Jobsite Challenges
This $900 million chemical plant in Louisiana faced the following material and equipment challenges:
360,666 Linear Feet of Pipe: Enough to stretch across more than 1,200 football fields
910 Concrete Piles: Roughly the same weight as 1,240 fully grown elephants
1,503,295 Linear Feet of Cables: Enough to extend from Baton Rouge, La., to Houston, Texas
611 Pieces of Equipment: Anything from pumps and compressors to vessels and columns
4,704 Tons of Steel: The equivalent of more than 9,400 telephone poles, 15,666 vending machines or 47,000 manhole covers
18,748 Cubic Yards of Concrete: Stacked one on top of another would reach roughly
10.6 miles into the sky
40,481 Linear Feet of Cable Trays: Placed end-to-end, the same length as 246 Olympic-sized swimming pools
22,987 Pipe Spools: These tie each pipe together and the units couldn’t run without them
Measurable savings
30% reduction in time required to perform receiving, picking and issuing of materials
Contributed to 59% OSBL and 63% ISBL time on tools vs. industry standard of 34%
Additional benefits
Removed the need for double-handling of data
No more receiving in the field via clipboard or data entry into the materials management system by a second person
Fewer errors means fewer lost materials and reduced re-procurement
One-click material pick for installation work packages
Enabled project to maintain laydown staffing budget despite growing from one to three laydown yards
Full visibility for frequency and success rate of preventative maintenance inspections
