IPS-ENERGY Enterprise with/without ERP Alternatives Overview and Sample

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Normal Situation
Large system portfolios Big Corporate systems Operating Unit systems (maybe from mergers) Departmental systems Orphan or rogue systems Large investment Money Time Political capital Personal/professional credibility

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And, there are Issues

Information Technology (IT) Issues Complexity Many technology platforms (OSs, Databases, etc.) Duplicate data Many interfaces to develop and maintain Business Issues Duplicate work Uncertainty Correctness Completeness Timeliness Fuzzy relationships Ownership (who owns which data?) Where is the data I need? Which system isthe official one? 2013 IPS GmbH

Where IPS Systems Fit

Customer Systems (Billing, Outage Mgmt., Web site, etc.) Engineering (CAD, Relay setting calc., etc.) Operations and Monitoring
IPS Systems (IPS-ENERGY, IPS-EPIS, SmartGridDI) [Asset data repository, maintenance & testing; Relay setting mgmt. and workflow; Event & data analysis and notification, etc.]

Equipment Manf. Software (Relays, test equipment, etc.)

Foundational Systems (Accounting, Finance, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Human Resources, etc.)
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Most Common Issues

Customer or prospective customer already has ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) with: Purchasing Fixed Assets (Accounting) Inventory management Maybe a maintenance system Concerns about Where Does IPS fit? Can I keep my current system? How do my current systems and IPS work together? How do I explain to management we need another system? What will IT say?

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The IPS Approach

We understand all those issues........ And the investments We know we have to fit in What we do...... Complement previous investments Play to our strengths to add value How we do it Use standard Microsoft technology (Windows, SQL Server, IIS, etc.) Specific interfaces where appopriate IPS-CAPE Bridge+ MAXIMO interface (under development) SAP Bridge CIM based Topology SmartGridDI universal, configurable interface (and much more) tool Embrace emerging standards such as CIM (Common Information Model) Work closely with customer to get the best fit
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The IPS Approach (continued)

Possible strengths of current portfolio (things IPS leaves to them) Inventory management Accounting Purchasing CAD Setting calculations Payroll And lots more...... e.g., SCADA, GIS, customer support and billing Strengths of IPS (see presentation on Differentiation) Areas of overlap.... Decision points Asset data repository (IPS has robust data models nearly all power system Asset Groups; IPS Asset Management) Work planning/Work order creation (IPS Planning, Work Ordering, Work execution) Reporting (IPS Report Studio) Analytics (IPS SmartGridDI) Alerts and Notifications (IPS Work Execution, SmartGridDI)
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Integrated Maintenance Management Integration With Third Party ERP (SAP, Maximo, Oracle Utilities, Ventyx etc)
Maintenance concept (Templates, Rules) Technical asset data database

Equipment database

Technical maintenance evaluation & planning

Alerts, Notification s

Work orders

Planning

Mtn. Action assignment to WO

Maintenance packages

Execution
(Interfacing with Test Device Software appl.)

Asset Condition Info, Notifications

Resources confirmation

Asset Condition Evaluation (Analyses)

Documentation

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Offline Maintenance Data : Results, Measurements, Inspections

Offline/Online Mobile Client

Desktop Client

WebSuite Client IPSWebSuite Server

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IPS-EPIS

Other IT Data SAP, GIS, PSSE/ODMS etc

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Online Data Monitoring SCADA PI Historian

Conditional follow Actions, Notifications, Publication of results, User Configurable Dashboards Dashboards
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Thank you very much for your attention For more information, please visit www.ips-energy.com

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