1. Measurement & Analysis Team Lean Sigma Project
Derek Hall Fahad Taimur Janat AlHashmi Noah Zayed Yousef Alnemer

2. VISUAL STREAM MAP Process Power Plant HQ Water Source Customers
Power Transmission
Process
Transmission Loss: Waste
Water Source
Fluid Transportation: Excess Cost
Water Loss:
Waste
Power Loss:
Waste

3. ANALYSIS OF VSM Process Power Plant HQ Water Source Power Transmission
Customers
Power Transmission
Process
Transmission Loss: Waste
Water Source
Fluid Transportation: Excess Cost
Water Loss:
Waste
Power Loss:
Waste

4. Background Issue & Cost
Working fluids are typically a valuable resource that is wasted in the geothermal power generation process.
The working fluid needs to be purchased in order to accommodate those losses.
If the geothermal power generation process takes place in arid regions, then the losses in water can become very costly.

5. SIPOC DIAGRAM

6. CAUSE AND EFFECT DIAGRAM

7. A3 FORM
Issue: Working fluids are typically a valuable resource that is wasted in the geothermal power generation process.
Background and Cost: 5-10% of the working fluid (water) is lost in the underground reservoir. Typically, the working fluid needs to be purchased in order to accommodate those losses.
Current State: If the geothermal power generation process takes place in arid regions, then the losses in water can become very costly.

8. A3 FORM CONTINUED Goals and Targets:
·    To reduce the cost associated with the purchasing more working fluid.
·    To locate a cheaper working fluid that can satisfy the needs of the process.

9. A3 FUTURE STATE

10. COST & BENEFITS (ROI) Implementation Cost:
Cost of building a IGCC (Integrated gasification combined cycle) power plant
Cost of building a Geothermal power plant
Implementation Benefit:
Government pays you for having zero carbon emissions ($50 million grant)
Reduced cost of fluid transportation
Fluid loss in reservoir is no longer an expense
More sustainable
Environmentally friendly

11. LESSONS LEARNED Waste as Resource
Carbon dioxide is considered to be a detrimental substance to the environment, and in most cases, it is wasted. By using it, we make efficient use of waste and decrease the environmental damage.
Partnership
One of our ideas is to make partnerships with coal companies to make use of their waste. What can be learned from this idea is that partnership can be a very efficient way to solve problems.

12. ANY QUESTIONS?
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