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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2011
Gary R. Kocis, Vienna, VA (US);
Philip H. Warrick, Oakton, VA (US);
Victor P. Depaola, Vienna, VA (US);
Gary R. Kocis, Vienna, VA (US);
Philip H. Warrick, Oakton, VA (US);
Victor P. DePaola, Vienna, VA (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
A modeling tool for determining the operation of a production facility. A variety of different activities can be modeled, including (a) feed material selection, including quantity and timing, (b) product sales, including quantity and timing, (c) process operations, including process conditions and timing, (d) blending operations, including process conditions and timing, and/or (e) inventory management. The modeling tool may represent time using continuous-time, discrete-time, asynchronous time periods, synchronous time periods, and combinations of these various approaches.