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        • Blogs
          • 2024
            • How to Build Multi-Agent Systems for Industry
            • Why Solving the Problem Doesn’t Solve the Problem: The Importance of Scalable Intelligent Operations
            • Content, Decision, and Hybrid: The Three Pillars of Multi-Agent Systems in Industry
            • Revolutionizing Manufacturing with AI and Generative AI: XMPro’s Intelligent Business Operations Sui
            • The Evolution of Skills: Lessons from Agriculture in the GenAI and MAGS Era
            • Part 1: From Railroads to AI: The Evolution of Game-Changing Utilities
            • Part2: The Future of Work: Harnessing Generative Agents in Manufacturing
            • Bridging Automation and Intelligence: XMPro’s Approach to Industrial Agent Management
            • XMPro APEX: Pioneering AgentOps for Industrial Multi Agent Generative Systems
            • Part 5 – Rules of Engagement: Establishing Governance for Multi-Agent Generative Systems
            • How to Achieve Scalable Predictive Maintenance for Industrial Operations
            • Understanding the Difference Between XMPro AI Assistant and AI Advisor
            • Part 3 – AI at the Core: LLMs and Data Pipelines for Industrial Multi-Agent Generative Systems
            • MAGS: The Killer App for Generative AI in Industrial Applications
            • The Importance of Pump Predictive Maintenance for Operational Efficiency
            • Progressing Through The Decision Intelligence Continuum With XMPro
            • The Value-First Approach to Industrial AI: Why MAGS Implementation Must Start with Business Outcomes
            • New Guide – The Ultimate Guide to Multi-Agent Generative Systems
            • The Ultimate Guide To Predictive Analytics
            • Part 4 – Pioneering Progress | Real-World Applications of Multi-Agent Generative Systems
            • Scaling Multi-Agent Systems with Data Pipelines: Solving Real-World Industrial Challenges
          • 2023
            • How to master Predictive Analytics using Composable Digital Twins
            • Accelerate Your AI Workflow: The 3 Key Business Advantages of XMPro Notebook
            • The Roadmap to Intelligent Digital Twins
            • What is edge computing, and how can digital twins utilize this technology?
            • THE TOP 5 USE CASES FOR COMPOSABLE DIGITAL TWINS IN RENEWABLES + HOW TO SUPERCHARGE RESULTS WITH AI
            • The Technology Behind Predictive Maintenance (PdM) : Hardware & Software
            • The Benefits of Using Digital Twins in Smart Manufacturing
            • XMPro I3C Intelligent Digital Twins Strategy Framework
            • The TOP 5 use cases for composable digital twins in mining – and how to use AI to supercharge result
            • The TOP 5 use cases for Composable Digital Twins in the Oil & Gas industry
            • Why Decision Intelligence with Digital Twins is “kinda like” DCS for Automation and Control
            • XMPro becomes an NVIDIA Cloud-Validated partner
            • From Reactive to Predictive : Introduction to Predictive Maintenance
            • Microsoft Azure Digital Twins : Everything You Need To Know
            • Unlocking Efficiency: The Right Time & Strategy to Launch Your Digital Twin for Enhanced Asset Manag
            • Revolutionize Your Supply Chain: How Digital Twins Can Boost Efficiency and Cut Costs
          • 2022
            • Create a Common Operating Picture of Your Operations with XMPro
            • 7 Trends for Industrial Digital Twins in 2022
            • How to Build a Digital Twin + 60 Use Cases By Industry
            • What are composable digital twins in the metaverse?
          • 2021
            • The Value of a Composable Digital Twin
          • 2020
            • Lean Digital Twin: Part 2
            • Digital Twin: Your Most Productive Remote Worker
            • From the Control Room to the Bedroom
            • Lean Digital Twin: Part 3
          • 2019
            • My Digital Twin: Digital Twin Applications for Real-time Operations (Like Me)
          • 2018
            • XMPro IoT Operational Capability Survey Results 2018
            • What is a Digital Business Platform and Why Should I Care?
            • [Robotic] Process Automation for IoT
            • 3 Patterns of Industrial IoT Use Cases
            • The CXO’s Guide to Digital Transformation – May The Five Forces Be With You
            • Is Security More Important Than Trustworthiness for Industrial IoT?
            • XMPro at bpmNEXT 2018: Watch The Presentation
          • 2017
            • The Top 5 Reasons to Invest in an IIoT Development Platform
            • IoT Business Solutions Start with Big Data & Create Business Outcomes
            • How AI Bots Bring Digital Twins to Life
          • 2016
            • How To Get Started With Industrial IoT
            • How To Overcome The Top 5 Challenges To Industrial IoT Adoption
            • What is an IoT Platform vs. an IoT Business Application Suite?
            • Industrial IoT: How To Get Started with Predictive Maintenance
            • 3 Ways The Internet of Things is Transforming Field Service
            • 7 Types of Industrial IoT Data Sources (And How To Use Them)
          • 2015
            • How Important Are Processes To The Internet Of Things?
            • Understanding the Value of Real Time KPI Management as Your Next Strategic Project
            • 6 Myths About Machine Learning
            • 10 Predictive Analytics Use Cases By Industry
            • What is a “Business Moment” in your business?
            • Does Operational Intelligence Make Business Intelligence Obsolete?
            • How To Reduce Operational Costs by 36% with Predictive Analytics
            • From Many, One – The Nature of Complex Event Processing
            • Herding Cats: What Enterprise Architects need to know about Business Process Management
          • 2014
            • Making Business Operations More Intelligent
          • 2013
            • Best Next Action Is The Next Big Thing For Intelligent Operations
            • The learns from two ‘Best in class’ organisations acquiring BPM technology
          • 2012
            • Why Intelligent Business Operations is Mobile, Social and Smart
            • Why Do You Want Intelligent Business Operations?
            • How big of a problem are ‘dark processes’?
            • Operational Risk: When You Stick Your Head In The Sand
            • The Difference Between Event-based And Workflow-based Processes
          • 2011
            • Is mobile BPM now essential to the business?
            • Stretch Socially Dynamic Processes To Fit Your Business
            • Social Listening – Get Control Of The Conversation
            • Operations Management – The Keys To KPIs
            • Benefits of BPM v 1.0
            • How to Prioritise Processes
          • 2010
            • The Business Drivers
            • Preserving Capability and Agility
            • Mobile BPM
        • Use Cases
          • Aging Pipe Predictive Maintenance in Water Utilities
          • Air Quality Monitoring For Agriculture
          • Alarm Management and Triage
          • Asset Condition Monitoring for Surface Processing Plants in the Mining Industry
          • Bogie Health Monitoring in the Rail Industry
          • Boiler Feed Water Pumps
          • CHPP Throughput Loss Monitoring
          • Casting Guidance
          • Conveyor Belt System Monitoring and Optimization in Automotive Manufacturing
          • Cooling Tower Fin Fan Monitoring
          • Cyclone/Slurry Pump Monitoring
          • Demand Planning to Reduce Stockholding in Stores
          • Demin Water Monitoring for Boiler Tube Corrosion
          • EV Battery Assembly Process Optimization for the Car Manufacturing Industry
          • Flood Prediction & Response in Water Utilities
          • Golden Batch For Culture Addition In The Dairy processing Industry.
          • Golden Batch Monitoring
          • Improve First Pass Yield (FPY)
          • Induced Draft (ID) Fan Monitoring
          • Long Conveyor Monitoring
          • Monitor Process Health to Reduce Cash-to-Cash Cycle
          • Monitor Storm Water Reservoirs For Flood Prevention
          • Monitor and Reduce Energy Consumption
          • Oil Well Maintenance Planning
          • Oil Well RTP Monitoring
          • Pipe Scaling Prediction for Roller Cooling
          • Precision Irrigation in Agriculture
          • Predict Heat Exchanger Fouling
          • Predictive Maintenance & Asset Health Monitoring For Haul Trucks In The Mining Industry
          • Predictive Maintenance For Mobile Assets Within The Mining Industry
          • Predictive Maintenance for Robotic Arms in the Automotive Industry
          • Predictive Maintenance for Wind Turbines
          • Pump Health Monitoring in Water Utilities
          • Pumping Station OEE
          • Real-time Balanced Business Scorecard (BBS)
          • Real-time Safety Monitoring
          • Short Term Inventory Planning
          • Strategic Performance & Safety Oversight for Global Mining Operations
          • Wheel and Track Wear Monitoring In The Rail Industry
          • Wind Turbine Performance Optimization
        • Youtube
          • 2024
            • Discover Gen AI Powered Operations With XMPro iBOS
            • Generative AI and Digital Twins in 2024 - XMPro Webinar
            • Go From Reactive To Predictive Operations In Water Utilities With XMPro iDTS
            • How to add Timestamps to Elements in XMPro App Designer
            • How to Build an AI Advisor for Industrial Operations Using XMPro
            • How XMPro Stream Hosts and Collections Enable Scalable, Real-Time Data Processing
            • Mind Blowing AI Agentic Operations For Industry With XMPro MAGS
            • The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Predictive Analytics Podcast
            • XMPro's Flexible Deployment Options: Flexible Cloud & On-Premise Solutions For Industry
            • XMPro iBOS: The Only AI-Powered Suite for Scalable Intelligent Operations
          • 2023
            • 2023 XMPro Product Roadmap - Webinar
            • An Introduction To Intelligent Digital Twins - Webinar
            • Energy and Utilities Asset Optimisation through Digital Twin technology
            • Explore Model Governance using our MLflow Agent
            • Exploring XMPro Notebook and MLflow for Data Science and Model Governance
            • How Changing Properties For One Block Can Be Applied To All Blocks Within Same Style Group
            • How do I Use A Button To Update a Data Source In XMPro App Designer
            • How Does XMPro Compare To ESBs (Enterprise Service Buses)-
            • How to Configure and Integrity Check in Data Streams
            • How To Create A Widget Within XMPro App Designer
            • How to Create Intelligent Digital Twins Using XMPro AI
            • How to export grid data to Excel In XMPro App Designer
            • How to Revolutionize Your Supply Chain with Digital Twins
            • How To Rotate Text In App Designer
            • How To Update a Data Source Using A Button
            • How To Use & Clone XMPro Demos For Your Own Use
            • How To Use And Build 3rd Party Apps To Extend The Capabilities Of The XMPro App Designer.
            • How to use Avatars and why they are important
            • How to view stream host logs In XMPro Data Stream Designer
            • Logging Provider Support With XMPro
            • Mastering Health Check Endpoints: A Guide to Ensuring Service Uptime and Performance with XMPro
            • Mastering Root Cause Analysis with XMPro: Capture, Value, Impact
            • Microsoft Azure Digital Twins Everything You Need To Know
            • Model Based Predictive Maintenance (PdM) With XMPro
            • Monthly Webinar - Accelerate your digital twin use cases - XMPro Blueprints, Accelerators & Patterns
            • Optimizing Time Series Chart (TSC) Performance
            • Predictive Maintenance & Condition Monitoring - A Hot Seat Q&A Session
            • Predictive Maintenance with XMPro iDTS
            • Smart Facilities Management with Intelligent Digital Twins
            • The Benefits of using Digital Twins in Smart Manufacturing
            • The Four Industrial Revolutions Explained In Under 4 Minutes! #industry4 #smartmanufacturing
            • The Roadmap To Intelligent Digital Twins
            • The Technology Behind Predictive Maintenance (PdM) - The Hardware & Software that makes PdM Tick...
            • THE TOP USE CASES FOR COMPOSABLE DIGITAL TWINS IN RENEWABLES
            • Tips on how to use cache in agent configuration and get live updates
            • Webinar - XMPro 4.3 Release Showcase
            • What is a Digital Twin- Why Composable Digital Twins is the Future.
            • What Is Predictive Maintenance- (PdM)
            • What To Do When a Data Source Is Not Showing in Pass Page Parameter
            • XMPro - The World's Only AI - Powered Intelligent Digital Twin Suite
            • XMPro - The World's Only No Code Digital Twin Composition Platform
            • XMPro AI : How It Works
            • XMPro AI End To End Use Case
            • XMPro Auto Scale - Understanding Distributed Caching for Cloud-Native Applications
            • XMPro Promo Video - Dell Validated Design For Manufacturing Edge
          • 2022
            • Aggregate Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • App Layout Best Practices for Desktop & Mobile - XMPro Lunch & Learn
            • Broadcast Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Calculated Field Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • CRC16 Function Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Create a Common Operating Picture of Your Operations with XMPro
            • CSV Context Provider Agent Example - XMPro Data Stream Designer
            • CSV Simulator Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • CSV Writer Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Data Conversion Transformation Agent Example - XMPro Data Stream Designer
            • Digital Twin Strategy To Execution Pyramid - XMPro Webinar
            • Event Printer Action Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • File Listener Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Filter Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Group & Merge Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Bind Data To A Chart and Get It Working As Expected - XMPro Lunch & Learn
            • How To Send Data To My App (Including Caching Introduction) - XMPro Lunch & Learn
            • Join Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Min/Max Function Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • PART 1- How To Manage Complex Operations in Real-time Using Composable Digital Twins
            • PART 3 - How To Manage Complex Operations in Real-time Using Composable Digital Twins
            • PART2 - How To Manage Complex Operations in Real-time Using Composable Digital Twins
            • Pass Through Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Pivot Table Transformation Agent Example - Count - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Pivot Table Transformation Agent Example - Sum - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Real-Time Is Real - How To Use Event Intelligence Tools to Manage Complex Operations in Real-time.
            • Row Count Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Sort Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Transpose Transformation Agent Example - Columns - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Transpose Transformation Agent Example - Rows - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Trim Name Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Twilio Action Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Union Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Variables & Expressions in App Designer - XMPro Lunch & Learn
            • Window Transformation Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • XML File Reader Action Agent Example - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
          • 2021
            • The Value of a Composable Digital Twin - XMPro Webinar
          • 2020
            • 1. Understanding The Problem - UX Design - XMPRO
            • 1.1 Welcome - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 1.2 Introduction To UI Design - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 2. Creating User Stories - UX Design - XMPRO
            • 2.1 Responsive Design - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 2.2 Grids - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 2.3 Visual Hierarchy - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 2.4 Wireframes - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 3. Creating User Flow Diagrams - UX Design - XMPRO
            • 3.1 Color Palette - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 3.2 Typography - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 3.3 White Space - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 3.4 UI Elements - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 4. Plan Your App with Wireframes - UX Design - XMPRO
            • 4.1 Chart Types - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 4.2 Chart Styling - XMPRO UI Design Basics
            • 5. Designing for Dynamic Data - UX Design - XMPRO
            • Agents and Their Types - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Data Wrangling: Row Transpose - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Digital Twin: Your Most Productive Remote Worker - XMPRO Webinar
            • End-To-End Real-Time Condition Monitoring Demo - XMPRO Application Development Platform
            • Error Endpoints - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Export and Import Recommendations - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Add Buttons To Agents - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Add EditLists to Agents - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Change UI Language - XMPRO Subscription Manager
            • How To Configure a Stream Object - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Aggregate Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Anomaly Detection Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Azure SQL Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Azure SQL Context Provider - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Azure SQL Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Calculated Field Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The CSV Context Provider - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The CSV Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Data Conversion Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Edge Analysis Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Email Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Email Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Event Printer Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Event Simulator Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The FFT Function - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The File Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Filter Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The IBM Maximo Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The IBM Maximo Context Provider - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The IBM Maximo Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Join Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The JSON File Reader Context Provider - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The MQTT Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The MQTT Advanced Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The MQTT Advanced Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The MQTT Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Normalize Fields Function - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The OSIsoft PI Context Provider - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The OSIsoft PI Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Pass Through Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The PMML Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The REST API Context Provider - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The RScript Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Run Recommendation Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Signal Filter - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The SQL Server Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The SQL Server Context Provider - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The SQL Server Listener - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The SQL Server Writer Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Twilio Action Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Union Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Unzip Function - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Configure The Window Transformation - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Create an App - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Create and Manage Templates - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Create and Publish a Use Case - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Create and Use a Widget - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Create App Data Connections - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Create App Pages and Navigation - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Create Recommendation Rules - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Create Recurrent Data Streams - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Do Integrity Checks - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Edit Page Properties - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Enable Audit Trails - XMPRO App Designer
            • How to Export, Import, and Clone a Data Stream - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Export, Import and Clone an App - XMPRO App Designer
            • How to Export and Import an App - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Find Help for an Agent - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Install The XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Maintain and Capture Notes - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Manage Agents - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Manage and Use Server Variables - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Manage Buffer Size - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How to Manage Categories - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Manage Categories - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Pass Parameters Between Pages - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Publish and Share an Application - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Set Up and Use Charts in Live View - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Set Up and Use Gauges in Live View - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Share a Data Stream - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Share a Use Case - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Share an App For Design Collaboration - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Troubleshoot a Use Case - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Upgrade a Stream Object Version - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Use App Files - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Application Versions - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Bar Gauge - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Calendar - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Chart Pan, Zoom and Aggregation - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Chart Panes and Axes - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Chart Print and Export- XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Charts - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Charts: Series - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Collections - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Use Content Card - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use D3 - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Data Sources - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Embedded Pages - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Fieldset and Field - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Flex Layout
            • How To Use Form Validation - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Input Mappings - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Use Linear Gauges - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Live View - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Use Lookup - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Maps - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Page Layers - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Pivot Grid - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Polar Charts - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Power BI - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Radio Buttons - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Recommendations - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Select Box - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Stacked Layouts - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Stream Host Local Variables - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • How To Use Tabs - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Tags - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Templated List - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Templates - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Text - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Text Area - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Accordion - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Block Styling Manager - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use The Box and Data Repeater Box - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Button - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Circular Gauge - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Data Grid - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The HTML Editor - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Hyperlink and Box Hyperlink - XMPro App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Image - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Indicator - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Layout Grid - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Number Selector - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Pie Chart - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Range Slider - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Recommendation Chart - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Scroll Box - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Select Box - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Sparkline - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use The Textbox - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Tree Grid - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Tree List - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Use Unity - XMPRO App Designer Toolbox
            • How To Use Variables - XMPRO App Designer
            • How To Write and Maintain Notes and Business Case - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Interactive 3D Models For Digital Twins - XMPRO Event Intelligence Platform
            • Manage Input Arrow Highlights - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Manage Recommendation Access - XMPRO App Designer
            • Realize Value from End-To-End Condition Monitoring in 6 - 8 Weeks - XMPRO
            • Recommendation Versions - XMPRO App Designer
            • Solution Development Process For Event Intelligence Apps - XMPRO
            • Stream Hosts and How To Install Them - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • Use Case Versioning - XMPRO Data Stream Designer
            • XMPRO App Designer Overview - Event Intelligence Applications
            • XMPRO Data Stream Designer - Event Intelligence Applications
            • XMPRO Real-Time Event Intelligence Demo
            • XMPRO Recommendations - Event Intelligence Applications
          • 2019
            • Data Distribution Service: Using DDS in Your IoT Applications
            • My Digital Twin: Digital Twin Applications For Real-Time Operations (Like Me)
            • Setting up a Typical Industrial IoT Use Case with XMPro
            • XMPro Overview & Fin Fan Failure Demo
          • 2016
            • XMPro iBPMS Overview
          • 2013
            • XMPro Best Next Action - 3 Examples for XMPro blog
            • XMPro Case Management Example
            • XMPro Internet of Things Demo
          • 2012
            • Is Agile Business the New Normal
            • The Future of BPM Moving Towards Intelligent Business Operations
            • What industries does XMPro serve-
            • Who is XMPro for-
            • XMPro - The Social Listener - Why You Should Be Listening.wmv
            • XMPro Cool Vendor 2012
            • XMPro iBPMS For SharePoint
            • XMPro iBPMS v6 XMWeb for Intelligent Business Operations
            • XMPro News and Gartner BPM Sydney Summit Discount Offer.mp4
            • XMPro Version 6 - Introducing the Next Generation BPM for Intelligent Business Operations
    • Practice Notes
      • Unified Recommendation Alert Management
      • Performant Landing Pages in Real-Time Monitoring
  • Concepts
    • XMPro AI
      • XMPro Notebook
    • Data Stream
      • Stream Object Configuration
      • Verifying Stream Integrity
      • Running Data Streams
      • Timeline
    • Collection and Stream Host
    • Agent
      • Virtual vs Non-Virtual Agents
    • Application
      • Template
      • Page
      • Block
      • Canvas
      • Page Layers
      • Block Styling
      • Devices
      • Flex
      • Block Properties
      • Data Integration
      • Navigation and Parameters
      • Variables and Expressions
      • App Files
      • Metablocks
    • Recommendation
      • Rule
      • Execution Order
      • Auto Escalate
      • Form
      • Action Requests
      • Notification
      • Recommendation Alert
      • Deleted Items
      • Scoring
    • Connector
    • Landing Pages & Favorites
    • Version
    • Manage Access
    • Category
    • Variable
    • Insights
      • Data Delivery Insights
  • How-To Guides
    • Data Streams
      • Manage Data Streams
      • Manage Collections
      • Use Remote Receivers and Publishers
      • Manage Recurrent Data Streams
      • Use Business Case and Notes
      • Run an Integrity Check
      • Check Data Stream Logs
      • Use Live View
      • Use Stream Metrics
      • Troubleshoot a Data Stream
      • Upgrade a Stream Object Version
      • Setup Input Mappings
      • Use Error Endpoints
      • Use the Timeline
      • Context Menu
    • Application
      • Manage Apps
      • Manage Templates
      • Manage Pages
      • Import an App Page
      • Design Pages for Mobile
      • Navigate Between Pages
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In this article:

  • Industrial Digital Twins, combine Operational Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT), and Engineering Technology (ET).

  • Digital twins leverage AI and advanced analytics to provide insights from extensive datasets, enabling decision support, augmentation, and automation through a Distributed Intelligence System .

  • DIS revolutionizes business process automation, similar to how Distributed Control Systems (DCS) automate plant or factory operations.

  • The implementation of DIS based on digital twin architecture streamlines processes, enhances decision-making, and paves the way for intelligently automated operations.

Industrial Digital Twins exist at the confluence of Operational Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT), and Engineering Technology (ET), forming a unique triad of interconnected functionalities. They bring many benefits, one of the most significant being their capability to facilitate superior decision-making grounded in real-time data and context-specific information.

The initial phase of decision support delivered by digital twins equips business users with comprehensive data visualizations through dashboards and sophisticated business intelligence tools. These users then process this detailed, up-to-the-minute data using their professional acumen to make informed operational decisions.

However, the role of digital twins is continually evolving. They’re not just being used to offer information, but now, with the incorporation of AI and advanced analytics, they can further enrich the information by revealing hidden insights from colossal datasets that would be challenging (or even impossible) for business users to process manually in real time. This capability translates into decision augmentation, a process that yields prescriptive recommendations, providing a course of action from which the user can choose.

As we move into the future, the ambit of digital twins will extend beyond decision augmentation to decision automation. They will operate within a safe framework, making strategic decisions based on AI, analytics, and established business rules. This leap forward will enable ‘lights-out’ operations, driving an algorithmic business model.

Figure 1 – Decision Support Models for Decision Intelligence

Collectively, these three models of decision enablement – supporting, augmented, and automated – lay the foundation for a Distributed Intelligence System. “DIS” This system, enabled by digital twins, functions similarly to how Distributed Control Systems (DCS) provide the intelligence for automating plant or factory operations. This seamless integration of technologies propels us toward a future of digitized, intelligent, and automated decision-making in the industrial sector. The DIS for business process is “kinda like” a DCS for automation control.

Distributed Control System “DCS” in Industrial Automation

A Distributed Control System “DCS” is a digital automation system that uses geographically distributed control loops throughout a factory or plant. Each control loop manages a specific part of the process, such as controlling the temperature in a furnace or the speed of a conveyor belt.

The DCS allows for a high degree of automation, reducing the need for human intervention and increasing the efficiency and reliability of the process. It also provides a central control room where operators can monitor the entire process, make adjustments as needed, and respond quickly to any issues or alarms. It is coordinated through Supervisory Computers that serve as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems in many organizations. This feeds into Production Control systems, MES, MRP, and various other business production scheduling systems.

Figure 2 – ISA 95 – Purdue Model for shopfloor automation and control

Distributed Intelligence System “DIS” in Business Process Automation

A Distributed Intelligence System “DIS” performs a similar function for operational business processes. Instead of controlling physical processes in an industrial setting, it controls and optimizes business processes and decision-making.

In a DIS based on decentralized, edge-based business rules and a composable digital twin architecture, each business process or operation has its own digital twin, complete with its own data, rules, and decision-making algorithms. These digital twins are located at the edge, near where the data is generated, and the decisions are made, or in the cloud for centralized management and data.

This architecture allows each business process or operation to be managed independently, with its own localized decision-making capabilities. The digital twins communicate and coordinate with each other, creating a network of distributed intelligence throughout the organization.

Figure 3 – DCS vs DIS

Both SCADA and DIS systems provide a framework for monitoring, controlling, and optimizing operations, albeit in different contexts: SCADA for industrial processes and DIS for business operations. SCADA typically deals with physical parameters and controls hardware devices. In contrast, DIS deals with business parameters and controls software processes or decisions.

One fundamental difference is the way control is distributed. SCADA systems often centralize high-level control and decision-making in master stations, while DIS systems distribute decision-making across local units to enable faster, more context-aware decisions.

In a DIS based on a composable digital twin architecture, the system can quickly adapt to changes in the business environment. Each digital twin can be updated or replaced independently, providing flexibility and agility. This is crucial for businesses that need to respond rapidly to market dynamics.

We can create a new layer of strategic intelligence by merging the control intelligence from the Distributed Control Systems “DCS” and the operations intelligence derived from the Decision Intelligence System “DIS”. This unique amalgamation paves the way for developing a Common Operating Picture, essentially acting as an executive control tower, offering senior decision-makers unparalleled, comprehensive oversight and control.

Figure 4 – Influence operational decisions by adjusting strategic value levers

With this system in place, executives gain the ability to manipulate strategic value levers directly influencing business process rules and logic. This influence, in turn, modifies the decision support, augmentation, or automation provided by individual digital twins. Consequently, this creates a transparent and scalable pathway from strategic planning to operational execution, streamlining the entire organizational decision-making process.

Why does your business need a DIS?

A Distributed Intelligence System “DIS” will serve as a robust and dynamic repository for managing a broad spectrum of digital rules and models. It will house essential elements of hyperautomation, including diverse rulesets, artificial intelligence models, and other emerging digital meta-models and artifacts.

Acting as the central nervous system of digital operations, the DIS will orchestrate and streamline various automated processes and decision-making capabilities. It will empower organizations to respond promptly and intelligently to changing business conditions.

In this ecosystem, data will play the role of lifeblood, powering every function and decision. Seamless dataflow will be the critical enabler, facilitating real-time communication, synchronization, and coordination among various components. As data courses through the system, it brings vitality and intelligence, enabling the business to operate efficiently and adaptively.

How do you start with a DIS?

The next level, Level 1, in the Decision Intelligence System “DIS” framework, comprises the specific applications or use cases of Digital Twins. Each use case addresses a business challenge or seizes an opportunity within the overarching value chain. These use cases are divided into eight universal categories consistently relevant across various industries, a focal point for XMPro’s solutions.

Figure 5 – Manufacturing Use Cases Value Chain Matrix

The strength of a Digital Twin platform, such as XMPro, lies in its capacity to generate numerous use cases within the same framework, providing a unified operational view across the entire value chain and diverse business focus areas. Contrasting with traditional point solutions, a digital twin platform shuns the creation of isolated information silos. Instead, it enables the construction of aggregate digital twins on top of foundational operational twins.

This shift from traditional standalone point solutions enhances decision intelligence and provides a composite view enriched with novel insights that previously couldn’t be interconnected. Moreover, it achieves these benefits with remarkable efficiency – executing tasks with greater speed, enhanced quality, superior intelligence, and unparalleled agility, significantly outperforming traditional stand-alone point solutions.

Level 2 of the Decision Intelligence System framework supports tactical planning by cultivating a comprehensive view of multiple operational digital twins, emphasizing more tactical planning use cases. These use cases have a longer decision impact horizon and focus more on managing constraints. In future iterations of this framework, they will gain the ability to guide lower-level operational digital twins, leveraging the recommendations and business rules derived from the rules and model control at Level 3.

Figure 6 – Decisions at different levels of the organization

Level 3 functions as a centrally managed repository for digital twin models, AI models, and business rules, utilized by the Supervisory Twins to orchestrate and manage operations in a transparent and highly scalable manner.

Drawing parallels with DevOps and MLOps methodologies, Level 3 introduces the concept of TwinOps. This mechanism supports continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD), automating the integration and deployment of digital twin models and business rules. This level offers a streamlined, automated approach, ensuring constant updates and smooth functioning of the digital twin ecosystem.

Level 4 functions as an Operations Intelligence Control Tower, equipping Operations Managers with the tools to monitor and manage operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). By aligning these KPIs with strategic directives from executive leadership, managers can fine-tune rules and thresholds at level 3. This grants Operations Managers a ‘control tower’ perspective across their segment of the value chain, as well as across all eight functional areas.

Achieving this integrated, comprehensive view is only possible with a robust dlike XMPro iDTS, our intelligent Digital Twin Suite. It offers an all-encompassing Distributed Intelligence System that transforms complex data into actionable insights, fostering superior decision-making and strategic alignment across the organization.

Integrating intelligence from both the Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and the Distributed Intelligence System DIS empowers executive leadership with a Common Operating Picture at Level 5. This concept, drawn from military and disaster response decision-making models, leverages the same data as the operational and tactical digital twins, but reframes it through a strategic lens.

This comprehensive perspective enables leadership to decide on strategic alterations to value levers, which can then be communicated at level 4 and implemented by modifying rules, thresholds, and guidelines at level 3. These changes are then disseminated to the appropriate operational digital twins in a process that is transparent, scalable, and managed through TwinOps. This systematic approach ensures that strategic decisions seamlessly influence operational processes, maintaining coherence and consistency across all organizational levels.

Figure 7 – Common Operating Picture with XMPro intelligent Digital Twin Suite (iDTS)

In the constantly evolving landscape of industrial technology, the intersection of Operational Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT), and Engineering Technology (ET) forms a powerful triad: Industrial Digital Twins. These twins, more than just information providers, have begun to augment and even automate decision-making, harnessing the power of AI and advanced analytics to reveal hidden insights in extensive datasets. In doing so, they are progressively driving ‘lights-out’ autonomous operations and an algorithmic business model.

The digital twin architecture encapsulates three key models of decision enablement – decision support, augmentation, and automation, all under a robust umbrella, known as a Decision Intelligence System DIS. DIS revolutionizes business process automation by drawing parallels to how Distributed Control Systems (DCS) provide intelligence for automating plant or factory operations. Fueled by XMPro’s effective digital twin management tools, this framework offers diverse use cases across industries. It creates a network of distributed intelligence throughout the organization, responding dynamically to the changing business environment.

Moreover, DIS goes beyond connecting the dots between different operational levels. It builds an executive-level Common Operating Picture that reframes operational and tactical data through a strategic lens. This comprehensive view allows leadership to influence business process rules, seamlessly translating strategic planning into operational execution.

In conclusion, the evolution and implementation of Decision Intelligence Systems based on digital twin architecture not only streamlines processes and augments decision-making but also promises a future of intelligently automated operations. By redefining the boundaries of control and decision-making, from shop floor automation to executive strategic planning, these systems stand as testament to the groundbreaking strides technology continues to make toward an optimized, digitally transformed future.

The foundation or Level 0 of the Decision Intelligence System “DIS” involves the acquisition of data via Internet of Things (IoT) and from Operational Technology (OT), Information Technology (IT), and Engineering Technology (ET) systems. This applies to various industrial environments, including factories, mines, power utilities, etc. This crucial data acquisition and management task is effectively and efficiently handled by , which integrate and orchestrate the flow of information to the respective digital twins at the next level of the framework.

To accelerate the development and deployment of these various digital twin use cases, XMPro offers ‘.’ These blueprints encompass Data Streams, AppDesigner, AI, and Recommendations, forming a robust toolkit for swift and efficient implementation. Additionally, XMPro provides a prioritization framework for use cases, assisting clients in selecting the most suitable and impactful candidates to kickstart their digital twin journey.

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