Track 1 Session 2
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday June 9, 2009

Design for Reliability: Workbench Enterprise Solution and Collaborative Portal

Design for Reliability (DFR) is an important design philosophy that capital project teams in process/power/utilities industries are increasingly adopting to design and build process plants and units that can support long-term, sustainable and reliable operations. Approaches for minimizing capital expenditures (CAPEX) or operational expenditures (OPEX) are rapidly shifting toward Design for X strategies, especially where X = Reliability / Availability. This presentation outlines the requirements and the necessary elements, tools and processes to support a corporate-wide philosophy on DFR. Without enterprise-wide collaborative processes, software tools and standardized approaches to support the capital project teams, it is difficult to truly engender a corporate culture for this DFR program.

Key Words: Design for Reliability, Capital Project Design Methods, Sustainability in Reliable Operations, Workbench Approaches for Reliability Improvement

Kaizad P. Sunavala
Chevron Global Manufacturing
Houston, Texas