Ebook: Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage Management: Effective Planning and Step-by-Step Execution of Planned Maintenance Operations

Shutdown management is project management of a special kind: managing the repair, replacement or maintenance of critical systems. Manufacturing and process plants, computer systems, airliners, and many other systems must be regularly closed down or taken out of service for planned maintenance operations. This book provides a complete shutdown project planning guide along with a new, detailed model of excellence and step-by-step project guide. In a critical field, this book shows the maintenance manager or project leader how to get the job done correctly.*Covers all aspects of major maintenance.;Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part 1: The Process; Chapter 1. Turnaround overview: context and strategy; Chapter 2. Initiating the Turnaround; Chapter 3. Validating the work scope; Chapter 4. Pre-shutdown work; Chapter 5. Contractor packages; Chapter 6. Planning the Turnaround; Chapter 7. The Turnaround organization; Chapter 8. Logistics; Chapter 9. Cost control; Chapter 10. The safety plan; Chapter 11. The quality plan; Chapter 12. The communications package; Chapter 13. Executing the Turnaround; Chapter 14. Terminating the Turnaround; Part 2: The Model of Excellence.