Production Operations Management category: 1955 books
by Robin G. Qiu
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Over the past few years, advancement in distributed computing and interconnected networks has enhanced the role of information technology and improved business performance around the world. As a result, enterprise integration has become a norm in competitive organizations by effectively integrating...
Project Management Essentials
A Quick and Easy Guide to the Most Important Concepts and Best Practices for Managing Your Projects Right
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2013
If you're new to project management or need to refresh your knowledge, Project Management Essentials, Third Edition, is the quickest and easiest way to learn how to manage projects successfully. The simple techniques and templates in this book provide you with the essential tools you'll need to be an...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Mirroring a parallel movement in psychology, one recent trend in the study of organizations has been an increased focus on positive management and organizational behavior. However, while contributing to an enhanced understanding of organizational phenomena, this focus tends to ignore negative aspects...
Continuous Process Reforms to Achieve a Hybrid Supply Chain Strategy
Focusing on the Organization in Ricoh,
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This new case study examines how Ricoh successfully created a hybrid supply chain strategy for its office imaging equipment products. It shows how Ricoh has spent more than ten years on continuous process reforms to create an exceptionally efficient and responsive supply chain. It introduces the activities...
Virtualization of Universities
Digital Media and the Organization of Higher Education Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
The purpose of this volume is to shape conceptual tools to understand the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the organization of universities. Traditional research-based universities, the most typical representatives of the higher education system, find themselves challenged...
Tmall, The Sky Cat
A Rocky Road Toward Bringing Buyers and Suppliers Together
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This case study illuminates the rapidly evolving e-commerce market in China. It shows how Alibaba Group launched its new Taobao Mall B2C platform to raise standards for product quality and online customer shopping experience; how TMall launched as a virtual shopping mall offering internationally known...
Contemporary Logistics in China
Collaboration and Reciprocation
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
This book is the eighth volume in a series entitled “Contemporary Logistics in China,” authored by researchers from the Logistics Research Center at Nankai University. In the spirit of the seven preceding annual volumes, this book carries on the ideal of providing a systematic exposition on the...
by Xiaoqiang Cai, Xian Zhou, Xianyi Wu
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Many interesting and important results on stochastic scheduling problems have been developed in recent years, with the aid of probability theory. This book provides a comprehensive and unified coverage of studies in stochastic scheduling. The objective is two-fold: (i) to summarize the elementary...
by Chuck Munson
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This case study focuses on Starbucks' challenges in integrating Fair Trade coffee into its global supply chain, empowering family farmers and workers to escape poverty. With its large market presence, Starbucks has been under pressure to increase Fair Trade imports. However, Fair Trade coffee is, by...
Sustainable Supply Chains
Models, Methods, and Public Policy Implications
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
A sustainable enterprise is one that contributes to sustainable development by simultaneously delivering economic, social and environmental benefits or what has been termed "the triple bottom line." While pursuing profit, socially responsible companies should be sensitive to the environment...
The End of Lean?
Automobile Manufacturers Are Rethinking Some Supply Chain Basics
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This case study shows how automobile manufacturers are reconsidering some "lean" approaches in the wake of events that have stretched supply chains beyond their limits. It focuses on two disasters: the devastating earthquake and tsunami that took place in Japan in March 2011 and an explosion...
The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Assistive Technology of Industrial Engineering
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
The International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management is sponsored by the Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution, CMES, which is the only national-level academic society for Industrial Engineering. The conference is held annually as the major event in this arena. Being...
Shopper Marketing
Profiting from the Place Where Suppliers, Brand Manufacturers, and Retailers Connect
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
The shopper marketing methodology is a powerful, complete approach for satisfying target consumer demand at the point of maximum influence, and thereby driving consumers to purchase. It gives companies a far deeper understanding how consumers behave as shoppers, and leverages this intelligence across...
Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Theory and Apply of Industrial Engineering
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
The International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management is sponsored by the Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution, CMES, which is the only national-level academic society for Industrial Engineering. The conference is held annually as the major event in this arena. Being...