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90% Available, 100% Deceived: A Fable of Green Dashboards, Red Balance Sheets, and a Scorpion Hiding in Your Dashboard
Two plants can both show 90% availability and sit $20.8M/year apart. Three chemical plants with identical specs and the same 90% availability have a $136M NPV gap over 10 years. Discover why scalar availability is structurally blind and learn the five-component measurement vector that replaces it.
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Hybrid Optimization for Mineral Processing Plants: Making Billion-Dollar Decisions with Mathematical Certainty
When designing a $2-3B mineral processing plant, engineering teams face 26,244 possible configurations. Learn how hybrid optimization techniques deliver provably optimal solutions worth $500M-$1B in additional NPV through mathematical certainty rather than educated guesses.
Model-Based Damage Tracking: Engineering Turnaround Decisions
Turnarounds are not events to manage—they are decisions. Learn how Model-Based Damage Tracking replaces reactive planning with condition-driven execution using validated parametric models grounded in material science.
Complexity Is Not Our Enemy — Our Complexity-Anxiety Is
The real obstacle to better industrial decisions isn't complexity itself — it's our anxiety about it. Learn how to transform fear into structured confidence with the right decision support systems.
After the First Digital Asset: Building an Ecosystem for Enterprise Value
Your first IDA was a milestone. Now learn how to scale it into an enterprise-wide ecosystem. Discover the three strategic imperatives for sustainable growth and operational resilience.
Why Build an Industrial Digital Asset? A Practical Guide for Leaders
A step-by-step roadmap for industrial leaders on building Industrial Digital Assets. Learn the proven 8-step process from defining objectives to realizing real-time value in complex operations.
RAM Models as Foundation of Value Resilience
A RAM model is not a compliance exercise—it's a living simulation of how your asset produces value. Learn what makes Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability modeling the foundation of industrial decision-making, and how it differs from a full Digital Asset.
Digital Twin vs Digital Asset: Two Terms, One Purpose — But Very Different Roles
Understanding the critical difference between Digital Twins and Digital Assets. A Digital Twin reflects reality with high-fidelity monitoring. A Digital Asset shapes it through integrated decision intelligence.
You Don't Have a Digital Asset — You Have Data
Most companies believe they have a Digital Asset because they use SCADA, dashboards, or AI tools. But if your system can't answer the EBITDA impact question, you don't have an asset — you have data. Learn what truly defines a Digital Asset.
Beyond Availability: Why Expected Value Is the True Measure of Industrial Performance
Most industrial operators celebrate 95% availability. But high availability does not guarantee high value. Discover why Expected Value is the missing link between physics and finance.
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