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You notice that significant leaks are occurring during the plant’s testing and start-up
phases. These leaks are probably caused by the cheaper controls, inferior couplings, andthe inexperience of the plant operating team including Manuel. What should you do?
1. Have Manuel baby sit the batches timing them and constantly checking their temperature.2. Argue that it is necessary to immediately retrofit the plant with Lutz and Lutz
controls.3. Argue that it is necessary to retrofit the plant with Lutz and Lutz controls but thisshould be done after the plant has been turned over to operations. Let them pay for it.
Compare and rank these solution alternatives using the ethics and feasibility tests.
Wally: Well, this is what we’re going to give to operations when we hand over the plant. Is everybody okay it?
CHUCK: Fred's the guy who’s got to put his name on it, Fred’s got to be alright with it...Fred: Well, the couplings still leak when the pressure is up.
Wally: And we've alerted operations and given them specific instructions on how to maintain the connections.CHUCK: We've got Jen working on a lower temperature formula. That may make all of this moot.
Fred: We haven't worked out the bugs on the last step of the automation...WaLLY: And next year, we'll retrofit the entire plant with L and L controls.
CHUCK: This is how it works. We design it. We build it, we hand it over. They run it.We’ve done the best we can. No plant, no process, no system is ever completely perfect.
WALLY: You built a plant that’s efficient. You've got your upgrades to the wastewatertreatment.
Fred: Yeah, you're right. Um, for now Manuel or one of his guys can use the manualrelease valve.
CHUCK: Okay. Time to let those plant jockeys make New Stripper.You are Fred. Should you sign off on the documents?
Use the ethics and feasibility tests to test this solution
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