Checking Out the Competition
Gary Street
Develop a winning game plan by following these logical steps to competitive assessment.
Management and Supervisory
Work More Effectively With Others
Doug Hissong
Learn ways to improve your interpersonal and communication skills so that you can work more effectively with others, and increase your own productivity and effectiveness.
Preparing Invention Disclosures
William D. Hall
The patent process can be a costly journey down a long and winding road. An invention disclosure serves as a roadmap for preparing the patent application and ultimately obtaining a valid, enforceable patent.
Unlock Supply Chain Improvements Through Effective Logistics
I. A. Karimi, Por Leng Han, Rajagopalan Srinivasan
Often an overlooked component of the chemical business, an examination of logistics practices can result in substantial savings.
Achieve Best-in-Class Reliability
Richard Beck
An integrated enterprise asset performance management system can help companies to eliminate failures, optimize strategies, and meet intended production targets.
Driving Profitability with Swaps and Exchanges
Frank Erzinger
Swap and exchange programs can significantly reduce logistics costs, as well as an organization’s carbon footprint. Despite its potential, the technique is often constrained by commercial, technical and operational concerns.
Close Out - The Forgotten Phase
Paula K. Martin , Karen Tate
In the long run, taking the time to close out a project properly will save time and reduce the chances of making the same mistake twice.
People - The Key to Successful Project Management
Eldon R. Larsen
While Gantt charts, timelines, budgets, resource constraints, quality challenges, performance measures, and other tools are important, they are neither meaningful nor effective without people.
Objective Merit Review: Democracy in Action
David Blanchfield
Tailor these guidelines for reviewing competitive proposals to find the best project to support.
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...
Increasing Employee Productivity
Charles Gillard
Maximize workplace efficiency via implementation of best practices using workflow modeling and automation.
Recruit for Retention
Partick Ropella
The most successful employee-retention programs begin with recruiting and hiring the individual who best matches the position and best fits into the company's culture.
Closing the Gap Between Engineers and Management
George Buckbee, P.E.
Work-style and communication differences often result in a disconnect between managers and engineers. Bridging this culture gap will allow managers to make better business decisions and bring engineers the understanding and recognition they deserve.
Relocating Research Operations
Richard P. Palluzi
Such projects require enormous planning, experienced staff, and substantial time and money to complete.
Succeed in Business in the Far East
Lionel F. Laroche, Susan Morey
Understand what is expected of you when traveling to this burgeioning part of the world.
Develop an Effective Crisis Management Strategy
Steve Wilson
A thorough crisis-management plan will enable your organization to respond to a crisis promptly and appropriately. Here's how to develop an effective plan.
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