Challenges & solutions in organizational implementation of end-to-end processes in production and operations management within the chemical industry and impact on effective process management
Global ManuChem Strategies 2014 - Post Event Report
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2014
TOP SPEAKERS
2014 BUSINESS
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2014 POST EVENT REPORT
February 27 – 28, 2014 80+
Attendees
26+
Case Studies
& Speakers
Challenges & solutions in organizational implementation of end-
to-end processes in production and operations management
within the chemical industry and impact on effective process
management
Strategy Frameworks and Operations Challenges
Technologies & Trends
Operations & Production Planning in a Volatile Market
Process Optimization for Energy and Sustainability
Plant Asset Management
The Global ManuChem Strategies 2014 conference offered a platform where 26 leading
companies gave insights and examples on maturing prices, over-capacity plants, increasing
environmental pressure and plant asset management. All based on renewed interest in
improving and sustaining the performance of existing, large scale assets.
Over 80 attendees have used the conference actively and discussed contemporary challenges,
ideas and progresses. Our World Café and Challenge Your Peers roundtable sessions offered an
interactive platform for network-growth and for getting questions on industry-related subjects
answered.
Global ManuChem
Strategies 2014
MAIN TOPICS OF THE
2. World Café themes-overview:
Transformational Change vs. Continuous Improvement –
Continuous Manufacturing and Chemical Batch Size Definition –
An inevitable Contradiction?
Driving Enterprise-wide Growth through Innovation while
managing for decreased Manufacturing Complexity, Product
Lifecycles and reduced Costs: an R&D Perspectiveutical
Production process
Challenges for implementing OPEX – How to implement short term
a long term approach at various sites and how to make them
collaborate in order to increase efficiency?
Challenges of Operational Excellence in Multipurpose-Plants
Manufacturing 4.0 – Achieving Breaktrhough Performance with
new Processes and Technologies to drive Performance and
Leadership to the Next level
The Challenge Your Peers Session offered 4 different themes, which invited
our delegates for discussion. Global ManuChem Strategies evolved around
four main topics:
Operational excellence & process optimization in the chemical
industry
New technologies & solutions which will increase productivity
and optimize processes
Operational excellence, process & plant debottlenecking and
optimization in chemical industries
Plant debottlenecking and optimization in chemical industries
http://production-chemicals2014.we-conect.com
INNOVATIVE-INTERACTIVE SESSIONS
The Icebreaker Session invited to take part in an information rich get to
know each other and relaxed networking at the evening prior to the first
conference day.
Each of the 3 tables featured a short presentation on different topics, which
allowed the attendees to partake in informative discussions.
Attendees of the Global ManuChem Strategies 2014
INSIGHTS & IMPRESSIONS
3. ► ACCESS TO OUR MEDIACENTER
PROMINENT SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS
CASE STUDY · Reiner Roghmann, Dow
Olefinverbund GmbH
Thomas Andrae presented in his Case Study the
topic “Dow in Central Germany – Building on the
Strength of the Past to be able to successfully
manage the Challenges of the Future”. Themes
such as the European business environment,
shifting towards new energies and ‘the currently
biggest challenge that society has to face’ were
discussed.
CASE STUDY · Frank Rösiger, BASF SE
Frank Rösiger spoke to the audience about
production planning and productivity –
implementing a successful production planning
system & integrating a local supply chain
management system to reduce time to market and
to reach shop floor excellence, and gave insights
on the integration of supply and demand planning,
forecasts and performance management.
CASE STUDY · Dr. Johannes Eickmans, Bayer Material
Science AG
Dr. Johannes Eickmans presented his Case Study
“Implementation of a Global System for Production Loss
Accounting”. With the focus on: Setting up a globally
harmonized production loss code structure, defining and
selection of KPI’s, Gaining acceptance through change
management and Data consistency from shop floor to top
floor – Integration into SAP warehouse.
2015
Global ManuChem Strategies
March 19 – 20, 2015 in Berlin
Global ManuChem Strategies 2014
► INTERNATIONAL
CASE STUDY · Dr. Dieter Regnat, Clariant Service AG
Dr. Dieter Regnat analyzed the topic ‘The next step of
excellence in production – integrated optimization of yield,
energy and environment’ and gave insights on a holistic
approach for optimizing main drivers of variable production
costs, an interdisciplinary process analysis for reaching the
overall economical optimum, yield improvements through
lean sigma approach and opportunities for process
improvements through new analytical methods.
CASE STUDY · Heiko Mennerich, Evonik
Industries AG
Heiko Mennerich delivered the Case Study
“Sometimes! – The Improvement Process of our
Production Units has to be simplified”, whereby he
looked into the operating behaviors of companies
concerning energy, bottom up approaches and
integration of a local excellence team.
4. MES & Process Minds 2014 European Pharma M2R 2014
September 22 – 23, 2014, Berlin
Reaching the Next Level: Implementation |
Global Roll-Out and Harmonization | ROI |
Project Execution Management | Business and
Real Cases | New Technologies
http://pharma-mes2014.we-conect.com
November 13 – 14, 2014, Berlin
Focusing on industries such as Pharma, Biotech,
Life Science, Medical Devices, Packaging and other
GMP-related industries
http://pharma-maintenance2014.we-conect.com
Global ManuChem Strategies
2015
Ener.CON Europe 2015
ener.Con
March 19 – 20, 2015, Berlin
Challenges & solutions in organizational
implementation of end-to-end processes in
production and operations management within
the chemical industry and impact on effective
process management
http://production-chemicals2015.we-conect.com
(To be released: May 2014)
March 19 – 20, 2015, Berlin
Energy Efficiency & Total Plant Asset Management
- Integrated Strategies, Concepts & Technologies
http://enercon2015.we-conect.com
(To be released: May 2014)
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