Process Management System

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Process Management System I. Scope Process discipline refers to the set of mandatory regulations established by the company during the product production process in order to maintain the seriousness of manufacturing processes, ensure their proper implementation, and guarantee the quality of products as well as safe and orderly production. Process discipline is one of the important rules that help ensure orderly production activities within the company. The content of process discipline includes the implementation of process technical specifications and job operation procedures, as well as the enforcement of process management systems. This system specifies the organizational responsibilities related to process management, process specifications, job operation procedures, work instructions, process change management, process management during production, management of process-related accidents, management of process quality records, and technology development. This system is applicable to process management in the company’s production process. II Organizational Responsibilities 2.1 The company’s process management is handled by the Technical Department, with support from other departments, and is overseen by the Chief Engineer. 2.2 The production workshop strictly adheres to process regulations and operates in accordance with the standard operating procedures; the workshop’s process engineer is responsible for process management within the workshop. 2.3 For process abnormalities that occur during production, the Technical Department and the workshops work together to analyze them, propose improvement suggestions, and the workshops implement those suggestions. The workshops are encouraged to carry out QC activities and other efforts aimed at improving product quality and reducing consumption. 2.4 The Technical Department is responsible for reviewing the company-wide plan for process spare parts, as well as examining the procurement plans for auxiliary materials related to production process improvements. 3 Process specifications, job operation procedures, and work instructions 3.1 All departments within the company should have process specifications and production operation procedures; departments with complex operation processes must have job-specific work instructions. 3.2 The process specifications, operating procedures, and product standards for new products or new processes are prepared in draft form by the project leader or the person in charge; they are then reviewed by the chief engineer before being approved for implementation by the company’s general manager. 3.3 Modifications to the original product process specifications and operating procedures are organized by the Technical Department, with the assistance of workshop process engineers. 3.4 The Technical Department monitors the implementation of process procedures and operating instructions, and takes timely corrective actions when process quality deviates from the specified range. IV Process Changes 4.1 The scope of process changes includes: changes in production capacity, modifications to pipelines, alterations in the main operating methods, changes in process parameters, changes in the methods used for performance testing, additions or removals of valves, changes in control schemes, as well as changes in chemical equipment and raw materials used in production. 4.2 Process Change Procedure 4.2.1 When a process change is to be made, the technical supervisor of the workshop (process engineer or workshop manager) must prepare a detailed process plan, which may include material balance calculations and process flow diagrams if necessary, and submit it in written form to the Technical Department along with the process change approval form. 4.2.2 Upon receiving the process change report, the Technical Department organizes the workshop to conduct a feasibility analysis and verification, and submits the verification report to the Chief Engineer for approval. 4.2.3 After a process change, the Technical Department is responsible for promptly revising the relevant technical standards. 4.2.4 For major process changes, the company’s technical department shall directly develop the technical plan, which will then be reviewed by the company’s technical evaluation committee; once approved by the company, the plan will be put into implementation. V. Production Process Management 5.1 The Technical Department is the designated department in charge of handling non-conforming products.