This conference is designed to equip participants with comprehensive knowledge and skills essential for process plant start-up, commissioning, and troubleshooting. Through it, participants will learn effective strategies and methodologies to ensure efficient and safe operations in various industrial settings.
Become a 'Top Gun' Troubleshooter by acquiring new skills.
Develop a structured approach to Troubleshooting and Problem Solving which uses a common terminology and shared understanding.
Point the way to Continuous Improvement in the way they run their processes and make incremental efficiency gains.
Understand the difference between having a techniques manual on the bookshelf - and making it work.
Identify the "motivated" people who should be the champions of Troubleshooting and Problem Solving - and who should just follow.
Understand work practices which "allow" success in Troubleshooting and Problem Solving through reducing the variability of your process.
General Managers who have oversight responsibility for Plant Start-up and Commissioning.
Operations and Maintenance Managers with direct line responsibility as well as staff support responsibility for delivering on effective Plant Start-up and Commissioning.
Plant Start-up and Commissioning Managers and Engineers.
Technical personnel involved in supporting Plant Start-up and Commissioning activities.
Supervisors and Engineers, both operations and maintenance who are involved or likely to be involved in Plant Start-up and Commissioning situations.
Production, Maintenance Engineering, and Process Engineering personnel.
Introduction to Process Plant Start-Up and Commissioning.
Organization and Roles.
Supplementary Topics.
Cost Estimation.
Spare Parts Planning.
Commissioning Strategy.
Mechanical Completion & Integrity Checking.
Pre-commissioning and Operational Testing.
Start-up/Initial Operation.
Testing and Acceptance.
Process Plant and Machinery Commissioning.
Instrumentation and Control Systems.
Approaches for Preparing and Isolating Process Plant.
The Start-Up and Commissioning Planning and Control.
A Short-cut Approaches to Planning.
Progress Monitoring and Control.
Earned Value Analysis.
Trouble Shooting and Problem Solving.
Risk Management.
Managing Safety and Quality.
The nature of process problems affecting performance.
Performance defined in terms of generic variables: Speed, Quality and Cost.
Effort inputs in the context.
Asset-based or Business Process-based, Structured approach.
The Operations Process redefined.
Configuration; Operation; and Optimization.
Maturity Indexing: Planning, Control, Congruence, Empowerment.
6 Big Losses, 7 Wastes.
Interactive and Dynamic variable relationships analysis.
Techniques introduction.
Tools introduction.
Problem Analysis.
Practical Use of Tools and Techniques.
Tools & Techniques - selecting the right one.
Working practices - is it empowerment or impairment.
Group dynamics.
Individual motivators.
Developing Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving skills.
Managing change.
Cross-functional and Teamworking.
Introduction to the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving.
Auditing your process to a dynamic standard.
Effect of Maintenance/Operations strategy.
Development of Standards and Key Performance Indicators.
Life Cycle Costing, Design for Operation, Design for Maintenance.
Revisit Concepts, Tools, and Techniques.
Real-World Case Studies: Review of successful process plant start-up and commissioning projects.
Lessons Learned: Analysis of challenges faced and solutions implemented in various projects.
Discussion on industry best techniques and their application in real scenarios.
Project Simulations: Simulated scenarios to apply knowledge gained and test problem-solving skills.
Continuous Improvement: Strategies for continuous improvement and optimization post-commissioning.