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dc.contributor.advisorDeborah Nightingale.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPrutz, Stanley Jen_US
dc.contributor.otherSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-29T18:47:30Z
dc.date.available2006-03-29T18:47:30Z
dc.date.copyright2005en_US
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32471
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2005.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 115-116).en_US
dc.description.abstractCentral to optimizing a wastewater system's operations is the collection of alarm and operational data from various remote locations throughout a municipality, hence the basic need for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). The process of providing SCADA systems to municipal clients, from conception to implementation, is typically a cumbersome process involving a wide variety of stakeholders. Municipalities have historically been slow to change, often being among the last in adopting new processes and technologies. Municipal SCADA systems usually are deployed without considering how they will specifically create value for municipality end-users and without defining metrics to gauge their effectiveness. Lean enterprise principals suggest a focus on the value stream can reduce waste and improve the value municipality end-users derive from SCADA systems. The author performs a lean analysis of the process of implementing SCADA within a municipal wastewater operation. The municipality's current systems integrator-centric model for SCADA delivery is examined. An alternate lean vision is proposed for the integrator's operations and their relationship with the municipality. This vision reduces SCADA implementation time and costs while improving the effectiveness of the SCADA solution.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Stanley J. Prutz.en_US
dc.format.extent124 p.en_US
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dc.format.extent8174803 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.titleThe role of SCADA in developing a lean enterprise for municipal wastewater operationsen_US
dc.title.alternativeRole of supervisory control and data acquisition in developing a lean enterprise for municipal wastewater operationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.identifier.oclc61771282en_US


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