3.09 Shutdown & Outage Management

From the book cover. A carefully planned shutdown will improve your plant's safety and efficiency, while one that "just happens" can be disastrous. Developed from the author's highly successful seminars, this book takes you step by step through successfully managing production shutdowns. Identify what must be done, schedule equipment and staff, use project-management software, and save both dollars and downtime.  Reference Book for Module 6 of the MMP Program 

ARTICLE:  A shutdown is a major task that has significant business impact. Shutdowns are expensive because they are labour and material intensive and because they take production capacity off-line. It is imperative in today's highly competitive business environment that they are carried out quickly and effectively to minimize business impacts.