Management and Supervisory

Terrorist-Proof Your Plant -- Chemical Plant Safety - Applying the Tools of the Trade to New Risk

February

2002

Management

Mark E. Kilburn, Nathan A. Kimmerle, Patrick T. Ragan, Stephen H. Roberts

In light of the events of September 11, make sure your plant's safety plan accounts for acts of terrorism and sabotage.

Risk-Based Decision Making: Use Reliability-Based Information to Assess Design Alternatives

October

2004

Management

Abraham Shamir, Charles M. Mitchell, David T. Moyle

This simple reliability analysis technique can differentiate among design options and guide engineers to a preferred alternative.

Succeed in Business in Eastern Europe

November

2002

Career Catalyst

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.

Optimizing the Asset Management of Pumps

May

2006

Asset Management

Deane Horn, Mark Granger

Integrating new advances in smart online pump monitoring and flexible communication technologies can improve pump reliability and performance while reducingcosts.

Succeed in Business in Latin America

September

2001

Career Catalyst

Linda Grobovsky, Lionel F. Laroche

Thorough preparation can mean the difference between success and disaster.

Shaping a New Role for the Operator

May

2004

Management

Ian Nimmo, Peter Bullemer, Sandra Foreman

In the future, operating teams may proactively manage their plants to maximize safety and minimize environmental impact, while pushing the processes to their optimal limits. Here's how to achieve the necessary paradigm shift by giving operators an...

Making the Team: Teams, Teamwork, and Teambuilding

June

2010

Career Catalyst

Eldon R. Larsen

A project team is more than a group of talented professionals. It is an interdependent unit, empowered with understanding, accountabilities and mutual support that permit it to achieve goals — both organizational and personal — more efficiently and...

Getting Started: Six Sigma Control of Chemical Operations

June

2002

Management

James M. Wheeler

The success of Six Sigma vs. classic quality metrics lies in its ability to more usefully measure defects.

Overcome Organizational Snags to Technology Transfer

January

2001

Management

Jonathan H. Worstell

Commercializing a new technology often means reaching accord between clashing groups. Here’s a road map to navigate these hurdles.

Conduct Successful Team Meetings

November

2003

Career Catalyst

Barry M. Weinstein

Prepare effective agendas, minutes, status updates, and corrective action reports to make your meetings, as well as your projects, run more smoothly.

Prepare an Effective Intellecutal Property Business Plan

August

2009

Management

Steven R. Hansen

The intellectual property component of a business plan is instrumental in protecting and promoting engineering innovations. Here’s how chemical engineers can provide valuable input into the preparation of an IP business plan.

Prevent Cyber Attacks -- Are Your Plants and Pipelines Safe from Cyber Attack?

February

2002

Management

David J. Teumim

An understanding of security principles and terminology can help chemical and control engineers relate to the emerging threats of conventional and cyber terrorism.

Launching a Website for Your Small Business

November

2004

Career Catalyst

Cynthia F. Mascone, Joseph A. Roseti

Here’s how to develop a successful Internet presence without the dedicated web staff and financial resources of a large corporation.

Decommissioning Process Plant Facilities

December

2002

Management

Lou Phillips

Whether the plan is to shut down an entire plant, or just a portion of it, a definitive plan must be in place. Here is a step-by-step procedure to guide you through the process.

Modular Mini-Plants: A New Paradigm

March

2007

Management

Shashank Shah

Modular design principles are well known, but have found only niche applications in the Chemical industry. This article outlines an innovative methodology, whereby plant and process design may be conducted in parallel using components with pre-...

Whistleblowing - Is it Always Obligatory?

June

2004

Career Catalyst

Edmund G. Seebauer

Both interior and exterior consequences should be considered when deciding whether to report a breach of ethics.

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