ULTRAMAX® (UMAX®) 7.1 Optimization Studies: Standard Implementation Plan for New Users

Advanced Process Management  ©1990-2008 Ultramax Corporation (UMC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.  All rights reserved.

StudyImplementationPlan.doc 8/20/08

Description

Application to production / manufacturing for one process (economies of scale for more). 

Calendar time

(days)

Supplier time

(man-days)

Customer time (man‑days)

Weeks

1

2

3

4

5

6

Pre-work

3

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Questionnaire: Preliminary evaluation of Scope, discussion (free service)

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer self-training (one participant) (any number possible)

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning, Training review, Setup

5

3

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction:  Visit process operations; review Questionnaire facts, data gathering. Training Q&A review. 

1

1 (on site)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formulate Optimization Plan – five people team (2 hrs. management participation)

1

1 (on site)

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write Optimization Plan report, management approval

3

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start Operations with Sequential (Empirical) Optimization (SEO)

10

6

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect operating data under current operating procedures to establish a data collection method, and also to end up with data for about 10 runs at Baseline performance to calculate future improvements.  Participant occupied about 15 min per cycle. 

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start optimization cycles with on-site guidance, usually one week. 

5

5 (on site)

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write Startup Report

3

1 (off-site)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant capable to continue on its own, with remote support

TOTALS

18

10

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Completion of Optimization Study

17

5

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant continues optimization cycles for as long desired or converging around the optimum, with remote technical support.  Assume three more weeks, but highly variable.  

Can continue for Dynamic Optimization as important measured conditions change.  

15

3

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write Final Review Report

2

1 (on-site)

1 (off-site)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant capable to make new applications on its own, technical remote support available

TOTALS 

37

15

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integration: Optional Automatic data exchange with Process Control System; to implement on-going, on-line dynamic optimization (as conditions change), implemented after Planning or after completion of the Study.  Includes four annual reviews.  Add approximately (highly dependent on situation)

34

23

22