Benchmarking and Optimizing Maintenance Work Scope for Turnarounds
The refining industry has struggled to execute large, highly complex turnarounds on budget and on schedule. Our data indicate that more than two-thirds of turnarounds exceed their planned cost and schedule by 10 percent
Paying Attention to the Leading Indicators of Turnaround Outcomes
Turnaround outcomes are directly impacted by a number of factors. These factors can be categorized into three types of drivers: inherent risks, scope, and level of readiness. Key factors—including turnaround risk elements, turnaround readiness
Strategies for Integrating Turnarounds and Capital Projects
Turnarounds are critical events within the maintenance framework of refineries. Today, many industry turnarounds are executed in conjunction with one or more large capital projects. Experience and data show that the inclusion of greater
A Review of the Current State of Cost Estimating for Maintenance Turnarounds
Maintenance Turnarounds are major events for refineries and petrochemical facilities. They typically cost large sums of money to execute. But the cost of executing the turnaround is often dwarfed by the “opportunity cost” of
Turnaround/Project Success: Taming the competing Initiatives for sake of the Common Interest
Many industry turnarounds are executed in conjunction with one or more large capital projects that serve to heighten the complexity of the event. The interface between the capital project and turnaround teams has historically