ENPO20011 Operational Issues in Process Management

This course explores in greater depth the knowledge and skills to manage and improve operations in the chemical process industries. The course has four key themes, namely (a) a systematic approach to managing operations safely but at the maximum effective capacity, (b) issues and methodologies for the management projects, (c) plant reliability and asset management and (d) technology management and transfer. Topics covered in this course include: a systematic approach to process operations, analysing operational complexity to ensure safe operations, hazard and risk assessment & management, operational aspects of occupational health & safety, key issues for project management, project planning & scheduling methodologies, projects costs & control, key issues for asset management, the maintenance cycle, key approaches & methodologies for maintenance, key issues in managing technology change, managing IP and technology transfer, the process of technology development and transfer. The emphasis throughout will be on (a) understanding the underlying issues and their complexity, (b) analysing the complexity and developing an integrated solution and (c) applying the knowledge to the chemical process industries.