Layout of the office in the ammonia synthesis plant
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The office setup in our unit: one office for the director； The process supervisors share one office each, the maintenance supervisor has one office, and each of the six work sections (desulfurization, compression, purification, synthesis, and the two maintenance sections) has its own office. Personally, I think there’s too much of it, which hinders work progress. Please, fellow seafarers, discuss the situation in your respective units.
I think a reasonable approach would be for all ordinary managers (technicians) to work together in one large office, or at least for all process engineers to be gathered together, with each person having their own desk and computer, which would facilitate communication and learning among them. And each leader has a small room for confidentiality. Furthermore, overly detailed process breakdowns do not bring much benefit to centralized management or individual development. I have seen some larger, more complex installations that had only one shift and two operators, with no division into work sections at all.
Our company has a Production Department, which oversees the following units: the Technology Section (processes and equipment), the Gas Production Workshop, the Synthesis Workshop (including compression, copper washing and refining, synthesis, and ice machine operations), the Purification Workshop (including desulfurization, shift reaction, and decarburization), the Maintenance Workshop, the Instrumentation Workshop, and the Electrical Workshop. The last two workshops share one office, while each of the remaining workshops has its own office
It was more or less like this in state-owned enterprises; now, after the restructuring, desulfurization, compression, conversion, refining, and synthesis are all under the responsibility of one supervisor. This person has to manage both people and tasks, as well as equipment and production processes.
If there are many offices, one person will have their own office; if there are fewer, two people will share one office. There’s no need to force anything – just let things take their natural course!
Our company is also a state-owned enterprise. The synthesis workshop oversees four sections: air separation (air separation, instrument air compressor station, argon production and loading), purification (methanol washing, liquid nitrogen washing, sulfur recovery), synthesis (ammonia synthesis, ammonia cooling, ammonia storage, pipeline network), and machinery (air compressors, nitrogen compressors, ammonia compressors, synthesis gas compressors, 25,000 KW generators); maintenance personnel are concentrated throughout the entire plant. The two directors (one for equipment and one for processes) each have their own small office, while the technicians work together in one area to facilitate timely communication of information ； One office for other staff.
It is recommended to have one for small meeting rooms; technicians and supervisors should hold two to three brief meetings per day, lasting no more than 20 minutes, to summarize the work done and the tasks ahead. Normally, each person has their own office; when there are too many people together, they stop working and chatting becomes the main activity. Therefore, it is recommended not to put several people in one office; any matters can be discussed in a small meeting room – two or three meetings a day are sufficient! For anything else, go to his dedicated office and discuss it with him in person! Last edited by snowdfr on 2009-3-21 18:35]