Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (BSR)

	Synopsis:	A petrochemical company in Vietnam streamlines and integrates its work processes, ensures the company’s maintenance strategies and philosophy and achieves standard and advanced inventory management functionality when it engages IBM Premier Business Partner Avenue Business Solutions Joint Stock Company to manage its equipment by implementing a suite of IBM Maximo software.
	Location:	Quang Ngai, Viet Nam
	Industry:	Chemicals & Petroleum
	URL:	http://www.bsr.com.vn

Client Background:

Founded in 2008, Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. manages and operates Dung Quat, a crude-oil refinery in Vietnam. Its core business activities include the trading, import-export, stockpiling and distribution of petroleum products; the production, trading and retail sale of petroleum products, immediate petroleum products, bio fuel and polypropylene pallets; and the provision of maintenance services and technical consultation in the oil refining and petrochemical field.

The company is based in Quang Ngai, Vietnam. Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical operates as a subsidiary of Vietnam Oil and Gas Corp.

Business Need:

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. needed an asset management system to manage information on thousands of pieces of equipment at its Dung Quat refinery. Specifically, the company needed to manage repair history information, maintenance costs, and several asset performance indicators and specifications. In addition, the organization needed a view of all maintenance activities that cover the entire plant while strictly following its maintenance philosophy.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical also needed to align with international standards on enterprise asset management systems. Last, the company needed an automated system that could facilitate streamlined and integrated processes for work management, inventory and procurement management to ensure the supply chain and fully support maintenance activities around the clock.

Solution:

Binh Son Refining engaged IBM Premier Business Partner Avenue Business Solutions to implement a suite of IBM Maximo software to meet the needs of the Dung Quat refinery.

The client implemented IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 software to manage assets and visualize integrated work procedures, from maintenance and operating demands to the supply chain and vendor performance management. The company also installed IBM Maximo for Oil and Gas V7.5 software to automate lifecycle processes for the chemical supply chain. Then, the organization installed IBM Maximo Adapter for Primavera V7.5 software to maximize project management utilization and work order planning. Users can now export and modify maintenance plans using Maximo Adapter for Primavera software. To conduct a physical inventory count across sites and storerooms when required, Binh Son Refining employed IBM Maximo Mobile Inventory Manager software.

The suite of Maximo software enables Binh Son Refining to use three modules: asset management, work management and inventory management. These modules support maintenance, repair and operational activities.

Benefits of the Solution:

By engaging IBM Premier Business Partner Avenue Business Solutions to implement a suite of IBM Maximo software, Binh Son Refining streamlined and integrated its work processes regarding maintenance repair and the supply chain. The client also organized its asset catalog with detailed hierarchy and specifications while automating preventive maintenance and inspection setup. This ensured the company’s maintenance strategies and philosophy.

In addition, the organization achieved standard and advanced inventory management functionality and obtained advanced workflow functionality to visualize business flows and approval, delegation and escalation. Last, Binh Son Refining configured and visualized its key performance indicators regarding asset performance, work productivity, resource utilization and supply and demand capabilities.