Refinery Planning & Optimization
Turning Refinery Complexity into Better Decisions
Refinery operations are influenced by crude prices, product demand, process constraints, equipment availability, inventories, logistics and changing market conditions.
Making the right operating decisions requires these factors to be evaluated together.
DSCS provides specialized planning and optimization services that help refineries identify economically attractive operating strategies while respecting their physical and operational constraints.
Our Expertise
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Refinery Production Planning
We develop planning solutions that evaluate crude selection, refinery utilization, process-unit operation, product yields and product blending to identify economically attractive production strategies.
Production Scheduling
We translate high-level production plans into detailed schedules that reflect operational constraints, inventories, logistics and the practical requirements of refinery operations.
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Linear Programming
We develop and improve refinery and network LP models that represent the physical configuration, operating constraints and economics of the client’s system.
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Supply Chain Optimization
We help optimize the movement of crude, intermediate streams and finished products across supply, refinery, storage and distribution networks.
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Planning System Consulting
We provide independent technical and functional advice on planning and optimization systems and their application to refinery operations.
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Training & Knowledge Transfer