Fluor’s approach to operational readiness encompasses technologies that help accelerate start-up activities for new facilities by bridging the transition between project completion and ongoing operations.
Fluor teams use UpFRONTSM as the operational-readiness tool for coordinating operating strategies, commissioning and startup activities, system turnover schedules, organization preparedness, employee training, HSE procedures, and quality certifications. UpFRONT promotes early implementation of maintenance best practices, helping reduce the total cost of ownership and maximizing project life-cycle value. Owners may elect to use all or a few of the modules, depending on the size of their facility.
Capacity Planning
Fluor assists clients in siting and planning of new production facilities.
Operational Readiness Planning
In close coordination with the owner and EPC, Fluor develops an integrated master plan of all critical start-up activities to ensure operational readiness and maximize the return on clients’ capital investments.
Life-Cycle Design Support
Fluor's unique Life-Cycle Design Support engineering discipline helps owner and engineering teams align facility design and procurement activities with staffing, operations, and maintenance strategies to maximize the life-cycle of their capital investments.
Maintenance Readiness
Fluor supports clients in the development of comprehensive maintenance programs to optimize plant reliability and lower maintenance costs for the lifecycle of their investments.
Systems Readiness
Fluor provides systems-readiness services to establish state-of-the-art information technical infrastructures to support automation, information, and communication needs of the new facility.
Organizational Readiness
Fluor assists clients in designing and implementing work systems and cultures, recruitment and training strategies, compensation plans, and HR management systems for new facilities.
Support Readiness
Fluor assists clients in developing procedures, systems, and resources for HSE, plant engineering, facilities services, energy and utility management support for a new facility.
Supply Chain Readiness
To provide a competitive advantage, Fluor helps clients establish and implement supply-chain strategies, processes, suppliers, agreements, inventories, and transaction-processing automation.
Risk and Readiness Reviews
Fluor helps clients identify potential business risks associated with major capital investments and establish mitigation strategies and action plans to address risks and gaps.
Commissioning and Vertical Launch
Fluor’s commissioning services include comprehensive testing, commissioning, and start-up services for clients in all industries.
Operational Readiness - UpFRONTSM [PDF, 2.3MB]
UpFRONT, Fluor's suite of operational readiness services, is a complete solution addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with starting new plants and facilities.
UpFRONT is a service mark of Fluor Corporation.