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Materials
Handling
As
long as coal is delivered to bunkers, coal-handling operations at
power stations are not in the spotlight: management is focused on
the obvious high-cost factors such as coal prices. The result? Power
stations spend hundreds of thousands annually, thereby reducing
profits or passing profit reductions to ratepayers. Marston curtails
wasteful expenditure with a technical and economic audit.
COAL
TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING AND STOCKPILING
- Advising,
Negotiating and Monitoring Contracts
- Coal
Handling Systems Audits
- Environmental
and Safety Audits
- Quantification
of Metrics and Benchmarking
- Optimization
of Daily Coalyard Operation
- Development
of Daily Handling and Stockpile Plans
AUDITS
TYPICALLY COVER:
- Stockpile
handling methodology
- Stockpile
configuration, active and inactive storage areas
- Haul
distances and handled/rehandled coal volumes
- Shift,
Equipment and Conveyor time: hours scheduled vs. hours used productively
- Bunker-filling
(both timing and duration)
- Train
handling
- Capacity
of existing conveyor system, as used
- Effectiveness
of supervision, maintenance and stockpile planning
- Identification
of potential cost-reducing improvements in all areas
- And
more….
FOLLOWING
THE SITE VISITS, THE TYPICAL AUDIT ANALYSIS COVERS:
- Optimum
shift scheduling needs and manning requirements
- Optimum
stockpile configuration and location for both active and inactive
piles
- Optimum
haulage patterns
- Actual
mobile equipment requirements
- Optimum
conveyor and bunker-fill schedules
- Maximum
practical throughput capacity of existing conveying
- System
upgrade methodology and capacity, with minimum capital requirements
- Estimate:
timing, money, organization and manning to ascertain appropriate
remedial programs to achieve cost reduction
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