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Tune in for critical
ideas and insights on the future, delivered by experts from:
SAP America
Energy Insights
Energen Corporation
Thursday, October 6 at 1:00pm Eastern
A FREE Webcast
Presentation --
"POWER UP FOR THE FUTURE"
How utilities can use technology to get the most - and accurate
planning to risk the least.
An aging workforce. Aging assets. That's the reality for today's
utility industry - and the impact tomorrow will be adverse for those
who don't make the right plans now. Just consider these facts: Some
35% of utility employees are between the ages of 45 and 54. They're
the ones with highly technical (and often undocumented) expertise.
As a result, when these employees retire (and more than 50% of them
will be retiring within the next five years), they'll take a lot of
know-how with them.
Meanwhile, utilities have underinvested in assets over the past
thirty years. Infrastructure is old and getting older; in many cases
it can no longer support demand. These assets will need to be
replaced soon. Otherwise, overall reliability will suffer.
The way ahead: Proper use of enhanced technology.
Indeed, the challenge ahead is enormous and, to their credit, many
energy companies are coming to grips with it. In fact, some 40% of
utilities are already involved in projects for automation of work
and asset management. But when it comes to ramping up technology,
just doing it isn't enough. Companies better make sure they're doing
it right. The best solutions will come from understanding - and
implementing - true integration of business systems and processes.
Through the most intelligent and efficient use of technology,
utilities can embed knowledge into everyday systems, and re-engineer
processes in order to make new employees more productive. In short,
by getting started now at integrating your enterprise, your utility
company can:
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Develop business and
technology plans that enable you to retain the knowledge of your
most experienced staff.
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Find ways to ensure
that new employees are more productive.
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Introduce new
technologies to achieve maximum advantage and benefit.
How can your
utility get up to speed fast?
Attend our FREE Webcast on October 6
"POWER UP FOR THE FUTURE"
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
FROM THIS CRITICAL WEBCAST:
The challenge of dealing with an aging workforce and aging assets is
vitally important. Utilities will serve their interests best by
leveraging technology with better business processes - all to create
a truly integrated, real-time utility solution. For the best
possible results, this integrated approach must extend across the
entire enterprise asset value chain. By creating an integrated
utility solution that uses SAP, your company can solve the aging
workforce and aging asset issues. You can also reduce costs and
improve customer service. Our hour-long webcast deals with these
issues at length. And it puts a sharp focus on crucial topics like
these:
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How to develop
business and technology plans that enable you to retain the
knowledge of existing experienced staff.
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Ways to alter the
replacement ratio to maximize the productivity of new employees.
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An in-depth review of
the new Energy Bill as well as specific ways it can help utilities
to upgrade assets and improve customer service.
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A means for avoiding
regulatory fines, unscheduled outages, lost revenue and customer
dissatisfaction.
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Techniques for proper
management that can provide financial relief and valuable tax
incentives.
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Case studies detailing
ways in which real utilities have used SAP utility solutions to
reduce costs and improve service.
For utilities, this
webcast deals with the most critical issue of all: Sustainability
and reliability over the long term.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The information covered in this hour-long webcast is critical to
senior utility management. Specifically, the webcast is intended
for:
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Thursday, October 6 |
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1:00 pm Eastern |
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