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What’ s more, with an embedded AIpowered assistant, it’ s simply a matter of querying the system:‘ Where is X item?’ or‘ What options do I have to get Y material to ABC site by tomorrow?’ for an answer in real time.
Meanwhile, armed with intelligent field logistics and asset management analytics, field ops teams also can identify optimal pathways for moving equipment and materials from point to point to reduce risk and cost, while also minimizing the carbon footprint associated with those movements. And, as heavily as some energy companies rely on rental equipment and associated items, intelligent tracking also can help manage onboarding and offboarding to avoid potentially large penalties.
2. Supply chain
Real-time visibility into the availability of parts, materials and capital equipment from suppliers is another critical element to a field operation. The edge goes to companies that can readily see exactly what their procurement needs are, then turn to their supplier network, and with the help of intelligent analytics, see who’ s best equipped to fulfill those needs in a timely, cost-effective way. Gaining this level of insight requires a connected, collaborative supplier network where the various parties are sharing information in real time.
3. Predictive maintenance
With the help of intelligent analytics and modeling, energy companies are shifting away from traditional scheduled maintenance approaches to predictive approaches where they can proactively plan and perform maintenance on equipment based on historical performance data for given locations and applications. Energy companies like Equinor and Aker BP are seeing measurable reliability and safety improvements and cost savings in their field operations by embracing predictive approaches.
4. Connecting the dots
What if field asset performance monitoring, predictive maintenance analytics, logistics, procurement, supply chain management and the like were all connected within a single digital environment? This has become the reality for an increasing number of energy companies, resulting in a holistic, end-to-end view of their field operations. That view can enable them to, for example, flag a part like a drill bit that tends to wear out in a certain
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