ULTRAMAX® (UMAX®)
7.0 Standard Implementation Plan (up to on-line, Integrated)
Advanced
Process Management™
©1990-2006
Ultramax Corporation,
ImplementationPlan.doc 9/14/06
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Description Application to production / manufacturing
for one process (economies of scale for two or more). |
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Questionnaire: evaluation
of Scope Qualify the process by passing Capability
Test before Step 1, or before approving the project. |
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Step
1: Planning |
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Management
Preparation: review nature of UMAX; get assignment of key personnel and
preferences. Understand management
situation and needs. See/review
process. |
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1 (on site) |
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Introductory
training |
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2 (on site) |
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Complete
Optimization Plan |
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2 (on site) |
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Write
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Step
2: Integration with DCS (OPTIONAL; if not Stand-alone) Automatic
data exchange between process control and ULTRAMAX software. Allow time for coordinating with
Integration Expert. Advisory or
Closed-loop. |
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Needs
“Server” data source from the IT platform to communicate with dedicated
optimization workstation. Option:
In addition to the Optimization Management Screen (OMS) in the workstation,
customer may add own OMS in the DCS console (not included). |
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10 (integration, 5 on-site) 2 (off-site) |
10 (control expert) |
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Step
3: Capability Test with regular production data (if
integration) |
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Customer
collects run data at their usual running conditions (at baseline adjustments)
for two weeks to get familiar with the OMS in Manual Supervisory Control, and
confirm capability after Integration.
Else, the analysis is done with SEO data obtained starting with Step
4. |
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1 (off-site) |
5 (production personnel) |
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The
analysis of this data determines the baseline performance to evaluate gains,
and the ability to satisfy constraints and to get close to the optimum. |
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Step
4: Start Operations with Sequential Optimization On-the
job production team training. Minor
refinements to application. Commissioning
ULTRAMAX to the customer. Longer for
unusual or very complex processes. |
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7 (on site) 1 (report) |
7 extra (during production) |
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1-day
formal Operations Training review towards the end. |
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TEAM
FULLY ENABLED to PRODUCE with OPTIMIZATION Customer continues managing the production /
manufacturing operations with Sequential Optimization as part of standard
supervisory control. TOTAL |
38 ~ 2+ months |
19 (Supplier) 10 (Integration) |
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Step
5: Follow-through, Quarterly Reviews Quarterly
reviews of operations performance and management, the first within a month or
so after starting Sequential Optimization.
One review is always required; four required for performance
guarantees. |
Within one year after Step 4 |
4 (on site or off‑site) 4 (reports) |
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