Relocating Your In-plant
When the in-plants at McGill University Health Centre got the green light to move into a new facility, the managers were determined to do everything right, from plant design to the move itself. Here’s what they learned.
Continuously Validate
The lesson here was clear. Continuously validate all of your requirements and specs, whether they be electrical, space, furniture or any other aspects of your facility. On many occasions we caught errors while the construction workers were still completing the task. We went as far as taking pictures of each electrical outlet and validating them with the electricians. This paid off tremendously as wiring, amperage and outlets had been placed in the most bizarre locations and often did not match up. In some cases, outlets had been completely removed from our design specs.
Carmin Cristofaro is consultant in process improvement. He was previously in charge of the in-plant at McGill University Health Center in Montreal.
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