Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Project Management

Logistic problems can rarely be solved satisfyingly within one single scientific discipline. This cross-sectional character is taken into account by the Research Cluster for Dynamics in Logistics with a combination of economical, information and production technical and enterprise-oriented research approaches. In doing so, the interdisciplinary cooperation between university, research institutes and enterprises for the solution of logistic problems is encouraged.

This book comprises the edited proceedings of the first International Conference on Dynamics in Logistics LDIC...

Teamology: The Construction and Organization of Effective Teams demonstrates how psychiatrist C. G. Jung s cognition theory, a cornerstone of modern personality typology, may be used to form and organize effective problem-solving teams through a novel quantitative transformation of numbers from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) psychological instrument directly on to Jung s eight cognitive modes. The resulting quantitative mode scores make obvious what is needed to make a good team.

The product of sixteen years of studying student teams in engineering design project courses at...

Gegenstand des Buches ist die heutige sowie zukunftige Containerschifffahrt, einschliesslich der Hafen und deren Hinterlandanbindungen. Den Anlass fur das Buch bildet das scheinbar unbegrenzte Wachstum der Containerschiffe. Die Meldungen uber neue Grossenrekorde bei den Containerschiffen uberschlagen sich nahezu. Gewaltige Infrastrukturinvestionen werden in den nachsten Jahren fur Grosscontainerschiffe in den Hafenregionen getatigt, ohne das bisher methodische und plausible Ansatze zum effizienten Einsatz dieser relativ wenigen super grossen Schiffe vorliegen. Es gibt so gut wie keine...

Green Construction is a specialized and skilled profession, and the author has extensive experience in this field. With this in mind, the reference is designed to provide practical guidelines and essential insights in preparing competent and professional looking ?Project Analysis Reports? and ?Project Status Reports?. The book also provides numerous tips on how to phrase the language of reports in a manner that is articulate and clearly understood by Real Estate Lenders and investors, as well as being an indispensable companion for both information and stimulus. Written in a conversational...

SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BEGINS WITH THIS HANDS-ON GUIDE

While construction professionals are skilled in the technical side of their work, they often find the financial management aspect of the business daunting. Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction will help you better understand and navigate the financial decisions that are part of every construction project.

This book is a compact summary of the basic financial skills that a construction professional must have to be successful in the management of a...

Die praktische Anwendung moderner Methoden in der Produktentwicklung und Konstruktion sowie die Bewertung von Innovationsstrategien sind fur Unternehmen von vitalem Interesse. Bei verkurzten Innovationszyklen und wachsender Komplexitat der Aufgaben sind effiziente und fur die Praxis geeignete Methoden zur Organisation des Entwicklungsprozesses erforderlich.

Der Autor beschreibt die in der Praxis erprobten Methoden und zeigt ihre Anwendung an Beispielen. Durch die Verknupfung von Innovations- und Wissensmanagement werden Vor- und Nachteile sowie die Grenzen einzelner Methoden...

Warehouse Management Systeme sind State of the Art in der innerbetrieblichen Materialflusskontrolle. Neben den elementaren Funktionen einer Lagerverwaltung wie Mengen- und Lagerplatzverwaltung, Fordermittelsteuerung und -disposition gehoren auch Methoden und Mittel zur Kontrolle der Systemzustande sowie Betriebs- und Optimierungsstrategien dazu.

Dem Buch liegt eine CD-ROM mit einem voll lauffahigen WMS bei (Open Source). Die zugehorige Simulationsumgebung ermoglicht den autarken Betrieb auf einem Standard-PC (Windows).

In recent years, the supply chain has become a key element to the survival and prosperity of organisations in different industry sectors. Organisations dealing in dynamic business environments demand supply chains that support the satisfaction of customer needs. The principles of lean thinking that once permeated standalone organisations have now been transferred to the supply chain, making imperative the development of innovative approaches to supply chain management.

Customer-driven Supply Chains: Strategies for Lean and Agile Supply Chain Design reviews the...

Readers of System Design Optimization for Product Manufacturing will learn about detailed concepts and practical technologies that enable successful product design and manufacture. These concepts and technologies are based on system optimization methodologies that consider a broad range of mechanical, as well as human, factors.

System Design Optimization for Product Manufacturing explains the methodologies behind current and future product manufacture. Its detailed explanations of key concepts are relevant not only for product design and manufacture, but also for other business...

Parametric cost estimating, when properly used, is a very powerful and cost effective technique. Unfortunately, this technique is often misunderstood and rejected by many potential users for whom it could be a beneficial tool. The development of an agreement on how to use it and how to recognise its limitations is a major benefit to the cost estimating community.

From Product Description to Cost: A Practical Approach

- presents different ways of parametrically forecasting costs, and the advantages and disadvantages of these methods by using real examples...