This layered application automates crude receipt, tank transfer and CDU feed scheduling—replacing manual workflows with fast, constraint-aware optimization to maximize refining margins.

By optimizing crude handling across the refinery—from receipt and storage through transfers and processing—CSO helps refiners improve profitability, increase operational reliability, and respond quickly to changing supply and market conditions. 

Aspen Unified Scheduling Crude Schedule Optimization helps refiners:

• Maximize refining margins by optimizing crude allocation, blending and CDU feed strategies
• Generate optimized schedules in minutes to accelerate decision-making and rapidly evaluate what-if scenarios
• Improve operational reliability with feasible, constraint-aware schedules that reduce disruptions and support smooth execution
• Increase scheduler productivity by replacing manual, iterative planning with automated optimization

Download the Data Sheet to learn how Aspen Unified Scheduling Crude Schedule Optimization helps refiners improve crude scheduling performance and refinery profitability.