In this session we’ll be taking participants through a “self-assessment” of their design and capital projects practices with a particular focus on designing for plant reliability. What we’ve observed is that most organizations do not use a life cycle cost approach in their capital projects, but rather lowest installed cost. This results in lower reliability, and generally poorer performance.

The assessment consists of ten questions covering the use of life cycle cost principles, the targeting of a level of reliability, designing for ease of operation and maintenance, the engagement of the shop floor in the design process, the use of RCM/FMEA in the design for assuring reliability, and the provision for post installation support. This session will provide a review of where you may need to focus attention in improving plant performance through better design and capital projects practices.