Defense Industry in the Post-cold War Era: Corporate Strategies and Public Policy Perspectives
ISBN: 9780080433561 / Angielski / Twarda / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Hardbound. This book focuses on the challenges faced by defense-related industries and by the US Department of Defense in the post-Cold War era: by the former in enhancing their financial well-being, and by the latter in maintaining affordable national security. It explores the conditions they face, both currently and in the future they envision, as well as the corporate strategies and public policies that each develops in response to these conditions and visions. The contributors to this book describe these corporate strategies and public policies, assess their respective strengths and...
Hardbound. This book focuses on the challenges faced by defense-related industries and by the US Department of Defense in the post-Cold War era: by th...
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858,19 zł |
The Renaissance of American Steel: Lessons for Managers in Competitive Industries
ISBN: 9780195108286 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) By the end of the 1980s, the once mighty U.S. steel industry seemed on its last legs. More than a quarter of a million jobs had been lost, and communities like Pittsburgh and Bethlehem were devastated. Yet today, the industry again stands as a world-class competitor. In The Renaissance of American Steel, Roger Ahlbrandt, Richard Fruehan, and Frank Giarratani illuminate the forces behind this remarkable comeback, drawing valuable lessons for managers not only in the steel business but in any business now battling the global marketplace.
Citing evidence from a wide range of companies in... By the end of the 1980s, the once mighty U.S. steel industry seemed on its last legs. More than a quarter of a million jobs had been lost, and communi...
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Metal Cutting Principles
ISBN: 9780195142068 / Angielski / Twarda / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This book identifies the major problem areas of metal cutting during the production of mechanical components. Thoroughly updated with new questions and exercises at the end of each chapter, the book relates observed performance in metal cutting to fundamental physics, materials behavior, and chemistry. In addition, heat transfer, tribology, and solid mechanics are covered in appropriate detail.
This book identifies the major problem areas of metal cutting during the production of mechanical components. Thoroughly updated with new questions an...
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1170,87 zł |
SMEs and New Technologies: Learning E-Business and Development
ISBN: 9780230002012 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This books looks specifically at ICT adoption and learning trajectories in developing countries; a context characterized by skill deficiencies and weak institutional support. The authors employ a theoretical framework and research techniques to present firm-level evidence on learning in firms in an Internet-based production environment.
This books looks specifically at ICT adoption and learning trajectories in developing countries; a context characterized by skill deficiencies and wea...
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384,63 zł |
From Politics to Profit: The Commercialization of Canadian Daily Newspapers, 1890-1920
ISBN: 9780773513754 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Sotiron describes how, in their drive to maximize profits, publishers abandoned partisan politics and adopted sensationalistic journalism to build audiences for advertisers. He analyses the changes newspapers underwent in both content and appearance as the number of "fluff" pieces increased and hard news stories decreased, headlines became larger, prose became simpler, and illustrations and photographs became more abundant. From Politics to Profit highlights the increasingly powerful role of the press barons - Lord Atholstan, John Ross Robertson, Joseph Atkinson, Walter Nichol, Clifford...
Sotiron describes how, in their drive to maximize profits, publishers abandoned partisan politics and adopted sensationalistic journalism to build aud...
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534,26 zł |
From Politics to Profit: The Commercialization of Canadian Daily Newspapers, 1890-1920
ISBN: 9780773530638 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Minko Sotiron describes how, in their drive to maximize profits, publishers abandoned partisan politics and adopted sensationalistic journalism to build audiences for advertisers. He analyses the changes newspapers underwent in both content and appearance as the number of "fluff" pieces increased and hard news stories decreased, headlines became larger, prose became simpler, and illustrations and photographs became more abundant. From Politics to Profit highlights the increasingly powerful role of the press barons - Lord Atholstan, John Ross Robertson, Joseph Atkinson, Walter Nichol, Clifford...
Minko Sotiron describes how, in their drive to maximize profits, publishers abandoned partisan politics and adopted sensationalistic journalism to bui...
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145,18 zł |
The Weaver's Craft: Cloth, Commerce, and Industry in Early Pennsylvania
ISBN: 9780812237351 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Cloth was one of the most important commodities in the early modern world, and colonial North Americans had to develop creative strategies to acquire it. Although early European settlers came from societies in which hand textile production was central to the economy, local conditions in North America interacted with traditional craft structures to create new patterns of production and consumption. The Weaver's Craft examines the development of cloth manufacture in early Pennsylvania from its roots in seventeenth-century Europe to the beginning of industrialization. Adrienne... Cloth was one of the most important commodities in the early modern world, and colonial North Americans had to develop creative strategies to acqui... |
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259,35 zł |
Can America Compete?
ISBN: 9780815751755 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) An examination of the performance of U.S. manufacturing in historical and global perspective indicates that, contrary to recent fears, international trade competition has not induced the deindustrialization of America. During the 1970s the U.S. manufacturing sector fared relatively well compared to its counterparts in other industrual countries and its own post-war track record. Most of its problems in the early 1980s are linked to domestic recession and the strong U.S. dollar. A number of implicit assumptions in the current discussion about U.S. industrial performance are shown in this book...
An examination of the performance of U.S. manufacturing in historical and global perspective indicates that, contrary to recent fears, international t...
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131,94 zł |
Technology Gatekeepers for War and Peace: The British Ship Revolution and Japanese Industrialization
ISBN: 9781403936875 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The technological revolution in shipbuilding in the early twentieth century had a great impact on the military, industrial, commercial worlds. Matsumoto focuses on the relationship between this revolution and the structure and function of 'technology gatekeepers' during the transfer of marine science and technology from Britain to Japan.
The technological revolution in shipbuilding in the early twentieth century had a great impact on the military, industrial, commercial worlds. Matsumo...
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384,63 zł |
Fast Cycle Production: The Manufacturing Philosophy That Always Works
ISBN: 9781410748652 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All Into Patients
ISBN: 9781560258568 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Thirty years ago, Henry Gadsden, the head of Merck, one of the world's largest drug companies, told Fortune magazine that he wanted Merck to be more like chewing gum maker Wrigley's. It had long been his dream to make drugs for healthy people so that Merck could "sell to everyone." Gadsden's dream now drives the marketing machinery of the most profitable industry on earth. Drug companies are systematically working to widen the very boundaries that define illness, and the markets for medication grow ever larger. Mild problems are redefined as serious illness and common complaints are labeled...
Thirty years ago, Henry Gadsden, the head of Merck, one of the world's largest drug companies, told Fortune magazine that he wanted Merck to be more l...
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93,98 zł |
Just-in-Time for Operators
ISBN: 9781563271335 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Are you ready to implement a just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing program but need some help orienting employees to the power of JIT? Here is a concise and practical guide to introduce equipment operators, assembly workers, and other frontline employees to the basic concepts, techniques, and benefits of JIT practices.
Like all Shop Floor Series books, Just-in-Time for Operators presents concepts and tools in simple and accessible language. The book includes ample illustrations and examples to explain basic JIT concepts and some of the changes people may encounter in a... Are you ready to implement a just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing program but need some help orienting employees to the power of JIT? Here is a concise an...
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165,93 zł |
Handbook of Computational Intelligence in Manufacturing and Production Management
ISBN: 9781599045825 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) During the last two decades, computer and information technologies have forced great changes in the ways businesses manage operations in meeting the desired quality of products and services, customer demands, competition, and other challenges.
During the last two decades, computer and information technologies have forced great changes in the ways businesses manage operations in meeting the d...
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The Continuous Improvement Process: Strengthen the Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Manufacturing Companies - A Consulting Approach
ISBN: 9783836413565 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) and a special form of it, the participation
in the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP), are prospective key factors and qualifications that differentiate a successful from an average company. They represent the most important part of the human capital that gets more and more important and relevant for the economical success in times of the information society and numerous "lean strategies". OCB or the participation in the CIP can not be influenced directly or even be demanded. The constructs organizational identification and... Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) and a special form of it, the participation
in the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP), are prospectiv... |
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Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota's Pdca Management System
ISBN: 9781563273605 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota's successful move toward organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and improvement, especially within its engineering and R&D organizations. The power of the A3 report, however, derives not from the report itself, but rather from the development of the culture and mindset required for the implementation of the A3 system.
In Understanding A3 Thinking, the authors first show that the A3 report is an effective tool... Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key too...
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191,87 zł |
A Culture of Rapid Improvement: Creating and Sustaining an Engaged Workforce
ISBN: 9781563273780 / Angielski / Twarda / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Become a corporate change agent
Learn to implement and cultivate a culture of improvement with the assistance of one of the world's most respected experts Managing a business so that it achieves a supreme pace of improvement requires that all members of an organization can and do make their best contributions to the success of the enterprise. Management must provide employees with a shared set of values and beliefs so that they can decide for themselves how to behave in accordance with the expectations of a nurturing and empowering culture. A Culture of Rapid... Become a corporate change agent
Learn to implement and cultivate a culture of improvement with the assistance of one of the world'... |
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Fix Your Supply Chain: How to Create a Sustainable Lean Improvement Roadmap
ISBN: 9781563273810 / Angielski / Twarda / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Written by business leaders for business leaders, this book explores successful supply chain improvement requirements and methodologies. It covers the use of these techniques in a story about Twin City Manufacturing, a fictitious company based on the authors' actual experiences. Whether you are intimately familiar with the supply chain discipline or have limited experience, the authors present a valuable roadmap that can be applied to supply chain improvement. Drawing on their combined 70 years of experience, the authors will arm you with the knowledge and methods needed to identify and... Written by business leaders for business leaders, this book explores successful supply chain improvement requirements and methodologies. It covers ... |
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259,30 zł |
Discharge Planning Handbook for Healthcare: Top 10 Secrets to Unlocking a New Revenue Pipeline
ISBN: 9781563273926 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Hidden opportunities to improve profits in the healthcare industry abound in the area of discharge planning. The Discharge Planning Handbook for Healthcare: Top Ten Secrets to Unlocking a New Revenue Pipeline provides innovative new solutions that will show hospital administrators how to turn one of the most antiquated aspects of healthcare into one of the most productive. The performance-improvement concepts and approaches discussed in this volume balance all aspects of existing business models and provide a new approach to managing the discharge planning process. ...Hidden opportunities to improve profits in the healthcare industry abound in the area of discharge planning. The Discharge Planning Handboo... |
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285,23 zł |
Lean Connections: Making Information Flow Efficiently and Effectively
ISBN: 9781563273742 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Dependable information flow is a necessary prerequisite to the successful implementation of lean production principles. But while most managers understand how to make materials and manpower flow, the flow of information tends to be much more underdeveloped. Even companies that excel at recognizing waste and are otherwise adept at implementing the principles of lean production are often challenged to provide satisfactory information flow. Lean Connections: Making Information Flow Efficiently and Effectively isdesigned to help you rethink the way your organization views... Dependable information flow is a necessary prerequisite to the successful implementation of lean production principles. But while most managers und... |
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Una revolucion en la produccion : el sistema SMED, 3a Edicion
ISBN: 9788487022029 / Angielski / Miękka / 399 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Los Japoneses consideran a Shigeo Shingo el decano de los consultores de productividad y calidad. Ha comunicado su enfoque hacia la mejora fundamental a millaresde trabajadores, directores, y altos ejecutivos en cientos de companias tales como Toyota, Honda y Matsuchita. En eltranscurso de su carrera, el Sr. Shingo escribi ms deveinte libros los cuales revelan la profundidad de su pensamiento sobrelos principios de la ingeneria industrial; expresi?n de sudedicaci?n a la mejora de la productividad y la calidad en cadaaspecto de la fabricaci?n. El Sr. Shingo desea que entendamos porqu?...
Los Japoneses consideran a Shigeo Shingo el decano de los consultores de productividad y calidad. Ha comunicado su enfoque hacia la mejora fundamental...
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404,53 zł |