Optimizing Connected System Performance and Establishing Tangible Goals for Sensor UseSandhiprakash Bhide Visionary IOT Leader, Strategist & Future TechnologistFebruary 8, 2017

Optimizing Connected System Performance and Establishing Tangible Goals for Sensor UseTangible Goals for Sensor Use

Sandhiprakash BhideVisionary IOT Leader, Strategist & Future Technologist

February 8, 2017

op·ti·mi·za·tionthe action of making the best or most effective use of a situation or resources

Resources: Money, Materials, People, Time and other Assets

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Everything flows back to Money

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Typical Steel Manufacturing Process

Source: http://www.gridgit.com/postpic/2010/07/steel-manufacturing-process-flow-chart_341545.jpg 5

You might be tempted to deploy sensors along every part of your manufacturing supply chain,

but …

An important first step is pinpoint “what the An important first step is pinpoint “what the problem statement is” and “what exactly you

want to achieve (goal)” through the IIOT

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You also need to have a thorough understanding of the process and relationships.

The sensor quantities, qualities, or locations are then defined as a result of this analysis

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All about Measurable Business Results• Cost Reduction—Optimize inventory, reduce

shrinkage, and lower labor costs• Increased Revenue—Reduce out-of-stock SKUs,

better monitor sales trends to optimize sales revenue• Improved Efficiencies—Increased accuracy, • Improved Efficiencies—Increased accuracy,

reduction of data entry errors, and automated data collection to provide real-time monitoring

• Increased Visibility—Gain greater insight into key aspects of your organization

It is all about Business Results (Increase top line and reduce bottom line)8

Understand Operational Results

• Cut back on inventory by ..• Aid in PM, RT monitoring, and eliminate errors or

reduce the machine downtime by …• Increase speed and efficiency by…• Improve quality control or reduce defects by…• Reduce energy consumption by …

Translate Business Results into operational results9

Key Metrics1. Inventory Control

1. Track inventory/eliminate overflow inventory by…2. Free up warehouse space by…3. Reduce cycle time reduction and improve flow by…4. Improve accuracy by…

2. Automation2. Automation1. Preventive/predictive maintenance (reduce down time by…)2. Predict the future needs3. Improve quality and precision by…4. Increase speed of execution by…5. Catch/limit mistakes early (%)

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Sensors to meet Business ResultsQuestions to ask:1. What business results are you expecting?2. Are they are measurable?3. What is the allocated budget?4. What is time duration of deployment?4. What is time duration of deployment?5. What resources are available for ongoing expense?And then: 1. Define what sensors, how many, specs, where to locate2. Define the HW/SW/System architecture to support the biz objective3. Follow- through to make sure business results are achieved

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Sensors to Map on the Process

GPS

Compass

Altimeter

CO

Humidity

Sensors/Devices for Automation and inventory Control

WAN

Edge IOT Gateway

CloudCloud

CloudCloud

CloudCloud

ALS

Camera

(Array) Mic

Proximity

Accel/Gyro

Actuators

Sensor or device level

analytics

WAN

Multi-device combinatorial edge

analytics

Cloud analytics for temporal analysis

CloudCloud

On premise

CloudCloud

CloudCloud

Off Premise

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Tangible Goals for Sensor Use

1. Which sensors, where, specs (temp range, humidity, vibration, resolution,…)

2. Capabilities: local processing, analytics, 2. Capabilities: local processing, analytics, power consumption, communication

3. Reliability, latency, fail-over, redundancy4. Same for actuators

Sensors/processing to Support Data Reduction and Decision Making at Each Level

Wisdom

Sensors Data

Information

Knowledge

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Motivation behind Sensor Usage

Source: Ray Solnik, Appnomic Systems , http://www.datacenterjournal.com/it/time-analytics-delivers-operations/Source: Big Data Analytics – Predictive Analytics – Gartner Glossary, www.gartner.com

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Summary1. First a problem statement must be defined2. What is the business result expected3. Understand the upfront/ongoing budget, time duration,

resources4. Define success criteria: financial and operational

Then1. Define sensors and lean HW/SW/systems architecture2. Define redundancy, availability, fail-over, security criteria3. Follow- through to make sure business results are achieved

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Thank you!Questions?

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