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Conference:
28th February: 8:30am - 5:30pm
 
Post conference masterclass
29 February: 8:30am - 4:30pm
 
Excellence through constraint management - how to get more out of what we have 

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Thursday 28 February 2008

last modified: 22/02/2008 04:22:15 (GMT)

Thursday 28 February 2008
08.30
Registration and welcome coffee
09.00
Opening remarks from the Chair

Lewis Trigger, Director, Lewis Trigger & Associates


BEST PRACTICE IN ASSET MANAGEMENT
09.10
Keynote address: Developing strategies to ensure your assets are utilised now and into the future
• Developing a useful asset management plan
• Applying an asset plan to your everyday operations
• Implementing the asset management strategy via your asset management plan
David Laurie, General Manager National Grid, Transpower

09.40
Integrating innovation into your maintenance strategy
• Asset Lifecycle management best practice
• ‘World classWeb’ methodology for asset management auditing
• Developing a ‘lean’ (mean) workforce in an ageing environment
Sam Ariaratnam, Associate Professor, Arizona State University

10.10
Using risk management to optimise decision making
• Approach to asset management
• Operations, maintenance and capital investment planning
• Framework for managing risks
• Condition assessments
Raveen Jaduram, CEO, Manukau Water Limited

10.40
Keynote address: Achieving world class proactive performance by optimising maintenance activities
Andrew Pinnington, Reliability Lead Engineer, GE Energy 

11.10
Morning coffee
ASSET USAGE AND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION
11.40
Integrating innovative maintenance strategy into your operations
• Asset lifecycle management best practice
• Integrating new technologies into your overall asset plan
• Managing change in a change resistant environment
• Developing a culture of excellence
David Laurie, General Manager National Grid, Transpower
Lewis Trigger, Director, Lewis Trigger and Associates
Raveen Jaduram, CEO, Manukau Water Limited

12.30
Roundtable discussions
Life cycle assessment of hydro generators, moderated by GE Infrastructure   Len Roy, Motor / Generator Specialist, GE Infrastructure

13.00
Lunch
INVESTING AND IMPLEMENTING ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANS
14.00
Developing strategies to overcome an ageing infrastructure system
• Analysing core assets to determine the required response – grading assets issues as critical, moderately important and non urgent
• The importance of accurate data to develop useful plans and strategies
• Data collection – going mobile
John Mackie, Water Manager, Dunedin City Council

14.40
Constraint management – How to unlock bottlenecks
• Focusing operational and maintenance management efforts where it counts
• Overcoming bottlenecks
• Shifting thinking from localised efficiency towards system effectiveness
Lewis Trigger, Director, Lewis Trigger and Associates

15.40
Speed networking
16.10
Afternoon tea
RESPONSE MANAGEMENT
16.40
Executive panel discussion: Innovations in utility asset installation and rehabilitation
• Developing environmentally sustainable plans and strategies
• Minimising interruptions and impact on the environment
• Innovative technologies and approaches
John Mackie, Water Manager, Dunedin City Council
Sam Ariaratnam, Associate Professor, Arizona State University

17.10
Chair’s final remarks and close of conference

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This is your best sales and marketing opportunity for 2008.

Being co-located with New Zealand Water, New Zealand Power & Billing & SMART Metering you can sponsor one or all of these events, giving you a head-start in augmenting your position as an industry leader. 

If you supply or are involved in the following areas you should be looking to partner with Asset Management for Utilities 2008:

  • Asset management
  • Infrastructure solution providers
  • Outsourcing
  • Maintenance providers
  • Distribution automation
  • Communication systems
  • Consulting & advisory
  • Risk management
  • Demand management
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For details contact
Saul Dollimore