05.06.2014
- Monitoring Maintenance - Based on a benchmarking study with nine chemical parks and chemical-related industrial parks in Germany described in part 1 of this series, part 2...
10.05.2014
- Performance And Potential - Based on a benchmarking study with nine chemical parks and chemical-related industrial parks in Germany, this first part of the two-articles-series...
09.05.2014
- Surplus and idle assets - Throughout industry, pressure to squeeze maximum return from each and every asset is intense. This principle drives process simplification and the focus...
08.05.2014
- Look at the Big Picture - Supply-chain management is a widely discussed topic, and the chemicals industry is no exception. At some companies, this is because supply-chain costs -...
05.05.2014
- Volatility Calls For Flexibility - Supply-chain management (SCM) requirements have changed significantly over the past few years. The buzzword when managing global supply chains is...
19.07.2012
- Energy costs are high - This especially impacts companies in processing industries. Process chains are subject to fluctuations in performance, which are hidden, but available...
17.11.2010
- Novartis aims to improve profitability by ramping up a group-wide efficiency drive as the Swiss drugmakerfocuses on specialty medicines rather than drugs used in general practice...