Inventory response

摘要

Terminal managers depend on timely information and an efficient response to market changes, if they are going to ship products worldwide in safety. But success has brought a special problem: systems that were adequate in the past now hinder information flow and make it impossible to unify operations. Yet they are much too costly to replace. ABB's Enhanced Terminal Operations protect the industry's current assets and future growth with industrial IT solutions that automate information flow and integrate operations worldwide. Success in the oil and gas transport and distribution industry demands a high tolerance for contradictions. Terminal owners and managers must take a global view, yet respond immediately to the smallest market changes. To control operating costs, they have to extract the maximum use out of old equipment, yet they need state-of-the-art technologies to remain competitive. They must deliver hazardous materials to remote sites, while complying with stringent government and environmental regulations that vary from location to location. And, finally, they need constant access to reliable, enterprise-wide information - about operations, suppliers, and customers - without jeopardising the security of the information and the terminal itself.