CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
Low Risk Project Implementation Strategies for
Business Results
Are you using the best
technologies for your needs?
Can you financially justify your
project to management?
Have you identified all possible
improvement opportunities?
Recent advancements in automation
n Alternative Energy
and information technologies can
n Industrial Energy
dramatically improve plant operations for
n Marine
significant performance gains. Many
n Metals and Mining
companies want to take advantage of
n Pulp & Paper
these new technologies, but are unsure
n Food & Beverage
how to best incorporate them and
n Power
economically justify their implementation.
n Water & Wastewater
Developing a high-performance
Are you prepared for your
project’s front end engineering
and design (FEED)?
challenging task requiring skills and
Collaborative approach to
planning for performance
knowledge in plant operations,
A conceptual design and feasibility study is
manufacturing software, and information
a collaboration between Emerson and you
technology. Tackling this task without a
to help find the hidden value in your plant
well-defined strategy can often result in
by improving your business processes with
missed opportunities, unmeet
leading edge technologies and Emerson’s
expectations, and cost overruns.
industry expertise. Detailed analysis and
integrated, manufacturing architecture is a
business justification of the vision will
Emerson’s approach to helping you meet
enable you and others to see beyond what
your plant operation goals and cost
can be done today, to what can be
expectations is through conceptual design
achieved in the future.
and feasibility study services. These
complex problems across all process
Solving complex problems
through thought leadership,
deep experience, and leading
technologies
industries including:
Emerson’s conceptual design and
n Oil & Gas
feasibility study offerings help you to
n Refining
perform operational analysis, quantify
n Chemical
benefits, evaluate potential investments,
n Life Sciences
develop business cases, and define specific
services are provided by a team of senior
consultants with proven hands-on
experience and a track record of solving
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
project requirements from which a
project budget and execution plan
can be developed. Emerson experts
n Define and plan future
automation upgrade programs
n Economic justification and
Drawing from the best technologies
and expertise, conceptual design
and feasibility studies will be based
provide leading automation and
prioritization for project
on your vision, philosophies, and
industry expertise to help you clearly
implementation
requirements in any of the following
envision and capture the value of
n Roadmap new automation
areas:
innovative technologies to
technology within existing
n Process automation systems
accelerate and sustain your
infrastructure.
n Advanced process control
n Modernization
operation’s competitive edge.
Once your objectives are clearly
n Operational excellence (OpX)
Is your business objective to
defined, Emerson’s consultants will
n Integration
improve quality, increase
help you:
n Safety instrumented systems
production, lower costs, improve
n Identify business opportunities
n Intelligent field devices
capital utilization, increase inventory
turn or a combination of all the
above? From goals like these, typical
and needs within your site
n Quantify specific benefits and
return on investment (ROI)
conceptual design and feasibility
n Architect automation solutions
studies include:
n Define a preliminary plan
n Facilitation to develop overall
vision
n Program planning for plantwide
n Operations management
n Asset performance management
n Wireless technology
including scope of work and
Roadmap to improved
operation’s performance
functional specifications
From a completed conceptual
n Define a starting point for front-
design and feasibility study, you will
or multi-site modernization
end engineering and design
end up with a roadmap, clearly
initiative
(FEED).
outlining and prioritizing
Conceptual Design and Feasibility Study Process
implementation of projects to
increase your operation’s
performance through enhanced
technologies and improved business
processes.
Key study components include:
n Evaluation of the status of existing
plant automation, plant
Emerson’s Conceptual Design
and Feasibility Study can ensure
that you are optimizing your
operations by reducing costs,
increasing profit and lowering
capital investment costs.
information systems and field
instrumentation documentation
n Formal development of a future
business and technology risk
assessment and roadmap
n Cost estimates for overall
investment program including all
software, hardware, services, and
expected long term sustaining
costs
Deliverables provided by your
n Analysis and quantification of
n Management presentation or
conceptual design and feasibility
meeting to review and discuss
expected process improvements
study team include:
results and recommendations.
and economic benefit (ROI)
n Onsite visits and formal analysis by
n Recommended investment
program with project
prioritization, implementation
senior Emerson Process
How to get started now
Management consultants
Please contact your local Emerson
n Final report documenting results,
sales office for more information
schedules, expected program cash
benefits analysis, recommended
about this service. Prior to order
flow, and ROI.
technology enhancements,
acceptance, Emerson will issue a
financial analysis, and
written proposal for your review and
recommended project
approval to ensure that scope,
implementation plans
deliverables, timing, and budget
meet your needs and expectations.
Finding the hidden value in your
plant by aligning your goals with
today’s leading technologies.
Emerson. Consider it
Solved.
Emerson Process Management is a
leading, global, single source of
process automation technologies,
expertise, and services to help you
improve your bottom line business
results.
For more information contact your local Emerson Process
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