PD-09-112 Optimizing Blending Operations across Chevron – A Multi-site Deployment

Description:

This paper presents the workflow around an optimized blending process that satisfies demand, reacts to changes in fuel standards and reduces costly quality giveaway, inventory holding costs, stock-outs and overages. It describes the successful deployment of Aspen MBO at eight Chevron refineries, the lessons learned and the benefits captured. The paper discusses the project timeline, the organizational structure and the change management process associated with a rollout of such scope. The benefits of deploying a state-of-art blending solution are presented along with the challenges that were overcome along the way.