SIMATIC IT Production Suite (1/2)

Trying to understand how this product is divided, I invested some time on the support documentation provided by Siemens. The main 2 components of SIMATIC IT are Production Modeler and Components: 1. SIMATIC IT Production Modeler offers a modeling environment in which the various functions provided by SIMATIC IT Components are graphically combined to define … Read more

Industrie 4.0

This week I learned that the German government has launched a program named Industry 4.0. I’m used to see terms as “4.0” in the www, but no in other industries. Then I learned there is a clear definition of the different phases of the industry revolution. We are now in the 3.0 and navigating to … Read more

Rough cut capacity plan (RCCP)

In the same way on IT we have capacity plans for data storage, server capacity and other forecasting processes, on the supply chain processes there is the RCCP. RCCP verifies that you have sufficient capacity available to meet the capacity requirements for your master schedules. Typically there is an application that implement these processes. Marketing/sales … Read more

DuPont merges and acquisitions

Following-up merge and acquisitions done by DuPont 1999 March: DuPont acquires Pioneer, $7.7 Billion 2011 January: DuPont Acquires Enzyme Maker Danisco for $5.8 Billion. Danisco produces and sells food ingredients and industrial bioproducts primarily in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Asia. July: DuPont acquires Innovalight. Innovalight develops silicon ink, licensed to solar cell … Read more