PUMP LIFE-CYCLES AND THE INTERNET UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PUMP RELIABILITY

摘要

Information technology, specifically computer mediated communication (CMC), will revolutionize the pump industry, from selection through installation, operation, and maintenance. There will be winners and losers. It will change not only the way business is done, but with whom business is done. It will also dramatically change the way that jobs are done, the tools that are used, and the support that is expected from vendors. Other changes will involve the information manufacturers will expect from users-some of which is now considered proprietary. In fact, the very concepts of "proprietary information" and "intellectual property" will undergo profound changes as information is made available and shared over the internet. Computer mediated communication is simply the exchange of information using computers. This can be done over the internet, or, using the same programs and protocols, it can be done over intranets within companies. As the exchange of information between trading partners increases, it will become increasingly difficult to know where internal communication ends and external communication begins. And as alliances and partnering agreements expand, it will become difficult to know where organizations end and suppliers' and customers' organizations begin.