Benchmarking in the process industries / Munir Ahmad and Roger Benson.
By: Ahmad, Munir
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Contributor(s): Benson, Roger | Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain).
Material type: 
BookPublisher: Rugby : Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1999Description: vii, 155 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0852954115.Subject(s): Benchmarking (Management) | Chemical plants -- ManagementDDC classification: 660.068 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 660.068 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077227 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Aimed at introducing the subject of benchmarking to the process industries, this book is based on practical experience of over 2000 process plants. It provides guidance on how to benchmark, where to find the benchmarks, how to quantify the gaps intended and suggests the impact of improving manufacturing in the process industries. This book provides the framework, measures and industry world-class targets to allow organizations to maximise its potential.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Measuring process manufacturing performance -- Sources of benchmarking data -- Calculating the improvement opportunity -- Signposting the route to process improvement -- Measuring manufacturing excellence practices -- Benchmarking the 'soft' measures -- Review and interpretation of benchmarking -- The need for agile manufacturing -- Potential impact of process engineering on world-class benchmarks -- Conclusions.