Project: Nanaimo Operations Centre ProjectLink: Nanaimo Operations Centre Project#Task Name & Points to CoverName$2$A$.$ OPERATIONAL CHALLENGE: What potential operational challenges do you anticipate the selected project may encounter? Consider factors such as operations strategy, timeline constraints, location, quality management, designing, or any criteria may apply. Challenge $1$: ElisaChallenge $2$: ThomasChallenge $3$: Thomas$3$B$.$ SOLUTIONS & MITIGATION STRATEGIES: $1.$ What specific solutions or mitigation strategies would you propose to address each challenge effectively?Solution $1$: MariaSolution $2$: DanielleSolution $3$: Emilio$42.$ How would you prioritize these solutions based on their potential impact on project success and feasibility of implementation?All together$53.$ What measures would you recommend for monitoring and managing operational performance throughout the project lifecycle?All together$7$PowerPointElisa $($Ngoc$)8$Presentation Record DateDeliverables $($what you need to submit at VIULearn$)$A recorded video presentation of $1520$ minutes showing the discussion, analysis and the solutions presented by the group member. All group

members must participate in the video. Overview

This is a project to upgrade the city of Nanaimo's public works yards. The yard was originally built in the $1960$s and was intended to serve the citys then population of $45,000$ people. Since then Nanaimo has grown to over $100,000$ people and the publics work yard is over capacity. The yards primary purpose is to serve as a staging and maintenance facility for the citys fleet of maintenance and emergency service vehicles, i$.$e$.$ garbage trucks, firetrucks, and street cleaners. This upgrade plan will see a $40$ million dollar investment in expanding the maintenance facilities, with an additional $$8\mathrm{.}5$ million for other facility upgrades.Challenge $1($Elisa$)$Capacity Expansion & Scaling: The existing facilities, constructed in the $1960$s$,$ are no longer adequate to meet the demands of a city now housing over $100,000$ residents. This encapsulates the challenge of expanding infrastructure to keep up with the rapid growth of Nanaimo's population. It involves overcoming limitations in existing facilities, securing funding, and planning effectively to meet the rising demand for services while maintaining operational efficiency.Challenge $2($Thomas$)$Operational Disturbances: The current public works yard is still in active use, and its operations are essential to the safety and well$-$being of the citizens of Nanaimo. If the city decides to pursue the upgrades to the public works yard they risk interfering with the existing operations at this location. This is because this project would require active construction to take place at the same time as the public works yard is conducting its day$-$to$-$day operations.Challenge $3($Thomas$)$Unclear Goals: The mission statement for this project is as quote To address the long$-$standing and increasingly unsustainable health, safety, environmental and operational shortcomings of the site in a fiscally responsible manner. $($City of Nanaimo, $2024).$ The mission statement lacks a measurable definition of success. Is the city trying to improve vehicle maintenance turnaround times? Are they trying to increase garbage$/$recylcing pickup frequency for citizens? How will this projects success be measured? What benchmarks does the city have to define success?Solution $1($Emilio$)$Capacity$,$ expansion & scaling:Solution $2($Danielle$)$Operational Disturbances: I understand that the current public works yard is still in use and very valuable during the day to the public of Nanaimo. To mitigate any disturbances, construction could be done during the night hours. That way the disturbance would be minimal interruption during the day. Another solution would be to work during the least busiest hours of the day, that way it could still be used, but could help the public still use it when necessary. The third solution would be to do the construction during the winter time, as the public is less likely to use the area and then could be completed fast and could be back to use in the early months of summer.