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DRAFT 3

FIATECH SBPP E1-FA1 Work Process Mapping:

Decision Sequence and Influence Diagram Major Capital Projects SBPP Team June 21, 2005

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Scenario-based Project Planning Vision statement

The future project planning system will provide interactive evaluation of project alternatives, enabling creation of conceptual designs and project plans that best meet the needs of all stakeholders. This collaborative planning environment will provide full awareness of the impacts of decisions on costs, schedules, and lifecycle performance. The system will provide the initial input to a comprehensive project plan and specifications, ultimately captured in an Asset Lifecycle Information System, to guide subsequent project designs and support downstream project functions. The Asset Lifecycle Information System is a foundation of the future state vision, serving as the repository for all design and planning information and the interface for all systems and applications. Element 1, Focus Area 1: Work Process Mapping Objective

Identify and document the SBPP process by which project planning decisions are made and the broad information inputs and outputs required to support those decisions. 12-Jul-05 – 2–


Variables to be considered in Project Analysis Variable descriptions were expanded to summarize input from Charles Wood. Numbering scheme revised to the index approach used in original SBPP documentation. Blue text indicates further content changes not yet presented to SBPP team.

A. Site selection 1. Market location 2. Raw material sources (location, quality, quantity, long-term reliability, cost) 3. Logistics availability - incoming and outbound (transportation choices, monopolies, public or dedicated systems) 4. Political and social climate 5. Environmental impact - water effluent, air emissions, social factors (impacts from construction and from operation, regulations, regulatory changes) 6. Personnel hazards - explosion potential, toxic releases 7. Tax incentives 8. Governmental permitting - national and local, building, sewers, highways, railroads, navigation, navigable waters, aircraft, environmental 9. Staffing - labor pool, skill level (competition for qualified resources, availability of alliance contractor personnel) 10. Site soils, groundwater, and geology (any show-stopper issues, risk mitigation) 11. Infrastructure - available services - electrical power, telephone, water, railroad, highways (quality, quantity, adequacy for lifetime of asset, maintenance, stability, public versus dedicated, contract risks) 12. Cost of services – energy costs, construction and operating labor (risk mitigation) 12-Jul-05 – 3–


Variables to be considered in Project Analysis - continued B. Facility Technology 1. Is the technology state-of-the-art? What degree of automation is needed? (process uncertainties or risks, own versus license, who has control of technology) 2. Is it competitive - world class manufacturing (functional life of process, new developments that would impact it) 3. Alternatives - waste treatment and disposal requirements, energy consumption (own versus contract, reliability of providers) 4. IT Infrastructure (operating systems, links to other systems)

C. Project Execution Strategy 1. Front end loading (level of uncertainty or risk in specification/execution, timing and cost to resolve risks, project management) 2. Production design (most economic source, qualifications, training needs) 3. Construction - stick built versus modular construction (capability of local contractors, existing site conditions, key components of modular construction) 4. Contracting - lump-sum, cost-plus-percentage-of-cost, incentive? (what risks involved, who can best manage risks) 5. Project information strategy (collaboration, work flow, document management)

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Variables to be considered in Project Analysis - continued D. Sourcing/Procurement 1. Engineered equipment (vendor capacity to meet schedule, possibility for acceleration, owner standards that may limit procurement options) 2. Field material 3. Field labor (sufficient qualified labor locally, non-local alternatives, training needs, labor union issues, competition from other projects in region) 4. Raw materials (see also A2) 5. Domestic versus import requirements (local content requirements for design, construction, equipment, and/or materials) 6. Contract services (what services needed, local availability)

E. Schedule 1. Start up timing (product sales contracts, commercial penalties/costs for late start-up) 2. Rate of capacity attainment

F. Project Budget 1. Capital and non-cap 2. Cash flow requirements/limits (restrictions on project funding or cash flow)

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Variables to be considered in Project Analysis - continued G. Risk assessment and Contingency Planning/Exit Strategy (details covered also in planning section above. Key element for all factors is cost and timing to mitigate; exit strategy should include cost and other impact of exit prior to each stage.) 1. Process / Structure technology 2. Logistics – how to transport product? 3. Economic risk (project economics, market assumptions still true, macroeconomic issues such as trade balance) 4. Environmental risk 5. Contractual risk 6. Political / Cultural risk

H. Information Asset 1. Content requirements for information handoff 2. Format requirements for information handoff (documents, databases, paper, etc.) 3. Timing and availability of the information deliverable (during, after)

I. Business Requirements (clear philosophy and priorities, controllable by owner or uncontrolled / externally controlled) 1. Capacity flexibility 2. Product and process flexibility 3. Quality flexibility 4. Raw materials flexibility and Product delivery response

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Decision Process and Sequence There are a number of decisions (or families of decisions)

necessary in the scenario planning phase of a capital project. The Decision Sequence encourages the project team to think about the order in which these decisions need to be made at the start of the project to ensure appropriate consideration is made and interrelationships are identified up front. The sequence may vary depending on the nature of the project

and the strategic objectives of the company or business launching the project. Many of these decisions will be iterative. As the team learns

more during the planning phase, earlier decisions may be reviewed or revised or the next, more detailed level of the decision will need to be addressed. This can also take place during project implementation. The Decision Sequence is read from left to right. 12-Jul-05 – 7–


FIATECH SBPP Example Capital Decision - Business Level SBPP assumes all marketing studies and inputs have already been done.

Business Issue: What is the best way to increase production capacity? Build a new plant using current technology Build a new plant using new technology

Make technical improvements to our current production line to increase yield / throughput Other (e.g. additional shift)

Legend Decision Alternative choices 12-Jul-05 – 8–


FIATECH SBPP Example Decision Sequence - Project Level SBPP assumes all marketing studies and inputs have already been done.

Sourcing / Procurement

Site Selection

Project Budget

Facility Technology

Project Execution Strategy

Schedule Information Asset

Business Requirements. / Flexibility

Risk Assessment / Contingency / Risk Legend Decision Alternative choices

Time

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Influence Diagram - A map of how variables affect value An Influence Diagram is a graphical representation of how decisions and uncertainties affect value. It provides a map between the variables (inputs) to be considered and the resulting output to facilitate creation of an economic model. Beginning with the end in mind, the Influence Diagram starts on the far right with the

Decision Criterion. z z

In the diagram that follows, the Decision Criterion is Net Present Value (NPV). There are often multiple Decision Criteria for a particular set of business decisions, but one (e.g., NPV) is used to represents the overriding financial objective for model creation.

The Influence Diagram is then constructed from right to left to identify the variables or

uncertainties needed to calculate each level of information to reach that Decision Criterion. Influence Diagrams also show Dependent and Independent Uncertainties. A Dependent

Uncertainty is one whose range of possible outcomes depends on some predecessor uncertainty. z

For example, both Price and Volume are dependent upon “Market Conditions and Changes” in the top level of the Influence Diagram that follows.

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Influence Diagram - A map of how variables affect value The influence diagram is an aid to modeling in that it shows the logic and dependency of

the uncertainties or variables. z

z

z

z

The model first reflects the alternatives identified to assist in the decision regarding which solution will best meet business needs. Subsequently, the chosen alternative will turn into a specific model of the project and the facility or enterprise being created. Uncertainties that cannot be calculated will need to be assessed, usually using a multi-point approach, such as a 10-50-90 range. The uncertainties that can be calculated from other data are shown with a diagonal line drawn through them. The influence diagram and the value assessments they generate will be revised as needed to reflect changes throughout the dynamic decision and modeling process.

The influence diagrams on the following pages reflect the variables to be considered as listed on pages 3-6. Alpha-numeric references map to the individual variables in the list. The first page represents the high-level complete map to develop cash flows and NPV for

a typical capital project. Subsequent pages provide additional details of the Capital Expenditure (Capex) aspects of

the project and cover most of the SBPP focus. 12-Jul-05 – 11–


FIATECH Influence Diagram - Major Capital Projects - Top Level KEY

Market Conditions & Changes

Price

Revenues

Product Logistics

Var Costs

PTOI

Calculated Uncertainty Constant

Delta Wkg Cap

Discount Rate

Tax Rate NPV ATOI

Plant Fixed

Cash Flow

Dep Rate

Fixed Costs

SARM

xxx

DSO, IDS, DPO Tax Incentives

Existing Oper Costs

Uncertainty

Text

Volume

New Oper Costs

xxx

Depreciation F1. Non-Cap Project Costs

All Other F1. Capex

SARM = Selling, Administrative, Research, & Management Expenses DSO = Days Sales Outstanding (accounts Receivable metric) IDS = Inventory Days Supply, DPO = Days Payables Outstanding

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FIATECH Influence Diagram - Major Capital Projects - Detail (Details on next pages)

KEY xxx

Uncertainty

xxx

Calculated Uncertainty

Text

C3. Construction Strategy

A. Site Selection

G. Risk Assess

C4. Contracting C2. Prod. Design

Constant F2. Cash Flow Constraints

C5. Proj Info Strategy

C1. FEL Capital Planning & Design Costs (A,C,G)

D3. Labor Construction Costs (D) (Procurement)

D2, D4. Materials D6. Services D1. Eng. Equipment

D5. Import Costs

B2. Technology Competitiveness

F1. Capex

B1. Degree of Automation

I2. Production Flexibility Technology Deployed (Equip, Bldg)

I3. Quality

E1. Timing, Start-up

E1.Sched. Penalties I1. Capacity

E2. Timing, Ramp-up I4. Raw Mtl & Product Delivery

B4. IT Infrastructure B3. Waste Handling, disposal

B3. Energy Consumption

H. Information Handoffs & Delivery (Details on next pages) 12-Jul-05 – 13–


FIATECH Influence Diagram - Major Capital Projects - Detail A4. Political / Social Climate

A2. Raw Material Sources

A1. Market Location

A3. Logistics

A11. Infrastructure A. Site Selection

A9. Staffing

A12. Cost of Services

A5. Environmental Impact

A10. Site Soils, Groundwater, Geology

A7. Tax Incentives

A6. Personnel Hazards A8. Govt Permitting

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FIATECH Influence Diagram - Major Capital Projects - Detail

G2. Logistics

G1. Process / Structure Technology

G3. Economic Risks G. Risk Assessment, Contingency Planning, Exit Strategy G5.Contractual Risks

G4.Environmental Risks G6. Political / Cultural Risks

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FIATECH Influence Diagram - Major Capital Projects - Detail

H1. Content Requirements H. Information Asset

H2. Format Requirements

H3. Timing & Availability of Information

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