Case Study Westlake Chemical Improves Reaction Time from Hours to MinutesCHALLENGE Reduce the time to prepare the production schedule, improve on-time shipments and lower costs for the Longview, TX facility. SOLUTION Implement and successfully replicate Aspen Plant Scheduler to standardize production scheduling models (digital twins) at all Westlake polyethylene plants. BENEFITS ? Plan production more efficiently ? Accommodate schedule changes easily due to changing circumstances ? Improve control of inventory quantities and locations Standardized Scheduling Across 5 Plants“Let’ s say a customer calls in to ask us to cover an extra million pounds. Now we can use the ‘what-if scenario’ feature. Instead of taking four hours with our older system, it takes minutes to answer thes

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