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Business is tough enough. Why fly blind?

Business is tough enough. Why fly blind?. Business Metabolics ™ from Natural Logic. To be in a state of “self-control”:. Know what’s expected of you Know how well you’re doing Know what resources/options are available to improve

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Business is tough enough. Why fly blind?

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  1. Business is tough enough.Why fly blind? Business Metabolics™ from Natural Logic

  2. To be in a state of “self-control”: • Know what’s expected of you • Know how well you’re doing • Know what resources/options are available to improve • “If any of these three are lacking, a person can’t be held responsible.” • JM Juran, 1948

  3. What gets measured gets done, but… • What should you measure? • What makes a difference — for more effective decisions? • Every company, facility, process, community, region • Takes in two things: • Energy & Matter • Creates two things: • Product (intended results) & Non-Product Output - or “NPO” (unintended results)

  4. It makes no sense… • To purchase more energy than needed • To invest resources, plant, equipment, labor, etc, in output that adds no value • Therefore: • Reduce inputs • Improve throughput efficiency • Turn NPO to product • Eliminate NPO

  5. 6% 94% The US Economy: Material Flow Product NonProduct

  6. Resource productivity trends Key ratios Throughput Pie™ Internal+External Benchmarks Link “environmental” & business factors Making the invisible visible

  7. Data Information Insight • Turn data overload into effective decisions • To do this, use • Pattern • Trend • Context • To generate • Actionable insights

  8. Three key indicators • Return on resources • eg, Profit/kWh • Throughput pie™ • Product/NonProduct ratio • Carbon footprint • Extraction, production, distribution, use, end-of-life

  9. Flows • Energy • Matter • Product • NPO • HR • CSR • Financial • Any time series data

  10. Productivity Trends (Key ratios) • Product:Resource • Product:NPO • Construct any pair of ratios at any scale or any level of aggregation

  11. Benchmarks • Compare facilities • Compare companies • Drive continuous improvement

  12. Greenhouse Gases • Chart progress • Track changing energy sources • Identify culprits • Prioritize action plans

  13. Throughput Pie™ • Ratio of Product: (Product+NPO) • The inescapable logic of “zero emissions”

  14. Business Metabolics™ • Web-based Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system • Makes resource efficiency and productivity a visible part of daily business decisions. • Helps your company, organization or community meet the central sustainability challenge: More Value. Less Stuff.™

  15. Custom Graphs • Easily assemble:any combination of flows, at any scale, at any level of aggregation • Assess trends • Replicate successes, avoid pitfalls • Benchmark for continuous improvement

  16. An Insight Engine • Scalable data visualization • Flexible decision support • Delivers new insight into business opportunities • Drives: “Aha! I never thought of that before”

  17. Business Metabolics • Streamlines data gathering & analysis • “Write once, deploy many” • “Automagic” data acquisition and “smart forms” • Easy & flexible normalization • Saves time and money • Simplifies environmental reporting • Multiple formats for variety of stakeholders • Supports ISO 14000, GRI, etc, protocols • Enables “real time” performance tracking • Adds insight: for reporting, management & decision making • Turns environmental reporting intoa strategic business tool

  18. Software Structure • Classic three tier architecture • Pure Java, J2EE compliant • OS- & browser-independent • Robust data taxonomy provides extensive aggregation/disaggregation flexibility • Robust security and permissions systems • Runs on your servers or ours • Easily co-brandable & customizable

  19. Natural Logic, Inc. Helping companies and communities prosper by embedding the laws of nature at the heart of enterprise. www.natlogic.com 1-877-natlogic

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