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Business Process Modeling, Simulation and Design, Second Edition
Published:
April 25, 2013
Author(s):
Manuel Laguna; Johan Marklund
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Most textbooks on business process management focus on either the nuts and bolts of computer simulation or the managerial aspects of business processes. Covering both technical and managerial aspects of business process management, Business Process Modeling, Simulation and Design, Second Edition …
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How to Outthink, Outmaneuver, and Outperform Your Competitors: Lessons from the Masters of Strategy
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April 17, 2013
Author(s):
Norton Paley
Supplying you with a firm grasp of the roots of strategy, How to Outthink, Outmaneuver, and Outperform Your Competitors: Lessons from the Masters of Strategy explains how to develop the skills and strategies needed to compete in today’s volatile marketplace. It interweaves the classic works of the …
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Risk Intelligent Supply Chains: How Leading Turkish Companies Thrive in the Age of Fragility
Published:
April 02, 2013
Author(s):
Çağrı Haksöz
The Turkish economy is very dynamic and growing at phenomenal speeds. For instance, Turkey’s first quarter GDP growth rate was 11 percent in 2011. This growth brings its own risks and benefits. The lessons learned from surviving and thriving in such an environment can be applied to supply chains in …
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Leading Effective Virtual Teams: Overcoming Time and Distance to Achieve Exceptional Results
Published:
December 13, 2012
Author(s):
Nancy M. Settle-Murphy
A proliferation of new technologies has lulled many into thinking that we actually have to think less about how we communicate. In fact, communicating and collaborating across time, distance, and cultures has never been more complex or difficult. Written as a series of bulleted tips drawn from …
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The Modern Theory of the Toyota Production System: A Systems Inquiry of the World’s Most Emulated and Profitable Management System
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November 27, 2012
Author(s):
Phillip Marksberry
Numerous books have been written about Toyota's approach to workplace improvement; however, most describe Toyota's practices as case studies or stories. Designed to aid in the implementation of Lean manufacturing, The Modern Theory of the Toyota Production System: A Systems Inquiry of the World’s …
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The Science of Footwear
Published:
November 06, 2012
Editor(s):
Ravindra S. Goonetilleke
Although we now have sophisticated algorithms and techniques for determining the shapes and sizes and for matching the fit between shoes and feet, few, if any, of the books currently available cover these new technologies until now. Bringing together high-quality and state-of-the-art contributions …
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Implementing Standardized Work: Measuring Operators’ Performance
Published:
October 29, 2012
Author(s):
Alain Patchong
This book, the first in The One Day Expert series dedicated to Standardized Work, is about operator performance measurement. Implementing Standardized Work: Measuring Operators’ Performance explains how to measure the performance of operators quickly and simply without sacrificing …
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Amoeba Management: The Dynamic Management System for Rapid Market Response
Published:
August 20, 2012
Author(s):
Kazuo Inamori
Especially effective in dynamic and highly competitive environments, the Amoeba Management System has received attention from the Harvard Business Review and has already been successfully adopted at more than 400 companies around the world. At the heart of this innovative management system is a …
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Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design
Published:
July 17, 2012
Editor(s):
Yong Gu Ji
This volume discusses pleasurable design — a part of the traditional usability design and evaluation methodologies. The book emphasizes the importance of designing products and services to maximize user satisfaction. By combining this with traditional usability methods it increases the appeal of …
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Improving Reliability and Quality for Product Success
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May 11, 2012
Author(s):
Dongsu Ryu
For almost every sensationalized media report of product failure, a closer look often determines these failures occurred due to inadequate reliability theory and methodology. Current theories and practices cannot solve these problems, mainly because test specifications, especially lifetime tests, …
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