Volume
II, Issue 12
5/3/02
Dear Subscriber:
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PlantSuccess conferences have gone from Philadelphia to Chicago and now Houston
with outstanding presentations featuring innovative managers discussing “best
practices” implemented by leading manufacturers, including:
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Atofina |
Plant E/I Systems
Engineer |
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BP |
CAD Coordinator - Gulf
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CDI Engineering
Group |
Turnaround Services
Manager |
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Dofasco |
Senior Reliability
Engineer |
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Dow
Chemical |
Global Maint. Resource Center
Leader |
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Dow
Chemical |
Best Practices/FEL
Leader |
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DuPont |
Manager, Process Control &
IT |
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ExxonMobil |
Risk Management
Advisor |
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Lyondell
Chemical |
Manager, Technology
Planning |
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Marathon
Engineers |
Manager, Eng & Info
Systems |
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Rhodia |
Plant
Manager |
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Vulcan
Chemicals |
Maintenance & Engineering
Manager |
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AIChE's
CCPS |
Consultant |
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Industry
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Charlie
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John
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May 9,
2002, join
keynoter Terry Leigh, Facilitator, Global Maintenance Leadership Team
for the Dow Chemical Company at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake
for another outstanding conference that includes breakfast and lunch. Visit
www.PlantSuccess.com to review
agendas, download previous presentations and to register online. For additional
information call 770-565-3282
Join our
sponsors, all leading technology companies:
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Attendees
to this unique conference will represent owner/operators, contractors and
consultants from the Gulf Coast area with an interest in improving plant
reliability, maintenance and operational effectiveness.
All paid
attendees, not currently subscribers to Chemical Engineering magazine,
will receive a 1-year complimentary subscription.
Regards,
Carl Howk.
Chairman
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Current Links
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Creating
Value During a Recession
Despite
a recent spike in GDP, most business people think we have a ways to go. A recent
piece from consulting company Accenture (Aren’t they glad they changed
their name.) titled: Creating Sustainable Shareholder Value from an
Economic Downturn, is still appropriate.
The
first pull-quote is worth remembering: “A recessionary economy is different from
a growing economy; but one does not stop creating value during a
recession.” READ
MORE
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Web Services: Invest
Incrementally
Industry
consultant ARC Advisory Group has a timely piece on Web Services – one of
the most talked-about technologies in the industry today. Again, a pull-quote is
worth noting, “For manufacturers, the possibility of using Web services as a
single connection method from plant floor to enterprise to partner to supplier
is compelling. But an incremental strategy is necessary.” READ
MORE
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Full
links to Volume II, Issue 12 Newsletter articles:
http://www.cadcentre.com/flash/welcome.htm
http://www.pdxml.org/synapse/center/homepage.cfm?website=pdXML.org
http://www.accenture.com/xd/xd.asp?it=enWeb&XD=services\finance\fpm_thought2.xml
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