Joseph C Evans

US Patent:

20150220083, Aug 6, 2015

Filed:

Jan 5, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/589389

Inventors:

Philip H. WARRICK - Oakton VA, US
Anantha SUNDARAM - Annandale NJ, US
Victor P. DePAOLA - Vienna VA, US
Jayanth BALASUBRAMANIAN - Fairfax VA, US
Stephen R. BRADSHAW - Southampton, GB
Gary Robert KOCIS - Vienna VA, US
Joseph W. EVANS - McLean VA, US
Nicholas J. BOOKER - Falls Church VA, US
George E. FRIEDRICH - Kingwood TX, US
Eric A. WINKLER - Oakton VA, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

G05B 19/418
G06N 5/04

Abstract:

A decision support tool to assist decision-making in the operation of a facility. The decision support tool allows a user to perform operational programming of the facility so that the analysis of specific operational events is flexible and “on-demand.” This is achieved by allowing the user to set scope and timeframe of the analysis according to business needs. As a result, the organization can make better-informed judgments whether to add operational activities and how to adjust the ones already formulated in the program. The decision support tool can also allow for the application of strategies to communicate intent behind the programming instructions and to improve the quality of business decisions.