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Problem Statement: How do I set short load approval in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: A Short Load is a shipment of fuel that is less than the full carrying capacity of a transport. The Short Load Approval check box determines whether or not a customer is authorized to receive less than a full load of product. A short load will only be calculated for a customer if the Short Load Approval box ... |
Problem Statement: How is orders ahead used in the customer set up of Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Orders Ahead value determines the number of shipments that will be forecasted for a customer each time Aspen Fleet Optimizer forecasts that customer. For example, if the Orders Ahead value is set at six for a specific customer, every time Aspen Fleet Optimizer forecasts for that customer, six shipments in... |
Problem Statement: What does match order do in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: In Customer Setup, the Match Order status indicates that entry shipments for the customer will be matched to transport compartments when assigned by the Resource Scheduling Optimization. This variable is used to insure that the Resource Scheduling Optimization matches shipments placed by customers to the comp... |
Problem Statement: What does the load lock flag do inside of Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Load Lock flag (check box) at the top right of the screen allows the user to manually identify expected deliveries as already delivered shipments. With this box checked, the user can click on an expected delivery using the right side mouse button and mark it delivered. Aspen Fleet Optimizer will automatic... |
Problem Statement: How does Aspen Fleet Optimizer calculate the optimal shipment? | Solution: Once the runout point is calculated, Aspen Fleet Optimizer determines how much product is left over in the other tanks. Knowing the amount of left over product at the runout point enables Aspen Fleet Optimizer to generate the optimal shipment that will balance inventory levels to reflect sales rates at the ru... |
Problem Statement: What does the full diesel shipment flag do in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Full Diesel Shipments Flag define the compartment combinations for shipping different products on the same shipment. When the user identifies the location of a double wall, the software automatically creates Diesel Compartment Groups. A check box next to the Diesel Compartment Group identifies that group ... |
Problem Statement: When I try to add a piece of equipment from the COMPONENTS to my Process, the system will not let me: why? | Solution: Equipment from the COMPONENTS needs to be added to the Project View, not the Process View. The screenshot below shows the Process View. You can not add equipment from the COMPONENTS form in the view:
Click on the Process View tab. You can then add equipment from the COMPONENTS form:
Keywords: equipment, Proce... |
Problem Statement: How to solve the error: stream name not found in the stream.dat file | Solution: Component pipe lines can be sized using data from streams available in the project. The reference to the streams is done automatically in APEA by reading the connectivity contained in the process data loaded. We can also add manually that reference in the component volumetric model under pipe - item details.
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Problem Statement: How can I customize the investment parameters to be used in the integrated version Aspen Plus / Hysys and Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA)? | Solution: In Aspen Plus and Hysys integrated economic evaluation, the investment parameters e.g Interest rate, Desired ROR, Plant Overhead, G & A expense, Depreciation method, etc are available based on the default US_IP template.
These parameters can be customized as desired in the standalone APEA via two options:
1) ... |
Problem Statement: What is meant by controlling product in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Within a given shipment, there can be more than one product to be delivered. A controlling product is a product that will run out first in a given shipment. In the detail window, the row that shows the controlling product of the shipment will be highlighted in red. This feature works only with a forecasted cu... |
Problem Statement: How many products can I set up in a terminal in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: In the Terminal Products section of the Terminal Setup dialog box you can define up to 200 products available at a given terminal. Products must be assigned to every terminal to define product source options for the RSO. Include all products that the terminal carries regardless of whether they are currently a... |
Problem Statement: What is size group used for in the truck set up of Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Size Group is a way to rank transports based on overall size. Aspen Fleet Optimizer uses this restricting value to ensure that the right shipments are placed on the transports in the Size Group corresponding to the desired load size. Transports of drastically different sizes should be assigned to differen... |
Problem Statement: When should I use override in data quality manager in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Override Button allows the user to override the exception and accept the sales and inventory figures as they are. Before overriding an exception, Aspen Fleet Optimizer displays a dialog box with a message reminding the user to confirm all delivered shipments and update the delivery shift of any shipments ... |
Problem Statement: What does the breakupoverflowsplits setting in Aspen Fleet Optimizer do? | Solution: This setting will enable and disable the automatic separation of split shipments that are placed into the overflow list by Aspen Fleet Optimizer. The default setting for this is 0 so splits placed in over flow will not be torn apart. If the setting is changed to 1 then any split orders in overflow after the... |
Problem Statement: What does MinSplitPercentage in Aspen Fleet Optimizer do? | Solution: Using the MinSplitPercentage setting, you can also specify the minimum percentage that a transport can carry in the event of a split shipment. This value is specified in the [Winopt] section of the Customize.ini and indicates the minimum percentage to which a transport must be loaded in order to deliver to a ... |
Problem Statement: How can I set a minimum percentage for a split load in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Using the MinSplitPercentage setting, you can also specify the minimum percentage that a transport can carry in the event of a split shipment. This value is specified in the winopt section of the Customize.ini and indicates the minimum percentage to which a transport must be loaded in order to deliver to a cu... |
Problem Statement: How are clouds used in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Once the customers are assigned clusters, the user can assign these clusters to clouds. A cloud is a group of clusters that Aspen Fleet Optimizer can choose from to create a split shipment. Aspen Fleet Optimizer will first try to create a split shipment from one particular cluster. If that proves unsuccessful... |
Problem Statement: What are pre and post trip used for in truck set up of Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Post-Trip Time variable defines a period of time in hours at the end of a driving shift that a transport is being billed, but not driven. The Post-Trip time is used to identify inspection periods or preparation time at the end of the driving shift. The Pre-Trip Time variable defines a period of time in ho... |
Problem Statement: How can I release a customer from credit hold in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Select the Credit Hold option in the Customer Credit area of the Customer Credit Utility dialog box. Then unselect the Credit Hold option in the Customer Credit area of the Customer Credit Utility dialog box. Any previously released orders will be held again unless the order is dispatched or the delivery is a... |
Problem Statement: What is Aspen Fleet Optimizer Order Manager Web? | Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer Order Manager – Web (Order Manager – Web), formerly known as Aspen Web Fulfillment Management, allows petroleum organizations to leverage real-time, mission-critical information across the supply chain. It is the ultimate petroleum supply chain Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool... |
Problem Statement: After evaluating a project with Activated Economic Analysis, certain equipment has no associated cost and reports an Evaluation Error (Out of Range). | Solution: When an Activated Economic Analysis is performed, Aspen Plus / Aspen HYSYS models are mapped to models in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) which generate cost estimates based on various parameters from the process simulator models and streams. APEA models have limits of applicability. If the data for an... |
Problem Statement: How can I insure a certain delivery window for split loads in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: This setting allows you to set up the minimum delivery window (in hours) that the system will respect when creating split deliveries. If the delivery window for an order is less than the minSplitDeliveryWindow value, the system may not consider the order as a split load candidate.
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Problem Statement: What is the full diesel shipment flag used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Full Diesel Shipments Flag define the compartment combinations for shipping different products on the same shipment. When the user identifies the location of a double wall, the software automatically creates Diesel Compartment Groups. A check box next to the Diesel Compartment Group identifies that group ... |
Problem Statement: Where does Aspen Icarus get its raw material pricing data? | Solution: Our prices come from various locations:
Different vendors which includes parts, plate material for raw material costs from such companies like:
Chicago Bridge and Crane
Pipe vendors, and fabricators
Koch, Gould's Pumps, Honeywell Control Systems
Aspen ICARUS Product users
We get bids from our users and then r... |
Problem Statement: All DMCplus column set entires have been translated to German and are available for loading to the PCWS (version 6.01 and 2004.1 are supported). | Solution: See the attached zip files for step by step instructions and the German versions of the dmcplusentrydata.xml files.
Keywords: German Web Viewer
DMCplus
Production Control Web Server
PCWS
DMC
Web Viewer
Web Server
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Problem Statement: How to split a stream in Aspen ICARUS Process Evaluator | Solution: Here's one way to split a stream.
Add a small connection block (which will be a miscellaneous quoted item - we will refer to as MQI-1), and reconnect the sink of the stream you are wanting to split to MQI-1. Now copy MQI-1, and paste it into the project (I'll refer to this new item as MQI-2). From the PFD, yo... |
Problem Statement: The PCWS provides for only 2 simultaneous detailed trends of controller or tester tags. This | Solution: provides html files which the user can configure to show multiple detiled trends.Solution
Download the attached Readme and acoview zip files. Follow the explanations to customize the html files to your specific PCWS setup.
After customizing you start the overall files by opening the MainPage.html in your
web ... |
Problem Statement: How will other additions impact the data quality manager process for an account in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Other Additions is a way to add or subtract product to help in the reconciliation of an exception. These values include unexpected or undocumented additional shipments of product to the customer. When a retain occurs or a customer receives an unexpected shipment, the quantities of product dropped must be logg... |
Problem Statement: Can split loads partners be viewed automatically in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: In Resource Scheduling Optimization (RSO), split orders that have been assigned to a transport are displayed as a tree structure which is initially in a collapsed state. The expand split orders feature allows the default display for split orders to be either collapsed or expanded based on the Resource Schedul... |
Problem Statement: What is status used for in the customer set up of Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Status gives the user the ability to set the customer to active, inactive, and data build. Active customers are those who can receive replenishments. Inactive customers are those who cannot receive replenishments. The data build allows for inactive customers to import sales and inventory data in order to ... |
Problem Statement: What is the skip button used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Skip Button allows the user to skip an exception and move on to the next one. If an exception is skipped, it will keep showing up in Data Quality Manager until it is reconciled. Once an exception is reconciled and the user press the accept button, and the user are testing by terminal or zone, the next cus... |
Problem Statement: How does Aspen Fleet Optimizer handle product allocation? | Solution: During optimization, the RSO maintains a running total of the product volumes needed to fill all of the orders. Orders are scheduled from the supplier (Best Buy modeling must be established) based on their prioritization level until the combined volume of product needed to fill the orders exceeds the Max Volu... |
Problem Statement: What tools are available to replace the old Aspen Fleet Optimizer IVR/VRU phone system? | Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer Order Manager Web is an optional application that is fully integrated with Fleet Optimizer. It gives customers a Web-based interface for order entry and order management as well as for entering delivery confirmation and sales and inventory data. The web interface has all of the features... |
Problem Statement: What is the Fleet Operation of Aspen Fleet Optimizer Web used for? | Solution: The Fleet Operations application is designed for use by personnel at a corporate headquarters. It allows personnel to effectively manage terminal resources such as transports and drivers.
Keywords: Web, drives, trucks
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Problem Statement: How can I modify the Operators per Shift in my Project Summary report, under Operating and Labor Maintenance Costs? | Solution: Operators per Shift in the Project Summary report cannot be modify. Analyzer calculates this number based in the amount of equipment is installed in your project. However, there is a way to make an estimation using Decision Analyzer.
Go to Run Menu -> Decision Analyzer.
Check the “Develop Detailed Process E... |
Problem Statement: How can I use event forecasting in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Event Forecaster allows you to plan for an upcoming event by creating an event plan based upon the historical demand data for a given day of the week to use as the forecast for the upcoming event. For example, if Monday, March 3rd, is a bank holiday and you anticipate sales on March 3rd to be the same as ... |
Problem Statement: I am using Aspen Process Economics Analyzer (APEA). Whenever I click the P&ID button in the component sheet, I am unable to make any modifications. | Solution: This feature is only available in Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE). You must create or edit P&ID's in ACCE. You can then load the customized P&ID in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer.
Keywords: P&ID, Custom, Edit
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Problem Statement: How to create relative streams in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. | Solution: Relative streams are used for minimizing effort while adding new streams which have similar properties to a pre-existing stream. If you want to create a relative stream then following is the procedure that needs to be followed:
1. Go to the Project Basis View tab
2. Double click on streams to open up ... |
Problem Statement: What is the load lock flag used for in Data Quality Manager in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Load Lock flag at the top right of the screen allows the user to manually identify expected deliveries as already delivered shipments. With this box checked, the user can click on an expected delivery using the right side mouse button and mark it delivered. Aspen Fleet Optimizer will automatically add the... |
Problem Statement: How do I set up a Aspen Fleet Optimizer debug machine to help diagnose software crashes? | Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer V7.3 has a special symbols that can be extremely useful in tracking down abnormal ends or crashes. The symbols build can be provided to customers if they run into problems that the normal error logs can not track down and help solve. The symbols build is installed the exact same way as t... |
Problem Statement: After evaluating an imported project in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer the reported Raw Materials Cost shows as 0, why? | Solution: Even after importing a simulation to Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA), it is still necessary to configure the Investment Analysis of the project. Here we can set up the streams from the simulation that will correspond to the Raw Materials on the project so APEA can identify them and evaluate their costs... |
Problem Statement: Is Aspen Fleet Optimizer V7.3 compatible with a 64 bit environment? | Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer was tested in the following 64 bit environments.
Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64)
Windows 8 Professional (x64)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 (x64)
The application was installed and tested in all of the above environments and performed as expected. We did not see a... |
Problem Statement: How does the hold forecast function in Data Quality Manager of Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Users have the ability to click hold forecast inside the Data Quality Manager when processing exceptions. If this radio dial is clicked on then the system will not forecast the accounts in Data Quality Manager. The data will instead wait to be processed by the Aspen Forecast service. The advantage of this is ... |
Problem Statement: How does Aspen Fleet Optimizer set delivery windows for manual orders? | Solution: Delivery window is the time span between the retain and runout points for a product at a customer location. The procedure of manually entering the retain and runout time is called “Setting the Delivery Windows.” For all order-entry customers, you can manually adjust the delivery window to determine when a shi... |
Problem Statement: Does Economic Evaluator use the same labor rate for Shop vs Field Piping? | Solution: The Shop uses a fixed internal rate and the field piping can be adjusted through the craft wages. Adjusting the piping craft wages does not affect the internal rate used for the shop calculations.
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Problem Statement: Why is Total Installed Cost (TIC) lower than Total Capital Cost? | Solution: The Total Installed Cost (TIC) is the cost of installing the equipment (including the bare equipment cost). The Total Capital Cost is the total cost of the plant which includes the direct and indirect costs like TIC, Contracts, Contingencies, Overheads and Other (Design, Engg. and Procurement etc.) costs. The... |
Problem Statement: What is default transport used for in the customer set up screen of Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Default Transport refers to the value that is used to define the transport configuration that will be used to match forecasted shipments for a particular customer. The first choice will be load size, which tells Aspen Fleet Optimizer that all the transports from the source terminal will be available for d... |
Problem Statement: Enhancement to Integrated Sizing and Costing in V7.2 | Solution: In V7.2, a correction was made that allows users to make changes to a simulation (after the creation of a costing case) and run the simulation without having to create a new costing scenario every time to realize the simulation changes. In addition, previously entered equipment mappings and specifications (fo... |
Problem Statement: What settings should I look at to try to encourage or discourage split loads? | Solution: Settings to consider for Split Deliveries
Maximum Day Supply and Days Supply Threshold
From the Customer Set Up Screen you can make changes to the Maximum Days Supply and the Days Supply Threshold settings. These settings are accessed by going under the View\Carrying Cost ? Menu
These Settings are describ... |
Problem Statement: What do the letters under Installation Bulks in the list view mean? | Solution: The letters P,I, or E under Installation bulks are referring to what type of installation bulk has been added or changed by the user.
For example, if you see Ps, it means you have modified the Pipe- Item Details information under Options. P is when you have modified or add information under Pipe-General Specs... |
Problem Statement: Why are the .ini files in Aspen Fleet Optimizer Version 7.3 store in the database? | Solution: Storing the configuration parameters in the Fleet Optimizer database provides several benefits over the files used in earlier release. The only file that must be deployed to user accounts is a simplified Customize.ini file containing only the connection information. User configurations can be updated centrall... |
Problem Statement: Which Aspen Process Economic Analyzer Standard Basis should I use for my project? | Solution: The Standard Basis you should use depends upon two things; whether you are the Owner Company or the Contract Engineering Company, and the size of the project.
Owner Company use standard basis:
Plant Engineer if the project is very small (less than $100,000)
Plant Owner if the the project is small ($100,000 to... |
Problem Statement: How can I reset customers in Aspen Fleet Optimizer after an abnormal end? | Solution: Reset Utility enables the user to reset the customer's in process flag. The in process flag helps avoid concurrency problems. The reset utility can be used to reset the in process flag for a group, zone, terminal, or customer. During the normal course of business user should not need to use the rest utility. ... |
Problem Statement: How does split cost farthest work in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: If a transport is marked as Split Distance Farthest, Fleet Optimizer calculates the cost of the split delivery using a volume distance chart to calculate the cost of the longest trip time among all customers in a split load. If a transport is not marked as Split Distance Farthest, Fleet Optimizer calculates t... |
Problem Statement: How can the number of orders in overflow in Aspen Fleet Optimizer be reduced? | Solution: In version 9 of Aspen Fleet Optimizer additional post-optimization processing steps have been added to Resource Scheduling Optimizer to reduce the occurrence of must-go (and optionally can-go) orders in the overflow list. When enabled, selected orders in overflow will be tested against transports in either th... |
Problem Statement: In North America, how does Aspen Process Economic Analyzer calculate freight and taxes? | Solution: In North America, the freight is 4% of materials and taxes are 6.25%.
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Problem Statement: How are sales constants used in the customer set up of Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Sales Constant Percentages represent the percentage of total daily sales generated during each of the four quadrants of the business day. The Sales Constant Percentages are broken up into four quadrants of the business day consisting of morning, afternoon, evening, and graveyard percentages. For example, ... |
Problem Statement: What are the advantages of using Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Fuels marketing organizations require dispatching of product to customers through the optimal use of terminals, transports, and drivers, including the ability to automatically dispatch customer deliveries. This generates benefits from accurate demand management, terminal cost reduction, the ability to deliver... |
Problem Statement: What is the unit of the Unit Cost field under Project Basis View | Investment Analysis | Raw Material Specifications? | Solution: In the Raw Material Specification form, if a user specifies an existing stream name in the Process Stream field, the flowrate of that stream will be used and the user does not have to enter a value in the Rate field. If NONE is selected for Process Stream field, then the user needs to manually specify the flo... |
Problem Statement: What settings affect the data that is accepted in data quality manager? | Solution: Sales Range Testing
Once the product has an identity, the Sales Range Testing function must be configured. Sales
Range Testing is an information verification process performed by Fleet Optimizer during data reconciliation. Before new sales data is incorporated into a new forecast, the data is checked to see... |
Problem Statement: Is it possible to restrict loading at a terminal for certain times of day? | Solution: In order to configure product loading times at a terminal, you must first make sure the Group the terminal belongs to is set up as Best Buy. This is done by looking at the Group Setup screen and verifying the Best Buy check-box is selected.
Once this is verified, go into the terminal and look in the Terminal ... |
Problem Statement: Do I still need to use the Aspen Plus templates if I want to import and Aspen Plus simulation into Aspen Process Economic Analyzer? | Solution: No. Starting with Aspen Plus V7.0 the required property sets are automatically calculated for Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. If you are running V7.0 or later you do not need to use the Aspen Process Economic Analyzer templates to get Aspen Plus to calculate the properties that Aspen Process Economic Analyze... |
Problem Statement: I have generated a template with the design basis and cost basis of my project, can I load it into HYSYS / Aspen Plus? | Solution: Yes, you can. If you go to the Economics Tab and click on Cost Options, a window with a Template path browser will appear, letting you select the Template with your cost basis.
In case you are not sure which path is your template saved at, in the Aspen Process Economic Analyzer application; go to the Template... |
Problem Statement: I have loaded a template I created in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer to my simulation, but the results I get, do not reflect the design and cost basis I specified in it. Why is that and how can I fix it? | Solution: One of the reasons why this happens and the most common one, is because the project has been already evaluated.
If you evaluated your project and then loaded the template file, the results from a re-evaluation won’t reflect the basis specified in the template because a scenario has been created, and the simul... |
Problem Statement: How do I use Interactive Sizing in Activated Economics? When I try using the Sizing button from the Equipment tab on the Equipment Summary grid, I get an error. | Solution: The Sizing needs to be used from the type of equipment tab where the details for the equipment are located. For example, if you have a reactor, and go to the reactor tab and highlight the column that has the piece of equipment you would like to resize, you can click the resize button and it will prompt you ... |
Problem Statement: Why could I have large error logs and high CPU usage after upgrading the environment on which I run Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: This behavior has been observed if the SQL Native Client ODBC driver is used instead of a supported ODBC driver.
The recommended and supported ODBC driver for all current Retail and Fleet Optimizer releases is the SQL Server client that is provided with the operating system. This is what is documented in ou... |
Problem Statement: What is the Warning Manager used for in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Warnings Manager stores warning messages that are created during the operation of Fleet Optimizer. Warnings information can be sorted and printed to help dispatchers address scheduling problems, data problems, or user errors. This function is used to help ensure data quality prior to planning, scheduling,... |
Problem Statement: Why isn't steam showing up in my utilities when I use a Steam Turbine? | Solution: Not all of the Economic Evaluation components work with utilities. The Steam Turbine is one that does not. In general you can check on the sizing form and if utiltiy streams appear as an option then they can be used with the component.
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Problem Statement: How does short shipment affect the size of loads in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Short Shipment at Value is a time variable that designates the threshold window length, in hours, which will initiate load sizing for a customer's shipment. Load sizing is a function of Aspen Fleet Optimizer that will decrease the payload of a shipment to attain a desired delivery window. The delivery win... |
Problem Statement: Why, when evaluating my compressor that I imported from Aspen Plus, do I get an error message during evaluation saying the outlet pressure must be larger even though in the simulator it showed the compressor outlet pressure as greater than the inlet pressure? | Solution: The compressor pressure equation under design criteria in project basis manipulates the value of design inlet and outlet pressure of the compressor. You can adjust the value of the parameter A and B and you will see the different inlet and outlet pressure. Suppose in your Aspen Plus file inlet pressure was 2.... |
Problem Statement: How do I set up a Aspen Fleet Optimizer debug machine to help diagnose software crashes? | Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer V7.3 has a special symbols that can be extremely useful in tracking down abnormal ends or crashes. The symbols build can be provided to customers if they run into problems that the normal error logs can not track down and help solve. The symbols build is installed the exact same way as t... |
Problem Statement: How can I load multiple process flowsheets into one, common Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) scenario, and then estimate the combined costs? | Solution: Whenever you load the simulator data into Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) it will overwrite the previous loaded data from the project. That means there is not any direct way you can load the multiple simulator data into one project.
There is one work around; you can load two simulator flowsheets into... |
Problem Statement: How does Aspen Fleet Optimizer handle proportionality? | Solution: The goal of proportionality is to ensure that customer inventory is proportionate to the customer’s product sales. To accomplish this, Fleet Optimizer calculates deliveries and delivery volume to meet this goal. To eliminate the build-up of non-controlling products at customer sites, you can define maximum da... |
Problem Statement: How are delivery restrictions used in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Delivery Restrictions exist throughout all markets. Aspen Fleet Optimizer enables the user to define time delivery, equipment, and load sizing restrictions, thus narrowing the field, and making it easier to schedule deliveries to specific customers. A Time Restriction consists of one or several blocks of time... |
Problem Statement: What is the goal of load sizing in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The goal of Load Sizing is to adjust the weight or volume of a given load to attain preferred delivery conditions. Since some customers prefer larger shipments and others prefer a given delivery window, Load Sizing is performed for all deliveries according to these preferences. Several attributes allow you to... |
Problem Statement: Can I use Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) within Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE)? How? | Solution: Yes, you can use Aspen Process Economic Analyzer (APEA) within Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE) if you have enough tokens or your license allows it. When you start ACCE, there will be an options window appear. Click the Aspen Process Economic Analyzer button and the APEA Process View window will be avai... |
Problem Statement: How do I search for an order in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Click on the Edit menu on the Resource Scheduling Optimization toolbar. Select either the customer number or order number option from the search menu. A dialog box will appear asking the user to enter the customer number or order number. Enter the value the user wish to search. A search dialog box will appear... |
Problem Statement: How does the Aspen Fleet Optimizer data collection work? | Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer manages customers' inventories utilizing a shipment forecasting algorithm that requires daily inventory levels and sales rates to predict a customer's future runout and to create a shipment to replenish stock. Successful inventory management within Aspen Fleet Optimizer requires the user... |
Problem Statement: How to change units of rate for Utility streams in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer? | Solution: You can change this under project basis view from utility specifications options.
- Go to Utility specification option, double click on it.
- Select the stream to modify and change the unit of rate as shown in screenshot below.
Keywords: stream unit, change unit
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Problem Statement: How does Aspen Fleet Optimizer match shipments to trucks? | Solution: Once the optimal shipment is determined, Fleet Optimizer matches shipments to a transport assigned to the customer. This matching process considers all possibilities. For example, a four-compartment transport can be matched with four products in 256 different ways. Fleet Optimizer determines a transport match... |
Problem Statement: What happens in Aspen Fleet Optimizer when there is a cross window? | Solution: A Crossed Delivery Window exists when the retain point is later than the runout point. Aspen Fleet Optimizer is restricted against delivering this shipment at any time. The user can correct this by decreasing the size of the shipment to create an acceptable delivery window and by making sure the transports ha... |
Problem Statement: How can I generate messaging for HTTP 500 - Internal server errors? | Solution: Make the following IE and IIS changes and then try the request that is not working, and provide us with the message it produces.
First, go to and Internet Explorer window and go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced Settings and set the Show friendly HTTP error messages. This is on both a 2003 server and a 2... |
Problem Statement: How can I get my current version of Aspen Process Economic Analyzer to see files used in an older version of Aspen Process Economic Analyzer? | Solution: To get Aspen Process Economic Analyzer to see projects used in a different version of Aspen Process Economic Analyzer, from the drop down menu choose:
Tools | Options | Preferences (Locations)
Click the Add button and navigate to the folder the Project you are interested in is located in.
(Note: do no... |
Problem Statement: In V7.1 positive gains showed blue and negative gains showed red on the Model Tab. Now, in V7.3 both positive and negative gains show blue?.how do I get V7.3 to represent negative gains red? | Solution: Make the following modifications to:
<All Users Profile>\AspenTech\APC\Web Server\Config\plot-settings-light.xml
Search for the line that begins with: <plot-curve name=MDL_CURVE_GAIN_NEG
And change: line-color=blue
to: line-color=red
Do this for the next two lines as well (MDL_ORIG_CURVE_GAIN_NEG and MD... |
Problem Statement: What is the value of a locked load in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Locked option prevents the Aspen Fleet Optimizer system from automatically making additional changes to an order. This option can only be selected for orders that have not been dispatched. Mark a shipment as “locked” anytime you want to preserve changes you have made to the shipment. You can also “lock” a... |
Problem Statement: In North America, what makes up the G&A Overheads and Contract Fee found under Other Project Costs? | Solution: The percentages of G&A Over heads and Contract Fee which are under Other project costs consists of:
Material G&A = 3%
Construction Labor G&A = 3%
Engineering Fee = 7.2%
Material Fee = 2%
Construction Labor Fee = 9.5%
Handling Fee = 3% of material
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Problem Statement: How can I plot non-AspenWatch data in PCWS? | Solution: AspenWatch is the performance monitoring software for APC applications. It uses an Infoplus 21 database as the historian, so it is possible to add non-ApsenWatch data into the database. AspenWatch data includes DCMplus data, APC application data, miscellaneous and PID data. The history plot can be accessed by... |
Problem Statement: How is the Total Operating Cost Calculated in the Executive Summary Report? | Solution: The Total Operating Cost is calculated as follows:
The total of raw material, utility, operating labor, maintenance, operating charges, plant overhead and G and A expenses.
Further explanations on the Investment Analysis reports that Aspen Process Economic Analyzer produces (Equipment Summary, Project Summary... |
Problem Statement: Is it possible to export the Icarus RADPFS drawings to AutoCad? | Solution: No, it is not possible to export the drawings to AutoCad, as the Icarus drawings are proprietary.
Keywords: AutoCad, Auto Cad, Cad, Icarus, drawing, drawings, RADPFS, export
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Problem Statement: Are there any WCF / PCWS connection requirements? Cannot connect the PCWS to the online server, even though there are no firewalls enabled and network connections are open and good. | Solution: Windows clock synchronization (not Internet Explorer or Aspen software) is required. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) requires the UTC timestamps between machines to be within some tolerance of each other for communication to be secure, preferably within five minutes. Note that timezones are not an issu... |
Problem Statement: How are buffers used in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer automatically displays the default values for all of the information found in the customer setup interview window. The terminal is where the customer receives product. The fill transport is a value that defines the transport configuration that will be used to match forecasted shipments f... |
Problem Statement: Why am I having problems mapping my gas reactor in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer? | Solution: By default, Aspen Process Economic Analyzer has reactors like the RSTOIC reactor from Aspen Plus, mapped as an Agitated Tank. Agitated tanks are for liquids, not vapor. To fix this map your reactor into another vessel such as a Horizontal Process Vessel.
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Problem Statement: Why does Aspen Fleet Optimizer need new sales and inventory information daily? | Solution: Aspen Fleet Optimizer manages customers' inventories utilizing a shipment forecasting algorithm that requires daily inventory levels and sales rates to predict a customer's future runout and to create a shipment to replenish stock. Successful inventory management within Aspen Fleet Optimizer requires the user... |
Problem Statement: I am using Aspen Economic Evaluation V7.2 (early download version from December 2009). Why won't it integrate with my new Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS V7.2? | Solution: Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS V7.2 use Economic Evaluation V7.2.1. They can not interface with the early download release of V7.2 of Economic Evaluation. V7.2.1 is the version of Economic Evaluation release with (and is on) the V7.2 DVD of the Aspen Engineering Suite. If you have previously installed the early d... |
Problem Statement: How are the service levels used in Resource Scheduling Optimizer in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: Service Levels are used to assign priorities to customers, which determine the preference that customers receive during automatic optimization. Resource Scheduling Optimizer (RSO) ensures that, after optimization, orders assigned to transports have higher customer service levels than those in overflow that ca... |
Problem Statement: Is there an easy way to resize multiple blocks? | Solution: You can Resize multiple blocks by following these steps:
1.) Click on the Process View tab
2.) Click on Main Project
3.) In the List View you will see all of your blocks. Highlight the ones you would like to resize
4.) In the List View while pointing at the highlighted blocks, click on your Right Mouse Button... |
Problem Statement: How does Aspen Fleet Optimizer calculate the runout point? | Solution: The first stage in the forecasting process is determining the point in time when a customer will run out of the first product. The runout point is calculated by subtracting forecasted sales from a reported current inventory level. The forecasted sales are generated through the use of sales trends, average dai... |
Problem Statement: What is the full diesel check box in Aspen Fleet Optimizer used for? | Solution: The Full Diesel Shipments Flag define the compartment combinations for shipping different products on the same shipment. When the user identifies the location of a double wall, the software automatically creates Diesel Compartment Groups. A check box next to the Diesel Compartment Group identifies that group ... |
Problem Statement: Can I run the cost runs I do in Aspen Plus in Aspen Process Economic Analyzer? | Solution: Yes. When you run an Aspen Plus run it creates an Aspen Process Economic Analyzer project using your Aspen Plus name to create a project and scenerio.
If the Aspen Plus file name is TEST123, then when your run the costing in Aspen Plus it will create an Aspen Process Economic Analyzer project TEST123COST with... |
Problem Statement: How is Site ID used in Aspen Fleet Optimizer? | Solution: The Site ID is another way to identify a customer. Aspen Fleet Optimizer allows the user to establish a Site ID number for situations where two customer numbers will be managed as one Site ID. By default, Aspen Fleet Optimizer sets the Site ID to match the customer number. The user will need to adjust the sit... |
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