Production Operations Management category: 1955 books
Knowledge-Driven Developments in the Bioeconomy
Technological and Economic Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
This book is at the cutting edge of the ongoing research in bioeconomy and encompasses both technological and economic strategies to master the transformation towards a knowledge- and bio-based production system. The volume combines different international perspectives with approaches of the various...
by Alp Ustundag, Emre Cevikcan
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive guide to Industry 4.0 applications, not only introducing implementation aspects but also proposing a conceptual framework with respect to the design principles. In addition, it discusses the effects of Industry 4.0, which are reflected in new business models and...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
This book reviews the field of Knowledge Management, taking a holistic approach that includes both "soft" and "hard" aspects. It provides a broad perspective on the field, rather than one based on a single viewpoints from Computer Science or Organizational Learning, offering a...
Performance Management in Healthcare
From Key Performance Indicators to Balanced Scorecard
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Performance management, often referred to as process management, is a strategy that can be used to achieve an optimum mix of quality, safety, patient satisfaction and solvency. The basis of performance management is the effective use of resources, as measured by quantifying processes and outcomes...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
The Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) in collaboration with Xi'an Jiaotong University proudly invites all academics, researchers and professionals to participate in the CRIOCM 2013, the 18th International Symposium on "Advancement of Construction Management and...
Sustainability in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Policies and Practices for a World with Finite Resources
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
This book provides a richly illustrated study of sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship. Specifically, it examines the ways in which governmental policies and practices modify the social conditions necessary to promote innovation in businesses and by so doing impact economic development....
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Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2007
Managing new product development is a key area of management, straddling strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship and macro-organizational behaviour.
All of the contributorsin the Handbook of New Product Developmentare are well-known and leading exponents to theory of New Product Development...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
The International Conference on Informatics and Management Science (IMS) 2012 will be held on November 16-19, 2012, in Chongqing, China, which is organized by Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanyang Technological University, University of Michigan,...
Information, Models, and Sustainability
Policy Informatics in the Age of Big Data and Open Government
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
This book reflects on the emerging trends, development, and challenges of policy on sustainability using information technology, and provides valuable insights to both research and practice communities. Sustainability has become an important focus for government, civil society and the corporate community...
Innovation and Transformation
Basics, Implementation and Optimization
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
This book discusses a six-step transformation cycle in which the tasks of innovation management – ranked according to their relevance for companies – are placed in a systematic order. Presenting an in-depth discussion on innovation and transformation, the authors delve into strategic themes such...
Design for Manufacturing
A Structured Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2001
Design for Manufacturing assists anyone not familiar with various manufacturing processes in better visualizing and understanding the relationship between part design and the ease or difficulty of producing the part.
Decisions made during the early conceptual stages of design have a great effect...
by D. Keith Denton
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
This book presents a new look at horizontal management, a system which implements a win-win competitive system by adopting more flexible strategies that go well beyond the current emphasis on servicing the customer. By providing a comprehensive reorganization plan, compete with all the prerequisites,...
Space Program Management
Methods and Tools
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2012
Beginning with the basic elements that differentiate space programs from other management challenges, Space Program Management explains through theory and example of real programs from around the world, the philosophical and technical tools needed to successfully manage large, technically complex...
Maintenance Overtime Policies in Reliability Theory
Models with Random Working Cycles
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2015
This book introduces a new notion of replacement in maintenance and reliability theory. Replacement Overtime, where replacement is done at the first completion of a working cycle over a planned time, is a new research topic in maintenance theory and also serves to provide a fresh optimization technique...