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  • 1.  EMS Syllabuses ???

    Posted 11-23-2005 09:50
    Out of curiosity, what principles would one teach in an EMS course?
    project management?
    statistical process control?
    project finance assessment and skills? (NPV, options, etc.)
    organizational design?

    Also, how does the E in front of Management System change the content of the course? Put another way, what is different from a course on management?

    AK

    P.S.
    My own answers: Yes, yes, yes, yes, The E only means that one adds a couple of class sessions on environmental issues, stakeholder relations, and environmental science.


    Andrew King
    Associate Professor of Business Administration
    Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
    202 Chase Hall
    Hanover, NH 03755

    Cell: 603-359-0369


  • 2.  EMS Syllabuses ???

    Posted 11-23-2005 10:12
    The best website for EMS resources is that at the P2RX info exchange:

    http://www.p2ric.org/TopicHubs/toc.cfm?hub=9&subsec=7&nav=7

    The second best IMHO is the page on my own website of EMS resources, which
    was the foundation data used for reference above, and is more easy to read:

    http://cleanerproduction.com/tools/ems.htm

    Were I to teach a course on EMS I would do it in five parts:

    Alternative concepts: EMS / ISO 14000 vs pollution prevention planning
    following state laws vs TQM vs Baldrige/Balanced Scorecard (see
    www.sustainablebalancedscorecard.com for this latter approach

    Planning: What should an EMS do; int'l stds for corp behavior, enviro
    issues etc; how to get leadership to commit to ANY kind of enviro policy

    Ops: Basics of process analysis, input output, enviro accounting, setting
    goals and targets, team building issues

    Monitoring and evaluation: org structures, data issues, data collection,
    risk and fault analysis, TQM problem solving, more enviro acctg, use of core
    performance indicators a la Scorecard and Baldrige

    Reaction and Improvement: More risk analysis; diagnosing team behavior
    issues; creating a culture of continous improvement and learning; BUDGETING
    for the next round

    AND I would take two semesters to do it, using the institution as the
    training base, so at the end of the year the basics of a working EMS are
    understood by the leadership and they are on board.

    Hope that is helpful.

    Burton Hamner
    Director, Cleaner Production International
    Producer, http://www.CleanerProduction.Com
    5534 30th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 91805
    wbhamner@cleanerproduction.com
    (206) 526-5308
    mobile (206) 491-0945
    fax (206) 260-9001
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    Subject: EMS Syllabuses ???

    Out of curiosity, what principles would one teach in an EMS course?
    project management?
    statistical process control?
    project finance assessment and skills? (NPV, options, etc.)
    organizational design?

    Also, how does the E in front of Management System change the content of the
    course? Put another way, what is different from a course on management?

    AK

    P.S.
    My own answers: Yes, yes, yes, yes, The E only means that one adds a couple
    of class sessions on environmental issues, stakeholder relations, and
    environmental science.


    Andrew King
    Associate Professor of Business Administration
    Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
    202 Chase Hall
    Hanover, NH 03755

    Cell: 603-359-0369


  • 3.  EMS Syllabuses ???

    Posted 11-23-2005 23:02
    -----Original Message-----
     
    Out of curiosity, what principles would one teach in an EMS course?
     project management?
     statistical process control?
     project finance assessment and skills? (NPV, options, etc.)
     organizational design?
    Also, how does the E in front of Management System change the content of the course?  Put another way, what is different from a course on management?
    AK
    -----
     
    From a purely pragmatic point-of-view, an EMS course should devote some time to the regulatory framework under which organizations operate.  Some time should be spent describing the major laws administered by EPA (e.g., RCRA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, TSCA, SARA, CERCLA, etc.), and a description of how laws and regulations are created.
     
    Risk management is another useful topic to include.  Production management and quantitative management techniques would support EMS approaches dealing with pollution prevention, as well as sustainable development initiatives.  Activity-based accounting is also critical (in addition to project finance assessment) in P2.
     
    Greg Lorton
    Part-Time DBA Student (Strategic Management/Environmental Management)
    and
    Lead Environmental Project Manager
    Navy Base Realignment and Closure Program Management Office
    San Diego

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