Top 5 Signs
You Need Advanced Scheduling in Your Refinery
1. Lost profits
2. Inefficiency and lost productivity
Due to: Inability to execute optimal production plan
Due to: Poor communication between operations and the business
If so, advanced scheduling could be the solution you’re looking for.
Leading refiners are gaining greater visibility across their entire supply chain and streamlining business processes by integrating advanced scheduling systems with planning systems.
With advanced scheduling technology, you can easily manage the key drivers of productivity and profit:
Execute optimal economic production plan
Maximize throughput
Optimize blend campaigns & recipes
Ship product on-time and on-spec
Manage inventory
Here’s how advanced technology—Aspen Unified™ for Refinery Planning and Scheduling—can help you get the most out of your plant:
Maximize throughput
Minimize downtime
Optimize product blends
Reduce off-spec product
Operate at full capacity to increase profitability.
Address maintenance schedules and unexpected shutdowns for more stable operation.
Select the best crude and component recipes.
Meet market and regulatory requirements the first time.
What does that mean? For a 200K bbl/day refinery, advanced blending and scheduling technology can:
Improve profit margins by
Increase annual profit by
These solutions are available to your refinery today!
Learn more about the possibilities you can unlock with Aspen Unified.
$0.10–$0.20 USD/bbl
$6M–$14M USD
3. Low blend margins
Due to: Suboptimal blend component use
4. Off-spec product and poor quality
Due to: Unstable unit operations
5. Extended downtimes
Due to: Ineffective startup schedules
Is your refinery experiencing any
of these challenges?