Refining & Petrochemicals
The current picture of the refining industry is characterized by stiff competition, stricter environmental regulations and heavier, sourer and costly crude oils, accompanied by possible disruptions caused by various factors that companies cannot control. Therefore, to maintain the profit margins in this ever-changing market environment, refiners need to have smarter strategies for flexible and adoptive operations. Also the refining industry deals with one of the world’s longest and most complex supply chains, beginning at a natural resource in the ground and continuing all the way through to the end-users.
The most successful refineries are those that monitor their performances closely, adjust their operations correspondingly, identify their key weaknesses and correct them promptly. Although these principles are easy to understand, achieving them is very difficult due to the complex nature of the refining business. There are so many decisions involved to achieve the optimal operation for a refinery. All decisions are highly interrelated and the interactions have a substantial impact on overall refinery profit. Optimization of individual department or decision does not guarantee the optimal performance of the overall refinery. Here automation and technology infusion must focus on automated workflow and integration of processes such that there is reliable information availability and visibility across the enterprise.
By leveraging technology and industry expertise, Wipro’s team collaborates with its customers to help them achieve tangible business value and thrive in the fierce competitive markets of today.
Key Focus Areas
Refinery Supply Chain (SCM) Planning and Scheduling
The refining industry deals with one of the world’s longest and most complex of the supply chains, beginning at a natural resource in the ground and continuing all the way through to the end-users. In recent times, advanced supply chain operation is becoming increasingly driven by demand-pull from the customer.
Supply chain optimization allows key decision makers to enhance the overall performance of the business. Closer integration and better information flows lead to more informed decision-making based on true market economics and faster decision making based on accurate information about supply, demand and changing market conditions. Custom made LP based decision support planning and scheduling tools are extensively used in refinery supply chain optimization. The tools in these areas are expected to substantially improve the ability to monitor and act on supply/demand balance positions in the short-, medium- and long-term. Supply professionals will be able to develop schedules that enhance margins and see stock projections across the whole supply envelope. Plans will be based on globally consistent price sets and more accurate demand forecasts.
Migration and re-development of these LP applications in latest IT environment for better integration with other applications and improving stability and scalability is becoming more important for most of global major oil companies. Wipro has expertise in consulting, developing and supporting these applications by having the right blend of domain and IT teams for bringing value to refinery supply chain business.
Plant Integration Solutions
Real time integration of plant floor data to the ERP / SCM system is the key to optimized and strategic business management. Unless a true integration of the plant floor data to the corporate systems takes place, refineries would always operate in pockets and never as nimble and flexible global entities. We help you to get most out of a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that can help improve productivity by transferring information from plant source to the ERP. Plant level information such as production status, quality results and plant availability can be provided to the ERP, while schedules, BOM and procedures can be presented electronically to plant operators and also be downloaded into process control systems. This way we can help you to align your business objectives with shop floor operations.
Refineries typically have several hundred field level devices and more than hundred independent applications essential for their plant processing and management. Each device plays its own part in data gathering, processing and exchange while each application is a goldmine of information on its own and has its unique interface and technology. However, in most cases, these devices do not communicate with each other. Also many applications do not communicate with the enterprise systems and do not communicate with the internet. Our service offerings include data and application integration to free refineries from functional silos.
EH&S Solutions
Environment, Health and safety issues are more than a regulatory issue now. Proactive and responsible corporate bodies take lead in addressing the issue to gain business critical advantages for long term sustainability. Wipro can help in monitoring, managing, disseminating information and reporting to internal and external stakeholders in EH&S area.
SCADA / HMI / Real Time & PLC Systems
The SCADA / DCS systems are used for real time monitoring, operations and control. The business is moving towards real time data management to enable process organizations to share valuable knowledge with all stakeholders, facilitate and manage the important data transformation tasks systematically and efficiently, and provide a common database and interface for that data. The valuable information derived from the knowledge-intense calculations is crucial for every successful industrial operation in order to improve operation efficiency, increase customer satisfaction, optimize business profits, and conform to regulatory requirements. These tools facilitate organization teamwork and collaboration through its common set of data and shareable calculation capabilities. Productivity and decision-making are improved with real-time collaboration and efficient troubleshooting and data reconciliation. |
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