In a revised paradigm, focus shifts to facilitating the appropriate involvement of all operations stakeholders
A. G. Kern, Saudi Aramco, Ras Tanura refinery, Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia
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The prevailing paradigm in multivariable control holds that a peak is achieved, in terms of accomplishment and benefits, when a multivariable predictive controller (MPC) is commissioned.Thereafter, benefits tend to slide downhill, depending on the level of monitoring and support. It's been suggested that MPC benefits degrade 100% within two to three years for up to 80% of MPC instances.1
This paradigm dovetails well with several MPC monitoring products now being
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