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The EZTRAK Newsletter

Practical lessons from the field, published weekly.

T-minus 120: turnaround readiness for a March start, with five measurable gates from scope freeze to execution-ready

No. 19

October 28, 2026By Jason Johnson

T-minus 120: What’s Already Late for a March Turnaround

Five things that should already be true for a spring turnaround, the measure that proves each one, and what it costs when it isn’t.

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The material chase: locating a delivered item across receiving, warehouse, and laydown areas while a crew waits

No. 18

October 26, 2026By Jason Johnson

The Most Expensive Scavenger Hunt in the Plant

Why finding material becomes an unplanned project during a turnaround—and how to keep every line item visible through installation.

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Material tracking from request and purchase order through receiving, staging, issue and installation

No. 17

October 13, 2026By Jason Johnson

Labor is tracked by the hour. Material is tracked to the warehouse dock.

Why material tracking often stops at receiving — and how Flow follows every PO line item through installation.

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Turnaround work scattered across spreadsheets, email, paper and disconnected applications

No. 16

October 6, 2026By Jason Johnson

You Have Turnaround Software. How Much Information Lives Outside It?

Why teams still rely on Power BI, custom apps, shared drives, email, paper, and spreadsheets to fill gaps.

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Offsite fabrication shop work tracked in EZTRAK Forge

No. 15

September 29, 2026By Jason Johnson

Work That Leaves Your Gate Shouldn't Leave Your System

How Forge keeps offsite shop work, documentation, and chain of custody visible across every vendor.

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EZTRAK $1 million first-year savings guarantee

No. 14

September 22, 2026By Jason Johnson

We Guarantee $1M in Turnaround Savings

How EZTRAK guarantees documented first-year savings on qualifying turnaround spend.

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A gate you can't measure is just a meeting.

No. 13

September 15, 2026By Jason Johnson

Turnaround Ready. Says Who?

Why FEL fails when scope, work packages, material, and progress live in four different systems.

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Live demo of EZTRAK Flow material management on November 4

No. 12

September 8, 2026By Jason Johnson

Material Management for Turnarounds. Live.

A live walkthrough of EZTRAK Flow on November 4, from request and receiving through installation and chain of custody.

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No. 11

September 1, 2026By Jason Johnson

What Access Does EZTRAK Actually Need?

The security and access questions IT teams should ask before introducing a platform.

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The turnaround finished three shifts early

No. 10

August 25, 2026By Jason Johnson

The Turnaround Finished 3 Shifts Early

An independent performance coach on what real-time field visibility changed during execution.

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Are your turnaround costs really comparable?

No. 09

August 18, 2026By Jason Johnson

Are Your Turnaround Costs Really Comparable?

Why enterprise cost control starts with how contractor cost enters the organization.

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Where is your PMI documentation right now?

No. 08

August 11, 2026By Jason Johnson

Where is your PMI documentation right now?

Positive material identification, digitized end to end — from bill of material to field installation.

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No. 07

August 4, 2026By Jason Johnson

Why turnaround platforms are failing

Companies are retiring globally deployed systems and letting each site choose its own.

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No. 06

July 28, 2026By Jason Johnson

Turnaround software should go live in weeks, not years.

Off-the-shelf makes you change how you work. Custom takes a year. There's a third option.

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No. 05

July 21, 2026By Jason Johnson

Why does every turnaround start from scratch?

Same units. Same equipment. Same cycle. And planning begins again from nothing.

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No. 04

July 14, 2026By Jason Johnson

2026 Downstream: Execution Is the Margin Strategy

Why 2026 capital discipline starts with the turnaround losses you can't see.

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No. 03

July 7, 2026By Jason Johnson

Turnaround software deployed in weeks, not years.

EZTRAK rolls out in 4–6 weeks, trains users in under 60 minutes, and lets you start month-to-month.

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No. 02

June 30, 2026By Jason Johnson

The line item nobody tracks — until it blows up your Turnaround

30% of turnaround expense, and a lesson learned every time.

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No. 01

June 23, 2026By Jason Johnson

End contractor sandbagging — and finish ahead of schedule

Your contractors finish more than they report. See the one change that took close-out from 72 hours to under 24.

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The EZTRAK Newsletter

T-minus 120: What’s Already Late for a March Turnaround

The Most Expensive Scavenger Hunt in the Plant

Labor is tracked by the hour. Material is tracked to the warehouse dock.

You Have Turnaround Software. How Much Information Lives Outside It?

Work That Leaves Your Gate Shouldn't Leave Your System

We Guarantee $1M in Turnaround Savings

Turnaround Ready. Says Who?

Material Management for Turnarounds. Live.

What Access Does EZTRAK Actually Need?

The Turnaround Finished 3 Shifts Early

Are Your Turnaround Costs Really Comparable?

Where is your PMI documentation right now?

Why turnaround platforms are failing

Turnaround software should go live in weeks, not years.

Why does every turnaround start from scratch?

2026 Downstream: Execution Is the Margin Strategy

Turnaround software deployed in weeks, not years.

The line item nobody tracks — until it blows up your Turnaround

End contractor sandbagging — and finish ahead of schedule

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