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Chapter 3 maintenance projects, may represent the plants technical department or a central engineering process functions. More about this activity in Chapter 6. Manufacturing Manager has overallresponsibility for operability of the project. Specifically takes a leadership role in layouts. safety, and startup. More about startups in Chapter 18. The Manufacturing Manager is the sites representative to the integrated team and ensures that the key plant functions are involved at appropriate times in the project. These functions include environmental, production, maintenance, purchasing, shipping and receiving, etc., depending on the areas addressed by the project.

More detaileddescriptions of responsibilities, includingthose of the additional team members, can be found in the typical coordination procedure in Appendix C

3.3 The Venture Manager

Astheleader oftheOwners project team,the Venture Manager is ultimately responsible for the successful executionof the right project. Ideally, the Venture Manager: Provides continuityby being involved from the very onset of theproject through the startup and operation of the facility. Should combine a solid background in management, project economics, and operations with a working knowledge of process engineering and project management. Servesas a screentohelpthe outside pressures. projectteamstay freeofextraneous

Delegates the day-to-day activities of running the project to the other members of the team. The Venture Managerhelps theintegrated teamfocustheirenergiestowards accomplishing the projects goals. Specifically, these actions will be concentrated in ensuring:
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That the right project is selected. We will cover this in more detail in the next chapter. However, for now, this will involve:
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An accurate statement of the businessgoals of the project. A sound financial analysis of the alternatives. insure that the selected one has acceptable risk.

- Identification of all reasonable alternatives.

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- A thorough risk analysis of the alternatives to