Business process and operations management Books

This book analyses the ability of existing international law to address common vulnerabilities in connection with the recent emergence of small satellites, and how finding consensus in this context can pave the way to the sustainable development of space...

This edited book discusses lean production as a suitable platform for global development by developing systems and products in a quicker, costless and sustainable way and educate people for a lean consumption. Lean thinking principles are totally and...

Social entrepreneurship and social innovation both seek to improve the world through social change. Whereas social entrepreneurship revolves around the business side of change, social innovation focuses on the processes through which that change is...

This book highlights essential concepts, models, and processes that help those responsible for making pricing decisions - whether professionally or privately - to effectively engage in product pricing activities. Novel, straightforward and clearly...

This book is dedicated to examining Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) market in the Asia-Pacific region between 2004 and 2017. It offers a broad examination of the attributes and development of the ETF markets. The book presents a new approach to ETF markets...

The second edition of this textbook comprehensively discusses global supply-chain and operations management, combining value creation networks and interacting processes. It focuses on the operational roles in the networks and presents the quantitative...

This book describes the 60-year history of the AO Foundation and its impact on the treatment of bone trauma. Originally founded by a group of Swiss surgeons, the AO has since established its osteosynthesis treatment approach to trauma, using surgery and...

This book responds to the growing demand for a scientific approach to the concept of startups, which are a manifestation of the digital revolution and an innovation-driven economy. With a focus on digital enterprises, the author presents empirical...

Productivity improvement is increasingly recognised in the service sector - as well as in the manufacturing sector - as the key to performance improvement.This audit outlines why and how managers should carry out productivity assessments. It provides a...

Lean Productivity and Efficiency is a collection of essays on streamliningprocesses to maximize efficiency while minimizing waste and unnecessary steps.The book includes practical advice on applying these principles in yourworkplace or home. Topics...

Almost every organization is exposed to financial risk stemming from commodity price volatility. Risk exposure may be direct, from the prices paid for raw materials transformed into products sold to customers, or indirect, from higher energy,...

Get started with artificial intelligence in your business. This book will help you understand AI, its implications, and how to adopt a strategy that is rational, relevant, and practical.Beyond the buzzwords and the technology complexities, organizations...

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...

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...

This book covers topics not commonly associated with creativity that offer us insight into creative action as a social, material, and cultural process. A wide range of specialists within the humanities and social sciences will find this interesting, as...

Learning Leadership in a Changing World provides direction and support in the form of the 4R Model of Leadership-a theoretically sound, conceptually straightforward, and educationally powerful framework.

Operations management is becoming critical among the success factors of financial institutions. Banking/ Trading - Operations Management focuses on the particular challenges and new trends the operations manager has to address, which involves a balancing...

This book is a case study of the Saturn Corporation and its innovative management and technological practices. It explores how the company was able to succeed in a highly competitive industry by leveraging technological innovation and effective...

1. Introduction.- 2. Theory System of Digital Manufacturing Science.- 3. Computing Manufacturing in Digital Manufacturing Science.- 4. Manufacturing Informatics in Digital Manufacturing Science.- 5. Intelligent Manufacturing in Digital Manufacturing...

Professional Supervision is a core component of maintaining professional practice and accreditation for many professions particularly in the community and human services sector. Professions such as Social Workers, Occupational Therapists,...

Technology, Innovation and Industrial Economics: Institutional Perspectives, inspired by the work of William E. Cole, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, extends his work with essays on technology,...

The purpose of Projects as Business Constituents and Guiding Motives is to describe and analyse the roles that projects play in business. The editors, authors and researchers are convinced that projects are of significant...

List of Figures List of Tables Preface Introduction Value-Based Management Value Creation: Dynamic Supply Chain Design Value Creation: Assessing the Cost-Service Trade-Off Value Capture: Aligning Supply Chain Partners Impact of Technology on SCM Service...

In the first decade of the 21st century product development in networks was predicted to be of ever-increasing importance to businesses of all sizes because of changes in markets, in technology, in networks, and in the competences of Businesses. The...

For reseach in all subjects and among different philisopical paradigms, research methodologies form one of the key issues to rely on. This volume brings a series of papers together, which present different research ...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,3, Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft Paderborn, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die hier vorliegende Seminararbeit "Logistik in der Energiebranche" befasst sich mit...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,3, Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven; Standort Emden, Veranstaltung: Industrielle Geschäftsprozesse II, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,7, Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen; Sigmaringen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Diplomarbeit befasst sich mit dem Thema Life Cycle Costing (LCC)...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,3, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal; Standort Stendal, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Fallstudie befasst sich mit der mehrstufigen Losgrößenplanung...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,7, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal; Standort Stendal, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Kernproblem jeder Transportplanung ist in jedem Unternehmen mit...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 2,0, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ganzladungsverkehre stellen das größte Subsegment der Güterverkehrsleistung...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,6, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Ursprünge der Graphentheorie gehen zurück bis ins Jahr 1736, als...

Mining is a profitable business, not only for large global players, but also for small-scale operators, who exploit alluvial deposits in a semi-mechanized manner. However, literature is virtually non-existent when it comes to the investment assessment of...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,3, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen; Standort Geislingen (FWR), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, den Einfluss...

Do you ever feel like you never have enough time?Are you constantly battling with deadlines, emails, and social media notifications?Would you like to achieve superhuman focus in today’s distracted world?If you ever struggle with time management,...

Joint ventures and strategic partnerships help you move into broader markets, capitalise on technological advances and achieve growth fast. But many fail. This audit will help you strengthen existing partnerships and alliances - to avoid these potential...

This edited collection explores how digitalization is changing the management of innovation, and the subsequent implications for the next phases in its development. The authors identify and examine relevant phenomena which are related to the...

For businesses large and small, investment in digital technologies is now a priority essential for success. Digitizing Government provides practical advice for understanding and implementing digital transformation to increase business value and improve...

This book weighs up the consequences of introducing Quality Enhancement and Risk Management as new dimensions in Higher Education quality control on a global scale. The authors include Chief Executive Officers of Quality Agencies, policy analysts and...

Research shows that corporate life expectancy and performance have declined 75% in the last 50 years - organizations need a different approach if they are to survive, let alone thrive. While people are often stated as a company's greatest asset, few...

If you want a book on theory, philosophies, and generalities then read something else. But if you want to succeed in business and crush your competition, this is the book for you. ABCs of Activity Based Management is a how-to guide for developing and...

How do policy makers and managers square the circle of increasing demand and expectations for the delivery and quality of services against a backdrop of reduced public funding from government and philanthropists? Leaders, executives and managers are...

Having no standardization work process means no quality. Everyone will do this task differently. Tracking the source of errors is difficult without the work standard. When a leader perform gemba walk on shop floor to observe the situation, there is no...

Supply chain management has gained wide importance for companies that produce goods or services. Though it is well understood that shifting from the single company to the whole supply chain triggers the need for...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich BWL - Beschaffung, Produktion, Logistik, Note: 1,3, Hochschule Bremerhaven, Veranstaltung: Logistics Process and Cost Management, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der Arbeit werden die verschiedenen Formen der...