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To share just some of the knowledge base available at Sterling Energy we have complied several Topic Reports that detail our experiences with a given subject.

Maintenance and Materials Management Programs

Recently, I reviewed the application of the Computerized Maintenance and Materials Management System (MMMS) and the process of obtaining spare parts and materials in support of operations and maintenance at a plant in its first year of operation. The conditions I observed were .............................

Evolutionary Phases of Project O & M

The operations and maintenance aspects of a project pass through several distinct, if partially overlapping stages during the effective life of the facility. In each of these stages there is a characteristic set of management imperatives for an O&M organization. Plant management teams ..................

Managing the Transitions of Startup

Those of you that have been through a plant startup, or two, know that we're going to be talking about a period in the life of a project that is anything but sleepy. It is a time of high emotion, colliding paradigms, painful realizations, fast negative cash flow and even some equipment ...................