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Attock Refinery Upgradation Project

Arif Iqbal Rana


INDUSTRY : Oil

AREA : Production & Operation Management

ORGANIZATION : Attock Refinery

LENGTH : 15

LUMS No : 03-821-2004-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2004

DESCRIPTION

KEYWORDS:

Attock,Refinery Upgrataion,Project,Production,Operations Management,Oil,Petroleum,Manufacturing,Japanese Contractor,Budget,Successful,Biggest Expansion


DESCRIPTION:

This case is about a major expansion and upgradation project undertaken at a refinery in Northern Pakistan in the 1990s. The project was the biggest expansion project since the company¿s inception in the 1920s. The project was carried out by a Japanese contractor, and is marked by changes in CEO's, and Project Managers. Despite the vicissitudes in relationships between the construction team and company management, the project was completed in time and within budget. 


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The case looks at project management from the client's perspective. It can be used in a module on Project Termination, or Project Monitoring and Control. The case highlights the importance of: 1) Project Planning and Monitoring. 2) Managing inter-personal relationships. 3) 'Post-mortem' analysis and learning from projects.


SUBJECTS COVERED:

Production, Operations Management