Consumption forecasting
Forecast energy and media consumption precisely.
Consumption forecasting produces reliable predictions for electricity, gas, water and steam from historical consumption, production plans and weather data.
- Cost reduction
- Better sustainability balance
- Better planning
energy costs
forecast variance
payback
planning accuracy
Calculated from cheaper energy procurement, reduced peak loads and better budgeting.
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Data integration
Consolidate data from ERP, MES and further sources for Consumption forecasting.
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Data quality
Clean, harmonise and validate data for plausibility.
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Model development
Train and validate the Consumption forecasting model on historical data.
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Pilot
Pilot Consumption forecasting in one area and collect feedback.
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Rollout
Scale the solution and integrate it into operational processes.
Steps
Data sources
Stakeholders
From first data access to production – every step delivers a tangible interim result.
Energy consumption
Electricity, gas, water and steam per area.
Production data
Orders, quantities and feedback.
Weather data
Outside temperature, humidity and weather alerts.
ERP data
Master and transaction data from ERP.
Historian data
Time series from the process control level.
Sales data
Orders, revenue, channels and customer feedback.
Sustainability lead
Captures and communicates sustainability metrics.
Production manager
Uses insights directly in daily operations.
Controlling
Quantifies effects and supports budgeting.
IT
Builds on a scalable and secure data infrastructure.
Cost reduction
Better sustainability balance
Better planning
More transparency
Higher efficiency
With a solid data foundation this use case gets faster, cheaper and far more stable.
Central data platform
Real-time data integration
Scalable analytics pipelines
Reusable data products
Energy optimisation
Process data enables demand-based energy control.
Demand forecasting
Data flow enables more precise forecasts.
Automated reporting
Metrics are provided without manual effort.
Management Cockpits
Revenue, margin and cash at a glance – updated daily instead of once a month.
Finance & Controlling Reporting
Month-end close and cost-center reports without an Excel marathon at the start of the month.
Sales & CRM Analytics
Make pipeline, forecast and customer potential visible instead of guessing in the CRM.