IBM turnaround management utilizes structured information in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other planning systems, combined with custom analyses, best practices and powerful technology-based solutions to identify problems that may delay the turnarounds, as well as to optimize turnaround frequency and duration with respect to production losses and costs.
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1. IBM Sales and Distribution Chemicals and petroleum
Solution Brief
Turnaround optimization
for chemicals and
petroleum
Gain insight for more effective asset turnarounds
The production losses and costs associated with turnarounds can
Highlights be significant, at times significantly higher than expected. Most chemi-
cals and petroleum companies therefore have started initiatives to
● View effects of planned turnarounds on improve the way they plan and execute turnarounds. IBM has a
key metrics vision and solution for turnarounds that gives decision makers in
● Gain insight into turnaround prepared- chemicals and petroleum companies access to analyses and information
ness and benchmark performance for earlier detection of problems and more efficient executing of turn-
across assets and projects
arounds. The result is an improved bottom line: higher production and
● Better manage frequency and duration lower cost.
of future turnarounds, and estimate
their effects on key metrics
Use information to optimize turnarounds
● Understand asset interdependencies Chemicals and petroleum companies must regularly shut down pro-
and optimize turnarounds across assets
duction for preventive and corrective maintenance of their assets, and
for modification and expansion of the assets. Turnarounds may be
planned or unplanned; driven by inspection or certification require-
ments; or caused by vendor overhauls or capital projects. In all cases,
turnarounds represent a departure from the business as usual. The
turnaround optimization solution for chemicals and petroleum
from IBM combines custom analyses, best practices and powerful
technology-based solutions, enabling your organization to improve the
way turnarounds are managed.
The solution utilizes structured information in enterprise resource
planning (ERP) and other planning systems, and also unstructured
information and knowledge residing with maintenance engineers, to
identify problems that may delay the turnarounds, as well as to opti-
mize turnaround frequency and duration with respect to production
losses and costs. The functionality complements those found in typical
CMMS and planning systems, and the solution may be extended with
asset management functionality and connectivity of enterprise asset
management solutions such as IBM® Maximo®.