Bradley Ford

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Bradley Ford

Brad is an expert in production operations management within the industrial sector with over a decade of professional experience throughout a number of industries such as oil refining, oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, dairy and power generation.

Brad has considerable experience working and conducting training and consulting services in a multicultural environment through his work in Europe, Asia and Oceania up to the executive level. He has worked with companies like Chevron, Shell, Idemitsu, Gazpromneft, BHP Billiton, Lukoil, MODEC, Mitsui, Inpex, and Outotec.

Articles by Brad

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The "Magic Number" in Human Memory Capacity
The "Magic Number" in Human Memory Capacity

It is very critical that we try to understand operations by understanding our operators, from their point of view. Then, when implementing technologies, we focus on implementation in a manner that matches with the manner in which the operators think, and towards the goals that they need to achieve. Too often there is a focus on adding new and extra information/data.

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The Impact of Sleep on Operator Performance
The Impact of Sleep on Operator Performance

Thanks to research conducted by Shiraz University, we now have reliable statistics to understand the linkage between sleepiness and omission/commission errors, and how they increase over the course of a shift.

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The Advent of Drones & the threats they bring
The Advent of Drones & the threats they bring

Recently, expert Jeff Melrose spoke at the prestigious security conference Blackhat in Las Vegas, Nevada on the topic of drones that can be bought off-the-shelf and used in cyber crime. Watch a James Bond parody on how drones can be used to implement a cone of silence on both stationary targets and moving targets.

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Pokémon GO: reflections on the process industry
Pokémon GO: reflections on the process industry

Today’s platforms were designed before our youngest operators were even born. Considering the rate of change that we are experiencing, the gap in thinking processes from junior operator to senior operator is widening, and will continue to widen as time goes on. Pokemon GO is a great example of the rate of change and rapid advancement we can look forward to in the coming years.

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Shift-Handover: Structured Logbook Design
Shift-Handover: Structured Logbook Design

Bradley Ford continues his journey in Shift Handover processes by diving deeper into the content and structure of operations log books, how they are utilized, and their most effective design.

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MOL Group & Combustion Optimization
MOL Group & Combustion Optimization

Small reductions in energy cost percentage means significant overall savings. MOL Group is a multinational company that partnered with Yokogawa Advanced Solutions with the aim to safely optimize fired heaters, one by one. Senior Project Manager László Cserna shares his experience and perspective on working with Yokogawa; the dynamic in having Honeywell, Emerson and Yokogawa involved on one project, and how CombustionOne led the company to exceed their expected target.

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