IPA Manager of Site-Based Systems Phyllis Kulkarni provides a close look at the recent manufacturing site trends around the world that show an increase in capital investment and the use of vital project Best Practices.

The absolute Best Sites deliver their small projects, on average, 10% cheaper than Industry by regularly applying Best Practices. Here’s a look at three of those Best Practices shared by past winners of the Best Site Award given at IPA's annual Industry Benchmarking Consortium (IBC).

What is a normal duration for a manufacturing site’s authorization process and can a long authorization duration be harmful to the project system?

Using these key practices can help your site get the most benefit out of the staff that you already have.

IPA data show that the average site will increase capital spend by nearly 20 percent in 2013. At the request of existing clients, IPA will seek to answer several key questions stemming from this revelation in a new proposed research study

The annual awards for Best Site and Most Improved Site were presented to BP’s Cherry Point Refinery and Shell’s Puget Sound Refinery, respectively, at the Industry Benchmarking Consortium in March 2013.

With a new Application Developer on board, Independent Project Analysis (IPA) is currently making updates to its FEL Toolbox software.

Need help selling the business, your plant manager, or others on the case for site improvement?

Past IPA research has shown some correlation between experience levels and project performance and, in 2013, IPA plans to examine the topic in greater detail.

Attention contractors! Have you worked on different sites with the same approach and conditions, but with vastly different results? IPA wants to get your side of the story.