1. Proactive Asset Management Survey
Creates Roadmap to Parts Inventory
and Obsolescence Plan
Session: 1B-5133
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4. Agenda
Presentation Overview
APS: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Drivers for Building Asset Database
Objectives and Requirements
Challenges
Data Gathering
Database Utilization
Results and Benefits
Summary
More Information Services
5. Presentation Overview
Inconsistent installed base data was impacting service
and parts inventory requirements.
Storage reduction forced parts consolidation, illustrating
the importance of an asset management program for
proper inventory planning.
A comprehensive asset survey done by Caltrol and
Emerson provided the asset benchmark needed to allow
data driven parts inventory and outage planning.
Survey data utilized for inventory reduction, parts
procurement, and outage planning.
Asset survey paved the way to a proactive management
program for process control assets.
6. APS: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Owned by consortium of seven Southwest utilities and operated by
Arizona Public Service Co. (APS)
Member of STARS Alliance
– Promotes consistency and implement best
practices across 7 member nuclear facilities
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
is the largest power producer in the US.
– 3 Pressurized Water Reactors on 4,000 acres
– Generates 30 million megawatt-hours annually
– Serves more than 1.1 million customers
– Recycles 20 billion gallons of wastewater annually
7. Drivers for Building Asset Database
Inconsistent data
Obsolete product - obsolescence planning
– Older technology affecting efficiency and reliability
• Moving from reactive to proactive maintenance program
Extensive parts lead time
Inventory management – reduce footprint of warehouse
Target maintenance budget for best use, planning,
technology upgrades and optimization
Data driven decisions
Strategic reduction of taxable
inventory over 12 month period
8. Objectives & Requirements
Comprehensive asset database
– Turnkey system networked into existing
digital infrastructure
– “As-Found” images of equipment
– Serial records
– RSPPLs
– Bill of Materials (BOM)
– Flagging obsolete equipment for upgrades and optimization
Documenting plant instituted modifications
• Cross reference to serial cards as updates occur - evergreen
9. Challenges
Inconsistent asset data was impacting service and parts
inventory requirements and
– Proper inventory planning required accurate asset database
– Reaction to unplanned downtime was inefficient and labor
intensive
A storage reduction forced a parts
consolidation
Comprehensive asset survey
needed to provide installed base
benchmark
Data driven decisions for parts
inventory and outage planning
40-60 week delivery on key safety related parts
– Stepping up pre-outage planning
10. Challenges
Proactive maintenance and timely parts ordering for future
outages
Repetitive parts ordering hard and soft costs
Nuclear facility
Nuclear qualified and badged technicians
with proper safety and security clearances
Potential radiation exposure in plant hot areas
Baseline set of deliverables changed once value
recognized, deliverables were increased at
request of Palo Verde
Setup and usability of data set
11. FieldSource - iPads
Internal tool developed by Caltrol IT Group
– No paper, enter data straight from the field
Remote data gathering using iPads
– Private logons to update data from service
and maintenance activities
Navigation and menus with pull-downs streamlines
data entry and minimizes key strokes and human error
Nightly uploads from iPads
Fisher®
serial records, BOM, RSPPLs provided
Field survey and outage planning
13. Data Gathering
Walk-down of plant for Fisher equipment (initially)
– Scope expansion to include all assets (Phase 2)
“As-Found” images of equipment
Serial records pulled, reviewed and updated
Recommended Spare Price Parts Lists - RSPPLs
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Obsolete equipment flagged
for upgrades and optimization
during future outages
14. Database Utilization
More efficient outage planning and scheduling
– Calendar reminders for planning and key parts pre-ordering
for tags in each future outage
Obsolescence program
– Strategically planned plant-wide
upgrades and optimization
Support for plant modification
– Detailed and documented asset database
“Best Practice” for increasing efficiency
of future outages
15. Business Results Expectations
Proactive approach to maintenance and repair
Database access anywhere using iPad or iPhone
– Private access to secure web-portal
(https:service.caltrol.com/CompanyName)
Database helped identify control valves to receive
new part numbers and update serial cards
Data-driven proactive approach to parts ordering,
outage and obsolescence planning
– Simplification of recommended spare parts inventory
– Live access to replacement parts lists
16. Business Results Expectations
Database substantially increases interdepartmental
communication and coordination of asset information
– Ability to view data in multiple formats
Single data source creates alignment and
standardization of product information
– Live field updates directly into asset database
Maximization of plant reliability for optimal uptime
– Ability to send email for parts directly from iPad or iPhone
Reallocation of capital budget savings from inventory and
obsolescence planning
17. Where Are The Potential Cost Savings
Where are the cost savings?
– Better Planning
– Obsolete product replacement
– Obsolete inventory
– Labor searching data
– Engineering, maintenance and supply chain collaboration
– Pricing agreements – identify high use parts and provide
fixed costs reducing internal PO processing costs by 50%
Reduction in state taxes paid on obsolete inventory
– State taxes = 15%
– $50 Million in inventory
– Current estimation of savings $4-6 Million
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19. Where To Get More Information
Visit the Fisher and Instrument & Valve Services stand
inside the Emerson Exchange
www.APS.com
www.Caltrol.com
www.EmersonProcess.com/IVS
www.EmersonProcess.com/Fisher
Caltrol provides this service as part of service agreements
to manage or survey process control equipment
20. Thank You for Attending!
Enjoy the rest of the conference. Remember to stop by and
go through the featured stand on Integrated Turnarounds.