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Presenting ARC's Digital Enterprise of the Future Forum!
Optimize Asset Lifecycle Performance through Better Asset Information Management
October 13-15, 2008 - Houston, Texas
Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) is high on the agenda of executives in manufacturing, utilities and every other enterprise where success depends upon complex equipment. They are worried about capital budget overruns and startup delays that can turn excellent market opportunities into major calamities. They are also concerned with revenue, safety, compliance, quality and operating cost problems that arise when asset performance is less than expected. Shareholders and regulators will no longer tolerate these costs and risks. They expect Excellence in Asset Lifecycle Management and want companies to take action to ensure this.
 Asset Information Management (AIM) is the foundation for and key enabler of Excellence in every asset lifecycle stage. Studies show that asset-intensive organizations suffer staggering losses each year as a result of poor Asset Information Management across plant design, build and handover. Asset Information Management issues likewise plague groups involved with facility operation and maintenance. Neglect in this area has also been linked to major safety and compliance violations that blemished corporate reputations and jeopardized their very survival.
Asset Information exists in many forms and is created and used by many groups across the enterprise and plant asset supply chain. Each group feels some pain from poor Asset Information Management and most contribute to the problem. Asset owner/operators suffer the most as they incur the impact this has on asset performance.
ARC’s research shows that collaboration and teamwork across all asset stakeholders is vital to ensuring good Asset Information Management. Each group needs to appreciate the impact their practices have on asset performance. And, all groups need to align their practices and goals to achieve optimal asset performance. Leading companies recognize this need and have implemented technology and programs to enable collaborative teams of stakeholders within and external to their organization.
Join ARC at our Houston Forum to learn more about how Asset Information Management impacts your asset performance and what you can do to develop your own winning strategy. Encourage other Asset Information stakeholders in your company who are involved in the design, operation or maintenance of your assets and key suppliers to attend. This will ensure that they appreciate the importance of collaboration and have an opportunity to begin building relationships that can help them overcome some of their major obstacles. Whether you are an asset owner/operator, an EPC, a supplier of equipment, an asset service provider or someone involved with AIM technology you simply cannot afford to miss this event!
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Learn game changing approaches to accelerate your capital projects
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Discover how you can use virtual plant and process models to optimize plant design and build processes
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Explore how you can achieve AIM excellence over the entire plant lifecycle: Design, Build, Operate, and Maintain stages
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Compare AIM vision and solution strategies of leading technology suppliers
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Hear what industry and standards groups are doing to enable better information interoperability
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Share challenges, ideas and strategies with peers and gain from their experience with similar issues
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Get valuable ARC Best Practice research that shows you what works and what doesn’t
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Network with top industry executives
This conference is unique. Other events may touch on Asset Information Management from the perspective of a specific group or lifecycle stage, but this is the only event that considers Asset Information Management across all stakeholders and lifecycle stages, showing you some of the best opportunities for improvement. Likewise, no other conference offers you such an excellent opportunity to network with people responsible for other lifecycle stages, who may be able to solve some of your biggest Asset Information problems. |
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Who Should Attend
The Houston 2008 Forum is a must-attend event for:
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CEOs, COOs, and Presidents
- CIOs, CTOs, Directors, and Managers of IT
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VPs, Directors, and Managers of Engineering
- VPs, Directors, Managers of Maintenance and Reliability
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VPs, Directors, and Managers of Operations
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VPs, Directors, and Managers of Supply Chain
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VPs, Directors, and Managers of Manufacturing
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Plant Managers and Supervisors responsible for Operations and Maintenance
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Project Managers, Procurement Managers
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IT Team Leaders in areas related to AIM
- Leaders of industry and standards efforts related to AIM
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Agenda
Following is the schedule for the Forum.
Monday, October 13
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Pre-Forum Sessions |
| 1-2:30 PM |
FIATECH Workshop on ISO 15926/ADI |
Using Virtual Plant Models to Optimize Plant Performance |
| 2:45-4:15 PM |
OpenO&M Workshop |
Using Virtual 4D Models to Optimize Plant Design & Build Processes |
| 4:30-6:00PM |
Proven: Quantified Business Results from Asset Management
Sponsored by Emerson Process Management |
Using Process Models to Optimize Plant Performance |
| 6-9 PM |
Registration and Welcome Reception with Hors d’Oeuvres |
Tuesday, October 14
Wednesday, October 15
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Executive Speakers and Panel Participants
The following executives are among those who will present or participate in a panel discussion at this Forum.
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 Kevin Bauman
MaintenanceNEXT Partner Project Manager, Dow Chemical
Kevin is a member of Dow's Global Maintenance Technology Center and Project Manager for the MaintenanceNEXT Project, Dow's next generation of Maintenance and Reliability Information Management Tools. He has 29 years of chemical industry experience in maintenance engineering, maintenance management, and reliability engineering.
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 Jerry Gipson
Director Engineering Solutions Technology Center, Dow Chemical
The Tech Center has global responsibility in Dow for the development, improvement, and effective application of competitive, leveraged process automation, process engineering, process safety, design engineering, and construction management technologies and work processes. Jerry has worked in a number of functional and business alignments during his 25+ year career at Dow, including technical and managerial assignments in the areas of process development, plant start-up and improvement, modeling and computational methods, and engineering fundamentals.
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 Richard Jackson
Director, FIATECH
Richard is the Director of FIATECH, a not-for-profit consortium focused on developing and deploying technologies to improve the design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of capital projects. He manages the consortium’s research initiatives, including the Capital Projects Technology Roadmap, Automating Equipment Information Exchange, and Smart Chips. Previously, Richard spent almost 30 years at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including the last four as Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory directing a staff of 400 in research and development in advanced technology for the manufacturing industry.
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 Alan Johnston
President, MIMOSA
Alan is a 25 year veteran of the industrial software industry and is currently a senior open standards-based interoperability consultant to both public and private sector concerns. He is president of MIMOSA and the designated D-Liaise representative to ISO TC184 SC5 WG7 (Working on Operations & Maintenance Integration) while also participating as a voting member of the ISA SP95 Committee. He currently chairs the ISO TC184 Manufacturing Asset Management Integration Task Force and is chair of the OpenO&M Initiative.
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Doug Johnston
Downstream IT Business Architect, ExxonMobil Global Services
Doug has 30 years experience with ExxonMobil in refining (engineering, operations, and planning) and IT (applications support and delivery, business line IT account management, and architecture). His current position is Downstream IT Business Architect in ExxonMobil's IT organization for process monitoring, reliability, and maintenance applications supporting the refining and chemicals industries worldwide.
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 Wolfgang Morr
General Manager, NAMUR
Wolfgang is a physicist by education and has been working in the field of automation technology since he joined the Bayer group in 1989. His main area of work have been process control systems and vertical integration. Today he serves Bayer Technology Services as head of a competence center within the Process Management Technology Division. In 2007, Wolfgang became General Manager of NAMUR, the international user organization of automation technology in process industries.
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 Kevyn Renner
Chief Technologist, Control & Information Systems, Chevron Global Refining
Kevyn has a chemical engineering background with more than 20 years combined experience in process design and operations, advanced control and instrument systems, vertical industry marketing, and information systems with PetroCorp, Mobil Oil, Foxboro, Emerson, and Sun Microsystems. He is currently focused on the integral use of refining system automation and petroleum downstream enterprise information, within an interoperable infrastructure, to drive enhanced value from the downstream petroleum value chain.
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 Peter Staines
Manager EPC Systems, Bechtel
Peter has overall responsibility for Bechtel’s portfolio of EPC applications utilized on projects globally. Peter has been with Bechtel for 27 years with expertise in plant design, CAD/CAE, IT, and services management working on projects in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, including assignments in London, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, China, Singapore, Canada, and the US. Prior to assuming his current role Peter was Services Manager on the Scotford Upgrader Expansion I project in Alberta, Canada.
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 Robert Axtman
Executive Director Business Intelligence, Dassault Systems DELMIA
Bob has been with DELMIA (formerly DENEB Robotics) for 14 years. In addition to his 30 years of sales and marketing experience, his background includes automated high speed equipment design, robotic system design and installation, as well as automated systems sales. Bob has served many roles within the organization from new product sales to an assignment in Japan as President of DELMIA Japan and Director of Business Development for the Asia Pacific Rim from 1995 to 1999. More recently he served as Executive Director of DELMIA Worldwide Marketing. Prior to that he was Director of Business Development for Latin America.
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 Andrew Binsley
Senior Director Manufacturing and ALM Product Strategy, Oracle
Andy's team is responsible for defining product strategy and direction for manufacturing and asset lifecyle management products. The strategy team works closely with customers, partners, and industry analysts to evaluate trends and establish priorities for product development. Andy has held executive positions at Anheuser-Busch, TSW, and American Software. He has 30 years of experience helping companies with strategies for managing, maintaining, and operating assets effectively.
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 Mike Brown
Vice President Solutions, Matrikon
Mike has 20 years experience in performance improvement solutions in the process industries. He has extensive experience with strategic process control solution consulting to achieve optimal plant performance. Mike works with Matrikon's professional services teams and industry domain experts to ensure effective delivery of Matrikon solutions.
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 Neil Cooper
General Manager, Manufacturing and Business Operations, Invensys Process Systems
Neil is responsible for Invensys offerings addressing the manufacturing and business operations requirements for the process industries. His responsibilities include global consulting and delivery organizations, the InFusion technology and integration platform, as well as industry solutions addressing enterprise asset management, enterprise manufacturing intelligence, and manufacturing execution systems. Previously Neil was VP and General Manager of the Avantis business unit, responsible for all aspects of Invensys’ EAM offerings. Prior to joining Invensys, Neil was the president of Indus Canada, providing EAM solutions to the process industries in Canada.
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 Marty Etzel
Vice President, Industry Solution Marketing for Process Industries, SAP
Marty is responsible for market insight and analysis of the process industries, which includes, chemicals, oil & gas, paper, mining, metals, and building products. His group also develops positioning and messaging of SAP’s solutions for these industries, along with developing thought leadership and supporting implementation of programs and business unit strategy. Marty has been with SAP since 2004. Previously, he worked over 20 years at Millennium Chemicals, in various roles such as Business Unit Director, Marketing and eBusiness, and for Constellation Energy.
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 Paul Gray
CEO, NRX
Since 1993, Paul has been actively involved as an entrepreneur in the funding and strategic development of numerous start-up companies which collectively raised in excess of US $400 million. His experience has exposed him to a wide variety of start-up related issues in all areas of a software company including software development, sales, marketing, alliances, and operations. At NRX, Paul guides the strategic vision and direction of the company, oversees the sales, marketing, and alliances functions, and is actively involved with key customers and partners with NRX’s Asset Master Data Management solution which enables interoperability in the Design, Operate, Maintain (DOM) arena.
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 Donald Hart
Director, Rockwell-Pavilion Marketing, Pavilion Technologies (A Rockwell Automation Company)
Don is responsible for the worldwide management and marketing of Pavilion Technologies’ (a Rockwell Automation company) industry specific software solutions. These solutions include applications for model predictive control and optimization, real-time environmental management,, and production performance management. His background includes over 25 years experience in global business and manufacturing automation in process industries, telecommunications, and information technology. Prior to joining Pavilion, he served as a marketing and business development professional for ABB and Sterling Commerce.
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 Scott Hillman
Global Solutions Marketing Director, Honeywell Process Solutions
Scott is the global solutions marketing director for new construction programs for Honeywell Process Solutions. Scott’s prior position was the global leader for Honeywell’s safety management solutions. He also has held positions as marketing manager for advanced real-time applications and various DCS products. Scott has been with Honeywell for more than 20 years and has also held project engineering, training, and consulting positions. He is a certified safety functional safety expert (CFSE) and a member of the CFSE Governance Board.
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 Patrick Holcomb
Executive Vice President, Global Business Development & Marketing, Intergraph
Before joining Intergraph in 2001, Patrick worked for Industria Solutions, heading business development in Europe among major plant owner operators and engineering firms. He also directed and supported account development in the US. Patrick previously worked at Andersen Consulting as a senior consultant, specializing in e-business model development, and at Exxon, where he served as refinery coordinator, project manager, and process designer.
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 Costantino Lanza
CEO, INOVx Solutions
Costantino (Tino) has a strong and broad base of experience in technology and business development and has worked in most regions of the world as a management consultant and business leader. Tino started his career with Exxon Corporation where he had a number of responsibilities. He also spent about half his career with Honeywell where he was their representative on the NP RA Computing Committee.
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 Derek Middlemas
Executive Vice President, AVEVA
Derek has 25 years of experience in the design and construction of capital projects. For the first 15 years of his career, he worked for several of AVEVA's EPC customers, including Foster Wheeler and Bechtel, where he ran their Engineering and IT Departments, and was responsible for driving forward the use of innovative engineering software on their projects. Derek joined AVEVA in 2000 and has been involved in business development and the company's overall product/business strategy with special emphasis on our approach to lifecycle data management.
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 Joe Nichols
Vice President Product Strategy, Meridium
Joe has been with Meridium for more than 11 years in both technical and functional capacities. He has served in a variety of roles, including product management, sales and marketing, client services, training, and quality assurance. Joe has extensive knowledge regarding the implementation of Meridium's work processes to solve clients' problems. In his current role leading the Product Management organization, he oversees Meridium's entire product line and ensures that product capabilities meet customer needs.
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 David Parry
Chief Technology Officer, McLaren Software
David is responsible for the overall technological direction of the company, covering both software development and support. He also has responsibility for the Product Architecture Group, which undertakes research and development into technical advancements. Prior to McLaren, David worked for BAeSEMA for twelve years, where he gained extensive management and technical experience in EMC Documentum EDMS, application development, project management, and product data management. As principal consultant, he was responsible for the introduction of new technology into the design process, including the development of a virtual reality system for the visualization of complex dynamic systems and the development of an EDM system to successfully manage and deliver key projects.
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 Magnus Pousette
Vice President and General Manager, ABB Reliability Services North America
Magnus' team manages maintenance operations for more than 150 client sites worldwide in the chemical processing, discrete manufacturing, electronics, food processing, metals, mining, paper, and oil & gas industries. Magnus joined ABB in 2000 to manage the maintenance performance business for the pulp, paper, metals, minerals, and mining industries globally. He came to ABB from Dellner Couplers, a major European supplier of products for the international rail industry. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Operations for a division of Danieli, an Italian process equipment supplier to the steel industry.
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 Charles Rieb
Vice President Product Management, AspenTech
Charles is responsible for product management of the aspenONE suite of engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. During his time at AspenTech, he has also held management positions in R&D, services, and marketing that helped build the company’s petroleum and petrochemical manufacturing supply chain business. Prior to joining AspenTech, Charles worked as a process engineer for Eastman Kodak and Bechtel.
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 Brian Sallade
Chief Operating Officer, North America, BlueCielo ECM Solutions
Brian joined BlueCielo ECM Solutions as COO in North America in June 2007 following BlueCielo's acquisition of DataCore Technology, where he was President for 11 years. With his extensive industry expertise, Brian is responsible for BlueCielo's strategy and expansion in North America. Prior to DataCore Technology, he worked at an engineering company where he started and managed the CAD Services and document management division.
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 Eric van Gemeren
Vice President Research & Development, Flowserve
Eric is responsible for the worldwide development of new products and technologies for fluid motion control products. Also serving as the leader of the Corporate Technology Office, Eric has overall accountability for managing Flowserve’s global portfolio of investments in emerging technologies that are applied across the entire product range. Eric also is a member of the Board of Directors for the FDT Group.
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Sam Youness
Worldwide Industry Technical Strategist for Manufacturing Operations, Microsoft
Sam has been with Microsoft for over four and a half years. During this time, he built strategies around manufacturing visibility, security, and systems management in manufacturing. He managed several global independent software vendors from the technical side and was involved in many customer sales engagements. Sam also participated in some standards bodies work, such as OPC Foundation, ISA, and AIAG. Sam has more than 18 years of experience in IT and engineering firms and is a published author as he wrote or contributed to more than 10 books in the areas of SQL Server, SQL, VB, Oracle, and Java.
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Forum Session Descriptions
Pre-Forum Sessions
PROVEN: Quantified Business Results from Asset Management
How will you quantify the financial return on your asset management programs? Learn about best practices from companies that have been through the implementation and are driving tangible results from plant asset management. This session will show how innovative technologies, optimized work practices, and expertise can ensure you end up with the results you need along with the proof to show your program is making a difference. A well-implemented asset management program can take you beyond just stemming productivity loss; it can take you to an even higher level of plant availability and operating efficiency than you had when all the assets in your plant were new. Find out how to embrace predictive intelligence to move to world class results.
Tuesday AM Session
Asset Information Management (AIM): The Foundation for Optimizing Asset Performance
The opening session of the Forum focuses on the many dimensions and various impacts that Asset Information Management (AIM) has on asset performance. Issues identified in this session will be used as the springboard for more probing panel discussions among various asset management stakeholders in the following sessions.
AIM Excellence: What Is It? What Is It Worth?
An ARC analyst will define an overall framework for Asset Information Management and the value proposition for action by owner/operators.
AIM Excellence in Capital Projects (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion identifies the key AIM challenges that need to be addressed in Design & Build processes. Panelists will include owner/operators involved with plant design, EPCs, and suppliers of key process equipment who support the owner/operator during project stages of the asset lifecycle.
AIM Excellence in Operations and Maintenance (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion identifies the key AIM challenges that need to be addressed in operating, reporting, maintaining, and improving performance of the asset. Panelists will include owner/operators involved in plant operations and maintenance, maintenance service providers, and suppliers of key process equipment who support the owner/operator during this lifecycle stage.
The Value of AIM Excellence: An Owner/Operator Perspective
A senior owner/operator executive will discuss the critical importance of AIM and the need for AIM cooperation across the complete plant lifecycle value chain.
Tuesday PM Track 1
Design & Build: AIM for the Bullseye in All Your Capital Projects
This session delves more deeply into the key issues that arise in the management of information during the Design & Build stages of the asset lifecycle. The impact this has upon achieving bumpless operational readiness in new plants and major upgrades of brownfield facilities will also be discussed.
AIM for Design & Build: What Is Needed? What Is Reality?
An ARC analyst will frame the issues in this session and present results from ARC’s research regarding the current state of AIM across Design & Build activities.
AIM Strategies for Meeting Your Operational Readiness Goals (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion addresses:
- What information is needed for operational readiness (plant design information, vendor information, operations and maintenance procedures, BOMs, etc.)?
- When is the information needed? How can this best be supported during plant design?
- What are the benefits and challenges of continuous vs. one-shot information handover?
- Who should collect, structure, and transform the information needed for operations and maintenance?
Panelists will include owner/operators involved in project management, operations, and maintenance, along with suppliers of plant design and plant maintain and improve solutions.
AIM Strategies for Managing Global Projects and Global Resources
This session addresses:
- Which processes and technologies are required for global information sharing and collaborative design?
- How can AIM facilitate enforcement of standard processes, methodologies, equipment selections, etc., across multiple design groups and multiple projects?
- What is AIM's role in managing consistent use of terminology, nomenclature, and naming across multiple design groups and multiple projects?
- How can AIM facilitate performance management across multiple groups and multiple projects?
The Role of Design and Scan-based 3D Models in AIM (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion addresses:
- The value of 3D models in greenfield plant design: When is the investment justified?
- The value of 3D models in brownfield plant upgrades: When is the investment in a design model justified? When/How should laser scanning be used?
- The value of 3D models for operations and maintenance: What are the benefits? What kind of model is required?
- What are the tradeoffs in maintenance of design 3D models?
Panelists will include owner/operators involved in project management, plant design, operations and maintenance, along with suppliers of plant design solutions and laser scanning technology.
Tuesday PM Track 2
Maintain & Improve: AIM for Optimal Availability and Output
This session delves more deeply into the key issues that arise in the use and management of information in the maintenance and improvement of the asset. This includes:
- Design & Build information passed during plant handover
- Transformations of the Design & Build information into operations and maintenance procedures, MRO BOMs, etc.
- Information created as part of the maintenance and improvement activities, such as maintenance and inspection histories, reliability analyses, asset health records, and asset operating histories.
AIM for Maintain & Improve: What Is Needed? What Is Reality?
An ARC analyst will frame the issues in this session and present results from ARC’s research regarding the current state of AIM across Maintain & Improve activities.
AIM Strategies for Role-Friendly, On-Demand Access to Asset Information (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion addresses:
- What AIM information do operators really need? When do they need it? How do they need it presented? What is the best way for them to access it? What kinds of devices need to be supported? Who should do this?
- What AIM information do maintenance and reliability personnel really need? When do they need it? How do they need it presented? What is the best way for them to access it? What kinds of devices need to be supported? Who should do this?
Panelists will include owner/operators involved in operations, maintenance and plant engineering, along with suppliers of solutions for ERP, plant maintenance, and plant automation.
Integrating Real-time Asset Information into Your AIM Strategy (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion addresses:
- What is the role of on-line asset health monitoring information within the overall AIM strategy?
- What information needs to be tracked and saved? Who should do this and who needs access to this information?
- How should this information be integrated with other Maintenance & Reliability solutions?
- When/How should outside experts be given access to this information? What other information should they have access to? How should their recommendations and actions be integrated with the owner/operator’s overall AIM strategy?
- How should this information be linked with plant design solutions and the associated Design & Build information?
Panelists will include owner/operators involved in operations, maintenance, plant engineering, and process automation, along with maintenance service providers, plant maintenance suppliers, and reliability and automation solution suppliers.
Using AIM to Drive Evergreen, Ever-Better Maintenance Strategies
This session addresses:
- What role should AIM play in the development, monitoring, and continuous improvement of maintenance strategies? What kind of requirements does this place on the corporation's AIM strategy?
- What role should standards play in the AIM strategy to facilitate benchmarking of maintenance strategy performance across different facilities within a corporation?
Wednesday AM Track 1
Incorporating AIM in Corporate IT Strategies
This session will delve more deeply into the key issues that arise in the management of information within the context of all owner/operator IT activities. Issues addressed will include the best IT architecture and technology, support for external partners, and allocation of the costs and responsibilities for AIM across all asset stakeholders.
AIM for the CIO and IT: What Is Needed? What Is Today's Reality?
An ARC analyst will frame the issues in this session and present results from ARC’s research regarding the current state of AIM integration across the enterprise and recognition of AIM as a key issue in top-level IT strategies.
The Best AIM IT Strategy for Owner/Operators (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion addresses:
- What is the best data management strategy for integrating AIM across all lifecycle stages and all asset stakeholders?
- Where is data kept and who should be responsible for collecting, managing, and distributing this information to everyone else?
- What is the role of information and business process standards in this strategy? Which standards should be used?
Panelists will include owner/operators involved in IT for design, maintenance, or operations; IT specialists for platforms and integration strategies; and suppliers of plant design suites, ERP solutions, platforms, and maintenance solutions.
Integrating Partners into the Owner/Operator AIM Strategy
This session addresses:
- What partners need to be considered in the owner/operator’s overall AIM strategy? What type of access, support privileges, and responsibilities should they have?
- What is needed to enable small and occasional partners to properly support AIM?
- What is the role of information and business process standards in this strategy? Which standards should be used?
Who Should Pay for AIM? (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion addresses:
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Who benefits from AIM? What should they be expected to pay for?
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What can be done to get those with little benefit to support the program?
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How can information and business process standards help? What is the status of these standards?
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What should companies do while other standards are being developed?
Panelists will include owner/operators involved in IT for design, maintenance, and operations; IT specialists for platforms and integration strategies; and suppliers of plant design suites, ERP solutions, platforms, and maintenance solutions.
Wednesday 2 AM Track 2
Taking AIM on Safety, Regulatory Compliance, and the Aging Workforce
This session will delve more deeply into how AIM can support asset stakeholders with some of their challenges around safety, compliance reporting, and aging workforces in key asset management areas. The discussions will address information requirements, information ownership, and stakeholder responsibilities for supporting the asset owner/operator in these critical areas.
AIM for Operate & Report: What Is Needed? What Is Today's Reality?
An ARC analyst will frame the issues in this session and present results from ARC’s research regarding the current state of AIM across Operate & Report activities.
AIM Strategies for Optimizing Plant Operations (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion addresses:
- What AIM information is needed to support owner/operator efforts to identify and overcome key plant production bottlenecks?
- What is required to ensure that models used during process design are kept accurate enough to support analysis during operations? How should this be integrated with real-time data collection on asset use and plant performance?
- Who should be responsible for these activities?
- How should these modeling efforts be integrated with other efforts like ISO 15926?
Panelists will include owner/operators involved in operations and process engineering, along with suppliers of process modeling and automation solutions.
AIM as a Knowledge Management Strategy
This session addresses:
- What is the role of AIM in capturing knowledge regarding asset design, use, and maintenance?
- What knowledge needs to be captured to address aging workforce and lack-of-skill issues?
- Who should capture this information and how should it be accomplished?
- Who owns the knowledge captured by partners?
AIM Strategies for Effective Compliance and Incident Management (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion addresses:
- What information is required in the AIM database to support reporting and root cause analysis of all incidents? Who should be responsible for providing and managing this information?
- What role should AIM play in managing the workflow for incidents to ensure proper reports are made, proper analysis is performed, and required actions are taken with regard to any asset or procedures?
- What information and business process standards do owner/operators need to consider for their AIM design? What regulatory requirements need to be considered?
Panelists will include owner/operators involved in operations, maintenance, safety, and compliance, along with suppliers of ERP, maintenance, reliability, and automation solutions.
Lessons Learned, Key Takeaways, and a Call for Action
This summary session for the Forum will review and reinforce what was learned and will identify the key takeaways and best practices that attendees should consider as they return to their own companies. |
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Innovations Showcase
 Solutions for Asset Information Management will be showcased at the Innovations Showcase. This is an excellent opportunity for executives to assess the potential for emerging applications in Plant Design, Predictive Asset Management, Maintenance, Reliability Management, Maintenance Outsourcing, MRO Procurement, and more. Exhibits will have application scenarios for attendees to see how the technologies are applied to help solve some of the biggest issues companies have in managing their assets and their asset information.
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Location
 The Forum is held at the Marriott Westchase Hotel in Houston, Texas.
Marriott Westchase
2900 Briarpark Drive
Houston, TX 77042
713-978-7400
www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houwm-houston-marriott-westchase/
Attendees should make their own hotel reservations. Reservations can be made by calling 713-978-7400. ARC has contracted a reduced rate of $159, based on availability, if reservations are made by September 26, 2008. When making reservations, please specify that you will be attending the ARC Forum.
Shuttle bus service is available between either Bush International or Houston Hobby airport and the hotel with Super Shuttle, 800-258-3826. Cost is $17-20 each way. Reservations are only required when travelling from the hotel to the airport; each person is given a business card at drop off with the phone number to call to make return trip reservations.
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To Register
Forum Fee
The Forum fee is $1,495 if registered by September 1, 2008. After that date, the fee is $1,695. The fee includes breakfast and lunch each day, a dinner and reception on Tuesday evening, and all program materials. Group rates are available upon request: 10% for 3 or more attendees, 20% for 5 or more attendees. Please contact info@arcweb.com for more information.
Cancellations and Substitutions
Substitutions may be made at any time at no additional charge. The registration fee is fully refundable up to three weeks prior to the Forum date. A 50% cancellation fee will be assessed after that date. All cancellations must be received in writing.
Registration Methods
Please use one of the following methods to register for the Forum:
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