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Leaders in Lubricants What Does Your Lubricant Supplier Do For You? If your current lubricant supplier does not provide the following products and services as part of their World Class Lubrication Reliability Program, perhaps you should step to the next level with Lubrication Engineers, Inc. We offer: • Complete plant equipment lubrication survey and lubricant consolidation • Complete line of high performance industrial oils, engine oils and greases • Trained Lubrication Consultants • Proven, recordable energy savings program • Noria Consulting & Educational Services • Complete, computerized oil analysis program - LEAPSM • Safe, accurate and reliable oil sampling - Checkﬂuid, Inc. • Clean room lubricant storage systems - Tote-A-Lube, IFH • Lubricant ﬁltration equipment - Des-Case, AMS Filtration reliability requirements. In a stable work management environment, identification and execution of the appropriate healthcare activities will systematically mitigate and/ or eliminate chronic and acute failure modes. Within each of the objectives, a set of project plans were identified. These projects are grouped and linked to support the six Strategic Initiatives defined in the previous section. These project plans will be initiated to close the gaps in efficient and effective functioning. The project plans are the least common denominator of the strategic planning process and will be used to develop the implementation plan. Business Case The business case has been built on five elements and extends from the start of plan implementation until the end of the Strategic Plan. Figure 4 summarizes the dollar amounts associated with implementing key elements of the Business Case, which include: greater efficiency through cost savings in the areas of Labor Utilization and Materials Management, greater effectiveness through revenue improvement in the following areas: • Mix of Work Orders, reduced overall and more focused on proactive work • Asset utilization effectiveness from more effective management of capacity • Capacity benefits resulting from decreased downtime • • • • • Oil reservoir sight glasses - Esco Best practice lube handling - Fluid Defense Systems Proven equipment life extension, more uptime Extended oil drain intervals Proven Lubrication Reliability Program - decreases overall maintenance costs which increases company proﬁts The cumulative gross benefits identified are 89.8 million Saudi Riyal in efficiency gains and 31.5 million Saudi Riyal in effectiveness gains. The SAMI fees and expenses for implementation assistance are estimated to be 29.3 million Saudi Riyal, over 2 ½ years, generating an annualized return of 4.1 to 1. In US dollars, this equates to cumulative gross benefits of $23.9 million in efficiency gains and $8.4 million in effectiveness gains. The SAMI fees and expenses for implementation assistance are $5.6MM. MARAFIQ Realization Chart $37,500,000 $30,000,000 $22,500,000 $15,000,000 $7,500,000 $0 No v04 M ay -0 5 No v05 M ay -0 6 No v06 M ay -0 7 No v07 M ay -0 8 No v08 M ay -0 9 No v09 LE Products are Manufactured Under an ISO 9001:2000 Certiﬁed Quality System Costs Benefits Figure 4 - Cost-Beneﬁt Realization Chart for MARAFIQ 300 Bailey Ave. • Fort Worth, TX 76107 • 800-537-7683 • www.le-inc.com october/november 2008 http://www.le-inc.com http://www.le-inc.com

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Uptime Magazine - October/November 2008 Contents Upfront Upclose: An Asset Management Oasis in the Desert Information Technology: Streamlining Through Simplicity Lubrication: Phases for Framing a Solid Foundation Infrared: Do Your Homework Before You Buy Maintenance Management: Get It Together by Getting Together Motor Testing: Key Elements in Motor Decision Making Precision Maintenance: Shedding Some Light on Tolerances Reliability: RCM & the Mortgage Meltdown Ultrasound: A Multidimensional Tool Vibration: The Whirling Pump Mystery, Solved with ODS Upgrade: Are You Looking in the Right Place for Your Wear Debris?

Uptime Magazine - October/November 2008

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