Opportunity Identification Services™

Opportunity Identification Services™ are positioned as the first step for clients to identify potential areas of improvement which will generate the fastest return on investment. They provide a phased approach which is tailored to individual customer needs such as the following:

• Identifying opportunities for improvement prioritizing
• Those opportunities based on fastest ROI
• Assessing the weaknesses, threats and risks to the success of an identified opportunity
• Selecting a best-in-class, effective solution
• Best-practice training services for effective solution implementation
• Master plan creation including budget planning and ROI targets
• Project leader training and mentoring services for customer staff involved in these projects

VigilantPlant Services™ that address the above needs are packaged as:

• Free Plant Analysis, a service that identifies high level opportunities
• Comparative Effectiveness Analysis, a benchmarking service to position opportunities
• Yokogawa Management Seminar, high level idea/opportunity stimulation
• Master Plan, consulting services to generate the investment justification case
• Best-practice training services for effective solution implementation
• Improvement Leader Development, training services to educate customer staff
• Project leader training and mentoring services for customer staff involved in these projects

Free Plant Analysis is a no-charge primary service that allows clients in the oil refining and petrochemical industries to clarify their goals and estimate the potential benefits that can be achieved. When a client completes a questionnaire, the client will obtain two different analysis reports.

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The Yokogawa Management Seminar provides the top layers of plant management a very innovative and productive opportunity to do the following:

• Learn about future plant operation trends from an authority in this field
• Listen to Yokogawa's vision and potential solutions for the plant of the fut
• Gain a deeper understanding of best practices
• Share impressions, ideas, and issues with fellow participants
• Arrive at a consensus vision through a group discussion
• Decide on an action plan for the realization of the consensus vision

Yokogawa acts not only as a discussion facilitator but also as a business partner to help you realize your plant of the future.

Comparative Effectiveness Analysis provides periodical benchmarking reports that enable customers to compare the performance of their industrial automation (IA) infrastructure with their own peers within the industry and with other plants in their own group of companies. This service supports continuous improvement programs by identifying key areas where improvements need to be made to remain competitive.

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The ILDP is a training program for the process industries that develops leaders who will engage in continuous improvement activities. Yokogawa has based the program on its experience helping its customers achieve improvements as an automation and solution partner. A key element of the ILDP is virtual on-the-job training using a dynamic process simulator and process control system that allows users to observe the impact of various improvement activities. The ILDP also features courses on the following three subjects that are key to achieving continuous improvements: safety, assets, and production.