SAP and Siemens Combined Strenghts to your Benefit
Energy Management Suite
SPPA-M3000 PowerPortal
SAP and Siemens have teamed up for a new
company-wide tool. It provides visibility of
technical and business information in a unified,
online view.
The Situation
Deregulation in the energy industry has increased
competition and the need for greater velocity in
business decision-making. Today, managers at all
levels need fast, up-to-date, accurate and
complete information from both the technical and
business domains. At the same time, business
processes have become more complex and must
be performed more effectively and with less
manpower.
The challenge is often tackled with a variety of
separate software systems, often disconnected
business processes, and software usability barriers
that hinder user acceptance. Consequently, many
business applications today are not correctly or
widely used. This is inefficient and costs time and
money.
PowerPortal integrates the functionalities of the SAP
Enterprise portal and the SPPA-M3000 Cockpit on a single
platform. The result is a new dimension in information
quality.
Energy Management Solutions
Power Generation
Instrumentation & Controls
Our Solution
PowerPortal –based on SAP Enterprise Portal and
SPPA-M3000 Cockpit. It bridges the gap between
the business and technical worlds and enables the
energy industry to dramatically capture new value
in today ´s competition markets.
PowerPortal integrates and unifies plant and
business information into a single view for rapid,
accurate business decision-making. Asset-related
processes and documents, financials & controls,
load capability and reserve capacity, production
costs and market prices, demand and energy
commitments, forecasts and history are readily
available. Key systems, decision support tools, and
key performance indicators can be accessed from
one user interface using a single password, all
information is derived from a single consistent
source.
This means, if data on predicted plant
performance over the next days and weeks are
available in one application, the same information
is available to your trading system, to your
market-watchers, and financial planning systems.
In each case the user or analyst can rapidly call up
The same consistent business data with the click
of a mouse – to address their unique business
questions.
There is “one version of the truth” to enable
consistent decision-making across the enterprise.
At the same time PowerPortal quickly and reliably
provides personalized information required by
specific users.
With PowerPortal, business applications
communicate and react to each other in a
“context-sensitive” manner. For example, if you
observe the data on a plant component in one
application, the documentation system searches
for the associated drawings; the maintenance
system does the same for the upcoming work
orders and all other system react accordingly. So
the user always sees a consistent view and can
rapidly call up tall the associated data at the click
of a mouse.
Example of a PowerPortal homepage:
Different displays of various applications, everything
integrated in one window
Your Benefit
PowerPortal offers you a single unified business
perspective, and provides enhanced productivity
and greater competitiveness for your energy
business. Your existing IT infrastructure will be
utilized most cost-effectively. Integration of key
business and technical information to support
business decision-making creates a new
dimension in information management. That
significantly improves the quality of your business
processes and business decisions – and at the
same supports the business velocity needed in
today's competitive marketplace.
Benefits at a Glance:
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Higher-quality and faster business
decision-making thanks to a single view and
consistent source of information with bestpractice analytical tools
„
through the integration of relevant technical
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Siemens AG
Power Generation
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Siemens AG
Power Generation
Instrumentation & Controls
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general descriptions of the technical options
available, which may not apply in all cases.
The required technical options should therefore be specified in the contract.
Acceleration of your business processes
and business applications
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Enhanced business productivity through
greater cost transparency within the business
at all levels as well as visibility into new
revenue enhancing opportunities
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Empowerment of employees through
application ease-to use and personalized
information
Example of maintenance:
After clicking on the faulty feedwater pump the maintenance
system reacts on a “context-sensitive” manner and
automatically displays the related work orders.