XHQ Operations Intelligence Software Improving enterprise performance through operations intelligence solutions siemens.com/xhq
What is XHQ? That s simple. XHQ is a better, more intelligent way to make fast, informed decisions based on real-time, factual information. Decisions that improve your business and let you stay ahead of your competition. XHQ is real-time, up-to-the-minute data from numerous systems, multiple sites, and personalized perspectives based on what matters to you. It s easy to get started, easy to expand, and XHQ will work for you all day, every day, in real-time. It s that simple. It s XHQ. Aggregate Contextualize Visualize Decide Respond Grow Visibility Improves The Bottom Line See Operations In A New Way To Grow Your Top Line Drive Collaboration With Data Visibility At All Levels XHQ Operations Intelligence solutions form a layer of visibility that overarches diverse operational and business systems such as: Process Historians and Manufacturing Execution Systems Production Databases, Document Management Systems Asset Management Systems Laboratory Information Management Systems Planning Systems Cost Accounting Systems Inventory Databases Supply Chain Management Systems A XHQ solution synthesizes information from these multiple sources into views that provide you with the appropriate information in a familiar context. The solution presents users throughout the organization with a common view of operational status and the various metrics used to monitor and manage performance. Enterprises have invested heavily in pursuit of a better understanding of markets, improved service to customers, financial insights and reduced raw material costs. However, until recently, the activities that transform materials into the company s products have relatively little attention in terms of enterprise-wide IT initiatives. 2
XHQ Operations Intelligence Software XHQ Integrated Data Gateway More access, more security, more consistency XHQ Performance Analytics From across a facility to around the globe XHQ Performance Management Continuous improvements you can see 3
XHQ Performance Management Continuous Improvement you can see. XHQ Performance Management is a comprehensive suite of applications that support the continuous improvement cycle of your operations. Extending the scalable, proven XHQ framework, XHQ Performance Management provides the means to calculate key performance indicators (KPIs), set operational goals and benchmark performance against them. Leveraging the cross-source data integration available in XHQ Performance Management enables fact-based decision making from all operational and business data available in your plant. Customers experience an inexpensive deployment cycle based on out-of-box industry standards that leverage the world-class experience of Siemens consultants, and results in a shorter time-to-value return on investment. XHQ Performance Management Components Target Management Provides an environment to manage key performance indicators (KPIs) targets for optimal operations Creates limits to define the safe operating envelopes for critical equipment Measures and tracks KPIs in real time Eliminates the delay of spreadsheet-based reporting of KPIs Drill-down capability for detailed performance insight Creates targets and limits in a meaningful information model tailored to your plant Alert Notification System (ANS) Allows monitoring by exception of critical operational targets and limits Automated data collection and condition-based alerting allow for efficient operations User- or system-based alert subscription and notification configurations Notifications can be routed via e-mail or SMS messages elogs Automated reporting reduces errors with manual paperbased logging systems Electronically records operator logs and associates them to shifts, assets, events, work orders, etc., allowing for easy searching and filtering Integrates with the shift handover reporting, morning meeting or intrashift work processes, including the entry of routine parameters Captures the root cause reasons and comments for operational gaps and down time Allows users to collaborate and exchange information pertaining to any event or alert XHQ Performance Management Suite Features Contextualized, composite KPI calculations based on automated data collection of operational and business data Web-based thin client interface for dashboards, multidimensional analysis, trends and reports Role and functional responsibilities provide contextsensitive views fully integrated with Microsoft Windows Active Directory Intuitive, user-friendly administration and configuration clearly separating the role of the business user and the IT support staff Bi-directional integration with leading historians (PI, PHD, IP.21) for accessing real-time data and propagating KPIs and targets into central repositories E-mail and SMS text alerting on event detections, such as KPI threshold deviations Stores comprehensive, auditable target, limit and KPI data for historical analysis Allows bulk import and export of KPIs, and targets to/from Microsoft Excel and XML 4
Performance Analytics From across a facility to around the globe. Features Advanced Integration Server Comprehensive set of connectors Advanced caching mechanisms to increase throughput Perform complex data transformation and data cleansing procedures Minimized load on source system Failure recovery mechanisms to eliminate lost data Extensible to almost any data source XHQ Performance Analytics is a complimentary suite that provides access to the rich set of information from a single or multiple XHQ solutions, extending the XHQ Operations Intelligence framework by providing the capability to apply advanced analytic and reporting techniques to operations and business data at the site, regional, and global levels. Through Performance Analytics, data from external sources is combined and persisted in structures optimized for On- Line Analytical Processing (OLAP), data mining, reporting, KPI dashboards and other tools, such as Microsoft Excel. Use XHQ Performance Analytics to: Access data from disparate data sources such as process historians, relational databases, web services, and thirdparty applications. Access and transport large amounts of information on a global scale Generate the processes necessary to transport and store information Perform advanced data transform and cleansing operations Apply context to information to relate and visualize Generate advanced analytic data structures Create dashboards for KPI analysis and visualization Create and schedule reports Perform On-Line Analytic Processing (OLAP) and data mining XHQ Information Management Layer Efficient data stores optimized for reporting and analytics can off-load processing from the transactional data store Disparate data sources integrated, aggregated and contextualized Leverage the XHQ Application Data Models for a rich set of precontextualized data Data structures are optimized for analysis, which enables retrieval mechanisms to efficiently and dynamically generate result sets Store enormous volumes of information efficiently Visualization Leverage XHQ dashboard visualization applications Reports with a rich set of graphics and controls Provide analytic content in context with other XHQ content Analytics On-Line Analytic Processing (OLAP) structures derived from XHQ Model KPI calculations using real-time, historical, and relational data Data mining to discover hidden patterns and relationships Integrated with Microsoft Excel Engineering Auto-generate Analytic data structures including dimensional schemas and OLAP cubes based on internal and external data sources Auto-generate data retreival processes Schedule and monitor data retrieval Recover from failed data retrieval View error logs and audit trails Notification of erroneous behavior 5
Integrated Data Gateway More access, more security, more consistency. XHQ can share your valuable information with other applications to take your critical information into completely new spaces. This module can be used to read any XHQ data and use it in third party applications such as: A GPS-based asset monitoring application for phones and tablets Environmental compliance reports Early warning alert applications Custom visualization platforms And more. IDG Includes XHQ Client API XHQ ADO.NET Data Provider OPC UA Server (separately licensed) Mobile SDK Features Enables XHQ to be a data provider to: -3rd Party Windows Applications -Apple ios Applications -Android Applications -Windows Mobile Applications Many standard access interfaces to the unique data set within XHQ Full support of the security model 3rd party application access or web part access Based on the API consistent deployment 6
Quick Start Packs XHQ s Quick Start Packs live up to their name. The XHQ Quick Start Pack includes a collection of packaged solutions that put the process industry expertise of XHQ right into your hands. These easily modifiable Quick Start modules use best practice applications combined with proven scalability to present data in a consistent format You ll quickly be able to uncover areas of operational inefficiency and drive best practice standards and metrics Whether you re a plant operator, shift lead, facilities manager, engineer, plant manager, or you re part of the CXO suite, XHQ can aggregate the information you need from systems and operations around the world and present it in a view that s meaningful to you. Available Packs Asset Management Pack Maintenance Management Pack Inventory Management Pack Quality Management Pack Process Management Pack Target Management Pack Purchase Order Management Pack E-logs Oilfield Management Pack Please contact your local XHQ Sales contact to learn further details about XHQ Quick Start Packs. To find your nearest contact, please visit our website at: siemens.com/xhq Features The fastest way to deploy lots of XHQ content - quickly A low risk path to project success Easily modifiable to meet your user work processes Help drive best practice standards and metrics Uncover areas of operational inefficiency Quickly Prove the value of Manufacturing Intelligence What You Get Pre-developed, role-based content for XHQ Typical high-value, best practice use cases Taps into your existing information sources Presents data in a consistent, familiar format Shortens time to access and find information Different types of data including tag, relational, and time series Easily expanded to provide real-time, metrics alerts and actions Widely deployed & validated Field-proven scalability Short time to value fast ROI 7
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