Simatic IT, Intelligence suite

The main components the users can work with are: scorecards and dashboards. You can: Create/manage your own scorecards, save them, share them. Create/manage dashboards adding/removing scorecards. As you classify the equipment by different layers, you can build scorecards at different levels. Measure Operating Equipment Effectiveness (OEE% =availability% x performance% x quality%). Monitor downtime. Monitor electricity … Read more

Running Vertical Pico Tiñosa

Después de un año, y con poco entrenamiento en las piernas he vuelto a disfrutar de una mañana de montaña por un sitio que además no conocía: el pico de la Tiñosa. Para ser Noviembre parece que estábamos en Septiembre: soleado, sin viento apenas. Muy bien hasta el km 9. Del 10 al 13 lo … Read more

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

Cobit 5.0 framework

Good schema to remind the standard. The 3 processes in IT governance that focus on adding value to the business and mitigating risks are: Resource management Performance management Compliance management Enterprise architecture (business processes and technology) is an emergent and popular area that is increasing the importance on the government frameworks.

European Aviation Safety Agency

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) with regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety. Production Organization Approvals (POAs) are managed by EASA in accordance with Subpart G of Regulation (EC). The agency is responsible for: The management of all applications from non EU countries (or from an EU country upon request of … Read more