Insight needed to guide investment decision for new processing facility
Our client wanted to develop an additional processing facility for the raw material and asked Royal HaskoningDHV Supply Chain & Operations team to make a number of calculations to help guide the investment decision. These included the unloading capacity required in various scenarios as well as lead times and throughputs. The calculations took into account detailed operational restrictions and downtime due to planned and unplanned maintenance, weather influences and tidal windows, including the influence of direct shiploading and floating transhipment. We were also asked to validate and test insourced and outsourced operations and to balance inventory levels at various locations. Finally, our client wanted us to determine the optimum size of the fleet.[edit image]
The output of the model gave clear insight into the performance of the various scenarios which guided investment decisions for the inhouse processing location. We were also able to help balance inventory levels at multiple locations.
Project facts
- ClientSupplier of raw materials in the Oil & Energy Sector
- ChallengeInsights to guide investment decision for new processing facility.
- SolutionConcise predictive simulation model predicted requirements to meet supply and demand and further investment in infrastructure.
