Hydride Raw Material Delivery Planning for Dehydrogenation Bases
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Solution Overview
Problem
The delivery of raw materials from a production base to multiple dehydrogenation bases over a wide area results in increased frequency of transportation, leading to higher delivery costs and ultimately higher hydrogen costs.
Innovation Solution
An operation management system that includes an information acquisition unit to gather data on dehydrogenation status and production status, and a delivery plan creation unit to optimize the delivery of raw materials based on this information, predicting demand and adjusting plans to minimize transportation frequency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the raw material is delivered to multiple dehydrogenation bases over a wide area, then the supply coverage is improved, but the transportation frequency increases leading to higher delivery costs
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by predicting future dehydrogenation statuses and raw material consumption patterns. The delivery plan creation unit generates optimized delivery schedules in advance, considering predicted demand at each dehydrogenation base, which reduces the need for frequent reactive deliveries and optimizes transportation routes and timing
Solution Approach 2:
The information acquisition unit continuously collects feedback on actual dehydrogenation statuses and raw material consumption at each base. This feedback is fed back to the delivery plan creation unit, which adjusts future delivery plans to optimize transportation efficiency and reduce unnecessary deliveries, thereby lowering delivery costs while maintaining adequate supply coverage
2Reliability
If the delivery frequency is increased to ensure raw material availability, then the supply reliability is improved, but the transportation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates delivery plans in advance based on predicted raw material consumption patterns and dehydrogenation schedules. By performing preliminary planning, the system ensures raw material availability is maintained while optimizing delivery timing and frequency, avoiding both over-delivery and under-delivery scenarios that would increase costs
Solution Approach 2:
The delivery plan creation unit dynamically adjusts delivery parameters such as timing, quantity, and destination based on real-time information about dehydrogenation status and consumption rates. This parameter optimization ensures reliable material availability while minimizing transportation frequency and cost by delivering only when and where needed
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AI summary
Provided is an operation management system configured to manage delivery of a raw material from a raw material production base where the raw material including a hydride is produced to a plurality of dehydrogenation bases where the raw material is subjected to a dehydrogenation reaction to obtain a hydrogen-containing gas. The operation management system includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire first information on a dehydrogenation status in the plurality of dehydrogenation bases; and a delivery plan creation unit configured to create a delivery plan for delivering the raw material to the plurality of dehydrogenation bases on the basis of the first information.