Production Operations Management category: 1955 books
by Ebru Uzunoglu, Philip J. Kitchen
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
This book is readers who wish to develop their knowledge, insight, skills, and facility into integrated communications within the post-modern era, a topic of relevance everywhere, but particular apposite as the original conference was hosted in Turkey, a rapidly developing nation, and one enjoying significant growth in the global.
Transitions Towards Sustainable Mobility
New Solutions and Approaches for Sustainable Transport Systems
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2011
Delivering a sustainable transport system is not just a matter of adopting a number of technological innovations to improve performance in terms of people, planet, and profits. A broader structural and societal transition is needed in technology, as well as in institutions, behavioural patterns, and...
Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains
Innovations and Integral Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
This book addresses the main challenges affecting modern logistics and supply chains and is organized according to five main themes: supply chain strategy and management, information and communication technology (ICT) for logistics and related business models, vertical and horizontal collaboration,...
Co-Creation and Learning
Concepts and Cases
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2017
This book introduces readers to co-creation --- a complex, value-based, context-driven and collaborative effort to develop new paradigms, products and services to satisfy human wants. Co-creation is built not only around the perceptions of challenges, cause-and-effect relationships and constraints,...
Efficiency and Innovation in Logistics
Proceedings of the International Logistics Science Conference (ILSC) 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
The importance of logistics in all its variations is still increasing. New technologies emerge, new planning methods and algorithms are developed, only to face a market with a growing complexity and the need of weighting monetary costs against ecological impact. Mastering these challenges requires...
by Eugene Klyatis, Lev M. Klyatis, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
Drawing of real-world issues and with supporting data from industry, this book overviews the technique and equipment available to engineers and scientists to identify the solutions of the physical essence of engineering problems in simulation, accelerated testing, prediction, quality improvement,...
Brand Platform in the Professional Sport Industry
Sustaining Growth through Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
This book examines how the emergence of new media brings brought challenges to the North American sport industry, discussing challenges in terms of a shift from an information economy to an attention economy perspective. Historically, the arrival of new forms of media, including radio and television,...
Transport Development Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
Proceedings of the 2015 TranSopot Conference
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
This volume explores the field of transport sector development. Derived from the 2015 TranSopot conference held in Sopot, Poland, it discusses current trends, issues, and research on the topic. Specifically, it aims to explore sustainable development, examines current problems ranging from transport...
Corporate Foresight
Towards a Maturity Model for the Future Orientation of a Firm
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2010
Have you ever wondered why even large companies fail when faced with changes in their environment? Would you be surprised to learn that the average life expectancy of a Fortune 500 company is below 50 years? This book presents findings from 19 case studies in multinational companies such as Siemens,...
Performance Measurement and Incentive Systems in Purchasing
More Than Just Savings
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
In recent years, purchasing performance measurement have steadily gained in importance in theory and practice. Yet, in many cases, the focus still remains on cost items, especially savings. Moreover, reported performance ratios in purchasing are frequently called into question in terms of their amount...
Simplified TRIZ
New Problem Solving Applications for Technical and Business Professionals, 3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
The revised and updated third edition of Simplified TRIZ: New Problem Solving Applications for Technical and Business Professionals, 3rd Edition continues to demystify TRIZ (systematic innovation), the internationally acclaimed problem solving technique. It demonstrates how TRIZ can be used as a stand...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The globalization of markets has reinforced the interest in logistics. A constantly raising level of competition among companies stresses the need for improved logistic processes, in terms of cost reduction and increased service level. The book covers the main problems of distribution logistics: network...
by Bhuvan Unhelkar
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Agile is a set of values, principles, techniques, and frameworks for the adaptable, incremental, and efficient delivery of work. Big Data is a rapidly growing field that encompasses crucial aspects of data such as its volume, velocity, variety, and veracity. This book outlines a strategic approach...
Beyond World-Class Productivity
Industrial Engineering Practice and Theory
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
From the automotive industry to the semiconductor industry, manufacturers are suffering from an overabundance of automation methods that they cannot fully comprehend or afford, and glamorous leadership techniques that are simply not sustainable. In this respect, management has lost its way. Beyond...