A five-rung "project supply chain process" can help chemical plants climb the ladder of success in capital-assets creation. To be effective, plants have to steer projects toward predictability, reliability and efficiency-all while balancing the requirements of business, technology and manufacturing, Capital projects carry a degree of uncertainty-there＇s no guarantee of success, But there＇s hope, The highly organized approach laid out here can give project managers and teams a head start on assembling the means to create wealth.