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Lan xess and Prometheus SAP Scheduling made easy. Bobby Tynes – Lan xess Corp. Randy Linzel – Prometheus Group. Lan xess & Prometheus SAP Solutions. The story of Lanxess The introduction to the Prometheus Group The application and success
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Lanxess and Prometheus SAP Scheduling made easy Bobby Tynes – Lanxess Corp. Randy Linzel – Prometheus Group
Lanxess & Prometheus SAP Solutions • The story of Lanxess • The introduction to the Prometheus Group • The application and success • Going Global with Unity for Plant Maintenance • Lessons Learned • Questions
Primary tools used by Lanxess Orange Site • Mass transfer of date/status changes• Mass transfer of data to a spreadsheet • Mass print function • Manpower leveling—outside of schedule• Scheduling for progress monitoring• Data retention through O2TL and O2B• KPI measurements
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Property: 880 acres Replacement value: $806MM Staffing:300 LANXESS Employees 175 contractors Name plate capacity: 303,600 MT/year Applications: Tires; automotive; plastics ISO 9001:200 & RC/ISO14001 Certified HR spend (incl. contractors): $48MM Utility & Raw Mat spend: >$250MM Taxes: >$3MM LANXESSBusiness Units present at site Performance Butadiene Rubbers (PBR) CoBR (Clear / Black Masterbatch) LiBR / NdBR Technical Rubber Products (TRP) LANXESS BUNA LLC (EPR) Therban (HNBR) BU Performance Butadiene RubbersOrange Site Facts
Global Presence • The Key Points to Take Home slide is all about distilling and conveying your experience to conference delegates. Try answering the following questions as you wrap up • Reflecting back on my experience, what have been my greatest insights? • What did I get right? • If I did it all again what would I do differently? • If I was in your shoes and embarking on a similar project, what would I do or not do?
GWOS Shutdown Scheduling Many Issues to Overcome Changes to Work Centers Changes to Critical Paths Changes Basic Start/Finish Dates
Changes to Work Centers Due to the last minute changes to the way the turnaround was to be billed, we had to replace the planned work centers to reflect the newly created work center that was to bill at a higher rate. (Turnaround Rate)
Planning Board made shifting work orders, to mirror real world activities, much more user friendly and accurate.
Monitoring Manpower Needs by Work Centers & Adjust with Mass Change based on Workload per Work Center
Mass Change was used to update Priority Changes as they occurred, monitoring Critical Path
Post Turnaround activities means only on thing, Getting ready for the Next One
Enhancement Tab MeansPreparing for the Future, by learning from the Past
Lessons Learned • With Prometheus - Overall ease of use • With Prometheus - There is no longer a need to use multiple systems to perform daily or future planning and scheduling tasks—you can do everything live in SAP • With Prometheus - When given the task of centralizing maintenance, everyone should follow the same agenda
Primary tools used by Lanxess Orange Site • Mass transfer of date/status changes• Mass transfer of data to a spreadsheet • Manpower leveling—outside of schedule• Scheduling for progress monitoring • Mass print function• Data retention through O2TL and O2B• KPI measurements
Bobby Tynes Lanxess Corporation Bobby.Tynes@Lanxess.com Randy Linzel Prometheus Group randylinzel@prometheusgroup.us
Bobby Tynes Lanxess Energizing Chemistry Bobby.Tynes@Lanxess.com