Production Operations Management list 14

The Practice of Cloud System Administration

Designing and Operating Large Distributed Systems, Volume 2

by Thomas A. Limoncelli, Strata R. Chalup, Christina J. Hogan
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014

“There’s an incredible amount of depth and thinking in the practicesdescribed here, and it’s impressive to see it all in one place.” –Win Treese, coauthor of Designing Systems for Internet Commerce The Practice of Cloud System Administration, Volume 2, focuses on...

Crack the WIP

Best Practices for Work Cell Reconciliation

by Louise Beauchamp
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009

Because work in process (WIP) is usually a very small part of the total inventory, it tends to be paid the least attention. More attention should be paid to WIP inventory because of the many variables introduced by the production processes. This book is intended to shed light on that black hole we...

Demand and Supply Integration

The Key to World-Class Demand Forecasting

by Mark Moon
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013

Supply chain professionals: master pioneering techniques for integrating demand and supply, and create demand forecasts that are far more accurate and useful! In Demand and Supply Integration, Dr. Mark Moon presents the specific design characteristics of a world-class demand forecasting management process,...

Production Economics

The Basic Theory of Production Optimisation

by Svend Rasmussen
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010

This book covers the basic theory of how, what and when firms should produce to maximise profits. Based on the neoclassical theory of the firm presented in most general microeconomic textbooks, it extends the general treatment and focuses on the application of the theory to specific problems that...

Productivity and Efficiency Analysis

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Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015

This proceedings volume examines the state-of-the art of productivity and efficiency analysis and adds to the existing research by bringing together a selection of the best papers from the 8th North American Productivity Workshop (NAPW). It also aims to analyze world-wide perspectives on challenges...

Making in America

From Innovation to Market

by Suzanne Berger, MIT Task Force on Production i Innovation Economy
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013

How America can rebuild its industrial landscape to sustain an innovative economy. America is the world leader in innovation, but many of the innovative ideas that are hatched in American start-ups, labs, and companies end up going abroad to reach commercial scale. Apple, the superstar of innovation,...

The Open Secret of Toyota's Change

Why German carmakers fail to implement the Toyota Production System

by Doris Kermer
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2007

Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Essen (Institut für Oekonomie & Management Frankfurt am Main), 55 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This Master thesis explores...

High Performance Operations: Leverage Compliance to Lower Costs, Increase Profits, and Gain Competitive Advantage

Leverage Compliance to Lower Costs, Increase Profits, and Gain Competitive Advantage

by Hillel Glazer
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011

This is the eBook version of the printed book. Companies in highly regulated industries face unique challenges in optimizing business performance and profitability while maintaining strong governance and regulatory adherence. In this start-to-finish guidebook, leading business performance consultant...

Inventory Strategy: Maximizing Financial, Service and Operations Performance with Inventory Strategy

by Edward H. Frazelle
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015

An executive-level strategic guide to maximizing financial, service, and operations performance using the proven RightStock model of inventory management In most organizations, highly qualified professionals are required to respond to a barrage of typically uncoordinated initiatives from across...

Value Creation through Engineering Excellence

Building Global Network Capabilities

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Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2017

This book provides a systematic framework for effectively creating value through engineering in global business networks, and contributes to an increasingly important branch of engineering operations. By updating the traditional disciplines of engineering and operations management and addressing challenges...

Enabling Horizontal Collaboration Through Continuous Relational Learning

by Maria Jesus Saenz, Eduardo Ubaghs, Alejandra Isabel Cuevas
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2014

Now that supply chain operations are facing new challenges due to the necessity of reducing costs and CO2 emissions, companies are increasingly leveraging cooperation from companies from other supply chains as a source of competitive advantage. Horizontal Collaboration has been proved an efficient...

NunaSacha

A Facility Redesign in the Ecuadorian Andes

by Chuck Munson
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013

This new supply chain management case study examines how a potential facility redesign might resolve problems with product contamination and backorders at NunaSacha Export, a nonprofit that turns natural Andean raw materials into finished goods. Addressing challenges central to the growing Fair Trade...

E-Business Evolution

by James Tallant
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2011

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 91.00, University of Phoenix, course: BIS 375 Supply Chain Management Online, language: English, abstract: The advent of the internet has provided organizations the ability to conduct businesses beyond...

Global Pharma

Managing Uncertainty