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Risk management

29 May 2018, Published under Cement News

In this month’s Technical Forum, Dr Michael Clark examines how companies approach risk and the various management techniques that can be used to control it.  Cement companies must guard against complacency with regard to risk management During the last 18 months the moderator has been witness to some very adverse outcomes for cement companies around the world. Occasionally, the outcomes arose from unpredictable equipment failures or other factors beyond management control, while...

Who is responsible for what?

07 December 2016, Published under Cement News

Dr Clark turns his thoughts to the human resources-related aspects of operating, maintaining and managing a cement plant. Understanding roles and responsibilities is the first step in effective human resource management The primary topics for the Technical Forum are the technical aspects of manufacturing cement, the operating specifics and requirements of cement factories and the equipment found in cement plants. However, we can lose sight of the fact that those production facil...

Managing African cement

27 June 2012, Published under Cement News

Sub-Saharan Africa has been experiencing strong growth of around 7-10 per cent CAGR in the majority of its cement markets for the past 15 years. This has led to quite a dramatic evolution of the industry on the continent resulting in new entrants coming into the market as well as increasing interest from multinationals and great development opportunities for existing players. There has been very varied success depending on the markets, the operators and a host of specifics. Industry advisor ...