A large chemical plant was heading into a planned shutdown for upgrading equipment and regular maintenance, parallel to construction of new facilities. Through stakeholder and contractor integration, a keen planning focus, and schedule optimization sessions, the team was able to reduce the shutdown by six days, for a value of 3MM USD in actual costs and production capacity.
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