Production & Operations Management

This book provides the connection between the growing body of literature on sustainability and the topics of energy and ICT. It aims to show how stakeholders active in this area need to play their part ensuring that the ICT-sector evolves towards a...

Entrepreneurship Trajectories: Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Business Models, and Firm Performance explores several entrepreneurship trajectories recognized by economists and entrepreneurs. It is not possible to talk about growth paths addressed by...

In today's highly competitive industrial climate, and in times of limited company resources and a continual need to improve company performance in all areas, the use of effective and efficient tools and development methodologies for research and...

This book is a comprehensive introduction to supply chain financing as a business model that enables companies to reduce costs, improve its working capital and manage risks more tightly. Supply chain financing is using the supply chain to fund the...

A guide to managing cloud projects, Cloud Computing Strategies provides the understanding required to evaluate the technology and determine how it can be best applied to improve business and enhance your overall corporate strategy. Based on extensive...

From small start-ups to major corporations, companies of all sizes have embraced cloud computing for the scalability, reliability, and cost benefits it can provide. It has even been said that cloud computing may have a greater effect on our lives than...

This practical book introduces readers to the essential business aspects of innovation and new product planning. The product planning process is discussed across two broad themes: product development and product management. Importantly, the book...

This book introduces a powerful system that explains how to run a company with a focus on continuous improvement.The results are a satisfied customer base, evolving products and an increase in revenue and profits. These factors determine the success for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783030791131Author Lucas SauberschwarzFormat HardbackImprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 155g

The authors joined forces professionally when Kathy hired Shannon to be a member of her leadership team. This book describes the transformation they led to convert operations from traditional manufacturing to a lean enterprise.Kathy (executive leader...

This book analyses and proposes solutions to one of the core challenges faced in the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) supply chains in the oil and gas industry, a field that is currently impacted by low oil prices, emerging technologies and a...

'Managing Technology in The Operations Function' looks at issues in technology from the operations function rather than from an IT perspective. It explores the use of technology for processing, provision of client services, risk management and business...

This book shows how to consistently obtain annual and multiannual manufacturing target profit regardless of the evolution of sales volumes, increasing or decreasing, using the Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) system. Managers and practitioners...

Presents recent breakthroughs in the theory, methods, and applications of safety and risk analysis for safety engineers, risk analysts, and policy makers Safety principles are paramount to addressing structured handling of safety concerns in all...

Process Planning covers the selection of processes, equipment, tooling and the sequencing of operations required to transform a chosen raw material into a finished product. Initial chapters review materials and processes for manufacturing and are...

This classic text has now been completely revised and updated, making it an ideal introductory course in reliability for a wide range of engineering qualifications, including City & Guilds 8030 and HNC/Ds. A new chapter focuses on the role of the...

The popularity of spreadsheets in both business and academia has increased considerably over the past five years. This new edition of a successful textbook will be thoroughly updated to reflect changing practices and technology. This text adopts an...

Presents an ultimate theory of knowledge-based management and organizational knowledge creation based on empirical research and an extensive literature review. It explores knowledge management as a global concept and is relevant to any company that wants...

Vulnerability management (VM) has been around for millennia. Cities, tribes, nations, and corporations have all employed its principles. The operational and engineering successes of any organization depend on the ability to identify and remediate a...

When implemented correctly, release management can help ensure that quality is integrated throughout the development, implementation, and delivery of services, applications, and infrastructure. This holistic, total cost of ownership approach allows for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604271751Author Sean FieldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint J Ross PublishingPublisher J Ross PublishingWeight(grams) 460gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Managing Quality provides a comprehensive review and critical analysis of quality management discourses and techniques by drawing on a number of management disciplines such as operations management, HRM, organizational behaviour, strategy, marketing and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591840305Author Jason JenningsFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance investigates the relationship between HRM, innovation and performance. Taking a multi-level perspective the book reflects critically on contentious themes such as high performance work systems,...

UNLEASH YOUR TRANSFORMATION is an empowering read for business leaders. Change is the new norm as organizations need to stay ahead in an ever-faster-changing world. However, changing the status quo is hard and challenging. So how do you succeed? Unleash...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990772897Author William Fx Madden IIIFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Train of Thought PressPublisher Train of Thought PressWeight(grams) 159g

The amount of data being generated, processed, and stored has reached unprecedented levels. Even during the recent economic crisis, there has been no slow down or information recession. Instead, the need to process, move, and store data has only...

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In today’s increasingly service-oriented global economy, the activities and transactions within and between supply chain members in the service sector have experienced substantial growth. This book addresses the unique challenges faced by service...

Based on the shared journey of two researchers, this book explores enhancing algorithms for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem. It examines the search for and significance of project data from multiple, distinct perspectives. In the...

Supply chain disruptions typically hurt stock prices, particularly if the disruption is caused by a natural disaster. While supply chains in the United States suffer from a wide range of supply chain disruptions induced by hurricanes, the impact of these...

Technology plays a key role in enabling Lean and Agile Supply Chain operations. For example, connecting to suppliers in real-time facilitates re-supplying parts and materials for a just-in-time production environment. But choosing the wrong technology...

Technology plays a key role in enabling Lean and Agile Supply Chain operations. For example, connecting to suppliers in real-time facilitates re-supplying parts and materials for a just-in-time production environment. But choosing the wrong technology...

Dieses essential stellt eine moderne, nachhaltige Sichtweise des Supply Chain Management (SCM) vor und fordert ein Umdenken von traditionellen Ansätzen hin zur Value Network Creation. Es beleuchtet die vielschichtigen Herausforderungen in einem sehr...

The book vividly describes how digitalization affects and changes procurement in companies in various ways. Numerous contributions from academia and practice show design options and provide advice for practical implementation. In this context,...

The book provides various research methods and ordering policies for inventory management in the sustainable environment in India.

Exploring an underreported subject with global ramifications, this book sheds much-needed light on the rapid development of China’s logistics industry over the past several decades and puts it into historical context.Though still lagging behind global...

Exploring an underreported subject with global ramifications, this book sheds much-needed light on the rapid development of China’s logistics industry over the past several decades and puts it into historical context.Though still lagging behind global...

After Sales Service und Ersatzteillogistik gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung. Ein bewährtes – aber trotzdem weitestgehend unbekanntes – Konzept ist die Zustellung zeitkritischer Teile im Nachtexpress. Das Besondere: Sendungen, die bis zum frühen Abend...

Dieses Buch gibt einen umfassenden Einblick, wie sich die globale Logistik im Zeitalter des globalen Miteinanders verändert. Es wird allgemeine Managementaufgabe, entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette Umweltschutz, soziale Normen und...