Maintenance benchmarking instrument : Boliden zinc smelters
Dahl, Jaakko (2007)
2007
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202503244850
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202503244850
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The main objective of this thesis was to create a functional tool to measure and compare the maintenance cost efficiency of certain process steps at the Boliden zinc smelters. Boliden produces zinc in Kokkola, Finland and in Odda, Norway. The production processes are largely similar in both plants.
An additional objective was to determine indicators to measure the performance of certain maintenance areas (Key Performance Indicators, KPI). These indicators make it possible to continuously measure the state of maintenance and to improve its performance.
The benchmarking studies of various zinc production processes have been done earlier and therefore to start comparing maintenance costs and practices was a natural thing to do. The cost accounting is executed in a SAP R/3 system and the production key figures are found in data systems at both smelters. This gave a good starting point to use this chosen benchmarking procedure.
As a result of this project, a SAP report was developed that shows the maintenance costs in the chosen sectors at both plants during the selected period of time. During this study the idea of regular maintenance function auditions between Kokkola and Odda smelters was born. The intention is to audit sister plant maintenance once a year and by doing this to spar each other to achieve better performance.
An additional objective was to determine indicators to measure the performance of certain maintenance areas (Key Performance Indicators, KPI). These indicators make it possible to continuously measure the state of maintenance and to improve its performance.
The benchmarking studies of various zinc production processes have been done earlier and therefore to start comparing maintenance costs and practices was a natural thing to do. The cost accounting is executed in a SAP R/3 system and the production key figures are found in data systems at both smelters. This gave a good starting point to use this chosen benchmarking procedure.
As a result of this project, a SAP report was developed that shows the maintenance costs in the chosen sectors at both plants during the selected period of time. During this study the idea of regular maintenance function auditions between Kokkola and Odda smelters was born. The intention is to audit sister plant maintenance once a year and by doing this to spar each other to achieve better performance.