Production Operations Management category: 1955 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...
by J. Paul Dittmann
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
STREAMLINE OPERATIONS AND DELIVER MORE VALUE THAN EVER WITH A STRONG SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY
"Dittmann’s thoughtful approach and real-world examples make this book is an excellent resource for anyone in the supply chain field, whether a beginner or an executive seeking a better framework for...
Systems Thinking: From Heresy to Practice
Public and Private Sector Studies
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Systems Thinking is a topic which is at the forefront of how we think about management in the Public Sector and Service Industries. This collection from leading thinkers in the field takes a case study approach to a variety of issues which encompass topics such as Banking, Electrical Distribution, Manufacturing and Adult Social Care.
by Mohsen Shirani
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 5/5, Chalmers University of Technology Foundation Göteborg, language: English, abstract: There are some risk analysis studies in different steps of food supply chain as production,...
Publish or Perish
Scheduling Challenges in the Publishing Industry
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to manage the complex book publishing process from manuscript through printing and shipping, keeping projects on time to meet the industry's crucial spring and fall seasons. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many...
by Dong-Ping Song
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
Optimal Control and Optimization of Stochastic Supply Chain Systems examines its subject the context of the presence of a variety of uncertainties. Numerous examples with intuitive illustrations and tables are provided, to demonstrate the structural characteristics of the optimal control policies...
by Heinrich von Stackelberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Heinrich von Stackelberg's book, "Grundlagen einer reinen Kostentheorie", published in 1932 was at the forefront of a growing conceptual revolution in the theory of the firm, a theory which appears more relevant than ever in today’s economic climate. In this work, Stackelberg masterfully...
by Decision Sciences Institute, Merrill Warkentin
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Today, business success depends on making great decisions – and making them fast. Leading organizations apply sophisticated business analytics tools and technologies to evaluate vast amounts of data, glean new insights, and increase both the speed and quality of decision making. In The Best Thinking...
The Business Owner's Compendium
A layman's guide to starting, owning, and operating a business
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017
Do you wish your business came with an instruction manual?
Do you know how to make your customer smile but can't figure out how to get your business to hum?
Opportunity knocked, you answered and now you find you have a growing business to operate. This book is for you and the millions...
Industrial Ecology and Industry Symbiosis for Environmental Sustainability
Definitions, Frameworks and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
This book opens up a critical dimension to the interdisciplinary field of Industrial Ecology (IE) and one of its four areas - Industrial Symbiosis (IS). Presenting the concept of closed-loop thinking, this timely book explains how industries and societies can achieve environmental sustainability,...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
This book discusses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends involving the interactions between academia, industry, government and society. Specifically, it aims to explore how these interactions enhance the ways in which companies deliver products and services in order to achieve sustainable...
by Matthew J. Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to optimize safety stock levels for a fashion company, where consumer demand is exceptionally hard to forecast, and inventory planning is extremely difficult. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many industries...
Profiting from the Data Economy
Understanding the Roles of Consumers, Innovators and Regulators in a Data-Driven World
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Today, the insights available through "big data" are potentially limitless – ranging from improved product recommendations and more well-targeted promotions to more efficient public agencies. In Profiting From the Data Economy , cutting-edge academic researcher, David Schweidel, considers the role...
Phantom Ex Machina
Digital Disruption’s Role in Business Model Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
This book explores the factors that make digital disruption possible and the effects this has on existing business models. It takes a look at the industries that are most susceptible to disruption and highlights what executives can do to take advantage of disruption to re-invent their business model....