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AFPM '12: Narrow the gap between refinery planning and scheduling

03.13.2012 | HP News

Facing pressures on multiple fronts, refineries continue to examine business processes and supporting systems to find new ways to streamline operations and improve the bottom line.

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This article first appeared in one of Hydrocarbon Processing's show daily newspapers at the AFPM Annual Meeting in San Diego from March 11-13. To read a free PDF of this story from Zafar Ali and Allison McNulty of Aspen Technology, click here.

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