With the growing complexities of today’s plant turnaround projects, a new class of software tool is needed – comprehensive turnaround planning and execution management system. STOP system or Systematic Turnaround Operation Planning system is a software solution specifically designed to accommodate any oil & gas plant as well as petrochemical plant major shutdown or turnaround projects.
Fully developed by Application Universe Sdn Bhd, a 100% Malaysian-owned MSC-Status software R&D company, the STOP system is designed to improve productivity by minimizing turnaround planning time, maximizing information resources and optimizing turnaround execution process. The STOP system consists of two (2) main modules – Planning Module and Execution Module.
The Planning Module, which utilizes the Work/Job Pack approach, acts as the turnaround data and files repository. It stores all related data and files associated with a specific turnaround project. To ease the burden of inputting data, the Planning Module comes with Data Import feature that allows users to import existing data into the STOP system. Having the turnaround data ready, users can use the Planning Module processing engine to turn the data into comprehensive Work/Job Packs consist of Job Method Statement (JMS), Material Control Sheet (MCS), Equipment Isolation Sheet (EIS), Scaffolding Instruction, Insulation Requirement etc together with their related file attachments. This is why the Planning Module is also known as the ELECTRONIC WORK/JOB PACK GENERATOR. Another important feature is that the Planning Module is ready for integration with scheduling tools. Users can easily export the data into Primavera or MS Project via Data Export feature.
Quick planning delivers greater access to opportunities while helping to keep the cost down but proper execution is a key to continuous profit. To assist users in keeping turnaround execution process smooth and in order, the STOP system provides the Execution Module. This module provides real-time monitoring of all tasks and activities (from JMS) during execution period. By capturing and utilizing the turnaround planning and scheduling data, the Execution Module monitors the work progress of all turnaround activities through real-time tracking of each and every work status. Users will be well updated on the status of all turnaround activities, either they are in progress, completed or delayed. In the case of delay, alarm signal will be triggered and the delay causes along with the solutions will be notified to the users. This would help the turnaround management team to decide faster in carrying on with the turnaround exercise.
The STOP system comes with access security, data backup, data maintenance, progress S-Curve, costing module as well as reporting in the form of data, charts and graphs. The system can be installed as a complete package – planning & execution or just either one of the modules.
The beauty of the STOP system is that it acts as a one-stop centre in managing plant turnaround data. Through its Import / Export Data feature and integration with scheduling tools, the STOP system helps plant users to consolidate, store and process turnaround data in a more systematic way. By having this system running, the planning work for next coming turnaround will be as simple as clicking the computer mouse and data for execution will be ready in much lesser period.
Currently, the STOP Planning Module is being used by British Petroleum (BP) at BP-Petronas Acetyls (BPPA) Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia and it can be customized to suit any plant turnaround process flow.
