Moving from React & Respond to Predict & Prevent – Improving Sustainable Manufacturing with Real-Time Analytics

Most chemical companies operate under a react & respond production paradigm – reacting to issues after they are critical or have found their way into a final product – and responding only as required under threat of potential customer actions. This approach ensures companies continue to generate waste and consume raw materials at higher rates than necessary.

A more effective and sustainable approach is “predict & prevent” – predictively identifying and pro-actively preventing issues through the use of real-time manufacturing analytics before problems negatively impact the environment and bottom line.

Through real-world examples, this presentation highlights how leading chemical manufacturers are moving to predict & prevent leveraging enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) and applying manufacturing analytics to critical parts of their operations – including incoming raw materials and in-house processes. This sustainable and environmentally-favorable approach drives analytics-based decisions to improve production efficiencies, increase supplier performance, and decrease waste.