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COLORED PIGMENTS R&D PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REVIEW JANUARY 14, 1982 PAW 1/13/82 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REVIEW AGENDA OVERVIEW ( OBJECTIVES PROGRAM DETAILS - NEWARK, NEWPORT PLANTS - ASSUMPTIONS - APPROACH SUMMARY PAW 1/13/82 DUP050145439 <mm BUSINESS PLAN - IMPROVED PROFITABILITY, CASH FLOW THROUGH MAJOR COST REDUCTION - ZERO BASED BUDGETING APPROACH IMPLEMENTATION - REQUIRES PERSONNa/FACILITIES CONSOLIDATION - KEY IMPLEMENTATION FACTOR REPRODUCIBLE, DOCUMENTED PROCESS TECHNOLOGY R&D PROGRAM - PROCESS IMPROVEMENT - MAJOR '82 EFFORT: 18 PEOPLE - PROCESS DOCUMENTATION - IMPROVED PROCESS REPRODUCIBILITY, BASED ON APRIL 1981 KEY ISSUES STUDY $1500M INCENTIVE IN REDUCED INVENTORY AND REWORK COSTS PAW 1/13/82 DU P050145440 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OBJECTIVES IMPROVE PIGMENT PROCESS TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATING FACILITIES TO ACHIEVE >90% BLENDABLE QUALITY WITHIN EACH PRODUCTION CAMPAIGN OF A MAJOR BATCH PROCESS AND >95% "OK STRAIGHT" IN A CONTINUOUS UNIT PROCESS. DEVELOP COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION OF EACH PROCESS IN A FORMAT ACCEPTABLE TO R&D AND PRODUCTION BY THE END OF 1982. PAW 1/13/82 DUP050145441 SUMMARY FORMIDABLE TASK AHEAD IN 1982 - DOCUMENTATION - PROCESS IMPROVEMENT - PLANT ASSISTANCE - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MEETING DOCUMENTATION OBJECTIVE WILL REQUIRE QUICK REVIEW OF DRAFT PROCESSES i MEETING PROCESS REPRODUCIBILITY OBJECTIVES WILL REQUIRE - OPTIMIZED PROCESS TECHNOLOGY - OPTIMIZED OPERATING FACILITIES - TRAINED PERSONNEL - ACCURATE PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION PAW 1/13/82 DUP050145442