Up Time Magazine- August/September 2008

“ABC Company” 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 16% 15% 10% 50% 0% 9% 18% 15% 12% 27% 25% 24% 36% “ABC Company” Production Design Capacity 2007 - Capability Analysis % of Enterprise Total 400.0 350.0 300.0 250.0 Daily Production 2007 Time-series Daily Production, 2007 Time-series Tons 19% 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 1 14 27 40 53 66 79 92 105 118 131 144 157 170 183 196 209 222 235 248 261 274 287 300 313 326 339 352 365 Turkey Creek Red River Big Bend Eagle Cliff Marsh Point Turkey Creek Red River Big Bend Eagle Cliff Marsh Point Figure 6 - Capacity Analysis for ABC Company Figure 7 - Daily Production - ABC Company Red River are falling well short of their expected capacity needs from the business. Also in the chart in Figure 7, Big Bend, Eagle Cliff and Marsh Point all appear to be more stable and able to sustain higher production rates when they are up and running. Marsh Point installed new moisture extraction technology to help with more uniform packaging at this facility in late 2006. This process has definitely shown increased production output since this implementation in 1Q2007. Lastly, it was noted by the team that Red River, Eagle Cliff and the competitor’s plant in the previous analysis, have exactly the same process technology as Marsh Point. The team also acknowledged that Marsh Point, Big Bend and Turkey Creek have some similar technologies but they are so competitive with each other that they spend very little time leveraging ideas across these plant sites. The “ABC” team utilized “Transformational Analytics” and the same data for the analysis in Figure 7 to better characterize the actual and entitlement performance of all the plants to define the overall hidden loss profit potential for the “ABC” Company. Some of the combined results are shown in Figure 8. You can see that the Transformational Analytics analysis has helped to quantify over 106,000 Tons in improvement potential across all five plants. This combined total represents enough capacity potential that is bigger than rated capacities at Red River, Big Bend, Eagle Cliff or Marsh Point on an individual plant basis. In fact, this potential is also larger than the total rated important Reliable Analysis of Your OIL We protect your investments like they were our own. Vibra Metrics • • • • • • • Experienced and accessible staff Most results within 24-48 hours We monitor machine and lubricant condition Useful data interpretations & recommendations Electronic data transfer available Accurate analysis - ISO 9001, 10 CFR 50 App B Radioactive oil analysis • Vibration Sensors & Online Monitoring Products • Field Services, Engineering and Training 195 Clarksville Rd • Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 P:(609) 716-4130 • F:(609) 716-0706 • www.mistrasgroup.com Serving - Utilities, Steel, Transportation, Power Gen, Mining, Petroleum, Pulp & Paper and Other Industries www.pdma.com For Free Analysis call 1.800.476.6463 august/september 2008 First time customers only 12 http://www.pdma.com http://www.pdma.com http://www.mistrasgroup.com

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