Aspen Technology, a global leader in asset optimization software, has announced that Shell Catalysts & Technologies, a provider of leading catalysts, technical services and licensed process technologies to refiners, gas treating facilities and chemical plants around the world, is implementing Aspen Schedule Explorer software in multiple plants throughout North America and Europe. 

The supply chain management solution will improve coordination, communication and visibility for operations and supply chain personnel, which will allow teams to adapt to changing conditions as needed. The comprehensive deployment follows the completion of a successful pilot program at Shell Catalysts & Technologies’ facility in Ghent, Belgium. 

“Aspen Schedule Explorer has been a highly effective and intuitive solution for providing our schedulers, operators, maintenance crew and central supply chain planning team with real-time visibility into production,” said Luis F. Filobelo, Process Research, Shell Catalysts & Technologies. 

Aspen Schedule Explorer provides operations and supply chain personnel with a live, web-based view into the latest published production schedules from Aspen Plant Scheduler, delivered through Shell Catalysts & Technologies’ private cloud. 

The solution combines advanced communication, visibility, and a scheduled data historian to help improve productivity and supply chain and operations execution. 

"Clear communications, collaboration and real-time visibility enables supply chain and manufacturing operations teams to be agile and remain aligned throughout the day,” said David Arbeitel, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Aspen Technology. 

“This capability is especially important in today’s manufacturing environment, where workers are often remote but still need to react and adapt quickly to changing conditions,” added Arbeitel. 

“Aspen Schedule Explorer provides Shell Catalysts & Technologies with a single source of information and visibility that can scale as needed based on changing and often uncertain conditions. We’re thrilled to be helping Shell Catalysts & Technologies implement Aspen Schedule Explorer at all of its global manufacturing facilities.”