Plant Services Best Practices Awards
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Our Best Practices Awards recognize management techniques, work processes, product and service implementations as expressed in a short application story. The contest is open to anyone with a good story and the right to tell it.
All entries will be posted and made available for access on PlantServices.com/BestPractices. Entries will be judged by a combination of Plant Services editors, readers and industry experts, and winning entries will be published in Plant Services magazine.
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Take a look at previous Best Practices Awards results below for added inspiration. We look forward to reading your entries for the 2010 competition. Please contact Editor in Chief Paul Studebaker with any queries about the awards at pstudebaker@putman.net.
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Best Practices Awards entry information
Enter the Plant Services Best Practices Awards Competition
Entries are to be in the form of short articles describing implementation of a maintenance or asset management practice, service or product in an industrial facility. They will be judged on the basis of short- and long-term return on investment, innovation and breadth of applicability. Awards will be made in appropriate practice, product and service categories dependent on the number and nature of entries.
Guidelines for Entries
Entries are to be in the form of short articles describing implementation of a maintenance or asset management practice, service or product in an industrial facility. They will be judged on the basis of short- and long-term return on investment, innovation and breadth of applicability. Awards will be made in appropriate practice, product and service categories dependent on the number and nature of entries.
Articles should focus on ROI, problem-solving, technology and implementation. Some points to include:
- Background information on the situation: facility type, name, location, size, problem, etc.
- Elements of the analysis that led to the implementation.
- Critical aspects of the implementation that contributed to its selection and success.
- Any problems encountered during the implementation along with an explanation of how these problems were addressed.
- Quantitative results: reliability (MTBR), cost savings, ROI, payback, etc. Qualitative results may be given if quantitative results are unavailable.
Articles should not exceed 1,200 words. Graphics (photos, tables, charts, graphs, etc.) are encouraged. Include a short abstract of points 1, 3 and 5 that does not exceed 250 words.
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Energy Efficiency
Plant Services Best Practice Awards — Energy Efficiency
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The Plant Services Best Practices Awards for Energy Efficiency recognize work processes and products that improve energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption, lower energy costs and/or improve energy supply sustainability of industrial energy-consuming facilities, processes or equipment. Visit the Plant Services Best Practices Awards for Energy Efficiency page to view current submissions, previous winners, previous nominees and submit your entry. View the 2010 nominees
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Equipment
Plant Services Best Practice Awards — Equipment
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The Plant Services Best Practices Awards for Equipment recognize work processes and products that improve maintenance and production operations by designing, rebuilding, replacing or upgrading of equipment. Visit the Plant Services Best Practices Awards for Equipment page to view current submissions, previous winners, previous nominees and submit your entry. View the 2009 nominees
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Management
Plant Services Best Practice Awards — Management
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The Plant Services Best Practices Awards for Management recognize management initiatives, work processes, training methods, and software and service implementations that support safety, improve efficiency, build skills and foster professional, proactive equipment and facilities asset management. Visit the Plant Services Best Practices Awards for Management page to view current submissions, previous winners, previous nominees and submit your entry. View the 2010 nominees
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Reliability
Plant Services Best Practice Awards — Reliability
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The Plant Services Best Practices Awards for Reliability recognize work processes and products that improve peoduction and equipment reliability, reduce downtime, support proactive maintenance practices and lower total lifecycle costs. Visit the Plant Services Best Practices Awards for Reliability page to view current submissions, previous winners, previous nominees and submit your entry. View the 2009 winner View the 2009 nominees |
Previous Best Practices Awards
Previous Best Practices Awards
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2010 Best Practices Awards This round recognizes outstanding applications in Energy Efficiency. |
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2009 Best Practices Awards Learn from and download the year’s most highly acclaimed applications. |
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2008 Best Practices Awards How to introduce best practices, show the potential payoffs, and provide inspiration for those who must make effective changes. |
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2007 Best Practices Awards Your votes determined which plant received our Best Practices Award in five separate categories. |
