<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Effective project management plays a ... more <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Effective project management plays a crucial role to the success of organizations via resilient execution of activities, in terms of performance and efficiency. Due to the recent market dynamics and its associated uncertainties, affecting several segments in the oil and gas (O&amp;G) industry, utilization of innovative contracting schemes such as Front End Engineering Design (FEED) competition, and value engineered products are becoming of great importance to achieve the project's goals optimally. This paper discusses the competitiveness and strategic benefits of employing the vendor's pre-engineered and standardized turbomachinery equipment/solutions, to meet the required functionality while maintaining the highest levels of quality and safety.</jats:p> <jats:p>Several project management concepts and tools were employed, such as SWOT analysis, to discuss the benefits of supplying vendor's pre-engineered high value and long-lead turbomachinery equipment within projects, as a cost-effective solution, in place of customized products. A Requirements-to-Implementation Mapping (RIM) exercise was also carried out to benchmark the pre-engineered solutions with the industry practices while considering the packaging requirements from well-known international and national oil companies. This paper also presents success stories of implementing pre-engineered solutions that strongly contributed in improving the management of projects from engineering to operational phase. This study works in line with the recent O&amp;G operators' initiatives in promoting agile approach to mitigate the forces that are impacting the industry and in turn the economy, such as COVID-19 pandemic.</jats:p> <jats:p>The study analysis, employing semi-quantitative approach, revealed that the pre-engineered solution brings to customers an improved value proposition in terms of cost, delivery, quality, safety, and aftermarket support, which contributes greatly in minimizing gold plating to achieve leaner projects. Standardized equipment is also found to be effective in minimizing the risks associated with changes and therefore improving the control on project constraints as well as simplifying the purchasing management of strategic equipment. In this respect, the use of standardization and pre-engineered activities could lead to a reduction of lead time up to 30%. The reliability of the standardized equipment will also be increased due to the proven frozen designs which have been repeatedly manufactured, tested, and supplied and therefore ensures successful and seamless project close-out. The proposed approach of mixing pre-engineered commodities to customized and configurable features based on site conditions provides the proper flexibility required by O&amp;G industry while, simultaneously, maximizing the benefits of standardization.</jats:p> <jats:p>The strategic benefits of pre-engineered turbomachinery packages in the context of project management and supply chain process is not well recognized. This study explains these benefits to increase the customer's confidence level in utilizing this approach and benefit from its values, especially during the changing dynamics of the O&amp;G industry.</jats:p>
The objective of the present work is the development, the validation and the implementation of sy... more The objective of the present work is the development, the validation and the implementation of synthetic jet actuator. The slot of the synthetic jet had an angle of 45°. The performances of this actuator were estimated in a quiescent environment by using the hot wire anemometry and the PIV. The effects of the frequency and the amplitude of the actuator velocity were analyzed. The maximum velocity amplitude was obtained for a frequency around 60 Hz. This velocity can reach 28 m /s. To analyze the effect of the synthetic jet on a transverse separated flow, several tests were conducted in a wind tunnel on an inclined ramp at a variable angle . In these conditions, the separation of the flow begins at an angle of 22°. =30° and =35° were chosen to perform flow separation control. Without control the flow is characterized by the formation of a separation bulb. The size of this bulb depends on the velocity and the angle of inclination of the ramp. When the control is on, the flow is ana...
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Effective project management plays a ... more <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Effective project management plays a crucial role to the success of organizations via resilient execution of activities, in terms of performance and efficiency. Due to the recent market dynamics and its associated uncertainties, affecting several segments in the oil and gas (O&amp;G) industry, utilization of innovative contracting schemes such as Front End Engineering Design (FEED) competition, and value engineered products are becoming of great importance to achieve the project's goals optimally. This paper discusses the competitiveness and strategic benefits of employing the vendor's pre-engineered and standardized turbomachinery equipment/solutions, to meet the required functionality while maintaining the highest levels of quality and safety.</jats:p> <jats:p>Several project management concepts and tools were employed, such as SWOT analysis, to discuss the benefits of supplying vendor's pre-engineered high value and long-lead turbomachinery equipment within projects, as a cost-effective solution, in place of customized products. A Requirements-to-Implementation Mapping (RIM) exercise was also carried out to benchmark the pre-engineered solutions with the industry practices while considering the packaging requirements from well-known international and national oil companies. This paper also presents success stories of implementing pre-engineered solutions that strongly contributed in improving the management of projects from engineering to operational phase. This study works in line with the recent O&amp;G operators' initiatives in promoting agile approach to mitigate the forces that are impacting the industry and in turn the economy, such as COVID-19 pandemic.</jats:p> <jats:p>The study analysis, employing semi-quantitative approach, revealed that the pre-engineered solution brings to customers an improved value proposition in terms of cost, delivery, quality, safety, and aftermarket support, which contributes greatly in minimizing gold plating to achieve leaner projects. Standardized equipment is also found to be effective in minimizing the risks associated with changes and therefore improving the control on project constraints as well as simplifying the purchasing management of strategic equipment. In this respect, the use of standardization and pre-engineered activities could lead to a reduction of lead time up to 30%. The reliability of the standardized equipment will also be increased due to the proven frozen designs which have been repeatedly manufactured, tested, and supplied and therefore ensures successful and seamless project close-out. The proposed approach of mixing pre-engineered commodities to customized and configurable features based on site conditions provides the proper flexibility required by O&amp;G industry while, simultaneously, maximizing the benefits of standardization.</jats:p> <jats:p>The strategic benefits of pre-engineered turbomachinery packages in the context of project management and supply chain process is not well recognized. This study explains these benefits to increase the customer's confidence level in utilizing this approach and benefit from its values, especially during the changing dynamics of the O&amp;G industry.</jats:p>
The objective of the present work is the development, the validation and the implementation of sy... more The objective of the present work is the development, the validation and the implementation of synthetic jet actuator. The slot of the synthetic jet had an angle of 45°. The performances of this actuator were estimated in a quiescent environment by using the hot wire anemometry and the PIV. The effects of the frequency and the amplitude of the actuator velocity were analyzed. The maximum velocity amplitude was obtained for a frequency around 60 Hz. This velocity can reach 28 m /s. To analyze the effect of the synthetic jet on a transverse separated flow, several tests were conducted in a wind tunnel on an inclined ramp at a variable angle . In these conditions, the separation of the flow begins at an angle of 22°. =30° and =35° were chosen to perform flow separation control. Without control the flow is characterized by the formation of a separation bulb. The size of this bulb depends on the velocity and the angle of inclination of the ramp. When the control is on, the flow is ana...
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