Does SCOOP only take into account the chemical balance of components?

No. SCOOP integrates all thermodynamic, chemical and thermal equations used in steel production. It also has constraints in respect of availability of materials, logistics, co-product revenues, productivities, yields…

Does SCOOP only support Integrated Steel Works plants?

No. A version of SCOOP for electrical furnaces (EAF) also exists for mini-mills and another version exists for stainless steel production.

What is the normal implementation time for SCOOP?

There is no standard because it depends mainly on the complexity of the sites, the amount of local formulas (equations developed by the site itself, which are not available in the general literature) and the process (for instance, how many blast furnaces, usage of sinter or not, integration with the steel shop, converters used after EAF steel making…). Implementation can take anything between 3 and 9 months.

What investment do I need to make in my user desktops?

There is no investment on the client side of the application, as it is a pure browser-based application.

How long does the application run to complete a simulation?

Without the steel shop, it takes less than 5 seconds. It takes a few seconds longer if we run additional analyses like the Limit Marginal Price calculation. With Steel shop integration, it depends on the size of the order book but calculation still takes less than 1 to 2 minutes.