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ISES Corporation - Case Study
Argonne National Laboratory
Mr. Rabinder Malhotra
Director Plant Facilities Services
(630) 252-5315
1993 Present
In 1993, Argonne National Laboratory embarked upon a program of Condition Assessment for all
facilities at the ANL site. Initially, the staff was utilizing a hand-held data capture system
developed by the Department of
Energy. ISES was hired by ANL to
help implement the program using
the existing resources. During the
course of training ANL personnel, it
became apparent that the hand-
held system was extremely difficult
to utilize and did not effectively
report data out of the system. ANL
chose to perform a test run utilizing
the ISES system of condition
inspection. Using our method,
ISES was able to inspect the entire
site in a timely manner and for less
than one-third of the cost of the
previous hand-held application.
Given the experience of the pilot program, ANL chose ISES as the provider of choice for
condition assessment services at this prestigious national research laboratory. Beginning in mid-
1993 and continuing through late-1994, ISES personnel inspected all existing assets at the ANL
site and reported on their condition.
Since the initial inspections, ISES personnel have
proceeded to update the ANL database on a regular,
annual basis. The update cycle was originally timed to
occur over a three-year period, but that has since grown
to a four-year cycle due to the addition of an entire new
operation, plus inclusion of the site infrastructure in the
database.
In addition to providing the
services listed above,
ISES personnel have
assisted the senior
management staff at ANL
in the preparation of O&M
Studies, selection and
implementation of a new CMMS system and various needs analyses.
Studies and data provided by ISES have consistently helped the
senior management at ANL support budget requests and effectively
manage their facilities portfolio.
