PLANT AUDIT

To add value to plant operations and address all inter-related issues in the four cement plants (8 kilns) of Aditya Birla Group viz. Aditya Cement, Grasim Cement, Rajashree Cement and Vikram Cement an integrated assignment of performance assessment was carried out.

• Performance assessment for all the unit companies of the group
• Identified areas for capacity enhancement of upto 27% and 12% with and without incremental investment, respectively.
• The energy balance was carried out to identify areas for savings upto 10% in power and upto 15% in fuel
• Bench marking of technical design / capacity data like heat and power consumption

Objective

• To assess plant facilities for better capacity utilization and optimization
• To identify potential areas for energy conservation
• To bench mark the technical design and capacity data
• To assist Entrepreneurs/Financial Institutions to take investment decisions

• Multifunctional team of specialists conducted series of the plant visits for on the spot assessment, process measurements and interaction with the plant personnel
• Assessment of potential of various equipment
• Formulation of recommendations for improvement measures of plant operations on short term and long term basis with financial implications without any investment, with minor investment and with major investment
• Estimation of time required for implementing various recommendations and interlinking them with the existing equipment

• Technical Assessment of the plant for enhancing output and improving productivity of the specific unit operations
• Short term and long term measures for Rehabilitation / Improvement
• Capital Investments estimation and Implementation schedules
• Bench marking of technical design / capacity data like heat and power consumption
• Inter/Intra-firm comparison of performance parameters