Management Innovation

Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical
continues to promote management
innovation activities in order to become
the world's No. 1 petrochemical
company in terms of safety, cost and quality.

VISON

In order to become No. 1 petrochemical company with global competitiveness in terms of safety, cost and quality, Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical is engaged in constant management innovation activities: Triple Zero, a working party-centered field innovation activity; TOP activities, an engineer-centered cost reduction activity; a suggestion activity, a communication activity where all employees participate; and a self-directed learning activity for strengthening technological capabilities.

한화토탈은 글로벌 경쟁력 1위 'TOP NO.1'으로 Triple Zero(안전 NO.1), Operational Excellence(원가 NO.1), Product Leadership (품질 NO.1)을 의마하며 Triple Zero활동(분임조 중심의 현장혁신 활동), TOP 활동(엔지니어 중심의 원가절감활동), 제안활동(What if? Why not?) 등 활동을 하며 기술 역량강화를 위한 자율 학습 문화를 추진하고 있습니다.

Triple Zero Activity

Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical has promoted the working party-centered field innovation activity since 1997, aiming at 'Zero accident and stable·safe Plant'. Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical carried out Part 1 focused on the ‘Self-reliance Preservation activity’, Part 2 focused on the entire process and equipment examination and PE(Production engineering) training, and Part 3 with the goal of achieving Accident Zero, Cost down 10 billion, and Plant Trouble Zero, and has proceeded with Part 4 with the slogan of Triple Zero since 2012. Triple Zero, which started in 2012, is the ideal dream of all Plant which means Zero of shutdown, trouble and accident. Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical will try to achieve the Dream plant by 2020.

Part 1(1997 ~ 2002) LIFT-21 Change of Consciousness of Operators - Introduction of TPM - Basic training on equipment - Loss reduction activities in facilities and processes - Training for change of operator's consciousness
Part 2(2003 ~ 2007) GPS-520 Cultivating operators capable of facilities - Entire inspection activity of facilities - Entire inspection activity of Process - Loss elimination activity of manual work - Implementation of 2nd grade of production engineer training (PE)
Part 3(2008 ~ 2011) ACT-100 Completion of self-reliance〮 environment 〮safety step - Prevention of accidents by TRA activities - Cost reduction through individual improvement - Cultivation of PE (introduction of 1st grade, continuous implementation of 2nd grade) - Establishment and implementation of TRM education (elementary / intermediate / advanced and professional courses)
Part 4(2012 ~ 2020) Triple Zero Achievement of Triple Zero (accident, trouble, and shutdown) - 5S VM activities - Theme improvement activities - Cultivation of new recruits (introduction of PE level 3, implementation of education) - Improvement of reliability of equipment -> Daily inspection / establishment and implementation of plan for maintenance system

TOP Activity

An abbreviation of Total Operational Performance, TOP activity, developed by McKinsey in 1975 and applied to 2,500 companies around the world, is management innovation program that maximizes profits through corporate-wide / overall operational efficiency activities. Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical proceeds with TOP activities annually as operational innovation activities to achieve Global Chemical & Energy Leader, thus improving corporate performance in the short term and building a High Performing Culture.

Applied Areas and Major Activities

Procedures

01 TARGET SETTING
Diagnosis and Target Setting
Review and setup of baseline
Loss analysis by improvement area
Setting improvement goals (Potential)
02 PROBLEM SOLVING
Drawing Tasks and Establishing an Action Plan
Drawing improvement tasks
Establishing an action plan
Establishing verification method of execution result
03 EXECUTION
Execution and Performance Verification
Task execution and performance verification
Additional task development and evaluation
Establishing a plan for future innovation activities

Current Status of Activity

What if? Why not!

Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical is operating a suggestion system called ‘What if? Why not!’. ‘What if ?’ means the progress of coming up with the creative idea based on the logical and liberal mind; ‘Why not!’ means developing the idea from ‘What if?’ to the applicable specific one.

Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical's suggestion activities are a means of communication where all employees participate, contributing to innovating on the company, with approximately 120,000 cases submitted every year, which the highest level of participation compared to other companies in the same field.

Backbone of Management Innovation Activity, The Most Basic Activities of Enhancing Competitiveness, Means of Participating in Management of all Employees and a Communication Channel

Suggestion Range

Task Activities
TOP task
Improvement task
Individual improvement of working party
Triple Zero Activities
Visual management
Improving site irrationality
Safe Environment
Potential near-miss
STOP activity

HTC Master

Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical operates the HTC Master System, which is an in-house functional certification system, in order to treat technical personnel considerately, and enhance the work performance of individual employees through employee self-development, thus leading to safe operation of the plant. Since acquisition of the first master craftsman in 1999, Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical has had 503 master craftsmen, 115 HTC masters, and 41 HTC junior masters, who are playing roles of top professionals in the company to improve the competence of junior employees and ensure the safe operation of our plants. On the master street of the Daesan plant, you can see the faces and names of proud masters engraved on the copper plate along with the beautiful nettle trees.

One Word from HTC Master

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  • 정동운 기장

    No. 1 HTC Master,

    Jung Dong-woon
    I remember the days when I read books at Seosan Library every day after work. I was honored to be the first master of our company thanks to the mindset of developing myself without stopping it
  • 허오정 기장

    The most master craftsmen holder and HTC Master,

    Heo Oh-jung
    When I joined Hanhwa Total Petrochemical in 2003, I was shocked to see the culture of self-directed learning of employees. After that I immersed myself in studying for master craftsmen and industrial engineer licences, and I achieved the results as now.
  • 박은현 주임

    No. 1 Junior Master,

    Park Eun-hyun
    I was honored to be the No. 1 junior master of our company and acquire master craftsman because of my efforts to study continuously and my colleagues who helped me and studied together.

Pride of Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical

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  • H.C Distillation Tower Built
    with Conviction

    Optimized heat exchanging network of
    Aromatics No. 1 plant and improved energy
    efficiency through application
    of new technology (2002)


  • Extraordinary Ideas
    Rebuilt the Plant

    Utilized idle refining tower
    of LLDPE plant and produced N-Hexane
    with its own technology (2003)



  • Win-win Cooperation among
    Competitors for the entire Daesan
    Complex Synergy

    Korea's largest OCU construction project
    of Daesan plant (2008)



  • Engineers and operators'
    perseverance makes a zero-defect
    plant in 20 years

    Developed EO / EG plant's
    own license (2012)



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