Real-time analyzers play an important role in many process manufacturing operations. Some examples include natural gas custody transfer, combustion efficiency monitoring, combustion emissions component analysis, flowing fluid compositional analysis and more. Not only...
Capital Projects
Globalization Trends, Project and Operational Performance at CERAWeek
As the recaps from last week's CERAWeek conference continue to be published, I wanted to share two more videos with you. You can find many of the video recordings from the conference on the CERAWeek OnDemand Video page. The first recording I'll highlight is a very...
Insights from CERAWeek on Improving Project and Operational Performance
I wanted to share two quick videos from CERAWeek 2017 on how technologies and improved work practices are improving project performance as well as ongoing safety, reliability and efficiency. Emerson Automation Solutions Group President Jim Nyquist explains how Top...
Looking Forward in the Oil & Gas Service Sector
At CERAWeek 2017, Emerson executive president, Mike Train joined a panel to discuss ways for energy service sector companies to effectively navigate a path forward after several difficult years. Here is the abstract of the session: The extreme focus of IOCs and NOCs...
Rethink Work Practices for Successful Project Execution
Manufacturing capital projects grow ever larger and more complex. At the ARC Industry Forum, ARC's Dick Hill led a panel, New Approaches to Automation Projects: Reducing Cost and Complexity. This panel included Emerson's Deston Day who is the director of Perfect...
Improving Capital Project Performance
When large capital project teams consider the importance of optimizing ongoing operations and asset management in their designs, the results can impact which quartile the manufacturer and producer operates in compared with their industry peers. In a ControlGlobal.com...
Improving Capital Project and Plant Turnaround Performance
Last week's Petrochemical Engineering & Construction and Gulf Coast Shutdowns & Turnarounds conferences took place in New Orleans. Here are excepts from the full posts over on the Top Quartile Performance site. Beyond Best Practice: The Latest Thinking in...
Hardware Considerations in Effective User Requirement Specifications
Author: Scott TurnerThis is the final part in the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification (URS). The topic of this final post is 'Hardware'. As before, I am really interested in seeing your comments on this. I think understanding...
Fundamentally Transforming Capital Project Planning and Execution
Executing capital projects grows increasingly difficult as their size and scope continues to expand. I caught up with Emerson's Kevin Jackson who has witnessed this growth over time. Kevin notes that today 65% of projects over a billion dollars fail. Likewise, 35% of...
Effective Control Philosophies for Your User Requirement Specification
Author: Scott Turner This is the fourth part of my five part series on how to write an effective User Requirements Specification. The topic for this part is the 'Control Philosophy'. The first three in the series include Considerations for Your User Requirement...
Scoping Your User Requirement Specification
Author: Scott Turner This is the third part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. The topic of this part is 'Scope'. If you missed the earlier two, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification and Process...
Process Overview for Your User Requirement Specification
Author: Scott Turner This is the second part of the five part series on how to write an effective User Requirement Specification. If you missed the first on, see Considerations for Your User Requirement Specification. The topic of this post is 'Process Overview'. We...
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