Production Management of Chemical Industries

K R Golwalkar is a consulting chemical engineer inprivate practice in India. He worked for many years commissioning, operating,modernizing, and diversifying of chemical plants in India, Kenya, Thailand,Indonesia. He has also served as a visiting faculty member in chemicalengineering Institutes at Mumbai, Nagpur, and Pune in India.

• Introduction.-Financial and Commercial Matters.- Procurement of Equipment and Machinery.- Erectionand Commissioning.- Procurement of Raw Materials and Other Items.- SafetyManagement.- Pollution Control.- Maintenance Management Activities.- Utilities.- Instrumentation.- EnergyEfficiency.- Methods of Heating.- Inventory Control.-  General Administrative Matters.- Process Control,Product Quality, Research & Development.- Smooth Running of the ProductionPlants.- Identification of Hazards: Some Practical Examples.- Appendix A: GeneralTechnical Matters.- Appendix B: Techno-economic Matters.- Appendix C: TypicalWater Balance in Chemical Industries.- Appendix D: Typical ElectricalArrangements.- Appendix E: Organisation Structure for Industrial Administration.