Hurry Up and Send It!
Apr 28, 2017 - -Understanding the Need for Pre-Shipment Testing With today’s accelerated project schedules comes an ever-increasing need to get items to the site more quickly and in time to meet the scheduled startup date. In order to meet these deadlines, engineering groups push to release purchase orders ...
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Who Showed Up Today?
Apr 17, 2017 - -The Importance of Knowing Your Team. For several months, I had been serving as an automation provider on a project for a major oil company. The day to install finally arrived! While catching up with my long-time company representative, we went to finally meet with the design and construction mana ...
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That Wasn't So Bad After All!
Apr 13, 2017 - -Planning for a Successful Startup Anytime I hear phrases such as “Can’t we just…?”, “It’s just plug and play…”, and “What is a MOC?” I know I have my CSU work cut out for me. We shouldn’t just hope that the parts and pieces of a ...
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Who's In the Boat?
Mar 15, 2017 - -Importance of Senior Management Commitment to Integrated Startup Planning The issue is a lack of alignment among leadership when it comes to planning for startup and project execution. Different segments of businesses have different perspectives, and therefore different areas of focus. L ...
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