Plant Turnaround Maintenance System was designed keeping in the mind the following motto. “The world of oil and gas industry lives on downtime”
PTMS is designed by turnaround planners and managers, and is based upon proven procedures. The best principles of Project Planning have been implemented into PTMS, which works hand in hand with a specialized Turnaround Tool, Primavera P3 or Immpower-SP. Other principles of Project Planning are reflected in the reports that promote communication and feedback within the turnaround organization.

Basic Principles

PTMS was developed specifically for the Oil, Gas and Power industry to improve productivity, reduce the turnaround downtime and lower maintenance costs. It is a well-established fact that everyone involved with a turnaround wants to reduce the turnaround duration due to different reasons. The PTMS strategy is centered around this key idea: Make the work scope access to all involved, at every level within the turnaround organization. Then, ensure that solid communication links are established for the dissemination of information as well as for feedback. These links must allow the easy flow of information during every stage of planning and execution of the turnaround. The information must be timely, verifiable, and presented in a context where it can be properly evaluated.

The soundness of this philosophy is proven by the success of PTMS on over twenty years of use in turnarounds of every size, in both domestic and foreign oil refineries and petro-chemical plants. Not only were the turnarounds completed in a timely manner, within the allotted budgets, but with considerable less burden on those involved in the turnarounds.

PTMS provides a basic reference for anyone interested in the Turnaround Planning. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Turnaround managers and other project team members.

• Project customers and other project stakeholders.

• Functional managers with employees assigned to Turnaround teams.

• Educators teaching Turnaround Maintenance management and related subjects.

• Consultants and other specialists in Turnaround Maintenance management and related fields.

• Trainers developing Turnaround Maintenance management educational programs.