BLEND: Frequently Asked Questions

Q:  What are cost savings achieved by BLEND? A:  BLEND has delivered cost savings in the ranging from 15 to 45 cents per barrel in gasoline production.  Savings will vary by site.  Honeywell process experts can assist in determining actual benefits achievable. Q:  How are reduced costs achieved? A:  The major sources of savings are reduced giveaway from better utilization of inventory, elimination of costly re-blending, and BLEND’s look-ahead capability to anticipate changes in market demand, prices, product specifications, and component qualities. Q:  If BLEND is used to determine the optimal blend recipe, can Honeywell provide applications to execute the recipe? A:  BLEND is a key element in Honeywell’s Blending Solution, which is part of the BusinessFLEX® family of applications and services.  This comprehensive, industry-proven Honeywell Blending Solution includes: BLEND for advanced planning and scheduling Blend Management to provide automatic collection and calculation of blend attributes and metrics for performance monitoring and analysis Blend Property Control (BPC) and OpenBPC for online quality optimization Blend Ratio Control (BRC) to set up blends and control and monitor their execution. Q:  Can Honeywell’s BLEND used with the Production Scheduler application? A:  Yes, BLEND can be combined with Honeywell Production Scheduler for Refining to deliver a best-in-class crude, process and product blending scheduling solution.