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A Professional's Guide to Decision Science and Problem Solving: An Integrated Approach for Assessing Issues, Finding Solutions, and Reaching Corporate Objectives (FT Press Operations Management)
Author: Frank A. Tillman
ISBN-10: 0132869780
ISBN-13: 9780132869782
Published: 2012-02-03
Publisher: FT Press
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Book Description:
A Professional's Guide to Decision Science and Problem Solving provides an integrated, start-to-finish framework for more effective problem solving and decision making in corporations. Drawing on vast experience in the field, the authors show how to apply state-of-the-art decision science, statistical modeling, benchmarking, and processing modeling techniques together to create a robust analytical framework for better decision making in any field, especially those that rely on advanced operations management. They integrate both newly-developed and time-tested techniques into a logical, structured approach for assessing corporate issues, developing solutions, and making decisions that drive the successful achievement of corporate objectives. Coverage includes: defining objectives, exploring the environment; scoping problems and evaluating their importance; bringing data mining and statistical analysis to bear; solving problems and measuring the results; evaluating the results and performing sensitivity analysis, and more. The book concludes with three case study chapters that walk through the effective use of its methods, step-by-step. Representing a wide variety of corporate environments, these case studies underscore and demonstrate the method's exceptional adaptability. This book will be valuable in a wide range of industries, notably finance, pharmaceutical, healthcare, economics, and manufacturing.
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Author: Eliyahu M. Goldratt
ISBN-10: 0884271781
ISBN-13: 9780884271789
Published: 2004-07
Publisher: North River Pr
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Book Description:
Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. The author has been described by Fortune as a 'guru to industry' and by Businessweek as a 'genius'. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors. Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try and improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant - or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a colleague from student days - Jonah - to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. The story of Alex's fight to save his plant is more than compulsive reading. It contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Eli Goldratt. Eliyahu M. Goldratt is an internationally recognized leader in the development of new business management concepts and systems, and acts as an educator to many of the world's corporations. The 20th anniversary edition includes a series of detailed case study interviews by David Whitford, Editor at Large, Fortune Small Business, which explore how organizations around the world have been transformed by Eli Goldratt's ideas.
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Now, Discover Your Strengths: How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People You Manage
Author: Marcus Buckingham
ISBN-10: 0743201159
ISBN-13: 9780743201155
Published: 2006
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper)
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The Lean Sustainable Supply Chain: How to Create a Green Infrastructure with Lean Technologies (FT Press Operations Management)
Author: Robert Palevich
ISBN-10: 0132837617
ISBN-13: 9780132837613
Published: 2012-01-20
Publisher: FT Press
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Book Description:
Lean, green supply chain management combines the efficiency that lean technologies deliver with the environmental and cost benefits of sustainability. The Lean Sustainable Supply Chain illuminates the business benefits of combining "lean" and "green," and offers start-to-finish guidance for redesigning company infrastructure and technologies to achieve these benefits. Palevich introduces the essential concepts of lean green supply chain management, illuminating them with a comprehensive case study showing how to manage change, innovation, talent, execution, inventory, warehousing, and transportation. He demonstrates how to integrate supply chain sustainability into business scorecards; make more effective use of third-party providers (3PLs); drive more value from information; build a state-of-the-art forecasting system and share it with suppliers; and much more. He then systematically addresses the full spectrum of technical issues, including forecasting methodologies, the nitty-gritty of supplier integration; business intelligence in event-driven supply chains; carbon tracking; quantifying lean savings; and much more. This book will be an invaluable resource for every business and technical manager, decision-maker, technical specialist, and consultant concerned with lean and green supply chains.
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Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Concepts, Techniques, Applications (5th Edition)
Author: Robert M. Grant
ISBN-10: 1405119993
ISBN-13: 9781405119993
Published: 2005-02-04
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Book Description:
The new edition of this popular casebook considers current business theory in the context of real business situations. Specially-written cases illuminate key concepts and techniques in strategic management. Focuses on well-known companies from North America, Europe and Asia. New case on Eni S.p.A. and the World oil and gas industry. Updated cases include Laura Ashley Holdings PLC, DaimlerChrysler, the U.S. airline industry, Harley Davidson Inc., Wal-mart, Eurodisney, and the Virgin Group. Designed to accompany the best-selling text, Contemporary Strategy Analysis, Fifth Edition (Blackwell, 2004). Additional support is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/grant. The website features Teaching Notes to accompany the case studies and a selection of downloadable cases.
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The Encyclopedia of Operations Management: A Field Manual and Glossary of Operations Management Terms and Concepts (FT Press Operations Management)
Author: Arthur V. Hill
ISBN-10: 0132883708
ISBN-13: 9780132883702
Published: 2011-07-31
Publisher: FT Press
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Book Description:
This is the perfect "field manual" for every supply chain or operations management practitioner and student. The field's only single-volume reference, it's uniquely convenient and uniquely affordable. With nearly 1,500 well-organized definitions, it can help students quickly map all areas of operations and supply chain management, and prepare for case discussions, exams, and job interviews. For instructors, it serves as an invaluable desk reference and teaching aid that goes far beyond typical dictionaries. For working managers, it offers a shared language, with insights for improving any process and supporting any training program. It thoroughly covers: accounting, customer service, distribution, e-business, economics, finance, forecasting, human resources, industrial engineering, industrial relations, inventory management, healthcare management, Lean Sigma/Six Sigma, lean thinking, logistics, maintenance engineering, management information systems, marketing/sales, new product development, operations research, organizational behavior/management, personal time management, production planning and control, purchasing, reliability engineering, quality management, service management, simulation, statistics, strategic management, systems engineering, supply and supply chain management, theory of constraints, transportation, and warehousing. Multiple figures, graphs, equations, Excel formulas, VBA scripts, and references support both learning and application. "... this work should be useful as a desk reference for operations management faculty and practitioners, and it would be highly valuable for undergraduates learning the basic concepts and terminology of the field." Reprinted with permission from CHOICE http://www.cro2.org, copyright by the American Library Association.
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The Six Sigma Handbook, Third Edition
Author: Thomas Pyzdek
ISBN-10: 0071623388
ISBN-13: 9780071623384
Published: 2009-09-21
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Book Description:
The authoritative classic--revised and updated for today's Six Sigma practitioners Whether you want to further your Six Sigma training to achieve a Black or Green Belt or you are totally new to the quality-management strategy, you need reliable guidance. The Six Sigma Handbook, Third Edition shows you, step by step, how to integrate this profitable approach into your company's culture.Co-written by an award-winning contributor to the practice of quality management and a successful Six Sigma trainer, this hands-on guide features:Cutting-edge, Lean Six Sigma concepts integrated throughoutCompletely revised material focused on project objectives Updated and expanded problem-solving examples using Excel and MinitabA streamlined format that puts proven practices at your fingertipsThe Six Sigma Handbook, Third Edition is the only comprehensive reference you need to make Six Sigma work for your company. The book explains how to organize for Six Sigma, how to use customer requirements to drive strategy and operations, how to carry out successful project management, and more. Learn all the management responsibilities and actions necessary for a successful deployment, as well as how to:Dramatically improve products and processes using DMAIC and DMADVUse Design for Six Sigma to create innovative products and processesIncorporate lean, problem-solving, and statistical techniques within the Six Sigma methodologyAvoid common pitfalls during implementationSix Sigma has evolved with the changing global economy, and The Six Sigma Handbook, Third Edition is your key to ensuring that your company realizes significant gains in quality, productivity, and sales in today's business climate.
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Business Communication: Process and Product
Author: Mary Ellen Guffey
ISBN-10: 0324007663
ISBN-13: 9780324007664
Published: 2000-01-15
Publisher: South-Western Pub
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Business Communication: Process and Product combines exciting, real-life business situations and current business technologies with a practical, applied process approach to equip students with top-notch communication and career skills.
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Creating A Lean Culture: Tools To Sustain Lean Conversions
Author: David Mann
ISBN-10: 1563273098
ISBN-13: 9781563273094
Published: 2005
Publisher: Productivity Press
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Creating a Sustainable Organization: Approaches for Enhancing Corporate Value Through Sustainability (FT Press Operations Management)
Author: Peter A. Soyka
ISBN-10: 0132874407
ISBN-13: 9780132874403
Published: 2012-02-04
Publisher: FT Press
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Organizations that prioritize environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues are well placed to attract better customers, better talent, and today's growing number of socially responsible investors. But, to gain these benefits, companies must choose the right sustainability strategies, and then manage and measure them well. Now, leading business sustainability consultant Peter Soyka offers a complete and actionable guide to driving greater value through sustainability. InCreating a Sustainable Organization, Soyka bridges the disparate worlds of the EHS/sustainability professional and the investor/analyst. Readers will learn what the evidence says about linkages between sustainability and value… how to manage key stakeholder relationships influencing corporate response to EHS and social equity issues… how to effectively manage sustainability throughout the business… how to evaluate sustainability posture and performance from the standpoint of external investors and internal management… how to maximize the influence of organizational actors focused on sustainability, and much more. This book will be invaluable for all environmental, health, and safety decision-makers and professionals concerned with improving sustainability and value; for executives and strategists seeking long-term competitive advantage; for stock analysts evaluating potential investments; and for researchers and MBA candidates currently studying the techniques and potential of corporate sustainability.
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