Quality Control category: 855 books
A Professional's Guide to Decision Science and Problem Solving
An Integrated Approach for Assessing Issues, Finding Solutions, and Reaching Corporate Objectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
A Professional's Guide to Decision Science and Problem Solving provides an integrated, start-to-finish framework for more effective problem solving and decision making in corporations. Drawing on vast experience in the field, the authors show how to apply state-of-the-art decision science, statistical...
Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Building Competencies for R&D and IT Investment Success
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
This unique guide and professional reference presents a structured framework for practitioners and students of project, program, and portfolio management to enhance their strategic and analytic capabilities in the evolving discipline of project portfolio management (PPM). It provides a practical, step-by-step...
Strategic Project Management Transformation
Delivering Maximum ROI & Sustainable Business Value
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
In todays changing and competitive economic environment, CEOs, corporate executives, and shareholders are no longer strictly concerned with how well a project was executed even if it was finished on time and on budget. Most projects are now being viewed as strategic investments with the primary concern...
Physical Asset Management
With an Introduction to ISO55000
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Significantly extended from the first edition and published in response to the new international standard ISO55000, this book on physical asset management (2nd Ed.) presents a systematic approach to the management of physical assets from concept to disposal. It introduces the general principles of...
Stochastic Systems
Uncertainty Quantification and Propagation
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Uncertainty is an inherent feature of both properties of physical systems and the inputs to these systems that needs to be quantified for cost effective and reliable designs. The states of these systems satisfy equations with random entries, referred to as stochastic equations, so that they are random...
User Integration in Sustainable Product Development
Organisational Learning through Boundary-Spanning Processes
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Changes in production and consumption patterns are a crucial element in advancing the sustainability agenda. Many companies are now contributing to such efforts through a focus on sustainable innovation when developing new products and services. However, problematically, many such products fail as...
ISO 14001 and Beyond
Environmental Management Systems in the Real World
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
On September 1st 1996, ISO 14001 was published, worldwide. Written over five years in consultation with international industrial experts, non-governmental organizations and regulators, this environmental management systems standard will help organizations manage their impacts on the environment, no...
Statistics and Probability Theory
In Pursuit of Engineering Decision Support
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
This book provides the reader with the basic skills and tools
of statistics and probability in the context of engineering modeling and analysis. The emphasis is on the application and the reasoning behind the application of these skills and tools for the purpose of enhancing decision making in...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Safety is an important aspect of everyday business operations. It can have an impact on the operations of an enterprise as well as the wellbeing of the workers. Literature shows that SMEs face extra problems in this area due to limited resources and lack of knowledge. A potential accident on the premises,...
Leading Effective Supply Chain Transformations
A Guide to Sustainable World-Class Capability and Results
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2010
Leading Effective Supply Chain Transformations clearly defines how to achieve and maintain a supply chain leadership position by focusing on real-world execution and detailed integration of specific actions and process techniques. These distinguished experts and accomplished authors have gathered the...
by Mandyam Srinivasan
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Innovative strategies for building and managing the supply chain using Lean and the Theory of Constraints (TOC)
With an emphasis on systems thinking, Building Lean Supply Chains with the Theory of Constraints uniquely integrates TOC with Lean, illustrating how these two philosophies complement and...
by Michael George
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2002
The following is a sample chapter from Lean Six Sigma , which explains how to impact your company's performance in each, by combining the strength of today's two most important initiatives--Lean Production and Six Sigma--into one integrated program. The first book to provide a step-by-step roadmap for...
by Praveen Gupta
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2006
This chapter comes from the Second Edition of Six Sigma Business Scorecard , which is filled with performance-measuring techniques that can be used throughout a corporation. This guidebook was designed to translate an organization's mission and business strategies into performance measures and operating...
by Harry Schwarzlander
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
A thorough introduction to the fundamentals of probability theory
This book offers a detailed explanation of the basic models and mathematical principles used in applying probability theory to practical problems. It gives the reader a solid foundation for formulating and solving many kinds...