Introduction Once the well is drilled to TD, it should be displaced to a clean, solids-free completion fluid before commencing with the completion. During the transition from drilling mud to completion fluid, the fate of the well is very often determined since it is estimated that a third of all failed completions are due to
A number of general concepts of inventory need to be explored before we proceed. Independent Demand. Demand from the marketplace for end-product items, such as finished goods and service parts, is driven by factors that are independent of company decisions. This type of demand usually comes from relatively uniform customer orders, received continuously but also
The modern distribution center is very different from the storage warehouse of pre-1960 multilevel industrial practice. Today’s facility is large, high, and complex. A typical warehouse of the late 1990s may be 200,000 to 500,000 square feet in floor area, have stacking heights of 25 to 35 feet, have tens of millions of dollars of
Today, every business is looking for leaders. People who can manage demand for and supply of a company’s products are no longer enough. Companies need and want people who can lead them into new areas and who can help them gain an edge in the brutally competitive world market-place. But where will these leaders come
Early theories of leadership sought to identify the specific traits associated with strong leaders. For example, it was once believed that taller people are better leaders than shorter people. Physical appearance, intelligence, and public speaking skills were also thought to be “leadership traits”. Researchers eventually realized, however, that these traits could not be used to
