Adaptive planning

Adaptive planning—changing the project plan based on the feedback from each iteration Please note that it is perfectly OK to cither add new features or remove already planned features in the forthcoming iterations. This... 

In each case the design of the sampling process has to start with problem-adapted planning. 

The US Army Corps of Engineers is now incorporating adaptive planning for new projects, requiring consideration of a range of sea level conditions in the feasibility analysis of all coastal and estuarine projects. The planning guidance requires,... 

The recent interest in coastal sustainability offers planning opportunities for addressing the consequences of sea level rise. Sustainability principles espouse the need for integrated planning and the incorporation of a holistic approach to the coast, with strong consideration of local conditions and the need for adaptive planning to adjust to changing conditions. 

Sugihara, K., Smith, J. (1999). Genetic algorithms for adaptive planning of path and trajeetory of a mobile robot in 2D terrains. lEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, 82(1), 309-317. 

These data are adapted from Steiner, E. H. Planning and Analysis of Results of Collaborative Tests published in Statistical Manual of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Association of Official Analytical Chemists Washington, DC, 1975. 

K. Sycara, "Using Case-Based Reasoning for Plan Adaptation and Repair," in Proceedings of the DARPA Workshop on Case-Based Reasoning, Morgan... 

FIG. 25-63 Typical flow sheet for the recovery of materials and production of refuse-derived fuels (RDF). [Adapted in pait from D. C. Wilson (ed.). Waste Management Planning, Evaluation, Technologies, Oxford Univei-sity Press, Oxford, 1981.]... 

Set out the intended action plan, within an appropriate schedule. Remember, it may take time for the staff to feel comfortable with a new way of thinking. It s a good idea to implement waste-reduction measures slowly but consistently, to allow everyone time to adapt to these changes. 

At this point in the process, you may find it useful to review the preliminary plan you presented for initial management approval (see Chapter2). That "first take" necessarily lacked the detail you are now able to provide. For example, your initial estimates of time requirements might have predicted 18 months for system design and installation now you reali2e that 24 months will be needed. While the initial plan will require changes, it should have components (organizational, stylistic, narrative) that can be adapted for use in the formal plan. 

In the immediate term, however, your plan may be most effective if you focus on the specific needs and priorities you have identified in the course of your work so far. If you clearly define the scope of your plan, and it directly addresses specific needs, your efforts will be far more successful than if you try to do all things for all people. Moreover, focusing on priority needs will almost certainly provide a sound basis for expansion or adaptation for example, procedures developed to address training for operators using high-hazaid materials at one facility (see Rextown vs. Effingham in Figure 5-2) should be readily adaptable to lower-hazard substances at another facility— far more so than the other way around. 

Following is a questionnaire format developed by a divisional PSM Task Force to elicit feedback from a plant s employees about the PSM pilot test. The Task Force designed it to be adaptable to a range of activities and plans to use it at the conclusion of each one. At the request of the plant manager, responses are sent directly to the Task Force rather than directed to him. 

As part of planning your company s PSM system roll-out (Chapter 7), you have established a number of benchmarks and parameters for the installation process. For example, pilot testing should yield realistic estimates for individual facilities schedule, staffing, and other resource requirements, as well as workable formats for reporting. The installation plan you developed should derive from these results, adapting them to the full range of your company s operations. 

The plan should be audited on a regular basis, at least annually to assure tliat it is current. Items to be updated include the list of potential hazards and emergency procedures (adapted to any newly developed teclmology). A guideline for auditing the emergency response phui, adapted from literature published by the Chemical Manufacturers Association, is presented below in question format."... 

The basic blocks with which to build an arrangement for plot plans are often used in the unit area concept. This method of planning is particularly well adapted to large plant layouts. Unit areas are often delineated by means of distinct process phases and operational procedures by the presence or absence of contamination and by safety requirements. Thus, the determination of the shape and extent of a unit area and the interrelationships of each area in a... 

If the plan of the building (and the same applies to its cross-sectional features) is precisely and inflexibly related to the initial plant layout and the production processes known at design stage, non-adaptability to later desirable changes in use is clearly a durability factor. 

Most oil companies offer a planned lubrication maintenance (PLM) service that will meet these requirements with the minimum of effort on the part of the customer. These schemes provide logical routing for the lubrication operative, balanced workloads and clear instructions to those responsible for specific tasks associated with lubrication and fault-reporting facilities. Many schemes are now designed for computer operation, which also accommodate plant and grade changes, operation costs and manpower planning. It is essential that any such scheme should be adaptable to individual requirements. 

Calorimeters vary in details and are adapted to the particular reaction being studied. Figure 7-2 shows the general plan of a calorimeter that might be used in measuring the heat evolved during a combustion reaction. It might be applied to the combustion of a candle to yield a much more reliable answer than can be obtained by the crude technique of Experiment 5. 

Wildlife toxicologists should be attuned to developments in human health mercury, as assays that have been used successfully on humans may be suitable or adaptable for other vertebrate species. Echeverria and co-workers (Echeverria et al. 2005, 2006 Heyer et al. 2006) have characterized a gene encoding coproporphyrinogen oxidase, a gene in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Polymorphism in this gene predicts differential response to elemental mercury exposure in human subjects. Plans to modify this assay for other mercury species in matrices from wildlife are under way. 

---