Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage Management
Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage Management

Author: Tom Lenahan

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2011-02-23

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 008052527X

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Shutdown management is project management of a special kind: managing the repair, replacement or maintenance of critical systems. Manufacturing and process plants, computer systems, airliners, and many other systems must be regularly closed down or taken out of service for planned maintenance operations. This book provides a complete shutdown project planning guide along with a new, detailed model of excellence and step-by-step project guide. In a critical field, this book shows the maintenance manager or project leader how to get the job done correctly. * Covers all aspects of major maintenance project planning, minimizing downtime and improving maintenance schedules * Covers projects ranging from weekend overhauls through to complete plant rebuilds * With detailed checklists and a new step-by-step project guide

Process Plants
Process Plants

Author: Trinath Sahoo

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2013-10-04

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1466517344

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With large amounts of revenue at stake, process industries are focusing more on turnaround management as they strive to lengthen the interval between turnarounds. This book outlines a strategy to execute optimized shutdown and turnaround by changing plant operating conditions and inspection techniques. Because shutdown cost for a petroleum refinery is normally 30 percent higher than annual maintenance costs, this book details how to manage the more favorable turnaround option. The author explores different aspects, including philosophy, planning and scheduling, estimation, contractor management, and execution.

Turnaround Management
Turnaround Management

Author: Tom Lenahan

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1999-07-15

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0080519792

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Manufacturing and process plants must be regularly closed down for planned maintenance operations. This may entail the complete shutdown and re-start of large-scale serial and batch operations and must be performed in as short a period of time as is cost-effective. This is the process of turnaround, and as the processes are often high value and the maintenance operations intensive, complex and costly, it is vital that it be planned and carried out effectively. Tom Lenahan is an acknowledged expert in this field, who has worked and consulted internationally, and his book will show the maintenance manager or project leader how to get the job done correctly. This will include ensuring that lost production value (including sourcing replacement capacity) is balanced against intensive maintenance costs, as well as numerous other factors that may not be obvious to the first-time shutdown manager. The book draws upon his many years of experience with ICI, and has been written in conjunction with Eutech Engineering Services Ltd. Foreword by Anthony Kelly, author of Maintenance Strategy and Maintenance Organization and Systems

Turnaround Management for the Oil, Gas, and Process Industries
Turnaround Management for the Oil, Gas, and Process Industries

Author: Robert Bruce Hey

Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing

Published: 2019-06-11

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 0128174552

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Turnaround Management for the Oil, Gas, and Process Industries: A Project Management Approach helps readers understand the phases of development in preparation for a turnaround, with each relevant phase easily identified. Specific to the process industry, especially oil and gas, petrochemical and power plants, this reference simplifies the entire lifecycle of a turnaround and provides specific examples of both successful and unsuccessful turnaround projects. By identifying the most significant performance indicators and strategies to ensure that targets are met, this book will help plant managers keep plants safe, efficient and running successfully. Aligns turnaround project management with ISO guidance and ANSI/PMI standards Utilizes the best tools for long-term planning, including instructional videos and training material Helps users gain practical knowledge through both good and bad turnaround management case studies Presents real-world issues and challenges encountered

Indispensable Employees
Indispensable Employees

Author: Martha R. A. Fields

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Published: 2001-01-24

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1601634668

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Indispensable Employees: How to Hire Them, How to Keep Them was written to help all those organizations who know they need to adapt to the new economy, but don't quite know how. It was written to help organizations start thinking again about how they can hold on to their best workers, despite what their competitors are offering. It was written to help organizations surmount the challenges of this new full-employment economy and hire and retain the most competent, motivated, and diverse workforce possible. Indispensable Employees: How to Hire Them, How to Keep Them will show organizations how to: Maximize their recruitment and retention dollars. Decrease costly turnover, while still managing necessary layoffs with dignity and respect. Maximize recruitment dollars by turning employees and managers into goodwill ambassadors and headhunters. Utilize multicultural and segment marketing approaches to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. Prevent competitors from luring key talent away.

Audel Managing Shutdowns, Turnarounds, and Outages
Audel Managing Shutdowns, Turnarounds, and Outages

Author: Michael V. Brown

Publisher: Audel

Published: 2004-09-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764557668

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Don't shut down by accident A carefully planned shutdown will improve your plant's safety and efficiency, while one that "just happens" can be disastrous. Developed from the author's highly successful seminars, this book takes you step by step through successfully managing production shutdowns. Identify what must be done, schedule equipment and staff, use project-management software, and save both dollars and downtime. * Prioritize needs and identify what can be accomplished within time and budget constraints * Determine whether outside help is required * Schedule the order and priority of projects * Learn to use CPM (Critical Path Methods) or PERT (Program Evaluation Review Technique) * Plan for new or additional work that may arise during a shutdown * Report and document preparation and execution * Identify and record future needs the shutdown reveals

Security in Wireless Mesh Networks
Security in Wireless Mesh Networks

Author: Yan Zhang

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-08-21

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 0849382548

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Wireless mesh networks (WMN) encompass a new area of technology set to play an important role in the next generation wireless mobile networks. WMN is characterized by dynamic self-organization, self-configuration, and self-healing to enable flexible integration, quick deployment, easy maintenance, low costs, high scalability, and reliable services.

Crisis Management Planning and Execution
Crisis Management Planning and Execution

Author: Edward S. Devlin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-12-26

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 0203485890

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Crisis management planning refers to the methodology used by executives to respond to and manage a crisis and is an integral part of a business resumption plan. Crisis Management Planning and Execution explores in detail the concepts of crisis management planning, which involves a number of crises other than physical disaster. Defining th

Enterprise Performance Management Done Right
Enterprise Performance Management Done Right

Author: Ron Dimon

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-03-06

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1118417135

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A workable blueprint for developing and implementing performance management in order to improve revenue growth and profit margins Enterprise performance management (EPM) technology has been rapidly advancing, especially in the areas of predictive analysis and cloud-based solutions. Real Enterprise Performance Management introduces a framework for implementing and managing next-generation functionality for better insight, focus, and alignment of EPM. This blueprint shows that EPM can have a direct positive impact on revenue growth, operating margin, asset utilization, and cash cycle efficiency. Introduces a framework for implementing and managing next-generation functionality for better insight, focus, and alignment Reveals that EPM can have a strong impact on revenue growth, operating margin, asset utilization, cash cycle efficiency Today's businesses have a great deal of data and technology, but less-than-fact decisions are still made. Executives need a structured framework for gathering, analyzing, and debating the best ways to deploy capital, people and time. Real Enterprise Performance Management joins IT and finance in a digestible blueprint for developing and implementing performance management in order to improve revenue growth and profit margins.