Consulting Services

We can help you understand performance drivers, set realistic targets, and
create action plans for your assets to close gaps and improve performance.

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From closing gaps and addressing challenges identified in one of our benchmarking studies, to receiving expert guidance to address a wide range of operational opportunities or challenges, we can help.

We use benchmarking diagnostics and an interview process to identify specific cost areas (typically two or three) that offer the greatest potential for cost savings and efficiency improvements. By conducting comprehensive reviews of your current practices and utilizing our best practices knowledge and extensive staff experience, we recommend appropriate best practices that fit within your operations and corporate culture.

We deliver high return on investment, quick and efficient results, no- and low-cost improvement recommendations, sustainable improvements, and an experienced, external force for change.

We offer a variety of solutions to address your operational challenges

Maximize the efficiency, reliability, safety, and profitability of all operations while also minimizing overall environmental impact of your assets.

Close performance gaps that lag in comparison to others in your fleet or to your peers’ operations to improve profitability and competitiveness.

Strategically manage your facilities’ workforce to maximize efficiency and reduce downtime, while ensuring compliance with regulations and meeting your organization's business objectives.

Receive guidance to help submit your benchmarking study data efficiently and accurately.

World’s largest operational performance database with 40+ years of data to ensure objective and sound, data-driven insight.

Experts with 25+ years industry knowledge & experience. Our consultants have walked in your shoes.

4,000+ industry-proven best practices & efficient, effective work processes to evaluate your operations and develop practical recommendations.

We understand the energy industry and the operation of our clients’ assets. We have the data, tools, and expert insight to develop practical recommendations and roadmaps for your operational success.

OUR CONSULTING SERVICES

We offer a variety of consulting services specifically tailored to address your company’s needs. Our proven, data backed approach to operational excellence can be customized to fit your business.

Performance Excellence

Boost your company’s profitability without major changes. By systematically evaluating your operational and financial performance as compared with competitors, our experienced consultants identify “Quick-Hit” improvement opportunities that can be accomplished within a few months.

Workforce Optimization

Optimizing staffing and improving performance require eliminating unnecessary efforts and improving work processes and practices. Solomon’s innovative approach has helped many of our clients achieve and sustain optimum staffing levels while increasing overall operational efficiency and effectiveness

Capital Investment Analysis (Q1 Day 1™)

Mitigate the risk of capital investment in new or expanded facilities. Solomon’s Capital Investment Analysis solution ensures your project attains first-quartile (Q1) or “best-in-class” performance by identifying new practices that ensure optimal performance on the first day of operations startup.

Sustainability Investment Analysis

Trusted guidance to help you understand energy-related carbon emissions for new projects, expansions, integrated operations, and transitions. Mitigate the risk of capital investment in new or expanded facilities. Get an independent, data-driven analysis gained from benchmarking 85% of the world’s refining capacity, 75% of olefin manufacturing capacity, and 60% of aromatics plants.

Turnaround Excellence

When scheduling turnarounds, sustaining plant operations is critical. Turnaround service disruptions weigh heavily on management decisions. Total costs, downtime, process optimization, and safety are of paramount concern and where mitigating operational risk is a focal point. At Solomon, we know what excellent turnarounds look like and where opportunities exist to improve your turnarounds.

Seminars

Comprehensive training that draws from an unmatched library of industry best practices and proven methodologies plus the real-world knowledge of Solomon's experienced consultants. Seminars supporting our benchmarking clients.