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Della Steam Plant: Should the Turbine Be Shut Off?


P.K. Raju, Chetan Sankar

published: 2006 | Case Study | Operations Management

Subject Area:    Operations Management; Business Policy/Strategic Management

Key Issues:   
Industrial Engineering; Safety Management; Technology Management

Case Description:    Sam Towers, the plant manager of a power plant, was in a dilemma: his engineer and the manufacturer's engineer had disagreed on a major maintenance problem at the power plant. Taking into account financial, technical, safety, and credibility issues, he had to decide whether to restart the turbine-generator unit or shut it down.

# Case Pages:        10

Case Number:    040013-18-1&2-7

Teaching Note:    Yes

revised May 10/06

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