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Assessment Process |
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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
ANALYSIS
With the preliminary information supplied by the manufacturer,
the IAC conducts any necessary library research, analyzes various
production processes, identifies potential energy conservation, waste
reduction, and productivity improvement opportunities,
and determines what further data is needed.
PLANT VISIT
An initial meeting is held between the IAC and the plant
representatives who will participate in the assessment. The purpose of
this meeting is to explain the services being offered, obtain
background information and define other data needed for the assessment.
Categories of the assessment are energy efficiency, waste
reduction, and
productivity improvement.
ASSESSMENT REPORT Following the plant visit, the
IAC team spends time researching, evaluating, and developing the
preliminary opportunities. These ideas are combined in an
assessment report that is sent to the client and to the program
management organization within 6 to 8 weeks. The report also
includes total savings,
implementation costs and payback time for each action recommended.
FOLLOW UP
About six months following the assessment, the manufacturer is
contacted
to determine the extent to which the recommendations have been implemented.
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Lehigh University Industrial
Assessment Center Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (610)758-5742 |
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