AspenTech expert, Senior Director of Product Management, Zafar Ali, shares his views on best practices in Petroleum Supply Chain, highlighting planning and scheduling.

In just a few minutes, a scheduler can simulate the addition of a last minute customer order, determine its impact, and modify the production schedule to resolve any issues and fulfill last minute orders using Aspen Plant Scheduler.

Scheduling in a refinery is a complex problem with lots of data to handle. Learn from one of scheduling experts on how an advanced scheduling solution helps ensure smoother operations and better execution of the refinery plan.

Maintaining optimal inventory levels to achieve outstanding customer service sounds simple enough, but the timing of customer shipments can have a huge impact on plant storage tank inventory levels.

Planning is integral to refinery profitability; this video will discuss some challenges with this important task, and share some benefits of doing it well. Because there are so many options when selecting which crude to run and which products to make, refiners need an optimizer to help make the best choices. Once the optimizer is in place, planners and modelers with the help of process engineers, must maintain model data. Aspen PIMS-AO is accurate, robust, and fast to deliver increased refining margins to your company. This video shows three examples of how leading refiners using AspenTech solutions to optimize their refineries. Learn more here: https://www.aspentech.com/en/applications/msc/refinery-planning.

Learn how a major Middle East Refinery used AspenTech solutions to address operational issues with their crude distillation unit (CDU). This video highlights how the detailed hydraulic analysis capability in Aspen HYSYS, along with its seamless integration with the heat exchanger design & rating software Aspen EDR, helped the refinery troubleshoot a challenging operational issue with their CDU.

The time it takes to troubleshoot issues such as column flooding, and unexpected outcomes from trying to optimize processes can affect the bottom line. Is it possible for process engineers who build complex simulation models full of deep insights, to easily share these models with engineers and operators in the plant? Though not without some initial doubt, Ahmed explains how SABIC did exactly this and drove down costs, streamlined processes and maximized performance to increase margins. SABIC uncovered new opportunities to optimize the business and product innovations and increased their ability to compete globally. All of this was accomplished by putting their simulations models into Microsoft Excel.

In just a few minutes, a scheduler can simulate the addition of unplanned downtime, determine its impact, and use the sequencing algorithms to re-optimize the schedule using Aspen Plant Scheduler.

Technip, SES and WRE Provide compelling statements on reducing estimating by 50% time and 60-70% man-hours through using ACCE and integrated workflow.

This compelling interview with Technip and two other customers, provides a strong testimonial about has Aspen Economics improves work processes and business results, from process engineering to conceptual estimating to detailed estimating.