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P5 for shutdown planning

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Alka RevoMember for 19 years 4 months
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Is anybody using P5 for shutdown planning? I have used fixed duration and units as duration type. Does that sound alright. I am using P5 without any formal training. Since I have worked on P3 for many years, I have worked out most of P5 but still there is a lot to explore.
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    Dieter Wambach ·
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    Hi Alka

    We used it for shutdown planning.
    Fixed duration and units seems the best choice.
    You plan with fixed durations --> no surprises with the overall duration
    Fixed Units: better for the planned resource load and by this for simulations.

    Good luck

    Dieter
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    Marcio Sampaio ·
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    I used same during a HOT STRIP MILL Repair.

    Regards.
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    David Kelly ·
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    All,

    the way I help clients chose which duration type to use is to tell them that each activity has THREE dimensions:

    Duration
    Number of men
    Total Manhours (duration x Number of men)

    If you ask an engineer how "big" a job is, do they tell you:

    Its a three day job
    Its a two man job
    Its a 50 manhour job

    By ranking the above list, and comparing it to the order that each of those variables is recalculated by the four duration types, you should be able to work out which is best.

    I am blessed with clients who scope the work for Shutdowns/Turnarounds very well. So in that world its a "50 manhour job" - so we use "Fixed duration and units"

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