Value Creation ：Strategies for the Chemical Industry

Publication subTitle ：Strategies for the Chemical Industry

Author： Florian Budde  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2008

E-ISBN: 9783527612253

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9783527312665

Subject： F407.7 Chemical Industry

Language： ENG

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Written by a global team of top managers and senior McKinsey experts, this expanded and completely revised second edition provides a wide-ranging manual on the subject of value creation in the chemical industry.
Drawing on extensive first-hand management experience, several hundred consulting engagements, and in-depth research projects, the authors outline the key ingredients for managing chemical companies successfully. The book addresses in detail key issues of strategy and industry structure, describes best practice in the core functions of the chemical business system, looks at the state of the art in organization and post-merger management, and covers a selection of the most important current topics such as industrial biotechnology, the role of private equity, and the chemical landscape in China.
Although mainly directed at executives and managers in the chemical industry, the knowledge contained in this comprehensive overview will also benefit scientists, engineers, investors, students, and anyone else dealing with management issues in this sector.

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  7 – 19

Preface

pp.：  19 – 21

Acknowledgements

pp.：  21 – 23

List of Contributors

pp.：  23 – 37

1 Today’s Chemical Industry: Which Way Is Up?

pp.：  37 – 47

2 Shareholder Value Orientation: Not a Question of Whether, but How

pp.：  47 – 63

3 Structural Drivers of Value Creation in the Chemical Industry

pp.：  63 – 77

4 Chemicals – Driving Innovation in Other Industries

pp.：  77 – 89

5 Today’s Challenges and Strategic Choices

pp.：  89 – 99

6 An Approach to Determining the Long-term Attractiveness of Commodity Chemical Businesses

pp.：  99 – 115

7 Middle East: Opportunities and Challenges from the Rapid Emergence of a Global Petrochemical Hub

pp.：  115 – 131

8 Survival when It’s Hard to be Special: A Perspective on Specialty Chemicals

pp.：  131 – 145

9 Creating the World’s Leading Specialty Chemicals Company

pp.：  145 – 163

10 Prospects for Agribusiness: an Essential Contribution to Global Food Demand

pp.：  163 – 173

11 Industrial Gases – Growth by Continued Self-Renewal

pp.：  173 – 185

12 Perspectives of Chemical Distributors as Partners of Industry

pp.：  185 – 195

13 Systematically Revitalizing Innovation in the Chemical Industry

pp.：  195 – 209

14 Innovation for Growth

pp.：  209 – 221

15 The Four Pillars of Sustainable Purchasing Transformations

pp.：  221 – 237

16 Feedstock Price Volatility and How to Deal with It

pp.：  237 – 251

17 Taking a Leap in Purchasing

pp.：  251 – 263

18 Excellence in Operations – the Never-ending Journey Continues

pp.：  263 – 277

19 State-of-the-art Production Concepts in the Chemical Industry

pp.：  277 – 293

20 The Role of Site Services and Infrastructure for Productivity Management

pp.：  293 – 305

21 Creating a Revenue Advantage through Sales and Marketing Excellence

pp.：  305 – 317

22 Achieving Top Performance in Supply Chain Management

pp.：  317 – 333

23 Right Second Time – Unlocking Value with IT

pp.：  333 – 347

24 Managing Organizational Performance

pp.：  347 – 363

25 Post-Merger Management: it’s All in the Design

pp.：  363 – 379

26 M&A – the UCB Case

pp.：  379 – 395

27 The Chemical Industry and Public Perception

pp.：  395 – 411

28 Industrial Biotech: From Promise to Profit

pp.：  411 – 425

29 Industrial Biotech at DSM: From Concept to Customer

pp.：  425 – 439

30 Leveraged Buyout Transactions – Challenges and Learnings

pp.：  439 – 453

31 What Attracts Private Equity Firms to the Chemical Industry?

pp.：  453 – 463

32 Facing China

pp.：  463 – 477

33 China – Key for Success in Asia

pp.：  477 – 487

Index

pp.：  487 – 503

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