The application of quality project management to quality production processes at a North American steel mill

his project presents the results of the application of Quality Project Management to the implementation of an improved steel manufacturing operation of a North American steel mill. The steel mill is a manufacturer of steel concrete reinforcing bar, known in the trade as rebar. The product is the deliverable required by corporate management to realize a 5% reduction in total energy costs for 2005.;The steel mill focused on reducing energy costs through an energy-conserving technology known as hot charging for 30% of billets for 80% of the product line. Hot charging is the delivery of hot billets from the mill's caster directly to the reheat furnace that conserves energy by minimizing heat loss from billets. The success of the project resulted in a modified goal of 70% hot charging, that would net approximately...