Process Plant Troubleshooting & Engineering Problem Solving

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the difference and consequences between pro-active and reactive problem solving
• Develop a structured approach to troubleshooting and problem solving
• Understand continuous improvement in the way you run your processes
• Implement teamwork and leadership principles, support, and cooperation practices
• Understand work practices which "allow" success in troubleshooting and problem solving

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Employees who are responsible for leading and directing people to achieve and improve productivity levels
• Those faced with the challenge of solving plant related problems
• Production, Maintenance Engineering and Process Engineering personnel
• Supervisors who are involved in the Operations / Maintenance function
• Planners, Coordinators, Engineers, and Technologists

Daily Agenda

Day One: Basics of Problem Solving

• Principles of problem solving
• Procedures of problem solving
• Methods and documents of problem solving
• Problem area and detailed procedures (indirect area, manufacturing process problems, product problems, lessons learned)
• Performance standard (strategic, operational, individual)
• Critical relationships

Day Two: Tools & Techniques – Practical Experience

• Application of decision logic
• Relationship analysis
• Relationship between plant species richness and primary productivity
• Problem analysis and synthesis
• Practical use of tools and techniques
• Project selection methods

Day Three: Maximizing the Contribution of People in Process Plants

• The machine-human connection
• A high-quality digital shift handover process
• Embrace technology and support human factors
• Working practices – empowerment or impairment?
• Individual motivators (external vs. internal motivation)
• Developing leadership competence

Day Four: Operator, Maintainer, Designer Interface in Process Plants

• Process plant and machinery specific issues
• Performance (impacting factors, performance defined in terms of speed, quality, and cost)
• Cross functional problem solving
• Development of maintenance strategy
• Life cycle analysis, design for operation, design for maintenance
• Strategies, planning, and protocols

Day Five: Open Forum

• Cross function team working
• Configuration management
• Development of standards and Key Performance Indicators
• Auditing the process to a dynamic standard