daratechPLANT2004
Presentations - Day Two

Plant

January 19 - 21, 2004 • Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA

Day Two

Session 2A1: Operations & Maintenance Integration Strategies

Owner-operators are increasingly integrating operations and maintenance with other enterprise systems. This session will explore cost-effective means of achieving a high-value, quality integration of these very different, generally incompatible systems.

Jim Humphries

Integrating O&M Into Early Asset Planning (351KB PDF File) Abstract
Jim Humphries, Vice President, Technology, Operations & Maintenance, Fluor Corporation

Ashok Kumar Vakamudi

Asset Lifecycle Management - Operations & Maintenance Integration Strategies (2.35MB PDF File)
Ashok Kumar Vakamudi, Control Systems Engineering Chief, Bechtel Petroleum and Chemical GBU

Michael Raible

The Focus of Legacy Data (1.25MKB PDF File) Abstract
Michael Raible, Systems Associate, Operation Support and Technical Services, Eastman Chemical Company

Session WS2A1: Knowledge Management

Filtering reams of data to create useful knowledge, then managing and using that knowledge effectively, is a growing requirement in light of current economic realities. How do you put in place effective methods for gathering and maintaining corporate knowledge? This session will identify tools, workflow changes and cultural challenges involved in making knowledge management and information reuse a reality.

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KM at ConocoPhillips (233KB PDF File)
Randall Sylvester, Knowledge Leader, ConocoPhillips Transporation

Session 2A2: Laser Scanning in Plant Revamps: Making it Pay

When and why are EPCs and owner-operators relying on laser scanning technologies to model existing conditions of physical assets? What are best practices for handling the huge data sets produced by laser scanning? Which technologies and work processes have yielded the greatest ROI and when does it make more sense to rely on traditional methods? Laser scanning has come of age and increasing industry investment in these technologies and methods proves it's here to stay. This session will examine where these technologies have taken hold at the world's leading OOs and EPCs and best practices for integrating laser scanning into existing systems and work processes.

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Tad Fry, Manager of Engineering, Brewing Operations and Technology Division, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Lee Tallant

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Lee Tallant, Plant Design Manager, Lockwood Greene Engineers

Gregory B. Lawes

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Gregory B. Lawes, Manager, Laser Scanning Services, Washington Group International

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Laser Scanning in Plant Revamps: Making It Pay (3.79MB PDF File)
Mark Christenson, CAE/CAD Manager, VECO Alaska, Inc.

Session WS2A2: Is Data Hand-off Causing You Pain?

Without question, data hand-off is the source of some of today's most vexing owner/operator pain. Owner/operators say software developers don't care about the problem and don't understand the needs of operations & maintenance. Too, owner/operators say EPCs handle data in a way that suits EPCs' needs. EPCs respond that owner/operators aren't willing to pay EPCs to put data in a form that owner/operators can use. This working session will address these issues and identify successful approaches, including how some owner/operators are working more closely with EPCs from project inception through execution to facilitate smoother data hand-off, cost-effective data requirements owner/operators can demand for maximum benefit at turnover without a big EPC payday, and how some owner/operators are justifying a louder voice for operations & maintenance in specificiation of project data requirements.

Dave Jasper

Is Data Hand-Off Causing You Pain? (58KB PDF File)
Dave Jasper, GAIP (GPM Automation Improvement Project) Project Manager, The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Design & Construction

Session 2P1: Project Case Study #2: Collaborative Revamp Projects: An Owner/Operator and EPC Success Story

In the second success story, this joint presentation will describe how an owner/operator and EPC integrated the technologies and work processes associated with a plant revamp—from data generated during conception to front-end engineering (FEED), basic engineering, detailed design, procurement, construction, start-up and plant operation.

Geert-Jan de Laat Ashish Shah

Geert-Jan de Laat
Project Management
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Ashish Shah
Director, Automation, Process Technology
Fluor Corporation

Data Circularity: What, Why and How... (2.00MB PDF File) Abstract

Session WS2P1: Migrating Legacy Data

Good procurement information during the bid-cycle and detailed design phase is a key competitive advantage for EPCs, and a cost saver for OOs. Managing the flow of materials through the organization and supply chain for a job site is equally beneficial. Participants in this group will discuss the merits of in-house systems vs. what is available commercially, how to best implement these systems while avoiding their pitfalls, and the ROI of materials management systems in general.

Michael M. Cate

Systems for Procurement & Materials Management—2004 and Beyond (340KB PDF File)
Michael M. Cate, Director, Procurement, Washington Group International, Inc.

Session 2P2: ERP to Engineering: Challenges, Obstacles, Solutions

Owner-operators are beginning to integrate key engineering data with ERP. This session will explore cost-effective means of achieving a high-value, quality integration of these very different data sets to maximize business payback.

Andreas Rumpel

Implementation of a Project Execution System for EPC Companies with SAP (289KB PDF File) Abstract
Andreas Rumpel, Chief Manager for ERP, Lurgi AG

George Tolpa

Simple, Practical, Cheap Solutions to Overcome Challenges and Obstacles to Lower Cost (2.23MB PDF File) Abstract
George Tolpa, PE

Session WS2P2: Migrating Legacy Data

Organizations looking to implement new tools and processes are saddled with years and years of legacy data. How can you best leverage this data? What are the best strategies for moving forward? What should you believe and not believe from technology providers concerning your legacy data? These questions and more will be explored in this session.

Mark Cox

Migrating Legacy Data (147KB PDF File)
Mark Cox, AIM/SPF Program Manager, Westinghouse Savannah River Company

Session 2P3: Engineering Case Study: Scope of Application & Limitations of Software Systems for Plant Layout and Piping MTO Using a Conceptual Modeler

Using a conceptual modeler permits the application of a 3D equipment arrangement layout at a very early engineering stage. Even at a low level of information these systems provide for efficient plant model creation as well as assessment and optimization with the aid of various criteria. A substantial aid of assessment is the plant piping layout generated by means of a pipe router. The MTOs created simultaneously are suitable as a basis for adequate costing during the bidding phase. This case study will demonstrate these applications from an engineering perspective.

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Optimization of Plant Layout and Piping MTO by Means of a Conceptual Modeler (1.42MB PDF File) Abstract
Michael Lederhose, Senior Plant Design Engineer, Uhde GmbH

Session WS2P3: Meeting Regulatory Requirements in Process Industries

The stringent regulatory requirements faced by the biotech and pharmaceuticals industries in particular have driven sizable IT investments to maintain and track documentation, streamline conformance and enhance security. Which technologies have proven most effective, and which are better avoided? Are there upcoming regulations to take into account when planning future system investments?

Drew Wildman

Regulatory Challenges (85KB PDF File)
Drew Wildman, Team Leader, IT Systems, Eli Lilly and Company