5 Steps for Operating Closer to Constraint
Optimal use of resources can be viewed as using the minimum amount
required to do the job. By definition, the optimal use of energy
requires us to operate as close as possible to constraint, without
violating it, since violating these constraints represents risk to
safety, equipment or the environment.
Operating instability and a lack of confidence in our ability to react
to unplanned events cost industry hundreds of millions of dollars
each year in suboptimal performance and increased energy consumption.