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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...

Dependency: Part 2

03 February 2014, Published under Cement News

In the second of a two-part Technical Forum Dr Clark continues his exploration of the complex dependencies involved in delivering a successful cement project. The fictional cement company, Ruritania Cement, is used to illustrate those dependencies from the placing of a contract and the contract-effective date to the day when the first cement is delivered to a customer from the cement plant. This was indeed a proud moment for Ruritania Cement, even though it was more than six years sin...

Understanding dependency

22 January 2014, Published under Cement News

In the first of a two-part Technical Forum, Dr Clark considers the complex dependencies involved in delivering a successful cement project. He uses a fictional cement company and country to illustrate those dependencies leading up to the placing of a contract and the contract effective date. In the second part, next month, the dependencies between the contract effective date and handover will be elaborated. The project goal is clear – to establish an 8000tpd cement factory and to sell...

From challenge to success

05 November 2012, Published under Cement News

In October 2008, Polysius SAS, the French subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Polysius, was awarded the EP contract for a 3600tpd cement plant in Tunisia by Sotacib Kairouan SA. To carry out this project while meeting the client’s requirement in a booming market proved a real challenge. However, close cooperation between Sotacib Kairouan and ThyssenKrupp Polysius ensured success and client satisfaction. By Patrick Brunelot and Jean-Christophe Lene, Polysius SAS, France. Pre-engineered solution...