Improvement reward-process

It takes empirical investigation, not common sense, to guide the development and implementation of an improvement intervention, whether repairing a bridge, constructing a building, or administrating an incentive/reward process. Contrary to popular belief, there is not too little common sense in business, there is too much (Daniels 1994, p. 10). 

In Chapter 11, I explain principles for establishing an incentive/reward process to motivate the kinds of safety processes that influence outcomes. For now, just recognize and appreciate the advantage of focusing on achieving process improvements over working to... 

Defining standards would be necessary to improving the reward process. Without standards, rewards would be seen as being offered on the basis of favoritism or even chance. 

The design or substantial modification of a new plant or process, its subsequent constmction, and start-up represent a tremendous investment of time and money. The rewards are great if a significant improvement is realized the risks are also great if a costiy commercial plant fails to produce as expected. To reduce the degree of risk, lengthy and expensive research programs are often undertaken. 

Catalytic reaction engineering forms a link between chemistry and chemical engineering and is the key to catalytic process improvement and innovation. Catalysis is a branch of the chemical sciences that strongly affects frontier research in physical chemistry, organometallic chemistry and reaction engineering. The rapid development of modern chemistry and physics promises an interesting and rewarding future. 

Document Incorporate all critical process control parameters into a process control plan. Develop a long-term measurement matrix to monitor success and improved capabilities to meet or exceed customer expectations. Then reward the team ... 

The first law of directed evolution is that you get what you screen for [20], Anecdotes abound in the unpublished literature of negative results concerning unintended outcomes of screening experiments that were, in retrospect, frilly consistent with the ground rules established for the evolutionary process. This being the case, careful attention to the physical chemistry and statistics of screening can be rewarded with markedly improved results. 

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