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When is a paper machine obsolete?(SPOTLIGHT)
Paper machine obsolescence is frequently discussed and debated. One of the most popular ways to define obsolescence is by calculating a machine's...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 03/01/06 by Thompson, Jim · More from publication -
Give it up!(SPOTLIGHT)
I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio when the government took over passenger train service and folded all providers into Amtrak. Prior to this, passenger...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 11/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication -
Energy saving tips from the trade.(CASE STUDY)
If you are blessed with abundant, renewable sources, you have a competitive advantage these days. If you are relying on purchased energy, you...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 11/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication -
Why are you holding those fibers?(SPOTLIGHT)
If one looks at a modern, high-speed paper machine, it takes an individual fiber approximately 6 seconds to make the trip from entry into the...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 09/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication -
Budgeting: can we learn from chemical manufacturers?(Cover Story)
Chemical manufacturers have a unique way of budgeting. They follow the oxidation/reduction equations of their basic feedstocks and the chemicals...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 08/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication -
Life, liberty and the pursuit of efficiency.(SPOTLIGHT)
Oh, if the founding documents of the United States only included the word "efficiency." In fact, why limit to the United States--if only the...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 07/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication -
Protect your UPSs: proactively monitor and manage your power protection infrastructure.(Smarter BUILDINGS: Energy & Engineered Systems)(uninterruptible power systems)
Your organization's data center and other electronic systems depend on power, but utility power is anything but dependable. So, you have...
Buildings, 05/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication -
Paper machines with returns greater than 100%.(SPOTLIGHT)
Surprisingly, and defying all logic, paper machines with returns greater than 100% apparently exist in abundance in our industry. I once worked...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 05/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication -
The view from the investor's chair.(SPOTLIGHT)
People often ask me why one company's stock does better than another's does or why one industry does better than another does. Of course, the...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 03/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication -
Long term hopefulness.(SPOTLIGHT)
After years in the dark ages, at least here in the United States, there may be some glimmers of hope that our industry is beginning to claw its...
Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper, 01/01/05 by Thompson, Jim (American legislator) · More from publication
