Liquid Lean: Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries

by Raymond C. Floyd

Overview

While Lean practices have been successfully implemented into the process industry with excellent results for over 20 years (including the author‘s own award winning example at Exxon Chemical), that industry has been especially slow in adopting Lean. Part of the problem is that the process industry needs its own version of Lean. The larger part of t

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439888483
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/24/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	346
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Raymond C. Floyd is senior vice president of Suncor Energy. Prior to joining Suncor, Ray retired from Exxon Mobil, where he spent more than 20 years and where he most recently served as global manager of manufacturing services. Previously, he was with General Motors for more than 10 years. Ray is generally recognized as one of North America‘searly adopters of lean manufacturing and is among the very first worldwide to adapt lean technologies for use in the chemical and process industries.

Following the practices described in this book, Ray led the first chemical business to receive the Shingo Prize and has led two separate businesses that have been designated as one ofAmerica‘s ten best plants by IndustryWeek magazine. Ray is the only person to lead businesses in both chemical and mechanical manufacturing to receive that designation. As site manager for Exxon‘s massive Baytown chemical plant, Ray led the team that was designated asbest maintenance organization in large industry by Maintenance Technology magazine. Ray received the Andersen Consulting award forexcellence in managing the human side of change.

Ray has degrees in chemical engineering, business administration, and law. He is professionally licensed as an engineer, attorney-at-law, and patent attorney. He has also received international senior executive development at the Institute for International Studies and Training in Japan and the Institute for Management Development in Switzerland. Ray was appointed by President Reagan to represent the United States at the Japan Business Study Program as a guest of Japan‘s Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Ray‘s wife, Marsha, is also an attorney-at-law. Ray and Marsha have two daughters, who are both physicians, and five grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Business Results in Process Industries. Lean Enterprise Thinking. Policy Deployment. Improving Flexibility and Availability in Mechanical Equipment. Operational Planning to Improve Chemical Transitions. Assessment and Improvement of Other Accumulations. Statistical Quality Improvement. Mistake Proofing or Poka-Yoke. Equipment Reliability and Operator Care. Lean Leadership and Ethics: Creating an Engaged Workforce. People Development. Leadership: Initiating and Sustaining Lean Operations.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

I urge all manufacturing managers and leaders to read this volume carefully and to take Ray’s lessons to heart. They will be doing their organizations, their shareholders, and their employees, a great service.
— Rick George, President and CEO, Suncor Energy Inc.

If you truly want world-class performance, you will want a copy of this book on your desk as a ready reference manual.
— King Pouw, Executive Vice President, Kellogg Company

This book is about ‘walking the talk.’ Ray provides uniquely valuable insight from having personally led several organizations to achieve exceptional results applying lean principles.
— H. Eugene McBrayer. Former President, Exxon Chemical Company

Editorial Reviews

I urge all manufacturing managers and leaders to read this volume carefully and to take Ray’s lessons to heart. They will be doing their organizations, their shareholders, and their employees, a great service.
— Rick George, President and CEO, Suncor Energy Inc.

If you truly want world-class performance, you will want a copy of this book on your desk as a ready reference manual.
— King Pouw, Executive Vice President, Kellogg Company

This book is about ‘walking the talk.’ Ray provides uniquely valuable insight from having personally led several organizations to achieve exceptional results applying lean principles.
— H. Eugene McBrayer. Former President, Exxon Chemical Company

From the Publisher