Case study
TUBIS™
A case study in gas main repair/replacement strategy
A medium-size local distribution gas company operating in the North eastern United States has a mains network typically comprising cast iron, coated and uncoated steel, wrought iron and plastic pipes. Like all gas LDCs, the client was concerned that their repair/replace strategy was not the optimum solution to guarantee reliable service and control costs.
The LDC chose TUBIS gas pipeline optimization software to help solve their issues. TUBIS, a rapidly implemented, cost-effective asset management tool, is easy to use, comprehensive, flexible, analytical, defensible and forgiving of data deficiencies. It assisted the LDC in bridging the gap between strategic and planning issues and operational decisions.
The Northeast LDC was able to turn its repair/replace strategy around in a matter of weeks by implementing TUBIS™. The implementation resulted in a new strategy that makes erroneous main replacement and missed repairs a thing of the past. The LDC’s customers are better served by this more reliable system, where the mains that need to be replaced are attended to faster. Future litigation situations for the company will be much more easily defended with all information readily accessible to them at all times. Finally, the company’s overall main maintenance costs have been significantly reduced, bringing the greatest value of all to the LDC’s bottom line.
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