In my previous article, I noted several sustainable development goals (SDG) a system integration business should be aligned with. Now I’d like to dig deeper into a few of the key goals that can be strongly related to traditional system integrators' activities or impacted by them. Those goals are: SDG2—Zero hunger SDG6—Clean water and sanitation SDG7—Affordable and clean energy SDG11—Sustainable cities and communities Zero hunger My company has...
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As I wrote in my previous article, “The System Integrator’s Role in Sustainability” (Automation World – October 2022), System Integrators have two types of responsibility in driving sustainability: direct responsibility in running our businesses in complete alignment with some of the SDGs responsibility in implementing projects that can help to achieve the goals. Here I will analyze the first and what we can do to run...
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In 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is intended to guide the global economy in light of social equality and ecological boundaries. The agenda consists of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs): 1. No poverty 2. Zero hunger 3. Good health and well-being 4. Quality education 5. Gender equality 6. Clean water and sanitation 7. Affordable and clean energy 8. Decent work and economic growth 9. Industry innovation and infrastructure 10. Reduced inequalities 11. Sustainable cities and communities 12. Responsible...
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The food and beverage industry is being disrupted by significant consumer, product, brand, and distribution trends. Even though many of these trends are not necessarily new, disruptions since the emergence of COVID, followed by the war in Ukraine, have dramatically accelerated industry’s response. Before COVID, the beverage industry was largely focused on improving overall equipment efficiency (OEE). Today different use cases require targeted, individual measures to...
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In 2016, when I wrote about IT/OT convergence as one of the key mantras in smart manufacturing, my opinion was that IT/OT convergence was not only a technical issue, but an organizational one. In essence, this idea of convergence is not just about connecting two networks, but creating an organization where responsibilities are unified. At the very least, the IT and operations managers (CIO and COO) need...
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