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Project Management

Quality tools produce desired results Fig 1

Fig. 1. "Road map" displays by project phase which technique is most effective to produce desired results. ..

A new breed of e-commerce engine drives profits

For technology to be valuable to HPI players, it must give them the tools to make and execute the right decisions, rather than provide a faster means of making the wrong ones

Ergonomics is still good business

Though legislation in the U.S. has stalled, these principles and resources can be applied to improve productivity

Predict contaminant concentrations in deaerator-vent emissions

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: Baade, W. F.  |  Kunz, R. G.

Here is a tool to estimate maximum concentrations of contaminants in hydrogen-plant condensate

Petrochemical plant costs for the new millennium

Updated cost and capacity data facilitate more accurate economic evaluations of HPI enterprises

A look at downstream e-marketplaces

Novoforum, Inc.: Lee, J.

Extending your enterprise with an Internet forum can be rewarding, but work

PSM standards for effective project management

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.: Sampath, R. S. V.

Use these to define project tasks and implement activities to establish a system that yields maximum results

Enterprise integration: join the successful 20%

GLF/Technology Consulting: Funk, G. L

Here's how to accurately assess opportunities in technology projects

Securely manage manufacturing operations through the power of the Web

Industrial Evolution: Heersink, R.

This approach, implemented at U.S. Oil & Refining Co.'s Tacoma Port refinery, safeguards plant integrity and applies the latest measures to prevent leakage of confidential data

Creating plant operating excellence with measurable results

Verticore Technologies: Gillard, C. F.

For an average-sized refinery, these improvements should deliver an economic benefit of $25 million/year