Shutdown management
A major shutdown is a window you can't get back
Dozens of work orders, dependencies between trades, shared resources, and a start-up date that won't move. The conflicts found during the shutdown are the ones that cost the most.
Today
Dozens of work orders to coordinate by hand, often from memory.
Dependency conflicts are discovered during the shutdown rather than before.
Budget or schedule overruns keep coming back, for lack of coordination.
Consolidation
The entire shutdown in a single view
Full Gantt, task dependencies, shared resources and start-up milestones. The whole team reads the same plan, including mobilized contractors.
Control
The superintendent catches conflicts before day one
When a task slips, the dependency chain reacts in the view. You see right away whether the start-up milestone still holds, or what has to be traded off.
What changes
Before and after
| Today | With PlanMI |
|---|---|
| Shutdown coordinated from the memory of one or two people | Consolidated view shared by the whole team |
| Dependency conflict discovered during the shutdown | Conflict detected before day one |
| Recurring budget or schedule overruns | Window held thanks to early detection |
| Contractors coordinated by email and phone | Contractor tasks built into the same plan |
From plan to execution
The validated shutdown plan goes all the way down to each shift's tasks
Who it's for
The people who live this use case every day
- Maintenance superintendent
- Maintenance manager
- Mobilized contractors and subcontractors
Frequently asked questions
What we hear, and how we answer
We don't have a shutdown coming up for a long time.
The mobile and fixed plant use cases apply day to day, without waiting for a shutdown. Shutdowns are one of the three use cases, not a prerequisite.
We don't have the budget for another tool.
What does a shutdown that overruns its schedule cost? Compare PlanMI to the cost of staying in Excel, not to a luxury.
How do we coordinate outside contractors during the shutdown?
Their tasks go into the same plan, with their dependencies and their windows. Access and permissions are set up with you, site by site.
How many files, and how many heads, is your next major shutdown riding on?
Thirty minutes with your planner and your real data, and we'll see whether it holds up.
