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Industries And Disasters
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Author : Takahiro Fujimoto
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Industries And Disasters written by Takahiro Fujimoto and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Business logistics categories.
The purpose of this book is to explore the ways that industries, under the pressures of global competition, balance sustained industrial competitiveness and robustness against major disasters. The book focuses mainly on the impact of disasters on supply chains for manufactured (mainly tradable) goods. A special feature of this particular theme is that companies have to deal with not only disasters that may come someday, but also global competition that industrial sites have to face every day. If, for example, companies add excessive amounts of inventory to their manufacturing sites for fear of the next major earthquake, they may not survive long enough to see the next earthquake due to their loss of global competitiveness. Thus, on a practical side, this book proposes that companies can balance global competitiveness and the anti-disaster robustness of industrial sites, rather than simply choosing one or the other, if they organize their efforts under the principles of continuous improvement (kaizen) and lean production. We have adopted a framework rooted in a design-based view of manufacturing for the empirical analysis and practical proposals of this book. That is, we argue that a manufacturing process can be defined broadly as the flow of value-carrying design information to customers. It follows that the key to the quick recovery of supply chains is to make the design informations stock and flow robust, visible, portable, recoverable, replicable, and restorable before and after disasters happen. Using these characteristics of information as a guide, companies need to build organizational capabilities for quickly recovering and/or moving the information assets embedded within the production processes that were damaged in a disaster. This book argues that such capabilities overlap to a large degree with the know-how and skills developed by kaizen activities. The empirical case studies contained in this book were conducted through extensive fieldwork at industrial sites mostly in Japan, which is known as one of the countries that is most vulnerable to natural disasters. Although the book mainly covers natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, floods), there is also a chapter on a human-induced factory fire that had a major impact on Japans automotive supply chain. Based on the actual responses of Japanese companies (Toyota, Honda, Aisin Seiki, Epson, Renesas, and Riken, among others) to supply chain and production disruptions caused by major disasters, this book gives practical implications for firms that take a leading role in managing industrial supply chains. In particular, guidance is given on the ways in which supply chains can be diagnosed for vulnerabilities and the remedies that may be applied. One such countermeasure, virtual dualization, is explained in detail as a means for achieving both supply chain robustness and competitiveness for complex products that require intense coordination in their design and production. A common theme that runs throughout the chapter is the importance of building trust among the participants in a supply chain.
Catastrophe
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Author : Terra Pitta
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Editions
Release Date : 2015-08-05
Catastrophe written by Terra Pitta and has been published by Alpha Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-05 with Social Science categories.
Disasters have been a menace, throughout history. Earlier, disasters were, mainly due to natural happenings and unfortunate incidents, like epidemics, droughts, earthquakes, landslides, floods, wind storms, etc. But, with the rapid development of science and technology, now, disasters have become a part of our modern life. The apparent change in the scenario is that now, besides natural disasters, have emerged man-made disasters, like industrial disasters. In fact, Industrial Disasters are a real hazard, nowadays; there is no country which is immune from disasters, though vulnerability to disaster varies. The definition, adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO), terms a disaster, as, “The result of a vast ecological breakdown, in relations, between man and his environment, a serious and sudden (or slow, as in drought) disruption on such a scale that the stricken community needs extraordinary efforts, to cope with it, often with outside help or international aid.” In modern times, perhaps, the industrial disasters are the worst, among all disasters. So, there was a need for a comprehensive book on Industrial Disasters, as a subject. This modest work is a meaningful effort, in the same direction. This comprehensive study on Industrial Disasters, in an academic manner, has culminated into an exhaustive and exclusive work on the subject.
Major Technological Risk
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Author : Patrick Lagadec
language : en
Publisher: Pergamon
Release Date : 1982
Major Technological Risk written by Patrick Lagadec and has been published by Pergamon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The Associated Press Library Of Disasters Nuclear And Industrial Disasters
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Associated Press Library Of Disasters Nuclear And Industrial Disasters written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Disasters categories.
The Long Road To Recovery
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Author : James K. Mitchell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Long Road To Recovery written by James K. Mitchell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Political Science categories.
Covers reaction to Minamata disease; Centralia mine fire; Seveso; Bhopal; Iran-Iraq war: Chernobyl; Exxon Valdez oil spill.
The Two Largest Industrial Disasters In History With Hazardous Material
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: KW Publishers Pvt Ltd
Release Date : 2013-10-15
The Two Largest Industrial Disasters In History With Hazardous Material written by and has been published by KW Publishers Pvt Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with categories.
The story of the investigation of the MIC toxic gas tragedy in Bhopal (more than 3,700 deaths)and the LPG disaster in Mexico City (500 fatalities), the difficult circumstances of the investigations and the results. Have we learned any lessons? Unique information like the original technical drawings of the Bhopal plant. Information about LPG safety, also by describing other LPG disasters. Various explosions (BLEVE’s) of LPG road tankers are discussed. The underlying causes of the failure of safety management. Developments in 25 years are analysed. The disasters of 1984, compared with more recent incidents, such as an explosion in a furnace (Geleen, 2003), and the refinery disaster in Texas (USA) in 2005. Land use planning policies failed dramatically in Mexico and Bhopal. The existing (QRA) policy in Europe for “safe distances” around plants with hazardous substances will prevent that large number of victims are likely. However, the underlying causes of Mexico City and Bhopal are still present. Process Safety Annexes: Contemporary methods for process safety as HAZOP, LOPA, SIL and incident investigation (Tripod) are described and elaborated through examples.
The Two Largest Industrial Disasters In History With Hazardous Material
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Author : Chris Pietersen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10-15
The Two Largest Industrial Disasters In History With Hazardous Material written by Chris Pietersen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984 categories.
Subtitle on cover: The investigations, facts and lessons for process safety.
Acts Of God And Acts Of Man
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Author : Theodore S. Glickman
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1992
Acts Of God And Acts Of Man written by Theodore S. Glickman and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Natural disasters categories.
Discusses a new database developed at Resources for the Future (RFF) designed to develop questions about natural disasters and industrial accidents: have these extreme events become more frequent or more severe? Which types of events are most common, which most devastating, and which regions of the world suffer most?
Rethinking Bhopal
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Author : Kenneth Bloch
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2016-05-27
Rethinking Bhopal written by Kenneth Bloch and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Rethinking Bhopal: A Definitive Guide to Investigating, Preventing, and Learning from Industrial Disasters is the go-to source for anyone seeking to learn how to improve process safety management (PSM) through applying fundamental asset reliability and incident investigation concepts. The seeds that unified PSM on a global scale were planted in Bhopal, India on December 3, 1984. Since then, considerable progress has been made to protect both workers and communities from catastrophic industrial failures. Industry acknowledges its responsibility to create value with accrued operating experience and that using information received from previous failures is a direct way to prevent future incidents. With this principle in mind, Bloch evaluates modern references related to the Bhopal Disaster, using recognized industrial asset reliability and incident investigation concepts. The practice of objective incident investigation offers a compelling insight into specific decisions and actions that resulted in history’s worst industrial disaster. Recording a fully transparent sequence of events promotes a personal sense of accountability for anyone involved in the manufacturing industry. Lessons learned can be immediately implemented by those with direct PSM, management, engineering, and operating responsibilities. Case histories demonstrate how patterns observed in the timeline leading up to the Bhopal Disaster can be detected in modern incidents and by recognizing these patterns in present-day processes avoids counterproductive operating decisions and unprecedented destruction. This text is instrumental in helping existing organizations re-evaluate their own exposures and risks, and would be a valuable read for any member of a process safety management team. Rethinking Bhopal: A Definitive Guide to Investigating, Preventing, and Learning from Industrial Disasters provides an expansion of knowledge and understanding for the novice in PSM while also providing depth and application considerations to challenge more experienced industry professionals. Note: All royalties from this book go to the Process Safety Heritage Trust Scholarship at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, USA. Learn how to improve Process Safety Management (PSM) performance by applying fundamental asset reliability and incident investigation concepts Understand your personal role in detecting and preventing Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) incidents before they occur Take immediate action to stabilize processes under your control while promoting a systematic approach to eliminating persistent failure mechanisms Includes case histories to helpfully illustrate how to detect potentially destructive patterns in your own organization
Prevention Of Industrial Disasters
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Release Date : 1991
Prevention Of Industrial Disasters written by and has been published by International Labour Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Accidents categories.