Optimising planning methods for efficient turnaround management in 2010

Turnarounds, overhauls, shutdowns, outages – different terms for the same enormous impact: immense disruption, high costs and significant consequences.

In a recessionary environment what should you be doing differently?

Few industries have escaped unscathed from the economic uncertainty of recent times. Energy and continuous process industries in particular have been severely affected by a decline in profits, caused not only by the drop in the price of oil, but also by a reduction in consumption by cost-conscious customers keen to reduce usage. The knock on effect of lower profits has of course been budget cuts and thus projects of both operational and strategic importance to the business have been postponed or cancelled during the past year.

2010 will be a different matter altogether. No longer can vital operational and maintenance work be postponed and, perhaps more importantly, businesses are realising that without development and innovation, investment in new technologies and techniques, they could continue to wallow in the depths of recession while their braver competitors gain advantage, emerge stronger and in a better position to take advantage of when more prosperous times return.

IQPC has developed a comprehensive learning programme specifically tailored to help plan and execute shutdown projects more effectively within the constraints of economic and resource scarcity.

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The operator case study-led programme delivers experience-based, proven insights which will be of direct relevance to your 2010 planning strategy. You will take away, practical lessons and ideas that you can apply to your job the minute you return to the office. The operator-led agenda will deliver current insights into:

• Developing shutdown and turnaround strategies to help maximise asset value
• Fostering a continuous process improvement environment to enhance shutdown management and embed a long-term shutdown culture in your organisation
• Improving integrity management across sites to save thousands on industrial insurance policies
• Identifying new technologies and techniques that can improve efficiency in and reduce the cost of performing vital TAR projects such as pressure cleaning and jointing replacement
• Implementing techniques to boost and maintain productivity within the TAR environment
• Executing outages as safely as possible and in compliance within HSE guidelines and requirements

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