Planning & Scheduling Construction Scheduling for a Resort Hotel ACM was contracted to functionally review and modify the overall construction schedule for completion of a large resort hotel. ACM performed an extensive review of the plan, specifications, and the existing schedule. From information that was gathered in the review, from site walk downs, and in meetings with the project managers, superintendents, and subcontractors, ACM personnel gathered progress and proposed extensive revisions to the project schedule. For the remainder of the project, ACM conducted bi-weekly status updates of the schedule identifying variances and suggested work-around solutions leading to a successful completion. Planning & Scheduling Support for Low Pressure Turbine Components Replacement Project ACM provided planning support for the Low-Pressure Turbine Enhancement project team at a major utility. The main project entailed the replacement of three low-pressure turbine rotors and diaphragms. The project team was also responsible for capital projects which included: 1) Replacement of the moisture removal section of two moisture separator reheaters; 2) modifications to the gland steam sealing system; 3) replacement of the differential expansion instrumentation; 4) modifications to the reverse power relay system; 5) modification to the generator hydrogen coolers; and 6) modifications to the main lube oil and jacking oil systems. The preventive and corrective maintenance normally associated with a refueling outage was incorporated into the turbine group's schedule. Schedule support included the development of a detailed schedule for all work within the turbine group scope. The development of the schedule involved coordination between the owner utility, equipment supplier, and turbine replacement manager, and the site labor broker. The scheduling support also included interfacing with the plant outage management group. Managing Work Order Backlog and Maintenance Resources ACM developed and implemented a maintenance scheduling system for a pharmaceutical-manufacturing complex. The customer's objective was to increase the number of scheduled work orders, reduce the work order backlog, and reduce emergency work orders. ACM worked with maintenance management and supervision to establish work order priorities. The development of priorities included preventative maintenance, good management practices, and corrective maintenance. ACM staff integrated the customer's mainframe computer based maintenance system with a PC based project management system to provide scheduled maintenance crews with prioritized work orders. ACM personnel led weekly meetings to review work assignments and previous week's progress. Training was provided to the maintenance organization on project management concepts and how to run the PC based system and use its reports. Training was also provided to plant operations and plant engineering to inform them of maintenance's objectives to improve performance. The implementation of the scheduling system facilitated the increased confidence of operations in the maintenance effort by reducing the time that work orders were backlogged, establishing priorities for non-emergency work, and the reduction of emergency work orders. Scheduling Services for a Nuclear Power Plant ACM was contracted by an investor owned utility to perform schedule development services on a nuclear power plant. ACM personnel developed detailed schedules for modification projects performed during the various outages. This included developing detailed logic, utilizing the owner's scheduling system, integrating modification schedules into the overall plant outage schedule, and interfacing with contractors. The number of projects varied between 30 and 50 depending upon the outage. During non-outage periods, efforts were concentrated on development of scope packages consisting of an item plan, summary schedule, and conceptual estimate. The packages were provided to plant operations for budget approval. Based on budget approvals and completion of design and procurement, the item packages were statused as available for work in case of a forced outage or included in the overall planned outage. During an outage, the responsibilities shifted to continuous monitoring and updating of each schedule to reflect current status and progress. In addition to schedule responsibilities, cost and performance measurement reporting were established. The cost and schedule data were combined into a weekly outage report. Automotive • Construction • Maintenance Management • Training • Utilities Project Management • Planning & Scheduling • Cost Estimating • Dispute Resolution