Chemical Industry Excellence Award Winner S-Chem

技术

功能应用 - 远程监控系统

适用行业

化学品

适用功能

离散制造

用例

预测性维护
过程控制与优化

服务

系统集成

挑战

S-Chem, a pioneer in the production of petrochemical products based in Saudi Arabia, was looking for ways to innovate and improve its processes to mitigate the safety and environmental risks inherent in the petrochemical industry. One key area was managing the multi-step workflows involved with expanding existing operations or building new facilities. The company was relying on a cumbersome paper-based Management of Change (MOC) system to manage the complex workflows and multiple action items necessary to add new equipment or make other operational changes. The manual process was complex and time-consuming, with each MOC made up of six to nine steps, taking almost a whole day just to compile all the necessary data.

关于客户

S-Chem is a pioneer in the production of petrochemical products based in Saudi Arabia. The company comprises three entities: Saudi Chevron Phillips Company (SCP), Jubail Chevron Phillips Company (JCP) and Saudi Polymers Company (SPCo). Together, these entities operate with the mission of safely producing reliable, optimal cost and high-quality products while exceeding customer, community and partner expectations. With an enterprise focus on operational excellence, S-Chem maintains its high standards and complies with regulatory requirements. The company continually looks for ways to innovate and improve its processes to mitigate the safety and environmental risks inherent in the petrochemical industry.

解决方案

S-Chem turned to the Sphera Operational Risk Solution as a means to automate, standardize and improve the MOC process. Initially, S-Chem used the solution only within the Process Safety department. Based on proven efficiency and accuracy gains, the company greatly expanded its use of Sphera’s Stature® software for managing MOC and related risk management processes. Today, hundreds of employees throughout the enterprise rely on the web-based solution as a centralized method of identifying and monitoring all of the steps, approvals and tasks involved with an operational change. The system also simplifies the process of tracking metrics related to MOCs, such as the percentage of MOCs that are fully compliant with procedures and the percentage of safe start-ups following changes.

运营影响

The centralized, web-based system clearly identifies required steps and approvals and prompts appropriate team members to take action, saving time and making everyone more efficient.
The system improves accuracy and reduces errors, empowering employees to work more independently.
The system ensures compliance with multiple standards by tracking risk analyses and mitigation actions centrally.

数量效益

Reduced time spent on manual MOC data compilation processes by 75% – from one day to 1-2 hours per MOC.
Experienced 25% monetary savings through automated MOC process.
Processed approximately 1,500 MOCs between 2010 and 2015, with periods of increased activity tied to company growth.