김영호 교수, 철학적 의사결정, Philosophic Decision-Making, 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne Australia

Philosophic Decision-Making for Overall Management of Complex Chemical Plants

 

Young Ho Kim

Y.H.KIM Engineering & Manufacturing Consultant

 

 

 

 

Modern chemical industry has been progressing along with frontier technologies, having large and technically   intensive chemical plants with modern equipment and facilities. Accidents, near accidents and man-made disasters in the chemical plant industry have been increasing in intensity and casualties; from this aspect company’   personnel, the community, and society feel anxious about the happenings. From the viewpoint of the above situation, this paper is considering ways to anticipate, minimize and solve in advance those happenings. Our objective is to confront problems in the complex chemical plants through the application of engineering combined with philosophic decision-making. In particular, the significance of this paper shows various improvement measures that we can use to minimize human errors in the following categories (1) philosophic decision-making, (2) application of major parameters, (3) engineering systematic approach (4) philosophic educational training (5) efficiency improvement on the system and process. In addition, this paper presents “how to apply major parameters and considerations” based on the experiences the author has gained working over 30 years in complex chemical plants.     INTRODUCTION The author has worked for Fertilizer Plants and Chemical Plants with worldwide experience, for over 30 years. ChinHae and NamHae Fertilizers Plants in Korea are both joint ventured with companies in the U.S.A.; The author is presently a Consultant for Chemical Corporation in Taiwan R.O.C., and as such has perceived how “Spherical Philosophy in Unity” can contribute to the progressive development of high-tech Chemical Plant Industries in the future. Encountering incidents, accidents, and even disasters happened throughout the world; it appears that many have been caused by poor management and poor execution of the “Spherical Philosophy in Unity” The philosophy is shown in Figure 1 of the following page. Moreover, this philosophy plays a great role in managing and executing the chemical plant industries. “Spherical Philosophy in Unity” is a philosophy whereby the concentrated Power of Philosophic Energy and Spirit focuses all three philosophies to the central part of the sphere. The three philosophies are the Managing Philosophy, the Engineering Philosophy and the on the Job Philosophy as shown in Figure 1.  Only these categories of philosophy can govern whole kinds of defects and the likelihood of human error, which can happen in the chemical plant industry. Furthermore, if one of these three categories is lacking in the course of managing and executing chemical plants, consequent worse situations should precipitate other inevitable happenings. More importantly, the author believes that the people in charge of managing and executing the chemical plant  industry should rear them with the above-mentioned “Spherical Philosophy in Unity”. Should senior managers have a poor understanding of this “Spherical Philosophy in Unity”  then negative situations will occur.  Accordingly, the concentrated power of “Spherical Philosophy in Unity” can accomplish ZERO DEFECTS and control the likelihood of human errors in the chemical plant industry. Top management should exchange and feed back their Philosophy among these three categories of Philosophies; the Managing Philosophy, the Engineering Philosophy, and the on The Job Philosophy. The author proposes that this philosophy should be applied and instructed in the course of the regular Education Curriculum in the Engineering College, and be quickly recognized and supported by the concerned   authorities of each country. In this complicated and advanced Chemical Plant Industry, we should all be charged with a mission to minimize human error.  The “Spherical Philosophy in Unity” contributes against human error, and focuses on how to minimize those errors in the chemical plant industry.  Thus, chemical engineers should be not only be educated and trained, but also developed and executed for the management and improvement of the chemical plant industry under the “Spherical Philosophy in Unity”. Ultimately, chemical engineers should protect society and the chemical plant industry from the calamities of human error through this philosophic decision-making for the overall management of complex chemical plants.