Can a lack of knowledge hurt? Find out.
Are you monitoring your operations in real-time?
Sir Daryl Dawson, QC, found “the real cause” of the Longford Gas Plant accident in Australia was rooted in the fact that the operators and supervisors did not have knowledge of the dangers that could arise when a part of the operation shut down for a period of time. The consequences of this accident included two fatalities, eight serious injuries and the loss of gas supply to the state of Victoria (4.5 Million people) for upwards of ten days.
However, despite the lack of knowledge in the day-to-day reality of the business world, the commitment of resources to capturing and retaining knowledge is viewed more as a cost than an investment. Shifting the thinking or culture within an organization from a cost to an investment basis can be trying.
Read the rest of this article "Operational Intelligence: The Ability to Monitor Resources and Operations in Real-Time" by our friends at VisionMonitor. Download the PDF.
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