New and Updated Planning and Scheduling for Energy Courses Available
Solution ID: 133191
Product(s): Aspen PIMS
Primary subject: Training Course, Training Notes

 

Recently, we've added six new courses to our Planning and Scheduling for Energy training portfolio.  An essentials class has been created for managers and economists who need to understand fundamental planning concepts and interpret Aspen PIMS results. A new introductory level Aspen PIMS course for planners has been created with petrochemical/olefins specific examples and workshops.  New classes are also now available for Aspen Petroleum Supply Chain Planner and Aspen Report Writer.   We have also added new classes for Aspen PIMS multi-period and multi-plant modeling.

 

To view the detailed course description or to register for a class, select the link for your course of interest below.

Planning and Scheduling - Energy

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 Course Name

Who Should Attend

Aspen PIMS   

New! Multi-Period Refinery Modeling with Aspen PPIMS Essential Aspen PIMS 
Learn how to build and analyze a multi-period LP models. Optimize your operating variables from period-to-period by identifying inventory holding costs and present value factors. Transfer inventory from period-to-period. Control blending recipes across multiple periods. 

Planner
Model Builder

Aspen PIMS

New! Essential PIMS Concepts and Economic Analysis for Managers & Economists
Learn the essential concepts and basic navigation of PIMS. Geared for non-engineers, this course focuses on understanding and analyzing PIMS results without the complexity of model building. Learn to apply constraints to an existing PIMS model and run various case scenarios. Analyze the report data to perform basic economic evaluations.

Manager
Economist

Aspen PIMS

Aspen PIMS:  Introduction to Refinery Planning
An introduction to the Aspen PIMS system. Emphasis is placed on learning how to use the Aspen PIMS system to solve typical planning problems. The course is oriented toward the practical aspects of refinery planning as well as the terminologies and theories of linear programming.

Planner

Aspen PIMS

New! Introduction to Aspen PIMS for Petrochemical Planning
Build petrochemical planning models in PIMS to generate optimum plans including evaluating alternative feeds, process units, products, and markets. Develop Linear Programming (LP) structure in order to solve optimization problem including interpreting and analyzing the LP solutions. Review data tables and structures required to build and maintain a model. Understand the structures for developing typical petrochemical process units like pooling, delta based models, and compositional recursion.   

Planner

Aspen PIMS

Aspen PIMS:  Solving Refinery Planning Problems
An intensive problem-solving workshop designed for the experienced Aspen PIMS user. Detailed emphasis is placed on reviewing Aspen PIMS modeling techniques and troubleshooting errors and warnings in models.

Planner
Model Builder
Model Maintainer

Aspen PIMS

Aspen PIMS:  Advanced Optimization Features
An in-depth exploration of the capabilities of Aspen PIMS Advanced Optimization. 

Planner
Model Builder
Model Maintainer

Aspen PIMS

Aspen PIMS:  Advanced Refinery Planning Models
Debug properties recursion structure and problems. Address Mixed Integer Situations using Aspen PIMS MIP capabilities. Apply Aspen Blend Model Library and other blending techniques to model rigorous blending. Troubleshoot modeling and convergence problems and learn PIMS's non-linear functionalities to perform Solution Analysis. Manage local optima problems.

Advanced Planner
Model Builder
Model Maintainer

Aspen PIMS Regional Optimizer

New! Multiple Plant Planning with Aspen MPIMS
Integrate the planning models of individual plants leads to the benefit of truer, system-wide optimization. Improve corporate supply and demand planning accuracy with inter plant transfers and depot modeling. Develop on-site expertise to support in-house implementation of changes.    

Planner
Model Builder

Aspen Petroleum Scheduler

Aspen Petroleum Scheduler:  Building and Using Models (Aspen Orion XT) 
The first part of the course leads you step-by-step through building a model of a medium conversion refinery and scheduling the refinery operations. The second part provides instruction on modeling solutions for both common and unique configuration and scheduling logic problems.  

Scheduler

Aspen Petroleum Scheduler

Aspen Refinery Multi-Blend Optimizer:  Blend Planning and Scheduling (Aspen MBO) 
Learn how to build and use an Aspen MBO model for daily blend scheduling activities.  

Blend Scheduler

Aspen Petroleum Supply Chain Planner

New!  Economic Optimization of Distribution and Transportation Networks Using Aspen Petroleum Supply Chain Planner
This course provides an introduction to the Aspen Petroleum Supply Chain Planner (PSCP) system and its application for business problems. Emphasis is placed on learning how to use the Aspen Petroleum Supply Chain Planner system to solve typical primary distribution and transportation planning problems of refinery products.   

Planner
Scheduler

Aspen Report Writer 

New!  Aspen Report Writer for Aspen PIMS
Understand the Aspen Report Writer functionalities and the retrieved data structure. Examine the Report Writer setup requirements. Explore the use of different types of Report Writer functions.  

Analyst
Planner
Scheduler 

 

How to Register

Please visit the website to view the individual course prices. Seats are limited to ensure proper in-depth coverage. For organizations with widespread interest, courses may also be scheduled as on-site presentations.  For more details, or to request a course not listed above, please email us or click here for our list of toll-free phone numbers.