home (Chinese) Hydrocarbon Processing by US Houston Gulf Publishing
VIP/Corporate
membership
Helping 80
countries from US, Taiwan, China, Asian, European hundreds
global oil upstream/downstream multinationals, SOE , private enterprises
CEO, board members, management teams
, supporting strategic outsourcing in fighting soaring global oils, raw material costs and downstream 20 industrial
sectors profit squeeze , corporate
scandals, crisis, risks early warning in
China/US credit tightening, profit- based Investment, supply chain, Competitive Pricing Optimization
Strategy Maximize Competitive Edge and Value Chain Profits , Market Shares,
Minimize Basel II Market, Credit, Operational Risks
Dr. Huang, energy
forecast specialist
accurately predicted Feb 22, 2005 in
Beijin Asian Business Forum 70 global banking, finance, oil companies , QFII
CEO, executives that excessive demand from US , China housing,
construction, auto industry, heavy travels facing inflationary slowdown and rate hikes continue into
summer 2006
as oil prices soared from 45 to 69 ,and
80 in summer 2006, Dow Jones, 10000- 10900, Nasdaq
2000- 2250, S&P 1150-1250 ,
Dow Jones plunged from 11000 to 10600 early 2006 in summer slowwdown.
He predicted again in Beijing Nov 18 to Asian Business Forum China Oil
Markets 30 oil companies CEO, executives that increasing US, China, global oils
and downstream demand driving oil prices to 65 before Christmas and 69 in
January, and 75 in summer 2006 recommended oil, energy, gas futures,
derivatives enjoyed 5000 % profit, invested in China major oil stocks, more than
tripled.
China/global oils strategic corporate
governance, enterprises risk management conference
workshop
Nov. 17-18, 2005 Beijing,
China World Hotel for China/Global oil upstream/downstream, banking,
finance, CEO ,CFO, board members, auditing and management teams,
share holders ,investment, supply chain senior executives proactive
decision analysis training provide the latest forecast of global/China oil
upstream/downstream future, derivative prices, investment strategy.
"Proactive
Strategic Corporate Governance and Enterprise Risk Management"
*
Proactive structural models tracking, simulation of China/global oil, gas
upstream/downstream futures, derivatives prices mechanism, cost,
financial, derivatives accounting.
* Proactive structural models tracking daily corporate operations and
governance performance ,scandals risks early warning and training board members,
management team, auditing teams meeting Sarbanes- Oxley compliances
*
Global strategic investment, joint ventures, M/A, supply chain, Basel II
global financial, energy crisis, credit, market risks simulation, early
warning,
* Profit, market share, risks as goal, mission, performance oriented strategic
governance, risks OSA (Operations Simulation Analysis) team( CEO, CFO, board)
and execution teams( managers) maximize corporate operations and governance
transparency performances.
*
Case studies: US Mobil, Enron, Taiwan Chinese, China Aviation Oil.
Dr. Warren
Huang BIO Dr. Huang has 30 years
experience in development, implementation of proactive strategic structural
simulators tracking for
Mobil, Phillips Petroleum, SINOPEC , Asian Consulting. He predicted last 20
years emerging market trend of global oil, gas upstream/downstream futures,
derivatives , listed stock prices, financial, energy crisis, corporate
scandals early warning for investment, supply chain, marketing strategy for
multinationals, SOE
board members, executives training . He spoke to global central banks governors,
risk management conferences wrote 35 articles for US Oil & Gas Journal,
Hydrocarbon Processing , Advanced Process Control , Information System Handbook
1991-2005. Millions global executives visited his website www.osawh.com/hp2001h.html
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reserve your
in-house workshop Oct- Nov, 2005, your office :
osawhh@yahoo.com.cn/
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You missed Dr. Warren Huang Feb Beijing conference/workshop on
China/global coal, energy
, petrochemicals, freight, power industry demand, prices,
investment risks forecast. He accurately predicted
to Phillips Petroleum president, Merrill Lynch and HSBC VP, 70 global
banking, oil CEO, executives that global oil prices rebound from Feb 40 to
March 60 and 65 , gas prices from 6 to 10 in summer
30 years helping 78 countries multinationals oils and
downstream fighting soaring oil, feedstock cost, maximizing sustainable
profits and market shares.
5 Day Global
Interest Rates, Bond Yield, Oil, Gold, Metals, Downstream Stocks, Currency
Futures, Option Prices Mechanism Simulation 2005 Forecast Workshop
5 Day Global
Interest Rates, Bond Yield, Stock Indices, Currency
Futures, Option Prices Mechanism Simulation , Index, Debt Fund Asset
Allocation Strategy 2005 Forecast Workshop
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Strategic China Energy
trade Finance conference and Strategic Enterprises Risks Management workshop
Do not miss these billion dollar
global strategic energy solution in fighting soaring energy, feedstock
costs
Dr. Warren Huang will
share with you his 30 years hundreds multinational , SOE oils, gas energy
financing project managers and consulting experiences in his key note
speech and workshop for Asian Business Forum
China oil, gas, LNG, LPG conference Feb 24-25,
2005, Beijin on
A. China Economic , energy policy
reform, rates hike impact on oil, gas demand, prices and gas
industry structures
B. Challenges, Opportunities,
Risks, return in US/ China macroeconomic control impact on oil, natural gas, LNG, LPG and
downstream
demand, futures prices market forces mechanism and investments
risk adjusted return
C. Global / China oil, gas, LNG Project financing operation,
markets, credit, policy risks management, early warning systems workshop
including the causes, onset, spread, recovery,
early warning of China/global energy crisis,supply bottleneck and policy,
manufacturing energy conservation, de-bottlenecking
or reserve your full day in-house lectures and workshop by
osawhh@sina.com
:
The only and most reliable structural dynamic deterministic decision simulators
tracking, forecasts months ahead last 20 years global economic, financial
crisis, asset bubble, and daily capital market asset prices avoided trillion
dollar market loss due to current probabilistic models based capital market
asset prices and risks models ( CAPM ), presented to US, European, China, Taiwan
, Asian central bank governors, financial risks and wealth management
conference
Thousands causes and effect structural, dynamic proven
predictive OSA
simulators beat daily money, capital, insurance, property markets ( published thousands articles, 30 million copies ( over 10 million
readers ) for reliable tracking, forecasts 3 month ahead of last 20 years
central banks monetary, economic, fiscal policy impact on global/China economy,
daily capital market asset prices, bubble early warning, tailor to QFII/QDII
investment needs.
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first time shown on this website
the most reliable global stock indices , currency , wealth
management OSA simulation charts
OSA Simulation Charts tracking forecasts 1-3 month
ahead monetary policy on last 20 years daily
A. Consumer spending, Fed Fund rate, Dollar exchange rate impact on Dow Jones Index
B. Japan money supply growth, Yen exchange rate, Dow Jones impact on Tokyo Nikkei index
C. EU money supply growth, EURO exchange rate, Dow Jones impact on German DAX index
D. Hong Kong money supply growth, interbank rate, Dow Jones impact on Henseng index have
E. US and EURO trade
deficit/surplus, interest rate spread impact on EURO exchange rate
F. US and Japan trade deficit/surplus, interest rate spread impact on
YEN exchange rateOSA Global Integrated
Strategic Investing and value based competitive pricing , revenue optimization
supporting
SRM/ ERP/ SCM/CRM Logistics Operations
Simulation Analysis Improvement for cost/quality, risks
performances:, yield and revenue optimization, de-bottleneck,
waste/energy minimization, maximize top grade products, yields, minimize off grade loss,
and power plant blackout prevention, process/products R & D, technical ,
marketing, pricing innovation
Complete in-depth OSA for your suppliers, your manufacturing process, your
customers, end-users supply chain logistics and your competitors and optimizing your value chain
profits in
fighting, predicting the uncertain, unpredictable futures daily demand,
costs,
prices movements.
Pioneer of OSA forecasts , Dr. Warren Huang has over 30
years investment, supply chain, production, procurement strategy for US Mobil,
AMOCO, Phillips Petroleum,
Taiwan/s Chinese Petroleum, China's SINOPEC, CNOOC, and Taiwan's Chinese
Petroleum, China Petrochemicals, Indonesia Pertamina, Singapore Petroleum ,
Exxon, BP, Shell, ChevronTexaco, Petronas, Petroleum Authority of
Thailand, Austrian Oil, and
OPEC Petroleum Ministers conferences.
He accurately predicted Nov. 2003 on
Euro-events
Singapore
http://www.euro-events.com/conf/afcm2003/
photos 1,
2,
3
lecture ppt
,
Shanghai, Beijin Nov.
Asian/China finance, capital Markets conferences,
www.euro-events.com/conf/cfcm2003
picture
2
and to
China economists meeting Fudan University, Shanghai , Dec.
over 2000 QFII/QDII executives,
identify housing, equities wealth effect bubbles month
ahead, investment opportunities in China
petrochemical
upstream/downstream, steel, aluminum, telecommunications ADR , Shanghai A and
Hong Kong H shares, mutual fund up 80 % IPO shares up 150 %
and
May 8,
May 15,2004
in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and on this webpage that OPEC cut one million barrels early 2004, decided to
raise production up to 2 million in June oil prices soared will continue
making new high of 49 due to increasing global summer demand., will be
traded 41- 50 entering winter as gasoline will be soared to 105-125 . heating oil stay around
100- 132, natural gas 5.- 6.8
He wrote over 20 articles on US Oils & Gas Journals, Hydrocarbon Processing
circulating millions copies to 78 countries since 1979 - 2003, on global oil, gas, petrochemicals demand, pricing
supply chain strategy simulation forecast integrating into process plant
unit design, operations improvement optimization, and control, investment
banking ( reactor yield,
recovery improvement, energy and waste minimization, de-bottleneck ). He
published 32 global strategic business process optimization systems by
US Gulf Publishing Hydrocarbon Processing Advanced Process Control, Information
Systems handbook, 1991-2003. applied by 1600 oil/ gas
upstream/downstream multinationals from 72 countries
www.osawh.com/hp2001h.html
This website visited daily by global central banks, IMF, World bank, OPEC and
1600 major
Oils, multinationals companies, 2 million copies right to 78 countries consuming multinationals
( Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron, Aramco) from 40 countries for supply chain,
investment, production planning.
Founder, Pioneer Profile
OSA Global strategic management pioneer
Dr. Warren Huang
cv 30 years as senior investment, supply chain systems analyst,
MIS manager, strategic consultant, IT program management, CIO in development,
implementation of strategic government, banking, finance ,
enterprises competitive intelligence Management Information Knowledge
based customized in-house global leadership breakthrough in Management
information systems and proactive strategic
investment, marketing, supply chain logistics , competitive pricing game
simulation, combining the best of West
(US Mobil, AMOCO, Phillips Petroleum, Bechtel, Fluor,Bailey network
controls headquarters working experience) and East (China , Taiwan, Japan,
Korea, ASEAN government, state , SME, banking, finance consulting, 30 million CEO/CFO,
executives investors training) workshops . He conducted teaching,
research at Taiwan, Tsinghua, Tunghai University in Taiwan and China's Peking,
Tsinghua, Fudan, Jiaotung, Zechiang, Dalian, Hua-zhon Science & Tech , Chunqing
Universities on Chemical Engineering Process Design, Simulation, Control,
Economic Management, MIS, EMBA/CFA, Management Information Systems, Financial Engineering integrating theory
into practice providing dynamic tracking global economics
market forces,
manufacturing, business process, information technology, and people information knowledge management systems strategic decision analysis simulation, forecasting integration, supporting CEO breakthrough in global leaderships and
proactive, reactive strategic
investment,
developed, implemented thousands structural, dynamic strategic
investment, supply chain competitive pricing simulators for global strategic
solution to tracking monetary, economic, fiscal policy, WTO impact on
macro-economics, growth, financial economic interest rate, currency, stock,
bond, commodity prices, oils and IT upstream/downstream 20
industrial sectors 5000 raw materials costs demand, products prices forecasts, e-commerce daily corporate/plant,
business, technical process systems innovation, operations improvement simulation, procedure review, upgrade millions global CEO,
CFO, senior executives
decision analysis training support in reform, restructuring, reengineering, investment,
venture capital merger/acquisition performance and supporting three pillars of
Basel II requirement credit, market,
operational risk analysis, control by tracking, simulating financial accounting
systems, early warning for corporate scandals, minimize risks capitals ,
in regulation, transparency supply chain logistics, process plant operations
cost reduction, market shares , global strategic alliance and strategic
business process sourcing/outsourcing strategy, without job cuts in one year OSA
program and financial accounting tracking for
internal/external auditing in corporate
scandals early warning market economy market forces demand, prices
mechanism OSA/
forecast, supporting last 20 years investment, supply chain logistics strategy (workshops)
He pioneered and patented " Improve Process by OSA ", May 1980 ,Published 14 paper series 1979- 1983 on US Oil & Gas Journal , Hydrocarbon
Processing and
20 English articles, US patents, millions copies published by US Hydrocarbon
Processing,
advanced control-information system
handbook 1991-2003
www.osawh.com/hp2001h.html circulation to 80 countries
1600 multinationals , lectured to US Steel, Westinghouse global technology
productivity management conference, American Institute of Chemical Eng. Diamond
Jubilee Meeting, Washington DC, World Congress, Chemicals Eng. Montreal, Tokyo,
Frankfurt, Paris, Prague 46 countries capitals Chemical Eng, OPEC ministers
conferences published thousands Chinese articles as columnist on daily economic,
finance, industrial economic newspapers , weekly, monthly economic,
finance, investment, trade journals 300,000 import/exporters 100
countries currencies, export pricing in Taiwan, China.
email osawhh@sina.com for in-house workshops reservation
(covered thousands lectures, 46 countries capital cities 30 million government, banking, finance corporate CEO, CFO, fund managers, senior executives investors since 1983 by 80 )
Speaker, Dr. Warren Huang, Pioneer, Global leader, scholar
in Global Strategic Investment , Risks Management
Pioneer, two maaster hands controlling global economy, capital market asset
prices, crisis, bubble early warning
Goals:
Accomplish
the impossible mission of
challenging, capitalize and quantify, predicting the uncertainties and unpredictable futures
of global market forces demand, prices dynamics changes,
making your banking, finance, corporate and dream of Basel II
credit, market, operational risks control, maximize competitive advantage sustainable profit growth
come true.
Our Mission
Bring your problems to our investment,
supply chain workshops ,
take home forward looking predictive integrated China/global
investment, supply demand chain logistics strategic solution stay ahead of
the emerging global trend ready to implement to achieve billion dollar supply
demand chain logistics cost reduction,
cut trillion Basel II
credit, market, operational risks loss
with expanded market shares and maximize value
chain profit in fighting post WTO China markets soaring
prices, shortages, bottlenecks competitions, minimize China Peoples bank
macroeconomic control credit tightening impact on demand and profits ,capitalize
on China fast growing domestics consumer and booming export
Operations Simulation Analysis(
OSA) pioneer, Prof./Dr. Warren Huang
's beautiful world of Nobel
Prize dream in Global
Strategic Economics, Business Process, Technology systems simulation,
profit optimization OSA Solution;
Strategic, investment,
profit creation in value based Marketing, Competitive Pricing Supply chain Logistics workshops ,
provide forecast
global market forces, demand, prices changes
3- 6 month ahead, challenging the uncertainties and unpredictable global markets
forces changes supporting technical,
management innovation for
daily
global government, economic, banking, finance, enterprises strategic reform,
investment, manufacturing supply chain logistics cost reduction, operations improvement change management ,
maximize capital, raw material, energy, human resources productivity,
risks adjusted investment return avoided trillion dollar market and wealth ,
Basel II credit, market, operational risks loss,
saving billion dollar supply chain costs due to current chasing the
market. All
achieved through thousands
structural, dynamics,
information knowledge based globalization, integration market economy
market forces strategic
Operations
Simulations Analysis (OSA) applying
Apollo Moon
landing guidance , mission control,
tracking , simulating monetary, economic, fiscal, WTO policy impact on
global macro- economy, daily capital market interest rate, currency, money,
debt, equities, properties market asset prices, bubble early warning
, 20 old and new economy industrial sectors 5000 products demand, prices, profit
margin, stock prices for strategic venture capital risks, value investing,
wealth
effect, WTO trade economy and competitive import/export pricing
straegy,
bubble mechanism, crisis, risk
optimal process control
all develop, implemented by goal, mission performance oriented cross functional
strategic, execution OSA teams , directed by
OSA pioneer Dr. Warren Huang over 30 years
develop, implementation of OSA
Tracking results: markets.
by Dr. Warren Huang, pioneer, Global strategic investment, supply chain Operations Simulation Analysis (OSA)
Website :
www.osawh.com
, San Francisco, USA email;
Wh3928@yahoo.com/
osawhh@citiz.net
Do not miss these full day
workshops series in Shanghai , Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei to
share with you Dr. Huang’ 35 years development, implementation of
integrated China/global supply chain logistics information knowledge base and
thousands structural dynamic simulators tracking forecasts month ahead China
Peoples Bank, global central banks monetary, economic, fiscal, WTO policy impact
on last 20 years US, Taiwan, China, Asian, European 72 countries 20
industrial sectors 5000 commodities, feedstock, oil/petrochemicals, fibers,
plastics, rubber, downstream end users auto, IT, housing construction materials,
pulp, paper, consumer products demand, supply demand chain logistics costs,
value chain profits, capital markets asset prices , supporting thousands
strategic executives workshops, helping millions US, Taiwan, China, Asian,
European government, banking, finance, multinationals, SOE, SME, Taiwan 300,000
import/export member companies 100 export market currencies, pricing strategy
and investment, supply chain logistics strategy for China, Taiwan 15 cities TV,
radio 30 million banking, finance, enterprises CEO, CFO, money, asset managers,
supply chain logistics, marketing executives, investors, IBC Asia Strategic supply chain
conference/ workshop for Exxon, BP, Shell, Texaco Chevron, Petronas,
Petroleum Authorities/Petrochemicals of Thailand senior executives offered Strategic China upstream/downstream supply
demand chain optimization for post WTO profit improvement full day workshops in
Singapore, Beijing, Taipei for China Exxon-Mobil, Samsung, SOE, Chinese Petroleum, Development Bank of Singapore senior
executives accurate predicted and capitalize China 1994-96 macroeconomic control
soft-landing, 2000 IT bubble bursts and current recovery, He accurately
predicted warned to 2000 China/global QFII/QDII, supply chain logistics senior
executives on China oil price doubled from 16 to 38, commodity prices
soared to 19 year high, recommended beef up strategic oil/feedstock reserve when
oil/commodity prices at bottom for inventory profit and supply security and risk
management in China credit tightening, soaring feedstock prices, energy
shortages, logistics bottleneck
www.osawh.com/chinaerp.htm
4 Millions regular visitors visited
www.osawh.com
since 1998
Global central banks, government agency (FRB, ECB, China
Peoples banks, State department,IMF, BIS,World Bank, UN, OCED, Dept of energy,
NSF, FDA, IT)
Banking, finance, insurance:( JP Morgan, Chase, Citigroup, UBS, Deutsch Bank, Merrial Lynch, Goldman
Sach, Morgan Stanley, UBSWarburg, Smith Barney, State Street, Bank of America, Wells Fargo
, Bank One, HSNC, Prudential, ManuLife, CNA , State Farm, Lehman, Sinopac, Yuanta, Cathy
, Huanan commercial bank, Chiaotungbank, agricultural bank.
Corporate ( IBM, HP, CSCO, Intel, XOM, BP, Shell, Dupont, Dow,
Aramco, ChevronTexaco, Formosa Plastics, GM, Toyota, Benz, Ford, Boeing),
Merck, Amgen, Johnson, Genetech, Pfizer, Celera, Weth)
Academic( Harvard, Stanford, Duke, MIT, Princeton, UP, Columbia, Chicago, Cambridge,
London) from 78 countries
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Adaptive Enterprises Risks Management: Strategic Business
Process Technology Integration
Global Investment, value based Marketing, Supply Demand Chain Logistics Optimization Maximize Value Chain
Profits , Enterprises Operational, Credit, Markets Risks Early
Warning
(Oil/
gas,
plastics, fibers, rubbers and IT upstream/downstream)
Applications. Thousands
rigorous structural, dynamics models will tracking, simulate integrated macro,
financial, industrial, trade economy WTO and
corporate/manufacturing strategic
business process value chain ( Investment, ERP,
SCM, Retails, logistics ) integrating into major
market players
(competitors), suppliers
(SRM), and downstream end users (CRM) value chain( from end-users to upstream suppliers) competitive
marketing, pricing game
simulation to maximize
oils/gas upstream/downstream enterprises profits. OSA global strategic solution provide
all management levels on the job training to optimize
enterprises reform, privatization performance, BPR, investment, venture
capital risk , global strategic alliance supply chain logistics, strategic
sourcing/outsourcing,TQM cost reduction change management,
1000 % profit creation for building prediction, logical analysis strategic
decision forecasts in smart chips ( gene chips, multifunctional chips
set , programmable controllers, microprocessor control ), smart PC ( strategic
decision simulators ) and intelligent corporate computing ( structural dynamic
proactive strategic investment, supply chain, risk management ) through produ
Strategy. Integrated Global
Economy, Business
Process Information knowledge base development.
These
systems have been developed from last 25 year’s daily China/Taiwan US daily
economic newspapers, U.S, Asian, and European
Wall Street Journal, Business Week Economist, IMF, e-commerce data base;
daily global currency, interest rates, 20 industrial sectors crude oil, refining products
futures, derivatives , olefin/ polyolefin, rubbers, fibers,
textiles ender users auto, IT, housing construction material demand, prices,
warehouse, inland/global distribution centers, logistics costs, inventory, production( Platt/market newsletter and custom
data), monetary, fiscal policy, corporate/ plant design, operating history ( normal,
emergency operation profit margin, stocks prices ); corporate/ plant operators' expertise, market psychology,
full value chain ( from order entry to customers, end users sales, distribution
data history).
Economy, Business Process Systems Strategic OSA models and Optimization development, :Applying latest monetary economics, kinetic
theories, fuzzy logic, neural network, chaos theory based expert systems.
Thousands models simulate global central banks’ monetary, economic, fiscal
policy impact on economy, daily financial markets
currency, interest rates, 20 industrial sectors crude oil, refining products
futures, derivatives , Basel II credit, market,
operational risks loss, feedstock, oils, refining
products olefin/poly-olefins, fibers, rubbers and end-users demand, prices, full
range feedstock compositions, operating load, severity change impact on process
reactors yields, microprocessor control, programmable chips logic control and processing QC for various licensor design, full range feed
composition changes, profit margin, stock prices; Features include:
* Investment Risk OSA: for global interest rates, currency exchange rates,
privatization investment banking IPO, pre/post merger/acquisition
performance, profit margin, stocks ,commodities, financial futures, derivatives prices ,corporate
scandals, global financial crisis, investment,
Basel II credit, market,
operational risks loss early warning
avoided trillion dollar market loss, create up to 1000 % risk adjusted
return for banking, finance, corporate, customers investment
*Supply Chain cost OSA: for global feedstock ,oil, fuels cash, futures,
derivatives prices, risks
hedging (SRM), strategic suppliers competitive sourcing, e-procurement ,
feedstock quality control warehousing, intermediate storage inventory tracking
billion dollar cost reduction ,optimized manufacturing production efficiency,
outsourcing strategic OEM/ODM alliances
*Logistics /value based strategic Marketing, competitive pricing , retail sales distribution, inventory, CRM OSA maximze profits, market shares: tracking for global
oil downstream plastics, fibers, rubbers, end users consumer
products domestics, export competitive marketing, pricing, customer
value creation, retails logistics
inventory, distribution cost reduction and de-bottle-neck strategy,
strategic alliances application
Human Resource OSA: Goal, mission, performance oriented board members
corporate/plant managers, on the job decisions training. performance,
compensation review, supporting auditing
committee for scandal early warning
*Products, service, market innovation by :Improve Process OSA: customer value
creation::
raise process reactors yields 1
to 5 % maximize recovery , save energy 20-40 %; cuts wastes de-bottleneck 30- to
50 % over design improved quality and A grade for full range feed composition
quality, severity, loads changes, raise revenue, customer value up to1000
% in customer risk adjusted return for banking, finance, and IT hardware,
software corporate customers
*Asset Management: OSA : equipment, parts preventive maintenance safety risk
tracking control
Economy,
Business Process Integration Optimization
Operations Management Implementation:
Dr. Warren Huang, OSA pioneer, will
direct the reform, reengineering, cost reduction operations review, goal
mission, performance oriented multidisciplinary strategic and execution OSA
teams (SBU) to develop, implement , provide the what, why, how, when of the
strategic change management, streamline people, culture, operational,
management differences achieve integrating investment, risk management into supply chain logistics
systems ( 3PL/4PL) cost effectiveness.
Economics: millions-billion dollar cost/ investment risks
reduction value chain profit optimization
create up to 1000 % increase in customer risk adjusted return, market shares for banking,
finance, and IT hardware, software customers
Commercial Applications:
50 global multinationals, state, medium, small
enterprises in oil/petrochemicals/ polymers/fibers supply chain logistics, value chain applied,
hundreds global CEO, senior executives profit management workshops Thousands lectures to 30 million TV investors, hundred
banks CEO, CFO; 300,000 Taiwan importer/exporters currency, pricing strategy
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang: "Improve Process by OSA", 12 paper
series in Hydrocarbon Processing, OGJ, 1979-1983, "DSA/OSA Maximized
Olefin/fibers Productivity, Flexibility", AIChE 1983 , Diamond Jubilee, 1990,
1999, Dallas, World Congress II, II, IV, Canada, Tokyo, Germany, 1983,1986,1991,”
Global strategic solution for oil/petrochemicals ” Singapore , Beijin, Antwerp,
Dallas conferences 1989, 1992,1995, 1999
," Global financial crisis, asset prices simulation, corporate scandal early
warning risk management", presented to 24 global central banks governor
conference , DC, Rome, Barcelona, London, China Macao, Taipei, Bangkok, Peking
University, Beijing, Shanghai Jiaotung Univ. May1998- Oct. 2003; Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits
conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr –2001;China upstream/downstream 2001,
Monetary, economic policy , WTO impact on China investment return, risks; profit
management workshop ,Nov 2001, Beijin ,Taipei, Jan 2002; keynote speaker
for Euro-events Asian Finance and Capital Markets Conference Nov. 5, 2003 Singapore
and China Finance and Capital market conference, Shanghai, 25, Nov., 2003, Beijin, Nov. 27, 2003 on Monetary Policy Impact on Asian/China Capital
Markets Asset Prices, Wealth Bubble Simulation early warning for strategic QFII/QDII investment and wealth management
keynote speaker for Frontier in Knowledge China pricing strategy to speak on WTO
China competitive pricing strategy for sustainable profits, Sept 17, 2004,
Pudong, Shanghai, China
Licensor: OSA Int'l
Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
In-House CEO, CFO,
executives full day workshops
Strategic Supply Demand Chain Logistics Optimization
(Oils/petrochemicals upstream/downstream)
Applications.
Thousands structural dynamic models simulate
global market competitors, supplier, (SRM), downstream end users (CRM)
strategic supply-demand chain daily decisions Operations
Simulation Analysis (OSA) ; forecasts supply demand chain, inventory, feedstock
products spot, contract prices, retails chain logistics ( from downstream
5000 end-users to
upstream suppliers ) minimize enterprises wide
costs, while maximize global market shares and on
the job training to optimize state , medium/small enterprises reform,
privatization, business process reengineering, investment, supply chain , TQM cost reduction, competitive pricing, retails chain
logistics change management; integrated into process controls
.
Strategy. Information knowledge base
development.
This systems have been developed from last 25 year’s daily U.S., Asian,
and European Wall Street Journals, Business Week; Economist, IMF, NPRA data;
daily global crude oil, refining products, petrochemicals, rubbers, fibers
import/export, spot, contract prices, inventory, production
( Platt//Tecnon market newsletter and custom data), retails chain sales,
monetary, fiscal policy, corporate/plant operating history ( normal, recovery,
emergency, operation ); e-commerce data base; corporate/ plant operators'
expertise, market forces psychology.
OSA models development, :Applying latest monetary economic ,fuzzy
logic, neural network, chaos theory based expert systems, this systems
integrate supply, demand into prices market forces forecasts by simulate
global central banks monetary, economic, fiscal policy impact on economy, daily
financial markets, feedstock, oils, refining products, petrochemical feedstock,
plastics, fibers, rubbers and end-users sales, inventory, prices, full range
feedstock compositions, operating load, severity change impact on process
reactors yields and processing properties. Features include:
*Supply chain OSA: for global crude oils, feedstock cash, futures,
prices, risks hedging, procurement, inventory cost reduction strategy
*Strategic value based Marketing and competitive pricing strategy sales, CRM OSA
maximize profit, market shares: for global plastics, fibers, rubber trade,
competitive marketing, wining pricing, retails chain logistics strategy
Human Resource OSA: Goal, mission, performance oriented supply retail
chain procurement, marketing managers, on the job training.
*Improve Process OSA: raise process reactors yields 1 to 5 % maximize
recovery , save energy 20-35 %; cuts wastes and off-spec loss de-bottleneck 30-
to 50 % over design for full range feed, severity, loads changes, improved
downstream processing quality spec.
Operations Management Implementation: Dr. Warren Huang, OSA will direct
the reengineering, cost reduction operations review, goal mission, performance
oriented multidisciplinary strategic supply demand chain strategic integration
and execution OSA teams (SBU)
Economics: billion dollar cost saving, with improved market shares.
Commercial Applications: 60 global supply demand chain applied, hundreds
global CEO, SCM managers cost reduction workshops
Thousands TV lectures to 30 million investors, hundred banks CEO, CFO; 300,000
Taiwan importer/exporters currency, pricing strategy
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", “ oil and gas,
petrochemicals prices simulation, 12 paper series in Hydrocarbon Processing, OGJ,
1979-1983,” OSA for global marketing, sales strategy” to AIChE Diamond Jubilee
meeting, Washington DC, 1983 ,”economic impact on petrochemicals demand, trade
and prices”to World Cong. III, Tokyo, 1986,” Goal mission performance oriented
Chem Eng education, training, Tokyo, 1986, AIChE, Dallas, 1999”OSA global
integrated strategic solution for oil/
petrochemicals”,” Singapore , Beijin, Antwerp, Dallas conferences 1989,
1992,1995, 1999" Global financial crisis, asset prices, bubble simulation, corporate scandals
early warning risk management “, to 24 global central banks governor
conference , DC, Rome, Barcelona, London, China Macao, Taipei, Bangkok
1998-2001;Peking University, May, 2002, Shanghai Jiaotung Univ. May , 2003;
Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits conference./
workshops,
Singapore, Apr -2001,China upstream/downstream profit management workshop, Nov
2001, Beijin , Taipei, Jan 2002 OSA supply chain logistics cost reduction ,
Jiaotung Univ,. Beijing Oct., 2003 Thousands articles for 300,000 Taiwan
importer/export members weekly trade, Taiwan Petrochemical Industry Association
Journals.
Licensor:
OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San
Francisco, California.
In-House
integrated supply demand business Process Optimization strategy workshops
Oils Refinery
Hydrocracking
Investment, ERP-supply chain ,market shares Business Process Optimization
Strategy
Applications: Rigorous hydrocracking/ hydrotreating reactors optimal operations knowledge model-based expert systems have been developed, implemented for full range European, US, Arabian, Asian crude oil compositions in integrated refinery hydrocracking model based predictive control, optimization, corporate reform, restructuring , reengineering , supply chain TQM cost reductions This system will provide simulation of global central banks monetary policy impact on global crude oils, residue oil, gas oil prices; procurement, inventory supply chain strategy; refining, olefins products competitive pricing and hydrocracking reactor yields; regenerators catalyst activity tracking improvement; de-bottlenecking for full range feedstock compositions, operating load, severity changes, corporate managers, technical, operating staff on the job training simulators. It also tracking forecasts supply chain , financial misreporting in corporate scandals, Basel II credit, market, operational risks loss prevention avoided trillion dollar Risks/ loss, saved billion dollar supply chain costs in global financial energy, recession crisis
Strategy: Economic, Business Process Systems Information knowledge base development:
This system has been developed out of last 20 years daily US, Asian, European Wall Street
Journal, IMF data, NPRA, daily inter- net data on global crude oils, gas oils,
olefin, refining products prices data, corporate/plant entire financial, supply
chain operating history (full range feeds and loads, operating severity);
extensive literature and patent
search for hydrocracking reactors catalytic and kinetics mechanism, design and operators,
technical staff's operating expertise, market forces psychology as the knowledge base.
Economics: avoided trillion dollar market loss in global financial crisis, Up to billion US dollars SCM and operating raw material, energy saving without staff reduction, hardware investment in one year OSA program
Commercial Applications: Several global refinery applied, 50 TQM cost reduction workshops offered to refinery managers
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA",
" Improve Naphtha Crackers Operations", and 12 paper series on HP,OGJ,1979-1983,
"Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/ Operations Simulations Analysis
predictive control Maximized Refinery-Olefin Productivity, Flexibility", AIChE 1983
Diamond Jubilee, 1990, 1999 AIChE annual meeting ,Dallas, World Cong- ress II, II, IV,
Canada, Tokyo,Germany,1983,1986,1991, "OSA supported Refinery-Olefin CIM Maximize
Productivity, Flexibility", Singapore, Beijin, Antwerp, Shanghai, Dallas,1989, 1992,
1995, 1997, 1999," Monetary Policy Impact on global financial crisis, commodities,
financial derivative, stock prices", Washington DC, LA, Rome, Barcelona, Taipei,
Bangkok, 1999-2001
Global Capital market asset prices simulation, risk management, Global finance corproate
governance confernece,Peking University, Beijin,May 28-29, 2002
Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits conference./ workshops, Singapore,
Apr 26,27-2001, China upstream/downstream 2001, profit management workshop ,
Nov 29-30,2001,Kerry Center Hotel, Beijin and Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei, Jan 21-22, 2002
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, Calif .
In-House CEO, CFO, executives full day workshops
Olefins ERP-Supply Chain Strategy
Applications: Rigorous corporate and process plant OSA (Opera- tion Simulation Analysis knowledge model-based expert systems have been implemented for global olefin/polyolefins, VCM/PVC corporate restructuring, reengineering, supply chain, TQM cost reduction applications. They provide integrated corporate/ plant daily global strategic information management and process plant operation model-based predictive control; tracking global central banks monetary policy impact on economic, financial crisis, global crude oils, naphtha, LPG, olefins/polyolefin prices ; financial risk hedging and procurement strategy; olefin, polyolefins products competitive pricing, marketing and sales strategy; investment, credit, markets , profit margin Basel II credit, market, operational risks loss risks control; process de-bottle- necking; corporate managers, technical, operating staff on-the-job training simulators
Strategy: Information knowledge base development:
These systems have been developed from the past 20 years daily US, Asian, European Wall
Street Journal, Business Week; Economist, IMF economic ,NPRA ; global central banks
monetary, fiscal policy, economics, Dewitt market newsletter, daily global crude oils,
naphtha, LPG, fuel oils, olefins, polyolefin, VCM/PVC spot, contract prices data, full
corporate/ plant operating history (including normal, crisis, emergency operations);
literature, patent search; management and plant operators' expertise, market psychology as
knowledge base
OSA models development,: The latest neoclassic economy, thermodynamic and kinetic
theories, fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory have been applied to develop expert
system-based decision simulators. Monetary policy impact on feedstock, oils,
olefin/polyolefin prices, full range feedstock compositions, operating load, severity
change impact on olefin/polyolefin reactors yields with average error below 1.5%: Features
include:
*Invest Risk OSA: for global credit, interest rates, currency exchange
rates, profit margin, stocks, financial derivatives
avoided trillion dollar
Basel II credit, market,
operational risks loss
risks control.
*Billion dollar Supply Chain Logistics cost reduction OSA: for global fuel oils and feedstock price, inventory forecasts and procurement strategy
*Strategic value based Marketing and competitive pricing strategy sales, CRM OSA maximize profit, market shares: *Adaptive e-learning Human Resource OSA: Corporate finance, marketing, and procurement managers, process staff problem solving on the job training
Process/product, service, markets innovation by *Improve
Process OSA: Olefin/polyolefin reactors yield improvement,;
debottle-necking for full range gas, liquid olefin feeds, operating severity, loads changes
, process, product, market innovation adapting toe changing competitive markets
* Process Startup, emergency shutdown, troubleshooting, waste
minimization energy conservation, preventive maintenance.
Internal Auditing OSA team : It also
tracking
corporate accounting, supply chain , financial misreporting in
corporate scandals prevention
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (the
author) will conduct restructuring, reengineering, cost reduction operations review, setup
goal mission, performance oriented cross-functional OSA teams to develop, implement the
program.
Economics: Up to billion dollar cost reduction with improved quality,market shares without
staff reduction, hardware investment.
Commercial Applications: Three olefin/polyolefin applied, 45 TQM cost reduction workshops
offered to global managers
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA",
"Improve Naphtha Cracker Operations", in 12 paper series in Hydrocarbon
Processing, OGJ, 1979-1983,' Control of Cracking Furnace", US patents, 1981,1982,
"Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/Operations Simulations Analysis predictive
control Maximized Olefin Productivity, Flexibility", AIChE 1983 Diamond Jubilee,
1990, 1999 AIChE annual meeting, Dallas, World Congress II, II, IV, Canada, Tokyo,
Germany,1983,1986,1991, OSA based Refinery, Olefin CIM" Singapore, Beijin, Antwerp,
Dallas,1989, 1992,1995, 1999," Monetary Policy Impact on global economy, financial
markets, commodity, stock prices", Washington DC,LA, Rome,Barcelona, London Taipei,
Bangkok 1999-2001
Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr
26,27-2001 China upstream/downstream 2001, profit management workshop , Nov
29-30,2001,Kerry Center Hotel, Beijin and Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei, Jan 21-22, 2002
Global Capital market asset prices simulation, risk management, Global finance corproate
governance confernece, Peking University, Beijin,May 28-29, 2002
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
Olefin Operations Simulation, Optimal ControlThis systems can also be used for preventive maintenance, accident, emergency shutdown, startup simulation for safety and loss prevention, supply chain, TQM cost reductions.
Strategy: A. Information knowledge base development
Olefin furnace, acetylene reactors and downstream recovery units DSA and OSA have been
developed implemented based on last 10 years global fuel oils, LPG, naphtha, gas oil,
feedstock procurement , inventory, supply chain costs; olefin products spot, contract
prices, (Dewitt, market newsletter), corporate/ plant full operating history (including
normal, emergency operations and upsets); process units design data, latest literature,
patent search; management, plant operators' expertise as information knowledge base.,
B. Design and Operations Simulation models development: Rigorous kinetic theories, fuzzy
logic, neural network and chaos theory supported by reactors and downstream compression
and fractionation train recovery expert systems covers full range operating loads,
severity, for the latest licensors design
The furnace reactors tracks full range coking run length, to accurately predict full range gas feeds (ethane, propane, butane , LPG), naphtha, gas oil, feed compositions, operating severity, operating load( from 60 % to 120 %), steam to HC ratio, outlet pressure changes impact on olefin yields improvements, minimize energy consumption, olefin loss, maximize products recovery
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (Dr. Huang) will setup cost, quality, market shares as goal, mission performance oriented cross-departmental strategic, execution OSA teams to conduct design, operation review, goal and objective definition; develop, implement reactors simulation and tying into downstream recovery units for integrated olefin process systems operations simulation, optimal control, de-bottleneck cost reduction
Economics: Up to a 3 % of olefin yields increase over design can be achieved with up to 20 % over design capacity and 15 % reduction over unit energy consumption, This is achieved by integrating olefin, acetylene removal reactors into downstream recovery units OSA without any equipment retrofit. Up to 30 million dollar cost reduction in feedstock, energy unit costs with improved quality and market shares without staff reduction,
Commercial Applications: 4 integrated olefin plant operation improvement have been implemented by olefin plant OSA teams, Dr Warren Huang. 20 cost reduction workshops offered
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang, OSA , " Capitalize on LPG feed Changes", Apr. 1979 Oil and Gas Journal "Improve Process by OSA", Hydrocarbon Processing, May, 1980, " Improve Naphtha Cracker Operations", Hydrocarbon Processing, Feb. 1980," a 12-paper series on Oil and Gas Journal and Hydrocarbon Process 1980-1983 , "Control of Cracking Furnace", US Patents 1981,1982, "Energy and resource conservation in Olefin Plant Design and Operation", presented to World Congress Montreal, Tokyo, 1982, 1986, " Refinery, Petrochemical Process Improvement., De-bottle- neck on PC" ISA 1989,Philadephia, Large Chemical plant confer- ence, Antverp, Belgium, 1992, 1995 , INTER PEC CHINA 91, Beijin, 1991, 1995 " OSA Decision Supported TQM", Quality Productivity Conference by Hydrocarbon Processing", Houston, 1993 " Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/ Operations Simulations Ana- lysis predictive control maximize refinery/ petrochemicals product -ivity, flexibility," Dallas, 1999, Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
Caprolactam/nylon ERP-Supply Chain Strategy
Applications: Rigorous corporate and process plant DSA (Design Simulation Analysis) and OSA (Operations Simulation Analysis) model-based expert systems have been implemented for global - Caprolactam/nylon integrated daily global strategic management and plant operations strategic support to daily Strat- gic business (SBU) and top executive committees in restructuring, reengineering billion dollar supply chain, TQM cost reductions. . They provide global economic forecasts, and it's impact on global fuel oil, cyclohexane feedstock prices, procurement, inventory supply chain costs reduction and caprolactam, nylon products
Marketing, sales, competitive pricing strategy, investment risks, crisis management; process reactors yields improvement; de-bottlenecking; waste and energy minimization and profit control Corporate/plant managers technical, operating staff are provided on the job training simulators for TQM cost reductions
Strategy: Information knowledge development:
These systems have been developed from the past 20 years daily US,
Asian, European Wall Street Journal, Business Week; Economist, IMF economic ,NPRA ; Tecnon
market newsletter, glo- bal central banks monetary, fiscal policy, economics, daily fuel
oils, benzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, caprolactam,,nylon spot and contract prices
data; and corproate/plant operating history And also considered plant operators' and
technical staff operating expertise, and market forces psychology as information knowledge
base.
OSA models development : The latest neoclassic economy, thermodynamic and kinetic
theories, fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory have been applied to develop expert
system-based decision simulators. Monetary policy impact on feedstock, oils, caprolactam,
nylon prices, inventory supply chain costs, full range feedstock compositions, operating
load, severity change impact on caprolactam, nylon reactors yields with average error
below 1.5%: Features include:
*Investment risk OSA: for global credit, interest rates, currency exchange rates, profit margin , stocks, financial derivatives risks
*Procurement supply chain OSA :Monetary policy impact on global fuel oils and feedstock inventory costs reduction strategy
*Marketing/sales CRM OSA::global caprolactam, nylon competitive spot, contract pricing, to improve customer productivity , profits
*Human resources OSA: Decision simulators based corporate finance, marketing, and procurement, process managers training
*Improve Process OSA: caprolactam, nylon reactors yield improve- ment, de-bottleneck for full range operating load, severity changes
* Process Startup, emergency shutdown, troubleshooting, waste minimization energy conservation, preventive maintenance.
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (the author) will conduct restructuring, reengineering, cost reduc- tion operations review, setup goal mission, performance oriented cross-functional OSA teams to develop, implement the program.
Economics: Up to 100 million dollar cost reduction with improved quality and market shares without staff reduction, hardware investment in one year ERP supply chain cost reduction program
Commercial Applications:2CPL,5 nylon process applied, 45 TQM supply chain cost reduction workshops offered to global managers
References:- References:- All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", May, 1980, AIChE Diamond Jubillee meeting, Washington, DC, 1983, 1990, World Congress, II, II, IV, Montreal, Tokyo, Frankfurt, 1982, 1986, 1991, INTERPEC CHINA, 1991, 1995, Beijin, "Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/Opera- tions Simulation Ana- lysis predictive control Maximized Olefin, Fibers CIM Productivity, Flexibility," ISA, 1992, Houston, Hydrocar- bon Processing, 1993 , AIChE, Dallas, 1999 ,." Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
Oils Refinery FCCU/ROC/DCC
Applications: Rigorous Refinery FCC/ROC riser reactor/regenerator optimal Operations Simulations Analysis(OSA) knowledge-based expert systems have been developed, implemented for full range Euro- pean, US, Arabian, Asian crude oil compositions in integrated FCC/ROC/ DCC control, optimization, corporate restructuring , reengineering , Supply chain TQM cost reductions change manage- ment application. This system will provide simulation of global cen- tral banks monetary policy impact on global crude oils, residue oil, gas oil prices simulation, procurement, inventory supply chain stra- tegy; refining, olefins products competitive pricing and FCC/ROC/ DCC reactor yields; regenerators catalyst activity carbon content tracking improvement, de-bottleneck for full range feedstock compositions, operating loads, severity changes; corporate mana- gers, technical, operating staff on the job training simulators
Strategy: Information knowledge base development
This system has been developed out of last 12 years daily US, Asian, European Wall Street
Journal, IMF data, NPRA, daily global crude oils, olefin, refining products
prices(Platt/Dewitt market news letter) data, corporate/plant entire operating history
(full range feeds and loads, operating severity); extensive literature and patent search
for FCC/HOC/DCC reactors catalytic and kinetics mechanism, design and operators, technical
staff's operating expertise, market forces psychology as the knowledge base,
Applying the latest economic, kinetics theory, artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, neural net, chaos theory based expert systems These systems simulate global central banks monetary policy impact on daily global economy, financial markets, oils, refining products, petrochemicals prices; full range crude oil compositions, operating load, severity change impact on refinery reactors yields for various licensors design with average error below 1.5%. features include:
* Investment risk OSA: Real options analysis for global credit, interest rates, currency exchange rates, profit margin , stocks, financial derivatives, investment risks simulation and control.avoided trillion dollar market loss in globa financial, energy crisis, recession.
*Supply Chain OSA: for global crude oil, gas, fuel oils and feedstock price, forecasts and billion dollar procurement , inventory cost reduction strategy
*Marketing, CRM OSA: for global , refining products, olefin competitive pricing, forecasts, Global trade, competitive prices in marketing share and sales strategy
*Human Resource OSA: Corporate CEO, CFO, senior, junior finance, marketing, and supply chain managers Real Options analysis on the job training workshops
* Full range severity, gas oil, heavy oils, oil fluid catalytic and deep cracking for octane upgrading, riser reactors yields and regenerator catalyst activity, carbon contents , maximize products recovery and minimum energy and wastes improvements.,
Operations Management Implementation: OSA program manager Dr. Warren Huang will conduct FCC/ROC system restructuring operations review, goal setting, implement cost reduction OSA teams program.
Economics: Up to Billion US dollars saving without staff reduction, hardware investment in one year OSA program
Commercial Applications: Several global refinery applied, 60 TQM cost reduction workshops offered to refinery managers
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", " Improve Naphtha Crackers Operations", and 12 paper series on HP, . OGJ 1979-1983, "Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/ Operations Simulations Analysis predictive control Maximize Refin- ery-Olefin Productivity, Flexibility", AIChE 1983 Diamond Jubilee, 1990, Orlando 1999 Dallas, AIChE annual meeting, World Cong- ress II, II, IV, Canada, Tokyo, Germany, 1983, 1986, 1991, Singa- pore, Beijing, Antwerp, 1989, 1991, 1992,1995, 1999," Monetary Policy Impact on global financial crisis, commodities, financial derivatives, stock prices", Washington DC, Taipei, Bangkok, Lon- don, Rome, Barcelona , Macao, Chicago, Los Angeles, 1998-2001, Supply chain strategy maximize oil, gas, chemicals profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001, Strategic investment/ERP/SCM/CRM maximize CHina upstream/downstream profit in recession recovery, WTO competitions, Nov 2001, Beijin, Jan 21-22, 2002, Taipei
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, Calif .
Caprolactam/nylonApplications:
Rigorous process plant DSA (Design Simulation Analysis) and OSA (Operations Simulation Analysis) model-based expert systems have been implemented for global cycloxanone- Caprolactam/nylon integrated corporate/plant daily global strategic plant operations strategic support to daily strategic business (SBU) and top executive committees in restructuring, reengineering millions supply chain, TQM cost reductions. . They provide global economic forecasts, and it's impact on global fuel oil, cyclohexane feedstock prices, procurement, inventory supply chain costs reduction and process reactors yields improvement; de-bottlenecking; waste and energy minimization and profit control Corporate/plant managers technical, operating staff are provided on the job training simulators for TQM cost reductionsStrategy: Information knowledge development:
These systems have been developed from the past 10 years daily fuel
oils, benzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, caprolactam, nylon spot and contract prices
data; and full corporate/ plant operating history. And also considered plant operators'
and technical staff operating expertise, and market forces psychology as information
knowledge base.
DSA/OSA process models development: The latest thermodynamic and kinetic theories,
fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory have been applied to develop expert
system-based process operations decision simulators provide full range feedstock
compositions, operating load, severity change impact on cyclohexanone, caprolactam
reactors yields with average error below 1.5%: Features include:
*Improve Process OSA: Reactors yield improvement, debottleneck for full range operating loads, feeds, operating severity changes for simulation of air flow, reactor temperature, load impact on cyclohexanone yield in cyclohexane oxidation reactor and operating temperature, catalyst decay, operating load impact on cyclohexanone conversion, yield improvement
PH, acid strength, operating temperature impact on rearrangement caprolactam reactor
yield improvement.
*Maximum products recovery at minimum energy and wastes in downstream cyclohaxanone and
caprolactam recovery
*Human resources OSA: Decision simulators based corporate and procurement, process managers, technical, operators training
* Process Startup, emergency shutdown, troubleshooting, waste minimization energy conservation, preventive maintenance.
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (the author) will conduct restructuring, reengineering, cost reduc- tion operations review, setup goal mission, performance oriented cross-functional OSA teams to develop, implement the program.
Economics: Up to 10 million dollar cost reduction with improved quality, products yield, recovery and 15 % saving in process energy and market shares without staff reduction, hardware investment
Commercial Applications: three cyclohexanone,caprolactam/ nylon process applied, 20 TQM supply chain cost reduction workshops offered
References:- All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", May, 1980, AIChE Diamond Jubilee meeting, Washington, DC, 1983, 1990, World Congress, II, II, IV, Montreal, Tokyo, Frankfurt, 1982, 1986, 1991, INTERPEC CHINA, 1991, 1995, Beijin, "Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/Operations Simulation Ana- lysis predictive control Maximized Olefin, Fibers CIM Productivity, Flexibility," ISA, 1992, Houston, Hydrocarbon Processing, 1993 , AIChE, Dallas, 1999 ,." Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chem- ical profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
Fractionation OSA Optimal Control
Strategy: A. Information knowledge base development
Fractionation systems OSA and DSA have been developed, imple- mented based on full
range operating history, (steady state and process upsets, full operating load; from 60 %
to 130 %) and full range feed compositions , physical, thermodynamic data) and extensive
design, operating experiences as knowledge based.
B. Fractionations systems OSA models development:
These OSA simulations provide full impact of reactors yields impact on fractionation feeds, and fractionation top/bottom products recov- ery and reboiler, condenser operating conditions, products quality improvement, energy, waste minimization( cut re-boiler bottom polymer fouling), de-bottleneck, optimal control applications.
Operations Management Implementation: OSA consultant (Dr. Huang) will setup cost, quality as goal, mission performance oriented cross-departmental execution Fractionation OSA teams to conduct design, operation review, goal definition; develop, imple- ment current , future OSA and tying into reactors simulation for integrated process systems operations simulation, optimal control, de-bottleneck cost reduction
Economics: Up to a 3 % increase in products recovery over design can be achieved for most fractionators with up to 45 % increase 45 % over design capacity and up to 40 % cut in energy consumption. This is achieved by integrating into process reactors (OSA) Up to 10 million dollar cost cut annually in feedstock, energy unit costs without hardware retrofit with payout in a few weeks.
Commercial Installation: Over 150 fractionators have been imp- roved by refinery, olefin, LLDPE/HDPE/LDPE/PP, ethylbenzene, cyclohexanone, caprolactum, polyester plant fractionation OSA teams directed by Dr. Warren Huang and 25 fractionation cost reduction workshops offered
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang, OSA , " Capitalize on LPG feed Changes", Apr. 1979 Oil and Gas Journal, " Improve Naphtha Cracker Operations", "Improve Process by OSA", "Improve Deme- thanizer Operation", Hydrocarbon Processing, Feb, May, December 1980, "Control of Cracking Furnace", US Patents 1981,1982, " Imp -rove Deethanizer operation", "OSA saves energy in C2 Splitter Oper ations " , Oil and Gas Journal June, September 1980 "Energy and resource conservation in Olefin Plant Design and Operation", World Congress, Montreal, Tokyo, Karsrule,1982, 1986, 1991 " Refinery, Petrochemical Process Improvement., De-bottleneck on PC" ISA Philadephia,1989, Large Chemical plant conference, Antwerp, Belgium, 1992, 1995 , INTER PEC CHINA 91, Beijing, 1991, 1995 " OSA Decision Supported TQM", Quality Productivity Conference by Hydrocarbon Processing", Houston, 1993, AIChE meeting Dallas, 1999, Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits confer- ence/ workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
PET/Polyester fibers Operations Simulation, Optimal ControlThis systems can also be used for emergency shutdown, startup safety and loss prevention, supply chain, TQM cost reductions.
Strategy: A. Information knowledge base development
Esterification, polymerization reactors and downstream recovery units DSA and OSA have
been developed implemented based on last 10 years global fuel oils, ethylene glycol, TPA
feedstock procurement , inventory, supply chain costs; PET/polyester products spot,
contract prices, (Tecnon market newsletter), corporate/ plant full operating history
(including normal, emergency operations and upsets); process units design data, latest
literature, patent search; management, plant operators' expertise as information knowledge
base.,
B. Design and Operations Simulation models development: Rigorous kinetic theories,
fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory supported by reactors and downstream
fractionation recovery/polymer processing expert systems covers full range operating
loads, severity, for the latest licensors design
The esterification reactors tracks full range EG/PTA ration, liquid level, temperature
impact on batch time, conversion, yield
While the polymerization reactors tracking feed conversion, reactor temperature, vacuum,
catalysts impact on degree of polymerization, molecular weight, PET/polyester fibers
textiles processing proper- ties (maximize grade A fibers while minimize offspec loss.
Plant-wide energy conservation and waste minimization OSA
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (Dr. Huang) will setup cost, quality, market shares as goal, mission performance oriented cross-departmental strategic, execution OSA teams to conduct design, operation review, goal setting; develop, implement reactors simulation and tying into downstream recovery , polymer/fiber processing for integrated PET/polyester fibers process systems operations simulation, de-bottleneck cost reduction
Economics: Up to 25 % increase over design capacity (reduced batch time) and 25 % reduction over unit energy(steam and fuel oil, electricity) consumption, improved polymer/fiber processing properties, raise grade A to 98 % Up to 5 million dollar cost reduction in feedstock, energy unit costs with improved quality .
Commercial Applications: 12 integrated batch and continuous polyester fibers/PET/processing/recycle plant operation improve- ment have been implemented by polyester plant OSA teams, directed by Dr Warren Huang. 30 cost reduction workshops offered
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang, OSA , "Improve Process by OSA", Hydrocarbon Processing, May, 1980, a 12-paper process operations improvement series on Oil and Gas Journal and Hydro- carbon Process 1980-1983 , "Energy and resource conservation in Petrochemicals Plant Design and Operation", presented to World Congress Montreal, Tokyo, 1982, 1986, " Refinery, Petrochemical Process Improvement., De-bottleneck on PC" ISA 1989,Philadephia, Large Chemical plant conference, Antverp, Belgium, 1992, 1995 , "Fiber mills operations improvement and optimal control",ISA 1992, Houston, INTER PEC CHINA 91, Beijin, 1991, 1995 " OSA Decision Supported TQM", Quality Productivity Conference by Hydrocarbon Processing", Houston, 1993 " Goal, Mission Performance oriented DSA/OSA predictive control maximize oil, petrochemicals product- ivity, flexibility," Dallas, 1999, Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
EG/PTA/Polyester ERP-Supply Chain StrategyApplications:
Rigorous corporate/process plant DSA (Design Simulation Analysis) and OSA (Operations Simulation Analysis) model-based expert systems have been implemented for global EG/PTA/Polyester/PET integrated corporate/plant daily global strategic management and plant operations support to daily strate- gic , top executive committees in restructuring, reengineering billion dollar supply chain, TQM cost reductions. They provide global economic forecasts, it's impact on global fuel oil, feedstock prices, procurement, and EG/PTA/Polyster/PET products Marketing, sales, competitive pricing strategy, investment risks management; process reactors yields improvement; de-bottlenecking; waste and energy minimization and profit control, corporate/plant managers technical, operating staff on the job training simulators
These systems have been developed from the past 20 years daily US,
Asian, European Wall Street Journal, Business Week; Economist, IMF economic ,NPRA ; Tecnon
market newsletter, glo- bal central banks monetary, fiscal policy, economics, daily fuel
oils, benzene, PX, ethylene, EG/PTA/Polyester/PET spot and contract prices data; and
corporate/plant operating history. And also considered plant operators' and technical
staff operating expertise, and market forces psychology as information knowledge base.
OSA ERP-supply chain, process models development: The latest neoclassic economic,
thermodynamic and kinetic theories, fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory have been
applied to develop expert system-based decision simulators provide monetary policy impact
on ethylene, benzene, PX, fuel oils, EG/PTA/Polyester/PET products competitive pricing,
marketing, sales, inventory supply chain costs, full range feedstock compositions,
operating load, severity change impact on EG/PTA/polyester reactors yields with average
error below 1.5%: Features include:
*Investment risk OSA: for global credit, interest rates, currency exchange rates, profit margin , stocks, financial derivatives risks
*Procurement supply chain OSA :Monetary policy impact on global fuel oils and feedstock inventory costs reduction strategy
*Marketing/sales CRM OSA::global EG/PTA/Polyester/PET spot, contract pricing, to improve customer productivity , profits
*Human resources OSA: Decision simulators based corporate finance, marketing, and procurement, process managers training
*Improve Process OSA:Reactors yield improvement, de-bottleneck for full range operating loads, feeds, operating severity changes
* Process Startup, emergency shutdown, troubleshooting, waste minimization energy conservation, preventive maintenance.
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (the author) will conduct restructuring, reengineering, cost reduc- tion operations review, setup goal mission, performance oriented cross-functional OSA teams to develop, implement the program.
Economics: Up to 100 million dollar cost reduction with improved quality and market shares without staff reduction, hardware investment in one year ERP supply chain cost reduction program
Commercial Applications: Four EG/PTA/Polyester/PET applied, 50 TQM supply chain cost reduction workshops offered
References:- All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", May, 1980, AIChE Diamond Jubilee meeting, Washington, DC, 1983, 1990, World Congress, II, II, IV, Montreal, Tokyo, Frank- furt, 1982, 1986, 1991, INTERPEC CHINA, 1991, 1995, Beijin, "Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/Operations Simulation Ana- lysis predictive control Maximized Olefin, Fibers CIM Productivity, Flexibility," ISA, 1992, Houston, Hydrocarbon Processing, 1993 ." Monetary Policy Impact on global financial markets risks, commod- ity, stock prices", central bank governors, financial management conferences ,Washington DC, Rome, Barcelona, London, Macao, Taipei, Bangkok 1999-2001, Supply chain strategy maximize oil, gas profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
ERP-Plant information integration
Applications
: Corporate ERP/plant knowledge based integrated management information systems have been developed, and implemented for global refinery, olefin, polyolefins, ethylbenzene, styrene/PS, EG/PTA/polyester fibers, caprolactum,/nylon fiberscompanies supporting restructuring, reengineering, TQM cost reduction strategic decision analysis and expert systems models based e- business strategy, APC/DCS applications to maximize supply chain productivity.
They integrating the information, internet, intranet technology into finance, cost accounting, human resources, feedstock, fuels procurement, inventory supply chain and plant daily operating information, equipment and instrumentation/DCS maintenance, emergency shutdown, startup, explosion accident information systems support and operating, information technology staff on the job training
Strategy: Information knowledge base development:
These information knowledge systems have been developed from the past 20 years daily
US, Asian, European Wall Street Journal; Business Week; Economist, IMF economic data,
NPRA, Dewitt, Platt market newsletter data; Global central banks monetary policy and
economics and business information, extensive literature and patent search , daily
internet information on US, European, Taiwan, China, Asian Pacific crude oils, fuel oils,
ethylene, EG, PTA, Polyesters fibers, PET spot, contract prices data, entire
corporate/plant operating history (including normal, crisis and emergency operations);
management and plant operators' expertise and market psychology as knowledge base
supporting expert systems -based decision simulators.
Features include:
* Global central banks monetary policy, financial markets interest rates, currency, commodities, derivatives prices information.
* Global crude oil, fuel oils, gas oils, ethylene, EG, PTA , benzene feedstock prices , inventory, procurement information systems.
*Global refining products, olefin, styrene, polyester, nylon fibers competitive spot, contract pricing, marketing, sales information
* Corporate/plant cost accounting(unit consumption) information
* Corporate/plant manpower, function, performance information.
* Process plant operating DCS management process startup, emergency shutdown, troubleshooting, waste minimization energy conservation, equipment design, instrumentation, maintenance information.
Operations Management Implementation: OSA consultant Dr. Warren Huang will conduct the corporate/plant Operations, restructuring, reengineering, cost reductions review and setup goal mission, performance oriented OSA teams to develop, implement the plant strategic information knowledge management systems supporting daily corporate/plant decision simulation analysis in supply chain e-commerce cost reductions
Economics: Up to billion US dollar saved without staff cut by these information knowledge based OSA decision simulators.
Commercial Applications: 12 refinery/petrochemicals ERP/plant information integration and One hundreds corporate/plant integr- ated information management applications workshops offered
References:- All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", in 12 paper series in Hydrocarbon Processing, OGJ 1980,1983, HP, OGJ 1979-1983, "Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/ Operations Simulations Analysis predictive control Maximize Refinery-Olefin, Styrene, Polyester, Nylon Fiber mills Productivity, Flexibility", AIChE 1983 Diamond Jubilee, 1990, 1999 annual meeting Dallas, World Congress II, II, IV, Canada, Tokyo, Germany,1983, 1986, 1991, Singapore, Beijin, Antwerp, Shanghai, Dallas,1989, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, Int'l central banks governors conference , Macau, May 15 , Taipei, May 29, Barcelona, June 3, 1999, Washington DC, June 30, 1999, "Supply Chain strategy maximize oil, gas, chemical profits conference/workshop, Singapore, Apr. 26-27, 2001.
Licensor: OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, Calif.
Plant operations management
Applications:
Rigorous, kinetic, information knowledge, expert systems model-based refinery, olefin, polyolefins, styrene, caprolactum, polyester, nylon fiber mills process reactors and downstream recovery units design and operations simulation improve daily plant operating decisions and predictive control for advanced process control (APC) applicationsThe results are feedstock optimal allocation, blending for full range feed compositions, operating loads in reactors yield imp- rovements, process de-bottlenecking, energy conservation, waste minimization, preventive maintenance and safety management, downstream customer processing quality assurance, DCS/ CIM systems design and integration, economic impact on supply chain cost . Technical, operating staff on the job training for full range feeds variations, operating loads and severity changes in plantwide supply chain cost reduction, products innovation, quality improvements.
Strategy: Information knowledge base development:
These systems have been developed from the past plant hourly operating
history (including normal, crisis and emergency operations); management and plant
operators' expertise.
Process plant units OSA models development :
The latest statistical, thermodynamic and kinetic theories, artificial intelligence in
fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory have been applied to develop expert
system-based decision simulators covering the entire operating history and technical,
operating staff expertise. Features include:
* Feedstock and fuel prices simulation forecasts, procurement , inventory scheduling, blending ,supply chain strategic analysis.
* Reactors yields improvement and de-bottlenecking, polymer processing quality improvement, for full range feeds, loads and severity changes.
* Process troubleshooting, de-bottlenecking over design
* Process energy conservation, cut fuel, steam unit consumption
*Process waste management, tracking and simulate pollution source and minimization
*Maximize products recovery while minimize off spec loss
*Process plant quality assurance and equipment preventive safety, maintenance management
*Process plant technical, operating and DCS internet e-business strategy staff on the job training
Operations Management Implementation: OSA consultant Dr. Warren Huang will conduct the corporate/plant operations, cost reductions review and setup goal mission, performance oriented cross-functional OSA strategic, execution teams to achieve 20 millions dollar cost reduction with improved quality, market shares without staff cut, hardware investment
Economics: Over 20 Millions US dollars saved without staff cut
Commercial Applications: Over 30 refinery, olefin, polyolefin, ethylbenzene, styrene, caprolactum plants, nylon, polyester fibers mills applied , 140 TQM cost reduction workshops offered to corporate, plant managers, technical, operating, DCS staff.
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", "Improve Naphtha Cracker Operations", Feb, May 1980, "Optimize Styrene Units,", Apr. 1983, HP, " OSA maximize ethyl- benzene, styrene unit productivity, flexibility, "Jan, Mar, 1983 OGJ and 12 paper series in Hydrocarbon Processing, OGJ 1979 -1983,' Control of Cracking Furnace", US patents, 1981,1982 "Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/Operations Simula- tions Analysis predictive control Maximized Refinery-Olefin, fiber mills Productivity, Flexibility", AIChE 1983 Diamond Jubilee, 1990, 1999 annual meeting ,Dallas, World Congress II, II, IV, Canada, Tokyo, Germany,1983,1986,1991,"Refinery Optimal Control" Singapore, Beijin, Antwerp, 1992,1995, 1999,"OSA Integrated Supply Chain strategy maximize oil, gas, chemical profit", Singapore Supply Chain Conference/Workshop, Apr 26-27, 2001
Licensor: OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, Calif
Styrene/PS/ABS ERP-Supply Chain
Strategy: A. Information knowledge base development
These systems have been developed from the past 20 years daily US, Asian, European
Wall Street Journal, Business Week; Econo- mist, IMF economic ,NPRA ; global central banks
monetary, fiscal policy, economics, daily global fuel oils, ethylene, ethylbenzene,
feedstock procurement , inventory, supply chain costs; styrene, PS/ ABS products spot,
contract prices, marketing and sales, inventory data, corporate/ plant operating history
(including normal, crisis, emergency operations); literature, patent search; management
and plant operators' expertise, market psychology.
B.ERP-Supply Chain strategy simulation models development: The latest neoclassic
economy, thermodynamic and kinetic theories, fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory
have been applied to develop expert system-based decision simulators. Monetary policy
impact on daily financial markets prices, fuel oils, feedstock and products prices, sales,
inventory supply chain costs; full range feed- stock compositions, operating loads,
severity change impact on ethylbenzene, styrene reactors yields, polymer processing
proper- ties decision analysis, DCS control with average error below 1.5%: Features
include:
*Investment risk OSA: for global credit, interest rates, currency exchange rates, profit margin , stocks, financial derivatives risks
*Procurement supply chain OSA :Monetary policy impact on global feedstock, fuel oils inventory costs reduction strategy
*Marketing/sales CRM OSA:global polymers competitive spot, con- tract pricing, cut customer supply chain costs, productivity profit
*Human resources OSA: Decision simulators based corporate finance, marketing, and procurement, process managers training
*Improve Process OSA: ethylbenzene, styrene PS/ABSreactors yields, quality improvement, energy conservation debottleneck
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (Dr. Huang) will conduct restructuring, reengineering, cost reduc- tion operations review, setup goal mission, performance oriented cross-functional OSA teams to develop, implement the program.
Economics: Up to 100 million dollar cost reduction with improved quality and market shares without staff reduction, hardware investment in one year ERP supply chain cost reduction program
Commercial Applications: 5 ethylbenzene, styrene, PS/ABS process applied, 15 TQM, ERP-supply chain cost reduction workshops offered to global managers
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", May, 1980, " Optimize styrene units", Hydrocarbon Processing, Apr. 1983," OSA maximize ethylbenzene productivity, flexibility", Oils and Gas Journal, Jan 1983, " OSA maximize styrene productivity, flexibility", Oils and Gas Journal, March 1983, "Goal, Mission Per- formance oriented Design/Operations Simulations Analysis pred- ictive control Maximize refinery/petrochemicals Productivity, Flexi- bility," AIChE Orlando,1990 , ISA, Houston, 1992,1993 Singapore, Beijing, Antwerp, Dallas,1989,1992,1995, 1999, " Monetary Policy Impact on global financial markets risks, fuel oils, commodity, stock prices", central bank governors, financial management conferences ,Washington DC, Rome, Barcelona, London, Macao, Taipei, Bangkok 1999-2001, Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-200
Licensor: OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, Calif
Styrene Operations Simulation, Optimal Control
Applications:
This systems can also be used for preventive maintenance, accident, emergency shutdown, startup simulation for safety and loss prevention, supply chain, TQM cost reductions.
Strategy: A. Information knowledge base development
Reactors and downstream recovery units DSA and OSA have been developed from based on
last 10 years global fuel oils, ethylene, ethylbenzene, feedstock procurement , inventory,
supply chain costs; styrene, PS/ ABS products spot, contract prices, (Dewitt, market
newsletter), corporate/ plant full operating history (including normal, crisis, emergency
operations steady state and upsets); process units design data, literature, patent search;
management and plant operators' expertise as the information knowledge base.,
B. Design and Operations Simulation models development: The latest kinetic
theories, fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory supported by reactors and
downstream compression and fractionation train recovery expert systems covers full range
operating loads, severity, for the latest licensors design
*The ethylbenzene reactor accurately predicted the impact of feed
ethylene to aromatics ratio, PEB(polyethyl benzene ) recycle ratio, reacotor temperature,
operating loads impact on EB yields
*The styrene rector accurately predicted the impact of feed EB to steam ratio, reactor
temperatures, operating load, catalyst decay and reactor pressure impact on styrene yields
These reactors are integrated into the downstream recovery units to maximize products recovery at minimum energy and wastes
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (Dr. Huang) will setup cost, quality, market shares as goal, mission performance oriented cross-departmental strategic, execution OSA teams to conduct design, operation review, goal, and objective definition; develop, implement reactors simulation and tying into downstream recovery units for integrated ethylbenzene-styrene process systems operations simulation, optimal control, debottle- necking, cost reduction applications
Economics: Up to a 5 % of ethylbenzne, 3 % of styrene yields increase over design can be achieved for most reactors, with up to 40 % over design capacity for ethylbenzene 20 % over design for styrene process and 15 % reduction over unit energy consumption, This is achieved by integrating ethylbenzene, styrene reactors into downstream recovery units operations simulation analysis (OSA) without any equipment retrofit. Up to 20 million dollar cost reduction in feedstock, energy unit costs with improved quality and market shares without staff reduction,
Commercial Applications:5 integrated EB, styrene plant operation improvement have been implemented by EB-styrene plant OSA teams, Dr Warren Huang. 15 cost reduction workshops offered
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang, OSA "Improve Process by OSA", Hydrocarbon Processing, May, 1980, " Optimize styrene units", Hydrocarbon Processing, Apr. 1983," OSA maximize ethyl- benzene productivity, flexibility", Oils and Gas Journal, Jan 1983, " OSA maximize styrene productivity, flexibility", Oils and Gas Jour- nal, March 1983," OSA maximize refinery and petrochemical CIM productivity, flexibility", AIChE, Orlando, 1990, Large Chemical plant conference, Antverp, Belgium, 1992, 1995 , INTER- PEC CHINA 91, Beijin, 1991, 1995 " OSA Decision Supported TQM", Quality and Productivity Conference by Hydrocarbon Processing", Houston, 1993 "Goal, Mission Performance oriented Design/ Operations Simulations Analysis predictive control maximize refinery/ petrochemicals productivity, flexibility," ISA, Houston, 1992, Dallas, 1999, Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits conference./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
Utilities-Process Energy Conservation
Applications
: Rigorous integrated process plant-utility DSA(Design Simulation Analysis) and OSA( Operations Simulation Analysis) systems have been developed and implemented for refinery, olefin, styrene, caprolactum, nylon, polyester fibers, pulp and paper mills process plant daily energy conservation operations management, plant operations control strategic support to daily plant cost reductions application. They provide reduced unit energy consumption and cost reduction through improved utilities and process energy conservation operations and de-bottlenecking, utilities, operating staff on the job training simulators, DCS control for supply chain TQM cost reductionStrategy: Energy information knowledge base development:
Utility (boilers, heaters, turbine compressors, steam lines) and process energy users (
reactors, heat exchangers, pumps) design and full operating history and maintenance data,
and heating, oil, gas, electricity costs and unit consumption data, operators expertise as
utility information knowledge base.
Energy usage audit, conservation OSA model development
These systems cover all the offsite utilities and process units energy users normal, emergency operations, the full range feedstock compositions and operating load, severity change with average error below 1.5%: Features include:
* Feedstock and fuel prices simulation forecasts, procurement , inventory, scheduling, blending, supply chain strategic analysis.
* Process and utilities unit's energy usage auditing, goal setting
* Boiler, furnace optimum firing, improve high, medium pressure steam utilization and maximize condensate return
* Reactors and recovery units energy usage improvement and de-bottlenecking
* Process startup, emergency shutdown and troubleshooting
*Process plant energy equipment preventive safety, and maintenance to maximize energy efficiency
*Maximum product recovery at minimum energy and wastes
* Process, utility , DCS and pollution control staff on the job training.
The system is available on PCs for on/offfline CIM/APC/DCS
Operation Management Implementation
Goal, mission and performance oriented cross-departmental energy OSA teams develop,
implement daily decisions simulators for process units and offsite boilers, heaters fuel
conservation, steam consumption to achieve maximize products yields and product recovery
at minimum energy usage by OSA-reactors yields fractionation systems operations
improvement.
Economics: Up to 15- 50 % energy saved , or millions US dollars saved in energy costs each annually without hardware retrofit
Commercial Applications: 5 refinery, 3 olefin, 3 caprolactum, 2 styrene, two polyolefin, 12 fibers, pulp and paper mills systems have been applied, 200 energy conservation workshops offered to plant managers, senior technical, operating staff
References:- All by Dr. Warren Huang, OSA , " Capitalize on LPG feed Changes", Apr. 1979 Oil and Gas Journal, " Improve Naphtha Cracker Operations", "Improve Process by OSA", "Improve Demeth- anizer Operation", Hydrocarbon Processing, Feb, May, December 1980, "Control of Cracking Furnace", US Patents 1981,1982, " Energy Conservation in Deethanizing ", "OSA saves energy in C2 Splitter Operations " , Oil and Gas Journal June, September 1980 "Energy and resource conservation in Olefin Plant Design and Operation", World Congress Montreal, Tokyo, Karsrule,1982, 1986, 1991 " Refinery, Petrochemical Process Improvement., De-bottle neck on PC" ISA Philadephia,1989, Large Chemical plant confer- ence, Antverp, Belgium, 1992, 1995 , INTER PEC CHINA 91, Beijin, 1991, 1995 ,AIChE ,Dallas, 1999, Supply chain strategy maximize oil, chemical profits workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco,California
Refinery ERP-Supply Chain
Applications:
Rigorous corporate and process plant OSA (Opera- tion Simulation Analysis)information knowledge, model-based expert systems have been implemented for global refinery/ refining products/olefin/aromatics corporate restructuring, process improve- ment,; billion dollar TQM cost reduction change management .Strategy: A. Information knowledge base development
These systems have been developed from the past 20 years daily US, Asian, European
Wall Street Journal, Business Week; Econom- ist, IMF economic ,NPRA , Platt market
newsletter; global central banks monetary, fiscal policy, economics, daily global crude
oils, naphtha, LPG, fuel oils, gasoline, olefin, aromatics sales, inventory, spot,
contract prices data, corporate/plant operating history (includ ing normal, crisis,
emergency operations); literature, patent search; management and plant operators'
expertise, market psychology.
B.ERP-Supply Chain strategy simulation models development: The latest neoclassic
economy, thermodynamic and kinetic theories, fuzzy logic, neural network and chaos theory
have been applied to develop expert system-based decision simulators. Monetary policy
impact on daily financial markets prices, crude oils, products prices, sales, inventory
supply chain costs; full range feedstock composi- tions, operating loads, severity change
impact on refinery reactors yields , recovery units operations decision analysis, DCS
control with average error below 1.5%: Features include:
*Investment risk OSA: for global credit, interest rates, currency exchange rates, profit margin , stocks, financial derivatives risks
*Procurement supply chain OSA :Monetary policy impact on global crude oils, fuel oils inventory costs reduction strategy
*Marketing/sales CRM OSA::global refining products olefin/ arom- atics competitive spot, contract pricing, to improve customer supply chain costs, productivity , profits
*Human resources OSA: Decision simulators based corporate finance, marketing, and procurement, process managers training
*Improve Process OSA: refinery, olefin/aromatics reactors yields quality improvement, energy conservation de-bottleneck for full range crude oils ,olefin feeds, operating loads and severity changes
Operations Management Implementation: The OSA consultant (Dr. Huang) will conduct restructuring, reengineering, cost reduc- tion operations review, setup goal mission, performance oriented cross-functional OSA teams to develop, implement the program.
Economics: Up to billion dollar cost reduction with improved quality and market shares without staff reduction, hardware investment in one year ERP supply chain cost reduction program
Commercial Applications: Two refinery applied, 35 TQM, ERP-supply chain cost reduction workshops offered to global managers
References:-All by Dr. Warren Huang "Improve Process by OSA", "Improve Naphtha Cracker Operations",in 12 paper series in Hydro- carbon Processing, and Oil & Gas Journal, 1979-1983, Control of Cracking Furnace", US patents, 1981,1982, "Goal, Mission Per- formance oriented DSA/OSA predictive control Maximized Refinery/ Olefin Productivity, Flexibility," AIChE,1983 Diamond Jubilee, 1990, 1999 , Dallas, World Congress II, III, IV, Canada, Tokyo, Germany, 1986,1991, Singapore, Beijing, Antwerp, Dallas,1989,1992,1995, " Monetary Policy Impact on global financial markets risks, crude oils, commodity, stock prices", central bank governors, financial manag- ement conferences ,Washington DC, Rome, Barcelona, London, Macao, Taipei, Bangkok 1999-2001, Supply chain strategy maximi- ze oil, gas profits conf./workshops, Singapore, Apr 26,27-2001
Licensor:OSA Int'l Operations Analysis, San Francisco, California
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