Clubs promote R&D interaction at Dow Corning

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Dow Corning Europe's organization is geared toward the promotion of team building, knowledge sharing and contact among its people from diverse backgrounds. Its operations is so structured to maximize responses to customer needs and its return on investment in human resources and facilities. The firm's communication system allows the company to encompass employees' talents, skills and areas of knowledge. Moreover, Dow Corning established a Coatings Club to gather people from different groups,industries and functions to promote research and development efforts.

Research & Development, Scientific Research and Development Services, All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Silicon, Research institutes, Dow Corning Europe

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Project tracking system serves as research management tool

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A trackingsystem developed at W.R. Grace and Co for monitoring the performance of its research program comprised of about 100 research projects is described. The project tracking system has three important features. These are a fact sheet that summarizes key project commercial and technical data, milestones that establish technical objectives and performance is compared with milestones to monitor progress. If properly implemented, the system develops and sustains thecredibility of a research organization while moving research projects forward.

Kidney dialysis centers, W.R. Grace & Co.

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Assessing your research capability

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The method used by Aristech Chemical Corp of Monroeville, PA, in assessing its research capability is explained. An effective assessment method enables a firm to identify its research needs, sets priorities regarding the attainment of corporate objectives and communicates the basis for planning suggestions. The method begins with an examination of research strengths as well as weaknesses in every significant corporate function.

Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Plastics materials and resins, Aristech Chemical Corp.

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