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In the process industry, shutdown and turnaround costs are responsible for an excessive amount of maintenance expenses. Process Plants: Shutdown and Turnaround Management This practical guidebook provides a thorough study of shutdown management, discusses different types of shutdown and managing events (emergency, unplanned, planned, and turnaround), and covers all aspects of plant turnaround management including startup, shutdown, and maintenance. It describes the five phases of shutdown management--initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. It contains specific principles and precautions for successful shutdown planning, and highlights many aspects including turnaround philosophy, planning and scheduling, estimation, contractor management, execution, safety management, managing human resources, and post shut down review. Process Plants: Shutdown and Turnaround Management.

Introduction. Informative revolution of end and distribution of internet-technologies conduces to the sharp strengthening of economic, political and cultural globalization societies, forming of the new social mode, when network streams, network structures and network co-operations, become basis of organization of society. By the most meaningful sources for research of modern network society, organization of that is base on global information technologies there is a scientific inheritance of М. Castells, P. Drucker, М. Porter, H. Etzkowitz, L. Leydesdorff. Only scientific vision of network processes of society, their essence, kinds, structure, functions is however absent, contradiction, factors of development and management mechanisms in new realities of development of civilization.Purpose. The aim of the article of theoretical and methodological ground of network models of organization of society and mechanisms of management of him by political, economic and sociocultural spheres in the conditions of globalization. Methodological basis of research is dialectical principle of cognition, the system, civilization, sinergistical going near the study of the public phenomena and processes, fundamental positions of theory of development of society and management. The cultural and historical is used, historical and anthropological, sociocultural methods that allowed to investigate network organization of society in intersubject cuts.Results. Essence of networks and their kinds are exposed in the wild and society. A structure, role and place of functional networks, is certain in the system of organization of society. The criteria of division of public social networks are specified on a territorial sign. The features of social are distinguished networks in accordance with the stages of development of civilization. Credible directions of network development of post-industrial society are reasonable. The basic models of the organizational mode of public social networks are analysed. The mechanisms of management of vital functions of new society subsystems are worked out.Originality. The scientific novelty of the got results consists in the use of, civilization and sinergistical approaches of the systems in explanation of processes of network organization of society and mechanisms of management of him by political, economic and sociocultural spheres in the conditions of globalization.Conclusions. The network models of organization of society and mechanisms of management of him are reasonable by political, economic and sociocultural spheres in the conditions of globalizationThe practical value of the got results shows up in possibility of the use of them in the process of development of strategy of construction of new society, him organizational structure and control system. The prospects of further scientific secret services can be deepening of researches of separate types of network structures.

AbstractIn this article, the trend among management systems towards a common structure and the inclusion of additional areas of corporate concern (quality, environment, occupational health and safety and social responsibility) is outlined. The article suggests that a large part of the work associated with implementing and maintaining standardized management systems can be rationalized by developing a 'unified system'. The unified system is proposed to consist of a common basic standard of general managerial methodology expandable with supplements, which are related to the specific areas of concern that the company could wish to include in their management system and possibly have certified. It is estimated that such a unified management system would contribute to synergy between the activities related to each area of concern, resulting in a more careful and efficient treatment of the increasing number of areas of concern. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment

"Britain faces challenges that weren't imaginable thirty years ago, challenges which charities, rooted as they are in community action and the public good, should be ideally suited to tackle. But the charity sector seems paralysed. Even after a decade of cuts and immense social and environmental disruption charities are still fighting hard to maintain business as usual. To develop new responses to our changing world the charity sector desperately needs to reinvent itself, radically re-engaging with communities and developing powerful and scalable responses to the challenges facing the UK in the coming decades. What are the ties that bind charities, rendering them unable to re-invent themselves and to re-imagine their services, even when they face existential crises? This book explores how charities in the UK really operate, as seen through the eyes of people who work in and with charities, and investigates what holds charities back from change. It demonstrates what we can learn from entrepreneurship and market disruption in the private sector, and points to ways in which the sector can re-imagine what it does and how it does this. It presents a new ambition for charities to break free of their history and imagine a new role for themselves in shaping the future for our society. Presenting a new ambition for charities to imagine a new role for themselves in shaping the future for our society, this volume is especially valuable for academics and professionals in the fields of charity and non-profit management, organisational change, and strategic management"--

The concept of concert management in the Republic of Croatia encounters numerous obstacles in any attempt to institutionalize it. Unlike other countries in the European Union, there is no register of the concert stages, venues as well as facilities for the provision of hearing / consumption of music in the form of performances. Process management organization is incomplete, and institutions that are closely associated with such events do not carry out the classification, categorization and analysis of events that are within the concerts' domain. Commercial music, economically far most cost-effective, is completely ignored and within the framework of cultural events not even the slightest attention is given to it. On the contrary, it is considered the music of poor quality and completely irrelevant. This paper tries to frame the mentioned genre, which includes various musical directions that economically bring significant benefits and help the survival of these related activities indirectly, and ultimately have a positive impact on the economy. Comparing global trends it speaks about the position of the Croatian music industry and lists the main obstacles for setting up a solid foundation for the construction of an adequate system of indexation of concert businesses that, as part of the creative industries records a meteoric economic growth.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide assistance to universities in the process of developing their ability to identify, measure, manage and value their intangible assets.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes the form of a review of the most important intellectual capital management initiatives at Spanish public universities.FindingsThe experience gained from the case studies provides a basis for understanding how Spanish universities are measuring and managing their intellectual capital.Research limitations/implicationsDespite its importance, intellectual capital at universities is scarcely dealt with in a specific manner. Up to now, only a few universities have taken the challenge of trying to measure, manage and report on intangible assets.Practical implicationsThis study offers a perspective on how Spanish universities deal with their intellectual capital. In this sense, the first step would be the definition and diffusion of the organisation's strategic objectives. Then, critical intangibles related to these objectives should be identified and the causal network of relationships among them should be established. Afterwards, a set of indicators is defined and developed for each intangible.Originality/valueThis paper shows the importance of intellectual capital approaches as instruments to face the new challenges in Spanish universities. It offers practical help to universities to develop means to identify, measure, manage and value their intangible assets.

Why help animals in disasters? -- Key principles and mechanisms of disaster management -- The impact of disasters on animal welfare -- The immediate rescue of animals -- Immediate relief for animals -- Supporting the recovery of animals -- Preparing people and animals for disasters -- Reducing risk for animals vulnerable to disasters -- The role of animal professionals in disasters -- The future for animal welfare in disasters.

Die Verfasserin stellt den Wandel der Staatskonzeptionen im Spiegel der Reformbemühungen im öffentlichen Sektor in der Bundesrepublik seit Ende der 1960er Jahre dar. Mit dem New Public Management soll in Abkehr von der Vision eines allmächtigen Planungsstaats ein paradigmatischer Wandel der Organisations- und Steuerungsmuster in Richtung auf mehr Effektivität, Effizienz, Transparenz und Dezentralisierung vollzogen werden. Diesem neuen Paradigma liegen zwei ökonomische Bezugstheorien zugrunde, der Public-Choice-Ansatz und der betriebswirtschaftliche "Managerialismus". Die Verfasserin weist auf die Gefahr hin, dass eine radikale Version des New Public Management Staatsversagen überbetont und eingleisig mit einer radikalen Einführung von privat- und marktwirtschaftlichen Mechanismen reagiert. (ICE2)

PurposeTo reveal and analyze the key issues concerning information systems management in Mainland China.Design/methodology/approachBased on data collected from 286 Chinese companies, 12 top key issues in information systems management in Mainland China are ranked and compared with the results of an earlier study, as well as those from western countries.FindingsWhile the top three critical issues remain unchanged, largely due to the centralized decision‐making mechanism, mandatory management style, and less experience of IT/IS applications, there are distinguishable changes that took place in the past few years. Furthermore, there are different results between different sectors of companies, reflecting respective characteristics and historical development processes of the sectors.Research limitations/implicationsExtended data and measures are required for in‐depth investigation in specific individual industries.Practical implicationsThe study could be helpful for understanding the situations and challenges in information systems management in China and planning IT/IS strategies accordingly.Originality/valueThe paper offers practical help for managers to better understand the IT/IS application context in China. Meanwhile, researchers interested in IT/IS management in China can use the information provided by this paper to guide their inquiry.