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2007 Industry Business Forums - Chemicals
Agenda
Getting the most out of what you may or may not have!
During this year’s IBF we will focus on two important components of our industry; People and Data.
Addressing the Skills Gap in the Chemical Industry
Our current aging workforce will soon equate to a sudden loss of experience and knowledge within our industry. Engineering student enrolment is at an all time low. What are the real issues, how will the effect us, and how do we eliminate or alleviate the effect on our industry?
Dr. Maurice Wilkins of the ARC Advisory Group will shed some light and new ideas on how to address the skills gap and enable us to be competitive both now and in the future.
Got Data? Now What?
Billions of dollars have been spent on control systems in various processing industries. This dynamic environment is ever changing. How do we compete in a global marketplace? One method is to take process data from our current control system assets and analyze the data in a real-time environment and present the data in a manner to personnel on the “top floor” or on the “shop floor” for decision making that will drive costs down in our manufacturing processes. We will share applications on how leading companies are striving to compete in a global marketplace.
Kai Lin from Lakeside Process Controls will provide insight on the Practical Applications of Lean Manufacturing Concepts to the Specialty Chemicals Industry. Kai will focus on OEE, Equipment State Tracking, Dashboards, KPI’s and the concept of sharing data among all levels of the organization.
Join your fellow Specialty
Chemicals colleagues on
Monday, September. 10th 2:15-4:15pm in the Dallas 5-7 room.
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