Pre-Startup Safety Reviews
August 9, 2024
While tools are often conceived to perform a single function – a hammer to drive a nail or a saw to cut wood – they can, with time and ingenuity,..
Operational Excellence Requires a Strategic Framework — Here’s Why
December 21, 2021
When companies use fractured systems in silos to develop an Operational Excellence Management System, the resulting application proliferation makes..
Why the Time is Now for Mobile Conduct of Operations
October 5, 2021
Today, many companies have specialized handheld devices for leak detection and repair and warehouse inventory; heads-up displays to access..
The Benefits of Interoperable Frameworks
September 1, 2021
When it comes to successful operations, decisions can only move as fast as the data supporting them – meaning waiting on reports puts companies at a..
Pre-Startup Safety Reviews – More than an MOC Tool
November 11, 2020
Companies have conducted Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs) as part of Management of Change (MOC) activities for a long time. While required by law..
Operational Performance Management
July 15, 2020
In operating facilities, millions of data points and billions of records are created daily. In fact, one terabyte of production data is being..
A Connected Workforce Drives Successful ORM
July 6, 2020
By Dan Miklovic, Founder and Principal Analysasdt at Lean Manufacturing Research, LLC; and a member of The Analyst Syndicate. In my previous..
How Do MOC and Conduct of Operations Drive a Connected Workforce Environment? (Part 2)
June 26, 2020
In Part 1 of this series, we talked about an operating environment where all of the information, history, and procedures needed to safely and..
How Do MOC and Conduct of Operations Drive a Connected Workforce Environment? (Part 1)
June 26, 2020
As stated in a previous post, Management of Change (MOC) is a core foundational element for managing operational risk well. In fact, MOC touches..
Mitigating Risk to ALARP Levels Through Operational Risk Management
June 10, 2020
By Dan Miklovic, Founder and Principal Analyst at Lean Manufacturing Research, LLC; and a member of The Analyst Syndicate. In my post, “Operational..
Operational Risk Management Taking on Heightened Importance
May 28, 2020
By Dan Miklovic, Founder and Principal Analyst at Lean Manufacturing Research, LLC; and a member of The Analyst Syndicate. Operational risk,..
Integration Alone Doesn’t Lead to Transformation
May 27, 2020
Today, the focus of many IT projects in the petrochemical world is on configuration and integration. In other words, companies seek a software..
How Connected Workforce and Conduct of Operations Work Together to Deliver Operational Discipline
April 23, 2020
Many companies today are focusing on Operational Discipline, which is a positive for our industry. If you accept that Operational Discipline is..
Connected Workforce: Key to Effective Decision Support and a Profitable Plant
March 19, 2020
First, what is a Connected Workforce? In short, a Connected Workforce is one that, through the power of mobile and wearable devices, is able to send..
Mechanical Integrity is the Answer
March 19, 2020
Mechanical Integrity (MI) is a management system to ensure equipment is properly manufactured, installed, and maintained to ensure its reliability..
Control of Work – a Major Challenge in both Capital Projects and Continuous Operations
January 14, 2020
By David Drerup. Shutdowns, Turnarounds, and Outages (STOs) continue to be a major budget and time challenge. A significant contributing factor to..