How to do an Internal FDA Audit
Gavin Sinclair
Meeting FDA regulations is not optional. The costs are high for any company that does not act responsibly to ensure that all additives are meet the required regulations.
Management and Supervisory
Caught in the Act
Jody Urquhart
To acknowledge people in a meaningful way, catch them doing good things and recognize their efforts.
Whistleblowing - Is it Always Obligatory?
Edmund G. Seebauer
Both interior and exterior consequences should be considered when deciding whether to report a breach of ethics.
Match the Effort to the R&D Investment
Kelly Ibsen
Using a phased engineering approach to guide R&D projects will improve efficiency and avoid costly experimental excursions.
Overcoming Obstacles to Innovation
Cheryl Perkins, Jeff Lindsay, Mukund Karanjikar
Despite high levels of spending and lofty innovation goals, companies often experience declining productivity. An understanding of the causes and remedies for innovation fatigue can free engineers and their organizations to achieve greater success.
Manage Projects Effectively
Glen Rosentrater
Developing the proper plan can help to avoid budget overruns
Objective Merit Review: Democracy in Action
David Blanchfield
Tailor these guidelines for reviewing competitive proposals to find the best project to support.
Improve Plant Reliability by Redefining Roles
Kevin Smith
The operator and maintenance technician can play key roles in ensuring equipment reliability and thus maximizing production while maintaining quality.
Get Your Investment Decisions Right
Gerald Bode, Gregory J. McRae, Konrad Hungerbuhler, Reinhard Schomacker
This article describes state-of-the-art investment analysis techniques, shows how and why even reasonably good analyses can lead to bad decisions, and gives guidance on how to avoid mistakes when making investment decisions regarding chemical...
Making Smarter Clean-Tech Investments
Adam Javan, William J. Grieco
Appropriate due diligence can help investors sort through the hype and identify the most viable ventures.
Succeed in Business in Germany and Switzerland
Leonore Clauss, Lionel F. Laroche
Interactions with the Germans and the Swiss may seem easy, but it's important to understand their way of thinking and their approach to doing business.
Succeed in Business in Eastern Europe
Lionel F. Laroche, Susan Morey
Eastern Europe is a significant potential market for Western corporations. There are plenty of opportunities for success if you learn to do business in a way that meshes with Eastern European expectations of how business should be done.
Hiring the Right Consultant
Peter R. Lantos
Follow these suggestions for identifying and validating a consultant, as well as for making the most effective use of the consultant’s expertise.
Optimizing the Asset Management of Pumps
Deane Horn, Mark Granger
Integrating new advances in smart online pump monitoring and flexible communication technologies can improve pump reliability and performance while reducingcosts.
Learn by Wandering Around
Ross Topliff
Walking, listening, and learning are three easy steps that promote good communication and can yield high dividends.
Preliminary and Final Scopes of Engineering
Glen Rosentrater
Use this project template to adress large capital projects in the CPI.
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