Technology Innovations to Improve Industrial Health & Safety

Technology Innovations to Improve Industrial Health & Safety

Are serious accidents inevitable in heavy industry? Why, despite our best efforts, do fatalities continue to occur? Can technology play a role in improving safety performance? Are there any emerging technologies that could result in a breakthrough improvement in health and safety performance in industries such as mining, oil & gas, chemical, and others?

Smart Factories and the ‘New Normal’

Smart Factories and the ‘New Normal’

Smart Factories and the ‘New Normal’ It was only a short 12 months ago that things were vastly different. At the time, I wrote an article entitled Beyond Capex: Future-proofing your IT investment for sustainable value delivery (Halse, 2019). The article introduced...
Effective Information Management through the Opportunity Life-Cycle

Effective Information Management through the Opportunity Life-Cycle

Effective Information Management through the Opportunity Life-Cycle This article covers a high level overview of IM (Information Management) in both the project and business environments.    In both environments it is important to have an IM strategy that supports the...
Developing Business Information Systems during Capital Projects

Developing Business Information Systems during Capital Projects

Developing Business Information Systems during Capital Projects In this article, I describe a generic process for defining and implementing the core business systems during a capital project.  Introduction Modern businesses rely on good information systems to support...