Chemical companies today confront a host of challenges in a rapidly changing environment.  To succeed in the midst of escalating energy prices, cyclical market demands, and growing technological complexity, companies must find innovative ways to increase the capabilities and the output of their organizations and people.  Over the last fifteen years, Miller Consultants has helped chemical companies meet this challenge by maximizing the performance of their systems and employees.  Our experience with the chemical industry spans the spectrum-from developing technical training systems that comply with the most stringent regulations, to facilitating the design of work teams to carry out sophisticated operational tasks, to developing organizational processes that support high performance at the business, facility, team or individual level.

One way that we bring distinct value to the chemical industry is through our diagnostic services.  As they seek to meet the challenges described above, companies must be vigilant in monitoring and maintaining their organizational health.  Through our diagnostic services, we help clients identify their weaknesses as well as their strengths, and develop plans for improvements that are customized to the needs of their industry and their particular company.  Whether your problem is an increase in reportable injuries at a plant or employees who are failing to follow new work procedures, we can assist you in discovering the underlying cause and crafting the right solution.

Our learning and training services help people in chemical companies acquire critical skills and knowledge even though they may lack the time and resources for formal training.  In every project, we use our understanding of the nature of work in the chemical industry to plan creative strategies that maximize learning while minimizing costs and time away from the job.  We specialize in designing training and other developmental processes that allow employees to learn new skills and information while continuing to do the real work of their jobs.  For example, we have developed structured on-the-job training systems for chemical operators as well as other types of innovative coaching and mentoring processes that enable engineers or other professionals to provide instruction within the context of the job.  These programs allow teaching to be just-in-time and completely relevant to the tasks at hand.

Our organizational development services can also be targeted to issues prevalent in the chemical industry as well as to your specific company's distinct culture and needs.  For example, our products and services pertaining to change initiatives can assist you in planning for and implementing new systems such as ERP.  Our team development services can jumpstart your cross-functional reengineering teams or improve your relationships with your supplier partners.  And if your company is one of many involved in mergers or acquisitions, our culture change services may be the way to ensure an effective merger of your organizations.

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