Operations sustainable continuous improvement

To achieve the sustainable continuous improvements of truly lean operations, companies need to execute holistic programs. They have to give their organizations clear visions for operational excellence and the ability to identify and execute on situation-specific targets, but also individual approaches to address the soft side of change - capability building and changes in mindsets and behaviors. The journey is difficult, but the rewards are still fast and very considerable. 

Visibly supporting a continuous improvement culture that benefits everyone is an effective strategy to sustain process safety performance. Improvement efforts are often cast as a program with a definite beginning and presumptive end point. Driving to zero process safety incidents will require a sustained effort with evolving focus over the life of the process operations. 

The importance of quality assurance in any industry is widely acknowledged. More stringent customer expectations with regard to quality, together with the realisation that continued improvements in quality are often necessary for a company to sustain good economic performance, mean that some level of quality assurance is mandatory for all those associated with adhesive bonding operations. The use of technical specifications and quality control procedures go some way towards fulfilling the requirements of a quality system, and these measures are outlined here. 

Talvivaara has continued to develop its operations in line with its sustainable development policy which emphasizes continuous improvement and operational excellence. With respect to safety issues Talvivaara s goal is a safe and healthy working environment. The company has continued to develop its safety culture based on zero accident philosophy. The company is also committed to continuous improvement in environmental efficiency, operational risk management and reduction of environmental impact. 

Systems Thinking. Our economic responsibility includes competitiveness, performance excellence and market-driven production, which create long-term value and enable profitable growth. Sustainable and environmental incidents and indicators measuring the reliability of power distribution are reported monthly. Sustainability targets are based on the continuous improvement of operations ... 

Lyocell is an excellent example of a sustainable fibre today. Building on this, lyocell manufacturers operate a policy of continuous improvement in partnership with key raw material suppliers, customers and retailers. Future developments are likely to further minimise the environmental impact of lyocell fibres in areas such as ... 

Operational Excellence (OE) Operational Excellence (OE) is an element of organizational leadership that stresses the apphcation of a variety of principles, systems, and tools toward the sustainable improvement of key performance indexes. The process involves focusing on customer needs, keeping employees positive and empowered, and continuous improvement of activities in the workplace... 

Excellent process safety performance is being realized and is supported by advanced, rigorous, robust integrated and sustainable systems. Mi t be considered World Class performance operation. Systems Healthy to Healthy and Sushunable (Sushunable s tems must be able to demonstrate a continuous improvement element or elements - the act/adjust portion of the Plan, Do, Check, Act/At ust cycle (i.e., audits, metrics for performMice/effectiveness verification, gap identification, etc.)). 

The investments required to develop and operate storage facilities represent a major share of the cost of gas supply. Sustained efforts from industrial R D are devoted to the widely used conventional techniques (storage in oil and gas fields, storage in aquifers, and storage in solution mined salt caverns) with the aim to both improve their performances and reduce their costs. Beside the potential of improvement in the performance on the existing sites, the development of new technologies continues to guarantee the consumer security of supply at a reduced cost. 

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