Management
Fine-tune your listening skills
Active listening is one of the most important tools a leader can apply. It facilitates greater understanding of situations, challenges and, most importantly, of the people who do the work
Leveraging a globalized work force
If managed with discipline, a workshare approach can yield significant benefits for all project stakeholders
Evaluate risk and plan for the unforeseen
By understanding our liabilities, we can limit them and convert the future from enemy to opportunity
Add depth to technical training
Use these 15 approaches and real-world examples to refresh the knowledge base and analytical skills of engineers and plant managers
Strategic business elements of ISO 9001:2000
Along with providing quality management, certification may be a valuable marketing tool for enhancing customer confidence
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Facilitate effective communications in a project environment
Proper planning provides a stable platform for success
Improve your database for cost estimation
Here’s a systematic approach for storing and retrieving valuable information that may be fragmented between various departments
Look beyond traditional organizational structure
Production-centered design improves, sustains total plant performance
Why is it so difficult to combine experience and theory in business decisions?
Investigate the root cause for conflict between expectations and the modeling system
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