DuPont, not KKR, to buy Herberts

Some history to remind, it was November 1998 when… link “DuPont is to buy the Herberts coatings operation of Hoechst, replacing USfinancial buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts(KKR)…” They continually are exceptional: “DuPont says it has been looking at the Herberts business for several years and feels it is an ‘exceptional’ fit in terms of complementary … Read more

Seveso II Directive

For my learning, some reads on Council Directive Seveso II on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. The initiative borned as consequence of the disaster happened in Seveso (Italy). We are working on a document management solution for covering some reports requested by this directive.

Aspen InfoPlus.21®

For my personal learning from Aspen InfoPlus.21 It’s an information management system for real-time manufacturing processes. Basically you buy an empty box. On top you can purchase additional applications, for instance: Batch.21 to track batches. AspenCalc to create specific calculations without programming. Aspen CIM-IO for interfaces to plant measurements. Aspen SQLplus, it’s a real-time applications … Read more

Control-M (batch scheduling)

For my personal learning (from Wikipedia) Control-M is workload automation (traditionally called batch scheduling) software produced by BMC Software, originally written for mainframes but also available for distributed computing platforms including Unix, Windows, Linux and OpenVMS environments. BMC Software claims that Control-M is the most widely used scheduling software in large enterprises. It has many … Read more

Nepal & come back

Nepal, Great Country Sir, if you have the opportunity to visit it, don’t hesitate, does it. Mainly if you love mountains, the trekking we did on Annapurnas was amazing. You will find pleasant people that always are delighted to attend you and all the “tourist” questions you have for them. I use to be a … Read more

noop.nl

I have found this blog, http://www.noop.nl/ and I have read more than 10 articles without stop. Added to my reader, this guy is very eloquent and the background very good.

Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd.

As I have discovered from Glen Alleman’s post , the site Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd. is a worthy place to get resources. The first one recommended by Glen is “Scheduling in the Age of Complexity,” I continue reading the 23 pages of the paper.

C-RUP

This is something I have read from an external resource and that is taking so much time from me: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/3012.html C-RUP is part of the development paths available in CSC Catalyst. All these paths are part of the Enablement process.

Life Cycle Costing (LCC)

When you work on new solutions for your company, the adoption of a life-cycle costing approach is mandatory. LCC requires decisions during R&D phase. Just at this moment is when you need to start the LCC analysis. A silly example, you are working on R&D and you have 2 designs for a solution; both requires … Read more

The Back of the Napkin

I have read this book interested in the idea of improving my knowledge in communication skills. I spend so much time building slides and adding some new perspective/style to the slides was other reason to read it. The idea around the book is oldest than the wheel, but the way each detail add a meaning … Read more