Developing an Existing Piping Assets Traceability & Tracking Strategy Alan Cunningham acunningham@camcode.com Lou Peeples lpeeples@camcode.com

Agenda Current State of Asset Management Implications Program Setup Project Implementation Conclusions

Current State Most asset intensive companies have poor data quality & visibility of their asset database Lack of adequate traceability for plastic pipe & components Poor tracking of field pipe locations Large asset infrastructure with poor data quality

Implications Excessive pipe excavations during recalls Difficult to determine cause/origin of an incident No ability to determine whether plastic pipe or component failures caused issue Difficult to identify systemic issues related to incidents involving plastic pipe Increased costs and loss of revenue Preventable accidents can occur

Traceability & Tracking Problem Space % Reduction in Excavation Costs % Quicker Response to Recalls % Improvement in Predictive Maintenance Business Outcomes Asset Classes Asset Population Asset Locations Marking Policy Traceability & Tracking Marking Specifications Data Requirements MDM Existing Piping Assets Data Gathering Barcode Installation

Implementing Barcodes on Existing Piping Assets Steps in the Planning Process Establish Implementation Team Define Scope of Work and Project Requirements Establish Project Phases and Tasks Define Marking Approach Pilot Project, Phased or Big Bang approach Determine Resources & Cost Examine Outcomes of Project

Project Team Program Setup Project Implementation Program Manager Data Specialist Engineering Authority Project Implementation Project Manager Data Gathering Teams Barcode Installation

Scope of Work Develop Marking Policy & Plan Goal Establish Asset Classes to be marked Assess the Asset Population to be Marked Assess Asset Locations within the pipeline Goal Defined list of assets to mark by asset class by location

Project Requirements Engineering Plan Data Strategy Data Gathering Barcode Production Barcode Installation

Engineering Plan Engineering Conundrum Asset Marking Complications “Marking of all pipe and components to ensure identification for a period of 50 years or the life of the pipeline” Asset Marking Complications UV Exposure Weather Exposure Sea Salt Corrosion Variety of Mating Surfaces Variety of Attachment Methods

Substrate Selection Existing Utility & U.S. Military specifications for durable outdoor life of the part marking GGP–455b Mil–P–1502D Mil–P–19834B Mil–P514D

Results of Incorrect Marking Decisions

Engineering Assessment Marking method Surface preparation Standard Operating Procedures Training manuals Develop Engineering Drawings by Asset Class Photos Label Locations Attachment Methods Required Data Fields

Data Strategy Examine the Master Data Management requirements Review traceability asset data fields to collect Location of Manufacture Lot Information Size Material Pressure Rating Temperature Rating Type, Grade & Model Review tracking data fields to collect Location of pipe & piping components within the pipeline

Data Gathering Establish Data Gathering Teams Use Data Gathering Tools Create a template mapped to the data fields Most expensive part is labor so ensure all fields are known before starting Take pictures of assets as no extra time or cost Condition, label location, data plate Marking Spec

Benefits Engineering Assessments Data Gathering Ease of training Create efficiencies in install Ensures mark last life of the part Consistency across your enterprise Recommend to suppliers for new parts Library of documentation for asset population Ensures tags are not made using incorrect data Staged outside asset registry so easier to centrally manage data remediation

Mark Production and Installation Barcode Manufacturing Sequential numbers vs. specific tag Different designs for different asset types Human Readable Information on that tag? Kitting for installation vs. sending bags of tags Barcode Installation What is the optimal plan for the most cost efficient installation? Project Timeline can be weather dependent (Adhesive 50F) Pipeline layout (Grids) Data Fields to validate Resource considerations vs. time/cost Outsource labor or use internal

Project Implementation - Pilot Project Start with a pilot project (2,000 - 10,000 assets) Engineering Assessments (50 - 100 asset families) Data collection Tagging at pilot location Outcomes of the Pilot Assess data quality? Confirm engineering assessments? Establish speed of data gathering & installation?

Project Implementation Determine Resource Allocation and Timeframe Budget and personnel Internal Resources vs. External Resources Assign a project manager to oversee project Set Data Gathering/Installation expectations Speed is roughly 100 – 250 assets per man per day Installation Variables include: Distance between assets Data fields to collect Number of available escorts Attachment method

Project Completion Project/Stage Completion Project Review & Lessons Learned Review of data discrepancies Plan for new asset acquisition and existing spares Assess Project Against Success Parameters On Time & On Budget Data Quality Improvements Assess Business Outcomes % Reduction in Excavation Costs? % Quicker Response to Recalls? % Improvement in Predictive Maintenance?

Camcode Company was incorporated in 1946 ISN rated & ISO 9001:2008 certified Camcode specializes in enterprise-level data/barcoding solutions We assist with: Asset Tracking Item Identification Work in Process Data Remediation Barcode Best Practises Barcode Service Solutions

Camcode Camcode offers Barcode services covering: Barcode Policy Project Management Data Management Barcode Engineering Services Data Gathering Barcode Production Barcode Installation Custom Reporting

Conclusions Importance of Traceability & Tracking Policy & Plan Permanence – get it right the first time Tagging/Data collection done improperly Increases your costs (People time is the greatest cost, not tags) Leads to incomplete or incorrect data capture Commonality Corporate-wide policy allows facilities to work from a set of common rules Lowers costs so each plant is not reinventing the wheel Lowers maintenance costs as every engineer and maintenance staff understands what tag, how to attach it, where it is etc. 

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