Using Pragmatic Analytical Tools to Advance Performance in Pipeline Companies
Lee Laviolette, Managing Director & Global Oil & Gas Leader, Navigant Consulting
Lee Laviolette, Managing Director & Global Oil & Gas Leader, Navigant Consulting
For decades, executives asked, “What is the value of automation?” in areas like remote tank farms and manifolds. To many, making those investments was a leap of faith, a belief in keeping up with best practice more than justifying the expenditures through an ROI calculation. Recently, similar questions have often been raised about investments in big data management and advanced analytics. The most cynical have been heard to quip that, so far, the only people who have made money with big data are consultants.