Process Engineering and Industrial Management

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Cover; Process Engineering and Industrial Management; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Content; Foreword; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; PART 1: THE COMPANY AS OF TODAY; Chapter 1 The Industrial Company: its Purpose, History,Context, and its Tomorrow?; 1.1. Purpose, structure, typology; 1.1.1. The four pillars of the company; 1.1.2. Typology of enterprises; 1.2. A centennial history; 1.2.1. The Europeanization of the planet; 1.2.2. Evolution of the company over time; 1.2.3. The Industrial Revolution in England; 1.2.4. Taylorism, Fordism, Fayolism; 1.2.5. The advent of research

1.2.6. The individual in the company1.3. New challenges imposed by globalization and sustainable development; 1.3.1. Globalization; 1.3.2. Sustainable development; 1.4. Our planet; 1.4.1. Balances and biogeochemical cycles; 1.4.2. Global warming - greenhouse effect; 1.4.3. Ecology and ecosystems; 1.4.4. Oceans; 1.4.5. Demography; 1.4.6. Energy; 1.4.7. Water; 1.4.8. What will be the future for French agriculture?; 1.5. The company of tomorrow. Some thoughts; 1.5.1. Emerging countries; 1.5.2. What are the values for tomorrow?; 1.5.3. A new company for a new society; 1.6. Bibliography

Chapter 2 The Two Modes of Operation of theCompany-Operational and Entrepreneurial2.1. Operational mode; 2.1.1. Management − company structure organization − organization chart; 2.1.2. Corporate governance; 2.2. Entrepreneurial mode, project management - the operational/entrepreneurial conflict; 2.3. Bibliography; Chapter 3 The Strategic Management of the Company:Industrial Aspects; 3.1. Systemic view of the industrial company; 3.2. Strategy and strategic analysis of the company; 3.2.1. Strategic analysis tools; 3.3. Development of the strategic plan: its deliverables

3.4. Technological choices and vocations3.5. Bibliography; PART 2: PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIALIZATION; Chapter 4 Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering; 4.1. History of chemical engineering and process engineering; 4.1.1. Chemical engineering; 4.2. Process engineering; 4.2.1. Objectives of process engineering; 4.2.2. The scientific bases and basic tools of process engineering; 4.3. The chemical reactor; 4.3.1. Classification of reactors based on the method of feeding; 4.3.2. Classification according to the phases present; 4.4. Bioreactors; 4.4.1. The enzymatic bioreactions

4.4.2. Bioreactions using microorganisms4.5. Transportation and transfers; 4.5.1. Transportation and handling of fluids; 4.5.2. Heat transfer; power, cooling, and heat generation; 4.5.3. Transfer between two immiscible liquids; 4.6. Unit operations; 4.6.1. Crystallization in solution; 4.6.2. Drying and gas/solid contact; 4.6.3. Distillation; 4.6.4. Other operations; 4.6.5. An example of development: membrane technologies; 4.7. Separation processes: process engineering and the new challenges for life sciences; 4.8. Acknowledgments; 4.9. Bibliography

Chapter 5 Foundations of Process Industrialization

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