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Implementing Electronic
Management of Change
(SAP MOC)
Implementing Electronic Management of Change
(SAP MOC) - Lessons learned at Tesoro

Sudhakar Virupakshi MBA,PMP.

Enterprise Architect
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Tesoro Overview
• Tesoro Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is one of the largest
independent petroleum refiners and marketers in the country.

• Tesoro, through its subsidiaries, operates six refineries in the

western United States with a combined capacity of 850,000
barrels per day.

• Tesoro’s retail-marketing system includes over 2,250 retail

stations under the Tesoro®, Shell®, ARCO®, Exxon®, Mobil® and
USA Gasoline™ brands.
What is MOC

Management of Change, or MOC, is a best practice used to ensure that safety,

health and environmental risks are controlled when a company makes
changes in their facilities, documentation, personnel, or operations

Typical change would include :

– safety relevant changes to an equipment

– process changes that could have an impact on industry standards

– organizational changes in a safety critical plant

Why need a MOC
At worksites where highly hazardous chemicals are used, the Process Safety
Management (PSM) rules apply and proper application of Management of
Change is not just a best practice, but is actually a requirement.

• To demonstrate control over changes to processes, procedures,

equipment and systems.

• Many companies use a collection of disconnected manual systems,

spreadsheets and databases, which results in duplicate data, data errors,
delays and lack of visibility and transparency.

• Ensure employees follow our procedures and record change requests?

• Reduce incidents, ensure compliance and mitigate risks

Benefits of MOC system
• Ensure regulatory compliance based on EHS&S, SEMS, SOX and ISO standards.

• Eliminate the potential of lost data by electronically and securely managing all
information in a centralized, scalable and reliable system.

• Increase accountability and collaboration by assigning change actions to

responsible parties and monitoring due dates

• Improve efficiency and reduce change control closure time by automating

workflows and implementing fully electronic review and approval processes.

• Ensure an effective corrective action process by linking change controls

Notifications

• Enhance collaboration and improve productivity by integrating MOC workflows

with document management systems.
Why we choose SAP MOC
• SAP MOC is a new product
• SAP MOC solution ramped-up in July 2012
• Configurable process model
• Supports SAP NW 7.31, SAP ERP 6.0, EHP 6
• Integrated with SAP EAM and SAP EHS (EHSM 3.0+)
• Objects include:
– Functional location
– Equipment
– Document info record
– Material
– Purchase Order
– EHSM risk assessment
– Maintenance notification
– Maintenance order
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