Common use of Shutdown Management Clause in Contracts

Shutdown Management. Shutdowns for equipment repair or replacement will be aggressively managed to minimize downtime. Advanced planning, work packages, shutdown schedules and other project management methods will be used to allocate Facility resources to produce efficient shutdowns. During the pre-shutdown phase, the Facility staff and the major equipment manufacturers will cooperate closely to conduct the planned inspections in a minimum amount of time at a reasonable cost. This advance planning might begin anywhere from six months to a year before the shutdown, depending on the need for and the availability of major equipment components. All pre-shutdown and shutdown related activities will be broken down into work packages or discrete elements which are more easily tracked over the course of the shutdown and provide a better means to manage the shutdown schedule. A scheduling program, such as Microsoft Project, using the critical path method will itemize various work packages, organize them and calculate the effect any work package has on the overall shutdown length. This program will provide a reporting tool that allows the Facility staff to create easy-to-understand shutdown schedules and reports showing manpower and equipment resources, usage profiles and problems leading to schedule slippage.

Shutdown Management. Shutdowns for equipment repair or replacement will be aggressively managed to minimize downtime. Advanced planning, work packages, shutdown schedules and other project management methods will be used to allocate Facility resources to produce efficient shutdowns. During the pre-shutdown phase, the each Facility staff and the major equipment manufacturers will cooperate closely to conduct the planned inspections in a minimum amount of time at a reasonable cost. This advance planning might begin anywhere from six months to a year before the shutdown, depending on the need for and the availability of major equipment components. All pre-shutdown and shutdown related activities will be broken down into work packages or discrete elements which are more easily tracked over the course of the shutdown and provide a better means to manage the shutdown schedule. A scheduling program, such as Microsoft Project, using the critical path method will itemize various work packages, organize them and calculate the effect any work package has on the overall shutdown length. This program will provide a reporting tool that allows the each Facility staff to create easy-to-understand shutdown schedules and reports showing manpower and equipment resources, usage profiles and problems leading to schedule slippage.