Turbomachinery overhauls: Inquiry and bid evaluation

Journal Article · · Turbomachinery International; (United States)

OSTI ID:5243966

Casillo, T ^[1]

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1. Elliott Turbomachinery Ltd., Basingstoke (England)

In former days overhauls were carried out almost universally by the in-house resources available to an operation. However, the changing economic climate has induced more and more clients to consider buying a lump-sum overhaul from a qualified vendor. The book In Search of Excellence described a characteristic called sticking to the knitting. This means that refineries that are expert at breaking down petroleum are concentrating on doing just that. Fertilizer makers want to make fertilizers - not machinery. Those who are expert at recombining chemical molecules into ethylene want to do that job. They do not want to learn machine maintenance. Turbomachinery makers like Elliott know how to overhaul machinery and do not want to make petrol, ammonia, ethylene or anything else that their customers make. A lump sum, fixed price, Total Turbomachinery Overhaul Project Approach can bring about substantial cost savings both in disbursed cash and internal expense.

• OSTI ID: 5243966
• Journal Information: Turbomachinery International; (United States), Journal Name: Turbomachinery International; (United States) Vol. 32:2; ISSN 0149-4147; ISSN TUIND
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320303* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Equipment & Processes
BIDS
CONTRACTS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
EUROPE
EVALUATION
FIXED-PRICE CONTRACTS
MACHINERY
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
PROPOSALS
REPAIR
TURBOMACHINERY
UNITED KINGDOM