Case Study: ABB achieves faster, more profitable cement production scheduling with IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio

Fine-tuning production processes to deliver improved efficiency and profitability

ABB needed a way to help cement manufacturers manage highly complex production operations, especially when market demand and energy prices fluctuate. Using IBM technology, ABB built its Cement Production Scheduler as an add-on to ABB Ability Knowledge Manager, aiming to optimize production planning, improve efficiency, reduce energy use, and cut emissions.

IBM helped by embedding ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio through a tailored Embedded Solution Agreement, making the solution easier to scale and deploy. The result was faster short-term scheduling and better production decisions, with one ABB customer expanding the solution to more than 50 sites and using it to calculate optimized production plans within minutes while reducing costs and improving equipment efficiency.

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Audrey Wang Gosselin

Global Product Marketing Manager, Sustainability and Operational Excellence