aspenONE^® V7 Manufacturing
and Supply Chain

Driving Higher Profitability in a Changing Global Economy

Optimizing Assets

Business Problem: Poor asset utilization and long batch cycle times due to inability to easily understand equipment utility from complex data

Batch operations is extremely complex with a vast array of equipment that must be configured and reconfigured to deliver the right product in the shortest amount of time. Knowing how well these assets are working—and being able to make adjustments to improve cycle times—is a challenge for most manufacturers because of limited access to equipment data.

Solution: Gantt plots easily view planned, executing and completed batches

V7 solves this problem by augmenting batch displays with new Gantt charts that collect and aggregate equipment data to easily view how assets are being used in batch operations. Now you can quickly compare planned versus actual cycle times. And see how equipment is being utilized in the cycle. Users may select a batch, unit operation, or specific equipment and drill down to get detailed information and reports.

With V7’s Gantt charting, you now have better control of asset utilization in the batch cycle to reduce costs and increase throughput.

• Planned vs. Actual
• Equipment based views
• Sub-Unit View with equipment specific characteristics
• Drill down to detail view, reports and plots

Business Benefit: Reduced costs and increased throughput resulting from improved asset utilization and batch cycle time