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By Igor Pyl, Principal Engineer ERP systems have come a long way from where they began. In many cases, they are now an integral part of many companies’ day to day operations and asset management processes. With such emphasis and reliance on our systems, this inevitably leads us to the questions; Are our ERP systems working […]

The importance of optimizing warehousing, maintaining a structured storage system, and clear record keeping are tried and tested methods of warehouse management. As production companies grow, storage inevitably becomes an issue. How and where should we store parts used in the construction process? How about finished products? What about spare parts? Should they be stored […]

By Blake Livermore, Machine Learning Engineer As the world continues to become more data-centric and businesses become more data-driven, the importance of maintaining quality scalable data systems, and the cost of using poor data and poor data management systems, has never been higher. How much can you really be losing due to bad data? The annual […]

By Vitalii Yeliashevskyi , Principal Engineer How to Build or Optimize your Asset Register Using Intelligent Drawing Digitalization Building and maintaining an asset register has always been a time-consuming task requiring thousands of engineering hours going through drawings and manuals. Especially old plants and installations present a challenge as these usually must be built from scratch […]

By Nadia Hromak, SAP Application Manager The key benefits of utilizing ERP systems in your organization is the ability to have access to all the business information that is required in order to make fast decisions in a constantly changing environment. A successful implementation of large ERP systems like SAP requires simultaneous integration across different […]

By Vasyl Panasiuk, Senior Engineer Problem 1: Housekeeping In today’s warehouse management, the only thing that matters is the presence of a material, not its location. However, disorder, heaping, dirt, dust, lack of light and labeling can all lead to a lot of time spent searching for and issuing materials. SOLUTION: Сleaning: The warehouse must be well-groomed […]

By Vitalii Yeliashevskyi, Senior Engineer “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ━ Confucius Messy warehouses are a common problem in asset-intensive industries, often resulting in overwhelming stock value.  For client-to-client businesses, it is common to strive to reduce the value of the stock. Further, every client wants to make the stock […]

COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of life; Keel Offshore Services is no exception. As of March 2020, some of our offshore projects have been put on hold or canceled due to the 2020 oil market crisis and travel restrictions all over the world. In this uncertain environment, Keel has managed to reorganize offshore engineering resources […]

Oftentimes, barrier management programs are developed at the end of the commissioning and early in the operation stage. Its implementation into the maintenance system is a standard activity for every complex asset which works in the energy sector, especially in the upstream and downstream oil, gas and petrochemical industry. When it comes to implementation, it […]

By Vitalii Yeliashevskyi, Senior Engineer A common mistake in the implementation of maintenance systems for asset-intensive industries is it being treated as a pure IT project. Oftentimes, only a few or no technical people with domain knowledge of the asset maintenance processes and hands-on experience are involved. As a result, the usage of the maintenance […]