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Supply-Chain Management and Logistics for Autonomous Operations
Automation and digitalization of logistics by end-to-end integration
The loading of a trucks, railcars or ships with dangerous chemical products takes up many different steps to ensure that the process runs efficiently. Customer and carrier information is needed to safeguard a correct execution of the loading process in the shop-floor system. The necessary steps and checks before the product can be delivered to the customer are being automated, without taking any compromise on safety nor quality. In order to guarantee the system landscape fits the pursuit for operational excellence, holistic and modular solutions are needed, flawlessly connecting infrastructure (cameras, sensors, tablets, gate systems, kiosks, PLC and DCS systems,…) with the administrative logistics processes and its corresponding IT.
The speaker will introduce you by means of real examples the benefits of an end-to-end horizontally and vertically integrated logistics system landscape in the chemical industry.
Michiel De Deken, BASF Antwerpen
Supply Chain Management for Autonomous Operations
As a technology provider the speaker sees great opportunities in digitization right now. In present times there is still collaboration between suppliers of components, subsystems and system integrators to convert the knowledge of the applications into well-functioning processes with end users.
The breakthrough lies in the data exchange, which people in the industry now also want. This will enable end-users to achieve goals in sustainability, effectiveness and safety (including cyber security). The speaker cites both concrete examples in Factory Automation and Process Automation, in order to look beyond the links in the business chain through data exchange and to realize the stated goals.
Jan Koudijzer, Festo