PIP is regularly engaged in businesses where Greenfield Capital Projects are under- delivering on the expected business case._x000D_
In most of these projects, we can identify that rigorous review has been carried out on the design and financial cost elements and substantial reporting is maintained to Boards on progress versus plan of project completion and cost. However, in all sites of this nature that we have worked at, the planning, design and execution of the operational elements or wiring' of the organisation have fallen short and resulted in significant extra cost or opportunity cost (lost tonnage or quality) during start-up. When compared to the amount of planning and resources that have been poured into the capital side, the ledger on the wiring' side is typically fairly sparse._x000D_
This presentation outlines the importance of running a disciplined, rigorous process to prepare the human and wiring side of a start-up to ensure rapid start-ups and put the site on the pathway to high performance. It gives an outline of the rigorous process PIP has used with projects to ensure excellent start-ups._x000D_
FORMAL CITATION:Dolby, J, 2006. Wiring for start-up success, in Proceedings Metallurgical Plant Design and Operating Strategies 2006, pp 1-6 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).