Scott M. Shemwell – författare

The manufacturing industries remain the foundation of local, regional, and global economies. Manufacturing plants operate in dynamic markets that demand upgrading with transformational technologies for maintaining profitability, competitiveness, and business sustainability. Yet most manufacturing plants currently use technologies that are no longer competitive, and industry leaders face an overwhelming array of operational challenges that require agile and enhanced transformational solutions. This book offers manufacturers effective strategies and tools for the adoption and implementation of advanced operational technologies to ensure long-term innovation, efficiency, and profitability. Covers advanced automation integration in manufacturing, including digitization, AI, machine learning, IIoT, and cybersecurity Describes innovation, development, and integration of control technologies for sustainable manufacturing Explains how to upgrade existing manufacturing plants for the global market Shows how to apply emerging technologies including asset optimization and process integration for product lifecycle improvements, plant operation and maintenance enhancement, and supply chain integrationThis book serves as a strategic guide to applying advanced operational technologies for engineers, industry professionals, and management in the manufacturing sector.

The manufacturing industries remain the foundation of local, regional, and global economies. Manufacturing plants operate in dynamic markets that demand upgrading with transformational technologies for maintaining profitability, competitiveness, and business sustainability. Yet most manufacturing plants currently use technologies that are no longer competitive, and industry leaders face an overwhelming array of operational challenges that require agile and enhanced transformational solutions. This book offers manufacturers effective strategies and tools for the adoption and implementation of advanced operational technologies to ensure long-term innovation, efficiency, and profitability. Covers advanced automation integration in manufacturing, including digitization, AI, machine learning, IIoT, and cybersecurity Describes innovation, development, and integration of control technologies for sustainable manufacturing Explains how to upgrade existing manufacturing plants for the global market Shows how to apply emerging technologies including asset optimization and process integration for product lifecycle improvements, plant operation and maintenance enhancement, and supply chain integrationThis book serves as a strategic guide to applying advanced operational technologies for engineers, industry professionals, and management in the manufacturing sector.

Volumes have been written on the need for high-quality data to support organizational decision-making. Most of those books appear to focus on the development and sustainment of data from the standpoint of those directly responsible for the management of data stores and the use of technology necessary to acquire, store, and secure data sets.Navigating the Data Minefields: Management’s Guide to Better Decision-Making provides executives and subject matter experts (SMEs) with a "reasonable" set of useful tools they can adapt to their specific organization and operating environment. While complexity can never be taken out of an integrated system, decision-making can be facilitated by using metrics that take into consideration the quality of the data used to make decisions, i.e., risk mitigation.Professionals who depend on large high-quality data sets, such as senior and mid-level management, engineering SMEs, data scientists, IT, systems engineers, and medical professionals, will want to have this book in their decision-making arsenal.

This book offers a detailed insight into various business models that can be easily implemented using cutting-edge AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and others. The focus is not on creating technical models for developers, but on equipping management with the necessary tools to define the scope of work and tasks for the technical team efficiently.Nonlinear Big Data and AI-Enabled Problem-Solving: Transforming from a Spreadsheet Society provides access to a unique AI Body of Knowledge, offering actionable protocols aimed at delivering tangible and measurable economic benefits to organizations. It introduces innovative business models that can be easily implemented using cutting-edge AI tools. It provides comprehensive insights and customizable templates to help users efficiently harness the power of AI, eliminating the need for costly external assistance. This book offers a transformative approach for traditional critical infrastructure sector organizations seeking to evolve into lean, AI-driven high-performance firms of the future.Provides executives, senior management, and global governments with the ability to explore and achieve tangible value in solving complex and challenging problems that have previously lacked practical and effective solutions.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 2nd International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Conference (IPPTC 2018). The work focuses on petroleum & petrochemical technologies and practical challenges in the field. It creates a platform to bridge the knowledge gap between China and the world. The conference not only provides a platform to exchanges experience but also promotes the development of scientific research in petroleum & petrochemical technologies. The book will benefit a broad readership, including industry experts, researchers, educators, senior engineers and managers.