A D D I N G C R E D I B I L I T Y

ORTEC Offshore Logistics Bringing certainty to a turbulent world

Your challengeOffshore field exploitation involves some testing

logistics. Not least the transportation of your crews

and materials between airfields and offshore platforms

without compromising oil or gas production. Much of

that transportation is performed by helicopters whose

ability to fly safely is strongly affected by the weather.

Bad conditions often mean delayed flights with major

knock-on effects if the schedule has been planned

too tight. Often including costly extra transportation

capacity to get your schedule back on track.

With transportation a major cost element in the upstream

chain, your helicopter and vessel scheduling needs to

have the right answers to the key strategic and tactical

questions:

What is our optimal timetable?

How will seasonal changes impact our schedule?

Have we got the optimal fleet composition?

How do we determine our offshore berth allocation?

Our solutionORTEC Offshore Logistics (OOL) uses cutting edge

modeling methods that take account of the many

complex conditions and constraints at play in an

environment like the North Sea. Providing you with

fact-based insights that both support your decisions at

a strategic level and reveal your best planning options at

an operational level.

Robust results OOL includes two important components in the planning

process to ensure and enhance robust, efficient plans:

Flexibility in planning low priority offshore activities to

accommodate transport demand peaks

Berth scheduling to optimize offshore bed usage

which leads to a decrease in number of flights

Optimized flight scheduleOOL creates schedules that:

Cope with the most stringent safety regulations and

the unpredictability of bad weather

Underpin strategic decisions with facts

Optimize schedules to minimize fleet operating costs

User-friendlyThe simple to use interface puts you in control over the

powerful mathematics behind the scenes:

Each decision variable can be manually adjusted,

letting you steer the model upfront and make

corrections afterwards

Automated feasibility checks and feedback on

potential constraint violations

Flight animation that visualizes the schedule and

brings it to life

High-level overviews of each simulated model

Get the bigger pictureORTEC Offshore Logistics can be integrated into

ORTEC Offshore Planning & Scheduling (ORTEC OPS),

a solution that also incorporates other offshore Oil &

Gas-related logistical issues such as workforce and

maintenance. Ensuring your transportation scheduling is

optimized in the context of the bigger operational and

strategic picture.

About ORTEC Consulting GroupORTEC Consulting Group is business division of ORTEC,

the world’s leading provider of advanced planning and

optimization solutions and services. ORTEC has over

1,800 customers worldwide, over 700 employees and

offices in Europe, North America, South America and the

Pacific Region.

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the facts and insights you need to make strategic

business decisions with confidence. But don’t take our

word for it.

Get in touch at consulting@ORTEC.com or on

+31 88 678 32 65 to discuss your company’s specific

needs.

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clients to discuss the difference ORTEC has made to

their supply chain.

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