Conference on Process Plant Start up with Commissioning and Troubleshooting
Overview:
Introduction:
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.
Conference Objectives:
At the end of this conference, participants will be able to:
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Become a 'Top Gun' Troubleshooter by acquiring new skills.
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Develop a structured approach to Troubleshooting and Problem Solving which uses a common terminology and shared understanding.
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Point the way to Continuous Improvement in the way they run their processes and make incremental efficiency gains.
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Understand the difference between having a techniques manual on the bookshelf - and making it work.
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Identify the "motivated" people who should be the champions of Troubleshooting and Problem Solving - and who should just follow.
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Understand work practices which "allow" success in Troubleshooting and Problem Solving through reducing the variability of your process.
Targeted Audience:
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General Managers who have oversight responsibility for Plant Start-up and Commissioning.
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Operations and Maintenance Managers with direct line responsibility as well as staff support responsibility for delivering on effective Plant Start-up and Commissioning.
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Plant Start-up and Commissioning Managers and Engineers.
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Technical personnel involved in supporting Plant Start-up and Commissioning activities.
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Supervisors and Engineers, both operations and maintenance who are involved or likely to be involved in Plant Start-up and Commissioning situations.
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Production, Maintenance Engineering, and Process Engineering personnel.
Conference Outlines:
Unit 1:
Introduction and Preparation:
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Introduction to Process Plant Start-Up and Commissioning.
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Organization and Roles.
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Supplementary Topics.
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Cost Estimation.
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Spare Parts Planning.
Unit 2:
Commissioning Strategy:
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Commissioning Strategy.
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Mechanical Completion & Integrity Checking.
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Pre-commissioning and Operational Testing.
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Start-up/Initial Operation.
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Testing and Acceptance.
Unit 3:
Process Plant and Machinery Specific Issues:
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Process Plant and Machinery Commissioning.
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Instrumentation and Control Systems.
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Approaches for Preparing and Isolating Process Plant.
Unit 4:
Management, Planning, and Control:
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The Start-Up and Commissioning Planning and Control.
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A Short-cut Approaches to Planning.
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Progress Monitoring and Control.
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Earned Value Analysis.
Unit 5:
Managing Risks during Commissioning:
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Trouble Shooting and Problem Solving.
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Risk Management.
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Managing Safety and Quality.
Unit 6:
Concepts:
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The nature of process problems affecting performance.
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Performance defined in terms of generic variables: Speed, Quality and Cost.
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Effort inputs in the context.
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Asset-based or Business Process-based, Structured approach.
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The Operations Process redefined.
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Configuration; Operation; and Optimization.
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Maturity Indexing: Planning, Control, Congruence, Empowerment.
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6 Big Losses, 7 Wastes.
Unit 7:
Tools and Techniques:
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Interactive and Dynamic variable relationships analysis.
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Techniques introduction.
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Tools introduction.
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Problem Analysis.
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Practical Use of Tools and Techniques.
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Tools & Techniques - selecting the right one.
Unit 8:
People Issues:
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Working practices - is it empowerment or impairment.
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Group dynamics.
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Individual motivators.
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Developing Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving skills.
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Managing change.
Unit 9:
Operator, Maintainer, Designer Interface:
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Cross-functional and Teamworking.
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Introduction to the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving.
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Auditing your process to a dynamic standard.
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Effect of Maintenance/Operations strategy.
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Development of Standards and Key Performance Indicators.
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Life Cycle Costing, Design for Operation, Design for Maintenance.
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Revisit Concepts, Tools, and Techniques.
Unit 10:
Case Studies and Real-World Applications:
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Real-World Case Studies: Review of successful process plant start-up and commissioning projects.
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Lessons Learned: Analysis of challenges faced and solutions implemented in various projects.
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Discussion on industry best techniques and their application in real scenarios.
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Project Simulations: Simulated scenarios to apply knowledge gained and test problem-solving skills.
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Continuous Improvement: Strategies for continuous improvement and optimization post-commissioning.