Note: Please use concepts from the courses Quantitative analysis, database design and project management in solving these questions and explain them clearly.

1. The case provides information about the data available to address quality and yield in the chemical manufacturing process, with distinctions made between batch and continuous processes. Make specific recommendations on the data you would use, and the analyses that you would perform leveraging the EMI - in real time - to improve operations at Dow Chemical. You should address specific types of analysis that could be done, the appropriate types of data needed to perform these specific types of analysis, and the outputs that would be generated and how these would be used for each.
2. The case distinguishes between the EMI and the enterprise system used at Dow (SAP ERP). What is the relationship between the EMI and the ERP? How are they similar? How are they different? Explain key considerations for successfully implementing an EMI solution.
3. Assume you are Lloyd Colegrove, and the pilot project of the EMI has been successfully completed. How would you proceed with implementing the EMI across Dow Chemical? With nearly 200 plants across 36 countries producing many different products, a variety of options are available. Your recommendations may consider some of the following factors or others you deem relevant. Separating the EMI into modules; Approach to implementation projects - where to implement EMI and the types of implementation projects; Measuring success - ROI and key performance indicators.
4. Describe three (3) specific actions you would take to overcome some of the challenges identified in the case and encourage adoption of EMI at the plant level by Dow process and plantengineers.