Plant Auditing: A Powerful Tool for Improving Metallurgical Plant Performance

Abstract

Plant Auditing is the first book ever written to show you how to get maximum benefit out of an audit. This comprehensive guide is easy to follow with numerous charts and checklists. It walks you through the complexities of setting up the right kind of audit, the type that will provide you with actionable steps to profitable outcomes. Also included are 20 case studies illustrating real-life problems typically encountered at plants that can be resolved through the audit procedures described in this book. Among many other things, you'll learn how to: Establish the scope of both general audits and those designed to enhance performance of specific processesFollow a template for successful auditionSet priorities based on multiple factors Understand-and overcome-resistance points based in cultural or personality differencesMake sure everything important is addressed during an auditTurn the audit findings into action steps that cut costs and add revenue.