Francis, Smith & Associates Pty Ltd can offer many services including:
New plant or plant upgrade
Your existing plant may need to be
upgraded or you may have an item of plant in need of
refurbishment or modernisation.
We can provide a complete range of project
management services. Clients can choose to engage us
in some or all of the following aspects of managing their
particular project.
Working closely with the Client Company
and staff to establish the project requirements such as
product type, size and production capacities, we can assist with:
Planning
Prepare a full specification for new or
additional items plant and equipment.
Determine the plant layout and building
requirements in the case of a complete new plant, or
design a plant layout to fit within an existing structure
with minimal alterations.
Determine utility and manning
requirements.
Undertake a full assessment of an existing
item of plant and where possible recommend modifications
or refurbishment work in order to update and improve
performance.
Contact relevant suppliers, source
appropriate equipment, and obtain all quotations and
tender documents.
Prepare a project budget and budget
control documents.
Prepare a project timetable and develop a
critical path analysis to identify the critical activities
which must be completed on time in order to meet the
project completion deadline.
Installation
Work closely with the nominated suppliers
to ensure that the plant is delivered, installed on time
and commissioned to fully comply with the project
specifications.
Work closely with the local personnel to
ensure that the provision of all locally supplied items
and services are coordinated and comply with the project
timetable and budget.
Commissioning
Coordinate and assist with the
commissioning of the new or upgraded plant.
Manufacturing efficiency
By undertaking a full audit of your
manufacturing facility or specific problem area we may
then:
Productivity
Recommend and implement
productivity/process improvement initiatives which will
solve or minimise problems such as low first quality
potting rates, high process losses.
Cost reduction
Recommend and implement cost saving
initiatives such as material substitution, labour
reduction or energy reduction.
Plant maintenance
Prepare refurbishment plans for existing
plant and equipment in order to improve plant performance
by reducing plant downtime, process losses and unnecessary
maintenance costs.
Assist with maintenance planning,
refurbishment plans, preparation and implementation of
planned and preventive maintenance schedules,
implementation of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
programs.
Quality, Training and Procedural documentation
To complement our project management
services, we can also:
Operating procedures
Prepare documented standard operating
procedures for all items of plant and job functions.
Operator training
Prepare operator training manual and
implement training programs.
Quality Assurance
Prepare documentation and implement
quality control procedures.
Prepare manuals, procedures and
documentation for ISO 9000 accreditation.
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