j5 International Petrochemicals

Infineum Case Study

The Objectives Infineum is a world leader in Established in January 1999 as Infineum is world-class for the formulation, manufacturing a joint venture of ExxonMobil Health, Safety and and marketing of petroleum and Shell, Infineum draws on Environmental performance • Keep an electronic record of additives for lubricants and nearly 80 years of innovation and reliability of Supply to what happens during a shift fuels. and has manufacturing plants Customers. in the USA, China, Germany, • Generate shift summary France, Singapore, Italy and reports Brazil.

• Provide a task list to keep a track of things that need to be done

• Organize information to The Problem improve Shift Handover, Daily Operating Instructions & Production Meetings Like many industrial As part of its commitment to Each member of the • Facilitate the information companies, shift handover Global Manufacturing operations team had precisely exchange and have processes and reports varied Excellence, Infineum required a defined information needs for information promptly from site to site. They were tool that would standardize its shift handover – not more and available manually prepared and shift handover processes and not less – while other time-consuming. Historical reporting across the whole information would need to be • Enhance accuracy and shift end data was not easy to group. The tool would need to readily accessible if required. efficiency of routine operator search for, filter or retrieve. be versatile so as to Data would need to be collated tasks and preparation of shift accommodate diversity of from a variety of data sources handover information sites, units, languages (English, – local plant historians, Mandarin, Italian, German, maintenance work orders and Portuguese), roles, shifts, notifications, lab results, The Benefits crews, reports, regulations, mobile operator inspection data sources and checklists, round readings, custom while ensuring consistency databases, and daily operating • Reduced manual data entry, where it mattered and instructions and log entries saving time and improving facilitating roll out to new sites. from j5 itself. accuracy A standardized Daily • Improved communication Production Meeting report for within shift teams, across each site was required, as well shifts and other functions as custom operations reports for tank levels and other key • Improved decision-making process variables. from having the right information readily available Infineum’s tangible objectives were improvements in • Formalised shift handover reliability, accuracy and process, reduced risk of communication effectiveness, safety incidents and making routine operator tasks and the preparation of • Group-wide consistency in shift reports easier. reports and processes, but adaptable to local needs How j5 International Provided the Solution j5 International

j5 International is currently • Custom databases at each The following reports are rolling its j5 Operations plant identify, for example, available: Operator Handover, Logbook, j5 Shift Handover, j5 current batch statuses, and Shift Team Leader Handover, Work Instructions and j5 violations of process variable Daily Production Meeting, Tank Reporting applications to meet and equipment operating Level, Daily Operating Infineum’s extensive windows. Procedures, Work Orders and requirements. Process Logs. These are • The asset lists, current work tailored to the precise needs of j5 has been delivered together orders and notifications from each role, unit, area and site. with Wonderware System the computerised Platform and Wonderware maintenance management The j5 suite operates off a Historian which make data system. unified user-interface powered available to j5 from the from a single, central server Customer Quote following Infineum IT systems: • The mobile inspection round situated in the USA. It can be system provides notable field accessed from any browser • Plant historians at each plant data, such as exceptional and authorised user that is “I’ve had the pleasure provide key process data that readings. connected to Infineum’s WAN of working closely with is relevant to specific shift (Wide Area Network), the j5 team over the handover, daily production • The laboratory information regardless of whether the user past two years. meeting or process log management system is situated in the USA, Brazil, reports. supplies relevant laboratory Germany, Italy, Singapore or The team’s results. China. Single Sign On and local commitment, languages are supported. dedication and professionalism have impressed me immensely.

It was a pleasure to see our customer's Benefits of j5 to Infineum satisfaction with the joint j5 International - Schneider Electric solution. • j5 is saving time and • j5 is contributing to improved • The flexibility of j5 is enabling increasing accuracy by decision-making by the group to harmonise its I would have no producing vital daily reports harnessing the right approach to Shift Handover hesitation in that were previously collated information, and only the right and Daily Production recommending j5 to manually and reducing information, as soon as it Meetings, despite the any future potential manual data capture. becomes available. diversity of its manufacturing customers.” plants. • j5 is making information • The formalised shift handover Emmanuele Dicerto available to all members of process ensures that a • j5 handover reports help Senior Project Manager the operations team and consistent procedure is Infineum to meet its Schneider Electric Italy beyond, resulting in improved followed, reducing the risk of regulatory and compliance communication within shift accidents. obligations. teams, across shifts and with management and other employees.

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