What is Terminal Logistics Suite VP (Terminal Automation) ?
Terminal Logistic Suite VP performs applications of loading and/or unloading trucks, ships and tank cars—in addition to offering solutions in inventory management, master data management, security control, audit trail, and other movements operations such as pipeline transfer. Moreover, truck management, product tracking and jetty scheduling are additional features that support customer terminal operation more safely and efficiently.
Terminal Logistic Suite VP is designed and developed to meet the operational demands and logistic needs in terminals, in various industries. Terminal Logistic Suite VP is applicable to Oil, LNG, LPG and Petrochemical/Chemical, and all liquid terminals worldwide.
Features
Terminal Logistic Suites VP (TLSVP) features a modular design and easily adapts to customer specific requirements with low customization. The Engineering Builder and Engineering tools make engineering and configuration easier. Its report function enables easy reconfiguration of the format and layout of documentation i.e. tailored operator's reports without re-designing the report layout.
Features include:
- Comprehensive coverage from terminal business management to automation systems
- Seamless integration with Yokogawa Prosafe-RS system that provides Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and Fire and Gas System (FGS) functions
- Tightly Integrates with SAP and other ERP systems
- Various interfaces for sub systems such as tank gauging, MOV controller, card reader, weigh scale and preset
- Physical and book inventory management and reconciliation function
- Terminal Operation Support Service to store and distribute products, as typical terminal operations must account for the ownership of products with multiple owners and customers
- SQL server as open database management system
- User friendly Engineering environment - Multiple languages support
- High reliability associated with DCS and easy engineering using templates
- User-friendly operation using Windows as the Graphic User Interface
General Specifications of Terminal Logistic Suite VP -- Tank Truck Loading and Unloading
Tank Truck Loading Control and Management: Control and management of products loading to tank truck including the followings:
- Truck change: Change truck prior to loading operation
- Card change: Temporary ID cards can be issued if truck drivers forgot to bring the card
- Traffic Management: Queuing management based on configurable truck allocation rules
- Issue of Instructions for Truck Loading
Marine Loading and Unloading: Control Management of Berth for loading/unloading products
- Expected Tank Level Calculation: Expected tank level is calculated based upon the current inventory by converting the unloading operation
- Composition check function: Unloading product composition and property check before unloading
- Tank Composition and Property Estimation before Unloading: Unloading composition and property are calculated and average is also calculated during unloading
- Unloading Product Expected Tank Quality Calculation: Receiving tank and transferred tank expected quality calculation based on ship quality
Security Management
- Entrance/Exit Management: Authentication for trucks entering and leaving the terminal
- Security Control and Management: Configurable Security Management by Administrator
- Role based access control of operation is provided
- Terminal Open/Close Management: Management of terminal opening/closing timing
Quality Management
Once movement/unloading is finished, tank quality is badged and kept until next movement/unloading occurs. If the tank is specified as a loaded tank, loaded quality is assured based on the tank quality data.
Before Unloading, expected receiving tank quality is calculated based on the ship quality.
Inner Terminal Operation
Tank to Tank Transfer Control and Management: Control and management of tank transfer operations
- Expected Tank Level Calculations: Expected tank level of destination tank calculation
- Expected tank Quality Calculation: Tank expected quality calculation based on source tank quality
Product Circulation: Manage circulation mixing during transfer operation
Tank Inventory Calculation and Management: Tank volume calculation and tank inventory management
Tank Status Management: Each tank status is defined by the operator.also, the defined status is informed to control system
Management Function
Order and Result management : Order is either downloaded from ERP or manually input at terminal and validated if necessary information is provided and if the data given is appropriate. After operation the refulst is uploaded to ERP.
Master Data Management
- Manage master data such as owner, customer, products, trucks, driver and Ship information is managed and shared with ERP.
- Version of Master data is managed
Multiple Owner/Customer Management: Manage inventory of multiple owners and customers
Reporting: Daily/Monthly report can be configured to issue per product, customer, owner, etccan be prepared by choosing the necessary items. Bill of lading is printed after loading is completed.
ERP connectivity: TLSVP is integrated with ERP
Inventory Management
Inventory Management with Loss/Gain Calculation: Book-physical inventory differences calculation per materials - History of inventory management per materials
Reconciliation Management
- Book Physical inventory differences at the reconciliation date which was defined are calculated
- Reconciled data is distributed for each owner per materials
Data Closing Function: Daily/Monthly data of inventory, delivered data, received data and loss/gain data are calculated and summarized (closed) at the defined time/data
Daily/Monthly Report: Closed data is printed out which was defined by using report format generation function at the defined time/data
Management for Bond System: Tax segregation is applied
Custody Meter Monitoring: Custody transfer meters are monitored for verification
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