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The program will be presented by a senior LP planning specialist from KBC Advanced
Technologies, Inc. The presentation consists of a series of discussion topics and
classroom exercises that provide an overview of the fundamentals of refinery
economics and practical instruction on the use and interpretation of the LP results for
day-to-day decision support.
The program is designed for anyone who is concerned with improving refinery
processing economics and is ideal for refinery planning personnel, refinery engineers
and analysts, and those in refining coordination, scheduling and optimization groups.
Personnel from crude trading companies, product marketers, LP modeling companies
and service and consulting companies will also find the program very useful and
informative.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
4. LP Fundamentals
• What is Linear Programming? Terms and Concepts
• How Do LPs Work? Graphical Solution Example
• Analysis and Interpretation of LP Results
• Understanding Marginal Economics from LP
Solutions (Shadow Prices)
Class Exercise – Run simple LP problem using
Excel Solver.
PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR
Mike Tucker is a senior staff consultant with KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. He has
35 years of experience in refinery LP planning, economic analysis and LP modeling. He
is experienced in process planning, investment planning, refinery planning and
scheduling, supply planning, logistics, trading, and regional multi-functional planning.
Before joining KBC in 1998, he held numerous LP Planning positions with Chevron
Research Company, Chevron Products Company, and Caltex Petroleum Corporation.
He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.