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BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Allam Ahmed
 
(from Section IV: Technological Transformation)

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Title: Strategic planning of the petrochemical industry
  Author(s): Ghanima Al-Sharrah, Ali Elkamel
  Address: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, W. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 361
ghanimak @ hotmail.com, aelkamel @ uwaterloo.ca
  Reference: BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA  pp. 185 - 197
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The petrochemical industry is a large and complex industry that contributes heavily in the economy of many Middle-East countries. It is an industry that needs strategies for different aspects of planning and production. This work presents the main strategies that must be considered for the petrochemical industry together with the corresponding tools. The strategies are presented in the field of economics, Health Safety and Environmental HSE and the long-range planning. The strategies will prove helpful for decision-makers and plant engineers when selecting plants and products for the petrochemical industry.
 
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