expertise in areas like networking, security, and data centers with consulting, integration, and managed services to help clients achieve their goals. It has built over 7,800 networks and manages over $12.5 billion in infrastructure for clients worldwide.
GCL Group provides logistics consulting services. Their document discusses trends in supply chain management including globalization, e-commerce, custom manufacturing, just-in-time delivery, and reducing costs. It emphasizes the importance of traceability, reactivity, control, effectiveness, knowledge, and adapting to globalization. It presents a case study of optimizing a client's aircraft spare parts supply chain through integrated management and balancing costs, distribution, and customer service.
GCL Group provides logistics consulting services. Their document discusses trends in supply chain management including globalization, e-commerce, custom manufacturing, just-in-time delivery, and reducing costs. It emphasizes the importance of traceability, reactivity, control, effectiveness, knowledge, and adapting to globalization. It presents a case study of optimizing a client's aircraft spare parts supply chain through centralized distribution and inventory management to improve customer service.
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2. ‘‘Our vision is to become the unquestioned
leader in our markets by unlocking our potential
so that we can in turn help our customers to
unlock theirs.
We believe that the key to maximising both
our customers’ and our own potential lies in
an open approach. This belief shapes the way
we work, our mindset and approach, and the
solutions, technologies and products we
develop with our customers.
We respond to market demands and, as a
technology company, create new markets
and demand.
We are committed to finding new ways
to realise value for our customers using
technology, collaboration, responsiveness,
and flawless execution.
As an unquestioned leader in providing
industries with open thinking and open
technologies, Invensys provides customers
with the ability to respond more quickly
to an ever-changing environment with
increased confidence.’’
Ulf Henriksson
Chief Executive
01 Introducing Invensys
02 Invensys in Numbers
04 Our World
06 Invensys Operations Management
10 Invensys Rail
14 Invensys Controls
18 Invensys and Corporate Responsibility
3. Introducing Invensys
In today’s world there is a major focus 1. Being a thought leader when we have a
upon improving efficiency and reducing seat at the table where customers make
environmental impact: more energy- decisions by giving them a different
efficient manufacturing processes; point of view and solutions to enable
increased capacity on rail transportation their success.
networks with fewer trains; and appliances 2. Being a technology leader through
that use less energy and less water, and the development of industry-leading
are built using fewer raw materials. technologies for our customers that
enable them to improve their
Invensys develops and applies advanced
businesses and operations with
technologies that enable the world’s
excellence in service, engineering
manufacturing and energy generating
and delivery.
facilities, mainline and mass transit rail
3. Being focussed on achieving higher
networks, and appliances to operate
margins by targeting faster-growing
safely and efficiently. Across all three
countries and market segments with
divisions and almost every industry, we
a high return on operating capital
measure variables, control processes,
employed. These include countries like
and enable our customers to optimise
China, India and Brazil and industries
their operations, thereby empowering
like nuclear power generation, rail
them to improve their performance.
infrastructure expansion in emerging
• Our operations management markets, and mid- and high-end
technologies are in use in over 200,000 appliances.
plants and around 180 countries. 4. Being global, diverse, open and agile in
Invensys helps to generate 20% of the our approach, thinking and abilities so
world’s electricity and 36% of its nuclear that we unlock the potential of our
energy, to refine 17% of the world’s people, our large installed base, our
crude oil, and to produce 62% of the technology, our long-term customer
world’s liquefied natural gas. relationships and our customers’ need
• Our rail signalling technologies enable for global support.
more than 100 rail and mass transit 5. Being a value-driven company by living
operators in over 30 countries to the Invensys Values.
maximise freight and passenger capacity
Each of our divisions applies these
in a safe and cost-effective manner.
principles to its own strategy.
• Our appliance control technologies
are used by the world’s top seven All this is supported by making bolt-on
appliance manufacturers to produce acquisitions that deliver new technologies
more efficient units with innovative or market access and by leveraging our
user interfaces. global capabilities of research and
development, global supply chain,
Our strategy has remained broadly continuous improvement, legal, human
unchanged for five years, though we resources and finance across our
are agile in changing the way that we divisions.
implement it to adapt to market
conditions. As a Group, we have based
our strategy upon five principles:
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4. Invensys in Numbers
We work with We enable We are
23
23 of the top 25 petroleum companies
23%
23% of the world’s chemical production
20,044
20,044 employees worldwide
47
47 of the top 50 chemical companies
20%
20% of the world’s electricity generation
3
Three divisions
19
19 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies
36%
36% of the world’s nuclear energy generation
180
Our solutions are in use in around
180 countries
7
The world’s top seven appliance
17%
17% of the world’s oil refining
£2.2bn
£2.2 billion sales
manufacturers
9
Nine of the world’s 20 busiest metropolitan
62%
62% of the world’s liquefied natural gas
£248m
£248 million operating profit
rail systems production
Year ended 31 March 20101 Sales Operating profit2 Employees
(£m) (£m) (numbers)
Invensys Operations Management 1,000 92 8,176
Invensys Rail 700 141 3,857
Invensys Controls 543 53 7,782
Corporate – (38) 229
Group 2,243 248 20,044
1 All data relates to continuing operations.
2 Operating profit is arrived at before exceptional items.
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5. Invensys shares knowledge and technology across
its three divisions to offer customers increased
safety, efficiency, profitability and environmental
performance.
Invensys Operations Management Invensys Rail Invensys Controls
Invensys Operations Management is a Invensys Rail is a multinational technology Invensys Controls designs, engineers
leading global technology, software and leader, providing state-of-the-art software- and manufactures products, components,
consulting business that creates and based signalling, communication and systems and services used in appliances,
applies advanced technologies to enable control systems that enable the safe heating, air conditioning/cooling and
the safe and efficient operation of and efficient operation of trains in refrigeration products across a wide
industrial and commercial operations mainline and mass transit networks range of industries in residential and
such as oil refineries, fossil fuel and across the world. commercial markets.
nuclear power plants, petrochemical
works and other manufacturing sites.
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6. Our World
United Kingdom
North America
£320m
£320 million of sales. 2,963 employees
£665m
£665 million of sales1. 7,703 employees2
South America
£134m
£134 million of sales. 2,177 employees
1
Sales by destination.
2
Employee numbers are as at year end.
Some of our customers
ADIF ConocoPhillips GIS Calorex Metrolink PDVSA Spokane Water Department
Almor CPTM Global Water Management MOKON Pemex Sub-Zero Wolf
Amcor PET CSX Transportation H&V Controls MTR Corporation Pepsi Bottling Ventures The Body Shop
Anton Paar Criotec Haier Nabertherm Pernod The Venetian and Palazzo
Arçelik Daifuku Co. Hawaiian Commercial Nanjing Rail Petrobras Resort Hotels & Casino
Beam Global Spirits & Wine Davis-Standard & Sugar Company National Security Technologies Portland General Electric Las Vegas NV
BEKUM Dynisco Home Retail Group Nespresso Puerto Rico Water & Travis Perkins
BP Echelon Corporation ISA Network Rail Sewage Authority Union Pacific Railroad
BSS Group ECM Technologies Johnstone Supply New Belgium Brewing Qatar Petroleum Vacuum Furnace Engineering
BT EDF Energy KiwiRail Company Queensland Rail Valero
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Elbe Tunnel Lancer Getinge Norfolk Southern Railway R&D Carbon Watkins Manufacturing
Canadian National Railways Eliwell Iberica Land Transport Authority Company Reliance WestNet Rail
Candy ENI Logica NSG Group RENFE Whirlpool
Chevron ExxonMobil London Underground Nucor Steel Samsung Wolseley
China Ministry of Railways Fisher & Paykel Luminant Ontario Clean Water Agency Saudi Aramco Yamatake
City of Bremen Frigoglass Madrid Metro Orange Scottish & Southern Energy Yellow River Conservancy
Codelco Gazprom Meteng Pty PATH Shell Commission
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7. Invensys brings advanced technologies to a global
customer base: Invensys® solutions are used in
around 180 countries worldwide, with offices in
more than 50 countries.
Rest of Europe
£630m
£630 million of sales. 3,518 employees
Asia Pacific
Africa/Middle East £356m
£138m
£356 million of sales. 3,029 employees
£138 million of sales. 654 employees
Revenue Employees
By sector By geography By geography
Rail transportation 31% UK 14% UK 15%
Consumer cyclical 21% Rest of Europe 28% Rest of Europe 18%
Oil and gas 12% North America 30% North America 38%
General industries 12% South America 6% South America 11%
Utilities and power 6% Asia Pacific 16% Asia Pacific 15%
Discrete manufacturing 6% Africa/Middle East 6% Africa/Middle East 3%
Petrochemicals 4%
Basic materials 2%
Pharmaceuticals 2%
Other 4%
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8. Invensys Operations Management
Invensys Operations Management is a leading global
technology, software and consulting business that creates and
applies advanced technologies to enable the safe and efficient
operation of industrial and commercial operations such as oil
refineries, fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, petrochemical
works and other manufacturing sites.
Our systems and solutions measure Advanced applications
production variables within plants, control We have an advanced applications
their operation and optimise production, business which enables the safe and
empowering our clients to improve efficient operation of sophisticated
their financial performance. At the manufacturing and infrastructure
same time we maintain our absolute operations. This business uses industry-
commitment to safety. leading software technology and
engineering solutions to help our
Our products and solutions can be
customers to improve their performance.
broadly divided into the following
Our SimSci-EsscorTM simulation software
categories:
allows existing and new operators to
practice dealing with different scenarios
Equipment
without affecting the plant, and our
Invensys Operations Management sells
Avantis® asset management software
a broad range of equipment used in
monitors equipment in a plant to enable
industrial plants, including measurement
predictive maintenance and replacement
and instrumentation products from our
to prevent unexpected downtime. A
leading Foxboro® brand and our
key factor of many of our advanced
Eurotherm® recorders and controllers.
applications is that they can operate
within plants that use our competitors’
Control and safety
core systems.
We have a top three position in the
world’s installed base of distributed
Enterprise Control System
control systems (DCS) based on the
We are combining all our technologies
strength of our core Foxboro® product
into a single Enterprise Control System
brand. Our Triconex® system is the
(ECS). This industry-first system integrates
world’s leading safety system and is used
all aspects of plant operations, spanning
extensively in nuclear power stations,
distributed control, safety, decision
petrochemical plants and oil refineries.
support, execution and visibility, in much
The Triconex system will automatically
the same way that Enterprise Resource
take over the plant in the event of a
Planning (ERP) platforms have done for
problem and bring it back quickly to
back office systems. Our InFusionTM
a safe state.
ECS, based on our world-leading
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9. ‘‘With the Wonderware
IntelaTrac™ system we’ve
been able to deliver best
practice-focussed advice
to operators at every
process step.’’
Mike Brooks
Global Refining IT Adviser, Chevron
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10. Invensys Operations Management continued
Wonderware® operations management to have field operators performing
software, leverages an open architecture equipment checks. Field operators have
to seamlessly integrate the Invensys traditionally used pencils and clipboards
Operations Management portfolio, as well and later entered the data into a
as third-party offerings provided by our spreadsheet. However, this is sometimes
vast ecosystem of partners. too late to make changes that could
reduce equipment failures or
Our strategy environmental or safety incidents.
Invensys Operations Management’s
Chevron has found significant savings
strategy is to expand its customer base,
by using mobile workflow software and
to broaden the geographic profile of the
hand held devices powered by Windows
division by focussing on high-growth
Mobile® software to deliver decision
economies, and to focus on high-margin
support to field workers. The solution
and faster-growing segments of the
used our Wonderware IntelaTrac mobile
market such as advanced applications
workforce management and decision
and our Enterprise Control System.
support system. The IntelaTrac system is
The development of world-class an enterprise software solution bringing
technology and, increasingly, the intelligent workflow, automated asset
provision of broader system-wide tracking and data collection to field
solutions based on our open architecture operators, which integrates factory floor
platform remain core to our strategy. data with corporate business systems.
Our ecosystem of technology and Data entered by operators is transmitted
distribution partners increases our ability into process historian systems when the
to develop, scale and deliver value- device is docked in a cradle. The IntelaTrac
adding technology to our customers. system data is combined with real-time
process data from the control systems
Case studies and viewed by operators and engineers.
Chevron drives efficiency with
Chevron tested the IntelaTrac system
mobile decision support
at one refinery, and then deployed
Chevron is one of the world’s largest
the solution to its eight wholly-owned
energy companies, with a global refining
refineries over an 18-month period.
capacity of more than two million barrels
With the IntelaTrac system, Chevron has
of oil per day.
increased refinery operating reliability,
It wanted to improve refinery performance reduced maintenance costs, and
and reliability, reduce maintenance costs, improved safety and environmental
and simplify compliance. Like many other compliance.
companies, it was also eager to preserve
Chevron estimates that these process
the knowledge of workers approaching
improvements will save US$3-5 million
retirement.
annually. The IntelaTrac system also helps
Over half of the assets in a typical refinery to capture knowledge before workers
are not electronically monitored and need retire and speeds new workers’ education
through mobile learning.
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11. Duke Power upgrades nuclear power We also provided Duke Power with our To meet their goal and respond to the
station turbine with our digital control Wonderware InTouch Human-Machine pressures of a changing global economy,
system Interface (HMI) software. Previously, Petro Rabigh wanted a system that would
Duke Power operates three nuclear power operators viewed the control system unite planning, scheduling, operations
stations and has provided power to the through a hard panel interface, but the management, production accounting and
Carolinas for a century. Oconee, Duke new system’s graphical user interface other tasks.
Power’s nuclear station in South Carolina, provides much more information. The
Our InFusion Enterprise Control System
has a capacity of 2,538MW. software enables operators to execute
(ECS) was a natural fit. Designed on open,
start-up and valve tests more efficiently,
Safety and reliability are the top concerns industry-standard technologies, our
and the new system automatically runs
of nuclear plants. Over 30 years ago, solution would be able to synchronise
specific tests and reports on the results.
when most of the United States’ nuclear information from multiple systems and
plants were commissioned, analogue Duke Power is now among the small applications. It was also proven to unite the
control systems were the state of the art group of nuclear plant operators systems and applications within a single
and ensured reliability. However, effectively using digital turbine controls, environment, providing consolidated and
analogue systems present constraints: although all are considering doing so as contextualised real-time data.
if a single component fails, the entire their analogue controls continue to age.
Our solution now covers the entire
system shuts down. This adds risk and
complex of 23 plants. Best-in-class
costs in downtime. Invensys Operations Management
applications from several vendors,
supports the growth of a Saudi
Marlon Dempsey, Instruments and including SAP, have been integrated
refinery and petrochemical complex
Controls Engineer, said, “We found that through the InFusion ECS. Setup,
The PetroRabigh complex in Saudi Arabia
our analogue turbine control system was configuration and testing of the
is one of the largest fully integrated oil
one of the top three causes of trips and applications and key performance
refinery and petrochemical production
transients, primarily because its indicators went smoothly, due to the
facilities in the region, and the largest
components presented a single point of flexibility of the InFusion environment.
integrated refinery in the world built
failure. We knew that introducing more
as a single project. The enterprise receives continuous,
redundancy at key points would enhance
accurate performance feedback, which
reliability considerably and found that When management decided to
is driving consistent execution of the
digital technology could provide that expand its facilities, they set a goal of
business processes. Operators view and
redundancy while at the same time commissioning the plants with integrated
control all the applications within the
reducing the cost of downtime.” operations management and business
performance management system via
systems.
Duke Power began implementing our a web-based interface.
Triconex fault-tolerant safety system. The objective was to implement a plant
Based on Triple-Modular Redundant information management system fully
architecture, it uses three isolated, integrated with SAP and other applications,
parallel-control systems and extensive and to improve performance management
diagnostics. The system uses ‘two-out-of- by tightly integrating control systems with
three’ voting to provide high-integrity, production and corporate business
error-free, uninterrupted process functions. At the same time, Petro Rabigh
operation without a single point of failure. wanted to maintain system safety and to
optimise production quantity and quality
at a competitive cost.
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12. Invensys Rail
Invensys Rail is a multinational technology leader,
providing state-of-the-art software-based
signalling, communication and control systems
that enable the safe and efficient operation of
trains in mainline and mass transit networks
across the world.
The demand for rail services is increasing, Our broad systems offering ranges from
driven by urbanisation, population growth highly complex integrated control centres
and an increasing need for environmentally that supervise and control complete
favourable transport solutions. Our systems railways, to leading-edge systems for
and solutions enable our customers to Communication Based Train Control
control rail networks safely, increasing (CBTC) and European Rail Traffic
capacity at the same time as lowering Management System (ERTMS) that
their cost of ownership. Our customers automate train operation and protection,
include train operators, civil developers, along with the latest generation
infrastructure owners and national railways. interlockings that ensure safe running
across a network. We also provide a
During the past 100 years, our businesses
complete range of trackside products,
have grown a large installed base in over
including crossings, point machines,
30 countries.
relays and track circuits.
We operate in a highly regional rail
Our core strengths lie in the breadth and
industry, where different geographies
sophistication of our technology and our
frequently have their own operational and
record for commissioning and delivery
signalling requirements. Within our core
of projects.
markets of the UK, Iberia, North America
and Australia we are the major supplier of
Our strategy
rail signalling systems. In recent years, we
Invensys Rail has established a leadership
have successfully expanded our business
position through sustained investment
into new markets including South America
in the research and development of
and Asia Pacific.
state-of-the-art technology solutions and
a commitment to the highest standards
of project execution. This dual approach
remains at the heart of our strategy. At the
same time we will seek to increase our
exposure outside of our core markets.
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14. Invensys Rail continued
‘‘This is our first major Case studies
Invensys Rail wins milestone Brazilian
project award in Brazil and Metro contract
is yet another success for In October 2009, Invensys Rail, the
our Communication Based Brazilian engineering company
Train Control system, after Montagens e Projetos Especiais (MPE),
and the Spanish telecoms specialists
winning the signalling Infoglobal signed a milestone £255
contract for Singapore’s million contract to upgrade the signalling
new Downtown Line.’’ and Automatic Train Control (ATC) system
on three lines of São Paulo’s rapidly
James Drummond developing metropolitan rail system.
Invensys Rail CEO and President Invensys Rail will install its Sirius™
Communication Based Train Control
(CBTC) system on all three lines and
their trains along with WESTRACE®
interlockings, point machines and LED
signals, totalling a 60% share within the
consortium.
To minimise disruption during the
upgrade, the new system will be installed
and designed to operate alongside the
existing signalling system until the project
is completed. This approach has been
successfully used by Invensys Rail around
the world and has proved highly
successful in delivering complex projects
on time and on budget with the minimum
disruption to passengers.
This contract marks Invensys Rail’s biggest
success to date in Brazil, and will provide
a platform for expansion in this important
and growing market.
The three lines are owned and operated
by Companhia Paulista de Trens
Metropolitanos (CPTM). Line 8 is 35km
long with 20 stations, Line 10 is 37km with
15 stations and Line 11 is 37km long with
12 stations. In total, 136 trains and
maintenance vehicles operate on the
three lines to transport over one million
passengers per working day.
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15. Invensys Rail enables new trains to Invensys Rail plays key role in Invensys Rail installs ERTMS on
enter passenger service on the infrastructure for the 2010 Winter Spain’s high-speed network
Metropolitan Line Olympics Invensys Rail is involved in all ongoing
Over the past two years, Invensys Rail Invensys Rail designed, installed and high-speed rail projects in Spain. We
has been engaged in an extensive commissioned the Integrated Control have successfully commissioned ERTMS
programme of signalling upgrades and Communication System (ICCS) for Level 1 on Spain’s high-speed line between
on the Sub-Surface Lines for London the Canada Line Rapid Transit Project Malaga and Cordoba. The line is now in
Underground. in Vancouver. commercial service with trains operating
at speeds in excess of 300 km/hour. Tests
In a programme lasting three years, the The line links downtown Vancouver with
are currently underway for ERTMS Level 2
project will see the replacement of track Richmond and the airport, and played a
which, when commissioned, will allow
circuits at 34 locations, which will key part in the transport infrastructure for
trains to operate at speeds of up to
ultimately allow London Underground’s the 2010 Winter Olympics.
350 km/hour.
new S-Stock trains to enter passenger
At the heart of the ICCS was our
service on the Metropolitan Line in 2010, The scope of our work included the
SystematICS® control system. This
followed by the Hammersmith and City, installation of lineside electrical units
managed the integration of each of
Circle and District lines. (LEUs) for ERTMS Level 1 operation and
the power, tunnel ventilation and
radio block centres for ERTMS Level 2
Invensys Rail recently successfully communications sub-systems, which
operation. We have also installed the
commissioned the twentieth and final site come together in a single operator
Spanish national automatic train
on the Metropolitan Line, which paves the interface. From this point, the operator
protection system and equipped the
way for the new trains to commence a controlled and monitored these functions
line’s control centre at Antequera with
period of testing along the full length of for the entire rail network.
centralised traffic and LEU controllers.
the Metropolitan Line.
Systems integrated include:
The complexity of this project led to
The scope of our work includes all the
• traction power supply Invensys Rail developing a powerful
design, approvals, installation, testing
• tunnel ventilation simulator, which provided the simulation
and commissioning works. In the last 16
• electrical and mechanical monitoring and testing environment for ERTMS.
months alone, the team has completed
• CCTV ERTMS systems require significant testing
18 separate commissionings without a
• public address and validation of all application data.
single overrun.
• passenger information display Our simulator saved many hours of
With this work on the Metropolitan Line • passenger counting manual checking and on-site testing.
now complete, the team is embarking on • voice communications
We are now employing our expertise in
a series of 14 commissionings on the • passenger alarm
ERTMS and high-speed rail in winning
District Line, with the programme due to • fibre optic transmission systems
projects around the world, such as our
be fully completed in November 2010.
contract in Turkey. Many countries are
considering investing in environmentally
favourable high-speed rail for inter-city
passenger transportation in direct
competition to air travel.
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16. Invensys Controls
Invensys Controls is a leading global provider of control
devices for products in residential homes and commercial
applications, with strong positions in the markets it serves.
Invensys Controls has been providing customers with
leading technology and engineering since the early 1900s.
Our products measure variables including and sense temperature and humidity
temperature and pressure, and control in residential and light commercial
the operation and optimisation of the applications.
performance of our customers’ appliances,
and thereby empower our customers Aftermarket
to impress consumers. In the aftermarket segment, we distribute
a vast array of residential products
Invensys Controls’ customers are principally
and replacement products for OEM
comprised of global residential and
equipment, encompassing thermostats,
commercial appliance manufacturers, but
valves, zone controls, timers, electronic
also include wholesalers and distributors
components and ambient controls that
of HVACR controls and services.
improve air quality.
Appliance
Our strategy
We design, engineer and manufacture
At the heart of our strategy is the design
components and systems that control the
of quality products that are innovative and
operation of kitchen and other appliances
deliver value to our customers, enabling
including cooking, refrigeration, laundry
us to provide engineering value that
and dishwashing in both the commercial
differentiates our solutions against product
and residential sectors.
commoditisation.
We help our customers to delight
Our focus will also be on fast-growing
consumers by enhancing the features
regions, including Asia Pacific, South
of their appliances while also exceeding
America, Africa and the Middle East, which
the energy-saving standards set by the
are set to continue to experience above-
regulating agencies and reducing the
average GDP growth, which will drive
raw material content of their products.
increased demand for more sophisticated
appliances.
Commercial
We develop products used in commercial Our successful restructuring and
refrigeration, cooking, heating, ventilation, productivity programme has enabled us
air conditioning, water heating and to price competitively by creating scale,
transportation. We are a leading designer increasing our efficiency and lowering cost.
and manufacturer of products that control
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18. Invensys Controls continued
‘‘Invensys Controls has Case studies
Pressure sensors for BSH
provided us with a strong BSH (Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte
engineering solution and GmbH) is one of the world’s leading
we are pleased that our companies in the home appliance
partnership with them is industry.
enabling us to reach our BSH has been focussed on improving
shared goal of increasing energy efficiency for many years. Its stated
aim is to set the standard in the sector
the energy efficiency of with innovative product solutions that
our appliances.’’ reduce resource consumption and help
to combat climate change.
Bosch und Siemens
Hausgeräte GmbH BSH’s research has revealed that an
appliance’s environmental impact is
largely determined by its performance
during the usage phase: 90% of its
environmental impact occurs during this
stage of a product’s lifecycle. With this in
mind, BSH was seeking an energy-
efficient and water-saving solution to
replace the existing generation of
pressure switches used in its washing
machines. The new solution needed to
optimise the use of water during the wash
cycle, which in turn would reduce the
amount of energy the appliance used.
Invensys Controls deployed its
engineering expertise to develop a
replacement for the pressure switch — the
F3 Linear pressure sensor. The F3 uses a
combination of mechanical technology
and electronics. A key competitive
advantage of the new pressure sensor
is a special system of double calibration,
offering strong immunity from all external
magnetic field interference.
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19. Through in-house testing, Invensys When developing the groundbreaking Touch controls for Sub-Zero
Controls estimates that in comparison to Ecocool range, Frigoglass worked with Sub-Zero, a leading manufacturer of
the old pressure switch the F3 can save Invensys Controls to ensure that the ICM premium residential refrigerators and
end users around two litres of water per control system was best in class. The freezers, has a reputation for providing
washing cycle and up to 70W of energy. control system is critically important in their customers with innovative and
With over 3,000 washing cycles in an ensuring the efficient operation and functional designs that set industry
average product lifetime, this can lead regulation of any refrigeration solution. standards. When Sub-Zero needed a
to potential energy savings of over futuristic control panel for their new
From the outset the Frigoglass and
200,000W and water savings of built-in refrigerator, Invensys Controls
Invensys Controls technical teams worked
6,000 litres1. delivered an elegant solution that
closely to specify, develop and test the
exceeded their expectations.
These savings are testament to Invensys solution. Invensys Controls used its
Controls’ commitment to developing engineering expertise to successfully Our engineers designed a sophisticated
energy-efficient solutions that benefit deliver a customised version of its class- touch control with a crystal clear panel
households and end users. leading ID971 control. featuring capacitive touch technology –
an industry first.
The solution provided by Invensys
Controls for Frigoglass
Controls has delivered considerable Behind the panel, we engineered touch
Frigoglass is the world’s leading
benefits to Frigoglass. The optimised control features that reinforce Sub-Zero’s
manufacturer of commercial refrigeration
temperature regulation provided by the reputation for quality and innovation.
equipment known as ice cold
customised ID971 reduces energy These features include precise water flow
merchandisers (ICMs). ICMs are the
consumption by 10% and extends the management for consistent ice cube size
cabinets and displays used by beverage
operating life of the compressor by 10%. and filtration monitoring, quieter
companies to chill drinks and attract
The Invensys Controls solution also operation of water and ice dispensing,
customers in retail locations. Frigoglass
reduces the servicing and maintenance improved energy management and total
has operations in 15 countries across
overheads of the Ecocool product range. system control of peripheral accessories.
four continents. The company’s global
customer base includes Coca-Cola, To reinforce the Sub-Zero consumer
Heineken and Nestlé. experience further, we developed
integrated self-diagnostic and total
Over the last few years Frigoglass has
monitoring systems, so customers know
worked closely with its key customers on
when to change filters or make other
the increasingly important requirement
adjustments to keep their food fresh.
for energy-efficient ICM solutions. Energy
efficiency is at the core of the company’s Just as Sub-Zero has redefined built-in
business, and it has focussed on refrigeration, Invensys Controls is
delivering ICMs that have the lowest dedicated to designing, engineering
possible impact on the environment. and manufacturing innovative control
As a result of this commitment, in 2009 solutions for its business partners around
Frigoglass was able to launch Ecocool™, the globe.
the first complete product range of
environmentally friendly ICMs.
Invensys estimates
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20. Invensys and Corporate Responsibility
Invensys is committed to supporting the principles
of economic success, environmental stewardship,
diversity and social responsibility. We believe that
by acting as a responsible global citizen, we will
not only minimise business risk but also enhance
our reputation as a business partner.
The Invensys Code of Conduct • Improved our employee safety their work. Invensys fosters an inclusive
The Invensys Code of Conduct performance: culture where anyone with the skills and
both describes and represents our – Reduced the Lost Workday Case abilities to perform is treated fairly. We
commitment to responsible business Incident Rate (LWCIR) by 47% embrace the diversity of our employees,
and is the foundation of our broader compared with the previous year. and the greater effectiveness a diverse
Compliance Programme. Under the terms – Reduced the Total Recordable Case workforce allows us to offer our
of the Code of Conduct, our employees Incident Rate (TRCIR) by 32% customers.
undertake to work with integrity as compared with the previous year.
We continue to respect and support the
representatives of Invensys and in • Reduced our environmental footprint
principles of the European Convention on
accordance with both local law and our and exceeded our 5% reduction targets
Human Rights and the UNGC by ensuring
own standards of ethical behaviour: for each of our environmental key
we comply with the labour laws of the
where the Code of Conduct is more performance indicators (KPIs) across
countries in which we operate and by
exacting than local laws or standards, the Group:
creating an inclusive and respectful
the Code of Conduct must be followed. – Reduced our energy consumption by
culture for our diverse workforce.
13% from 2009 to 2010 within our
The Group seeks to ensure that fair
Environment, health, safety & manufacturing locations.
consideration is given to applications
sustainability – Reduced our CO2 emissions by 10%
for employment received from people
Our commitment to sustainability is from 2009 to 2010 within our
with disabilities and we offer continued
fundamental to achieving our long-term manufacturing locations.
employment, training and advancement
business goals. – Reduced our CO2 emissions by 8%
where possible to employees who are or
from 2009 to 2010 within our
In the last reported year we have: become temporarily or permanently
non-manufacturing locations.
disabled.
• Renewed our participation in the United – Water reduction of 10% from 2009
Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and to 2010 within our manufacturing
Community and charitable investment
the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). locations.
We continue to encourage our divisions
• Been listed again on the FTSE4Good
More detail can be found in our and employees to build relationships in
Index Series which lists companies that
Sustainability Report, which is available the community and enhance workplace
meet recognised standards of
on our website. morale and cohesiveness. Our divisions
corporate responsibility.
provide a variety of programmes such as
• Been named as a component of the
Diversity matching gifts, sponsorships of activities
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. The
As a global company with employees and paid volunteer time to allow our
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes track
across the world, Invensys seeks to recruit employees to participate actively in
sustainability leaders among the top
the best individual for every position community events.
10% of the world’s top 2,500
regardless of gender, ethnic or national
companies.
origin, religion, sexual orientation or any
personal characteristic not relevant to
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22. Invensys and Corporate Responsibility continued
Cycling for charity Repairing hurricane damage Supporting local schools
17 £15,000
A team of 17 cyclists representing Invensys Operations Management Invensys Operations Management in
Invensys Rail participated in the ‘Around employees in Houston, US donated Worthing, UK received a £15,000 donation
the Bay in a Day’ charity cycling event in money to Trees for Houston,and for use of their car park by a local utility
Melbourne, Australia. They raised money volunteered time to plant the trees company. Invensys chose to allocate this
for The Smith Family charity which in response to several devastating money to three local schools to support
provides educational and learning hurricanes in the Houston area. the UK National Healthy Schools
support to disadvantaged Australian Programme and Eco-Schools Programme.
children.
National health Charity lunch Rural development
$5,000
Invensys Controls employees in Invensys Controls employees in Caxias Employees at the Invensys Operations
Matamoros, Mexico raised approximately do Sul, Brazil promoted a charity lunch to Management facility in Thailand
US$5,000 by collecting 298,000 raise funds for DOMUS, a house of refuge organised a charity event to help out the
aluminium cans for the Down Syndrome for children and teenagers with cancer. Baan Wangree School in rural Thailand.
Institute, Multiple Education Institute and Invensys employees contributed their
Multiple Rehabilitation Centre. labour, stationery and sports equipment,
and also provided five scholarships and
a cash donation to the school.
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23. Invensys plc
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United Kingdom
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Invensys plc office from 28 June 2010
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Invensys Operations Management
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Tel: +1 469 365 6400
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United Kingdom
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Invensys Controls
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