PCA has designed and developed several custom Internet database applications for Clients in the Energy
& Utilities industries. We work with Clients in the energy sector to identify and
exploit opportunities to economize operational performance, analyze
production costs, quality of service and revenue data, decrease operational costs thru streamlined systems,
and energy planning and forecasting solutions.
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Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Inc. (CERA), an IHS company, is a leading
adviser to international energy companies, governments, financial institutions,
and technology providers. CERA delivers critical knowledge and independent analysis
on energy markets, geopolitics, industry trends, and strategy.
PCA designed and developed a custom Liquid Natural Gas Sourcing and Pricing Analytics application
that allows CERA analysts to provide comprehensive LNG Value Chain analytics to their customers worldwide.
The solution incorporates a Smart Client application for CERA Analysts to manage data, integrated with
an ASP.Net website and IHS Active Directory.
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United States Aluminate Company (USALCO) is a chemical manufacturer that produces
high quality sodium aluminate, aluminum sulfate and other aluminum-based products.
PCA designed and developed a comprehensive ERP Smart Client suite, including:
Inventory,
Purchase Order, Quotation, Distribution and Procurement Management
applications.
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Custom PCA database solutions can encompass
any aspect of the energy value chain data management needs, from
upstream energy exploration, extraction and production, thru midstream pipelines, storage and transport,
to downstream energy refinement and associated distribution and retail activity.
Opportunities for profitable
business exist along the entire
value chain, and in our experience, especially those
activities that are considered ancillary to
the core production processes. PCA specializes in migrating highly-customized MS Access/MS Excel Energy data
management systems that our Clients have outgrown — to streamlined, simple to use,
and cost-effective Internet database applications.
- Accounting & financial reporting for energy industry operations
- Construction, supply and maintenance of machinery and equipment
- Electric utility SCADA operational reporting and analysis
- Field service resource provisioning, scheduling and QOS tracking
- Energy and utility data tracking, charting and reporting for multiple locations
- Utility cost and consumption data analysis and forecasting
- Generating unit operational performance analysis
- Energy trading and scheduling operations, load forecasting and power market analysis
- Industrial energy consumption, billing, settlement, revenue management, usage and transaction management
- Bill tracking, verification, allocation, targeting, budgeting, bill validation and auditing
- Collect, manage, view, analyze and distribute energy market intelligence data
PCA will work closely with you and your team to design and develop custom energy database
solutions using the latest Microsoft .NET and SQL Server capabilities, with an eye toward exploiting business efficiencies,
reducing costs, and adding powerful new capabilities to connect and empower your energy value chain.
Standard Smart Client Capabilities
- Intuitive "MS Outlook-Style" User Interface
- Shared, secure MS SQL Server 2008 database
- Integration with MS Outlook & MS Excel
- Off-line use & database synchronization
- Document and Image attachments
- CRM Module: centralized contact management
- Canned Reports (SQL Reporting Services)
- Grid data controls (Dynamic data slice & dice)
- Role-Based Security Administration
- Configurable Menu values via Admin privilege
- Integration with Accounting and ERP systems
- Automated "Mobilizer" installation and updates
- Full Audit Trail