Business process / operations management Books

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Book SynopsisDon’t risk the dire consequences of your work processes becoming obsolete—discover a powerful model for constant, ongoing, enterprise-wide process evolution and optimization.If you have a great product, but don’t have the operations in place to efficiently and effectively support it—production, manufacturing, sales, finance, human resources, etc.—you won’t succeed. Product innovation is seen as flashier and so gets far more attention, but you can create an enduring competitive advantage by revolutionizing business operations.The problem is most attempts to improve business operations are reactive, sporadic, and siloed. Tony Saldanha and Filippo Passerini’s Dynamic Process Transformation model provides a living model for constant, ongoing process evolution and optimization.The authors focus on maximizing three drivers of change. First, “open market rules”—each business process must be run as a separate business, instead of via monolithic mandates coming down from on high. Second, there must be “unified accountability”— outcomes must be clear and consistent across the company, instead of being siloed within departments. And third, there needs to be a “dynamic operating engine,” a methodology to convert the constantly changing business process goals into tactical day-to-day employee actions.With numerous examples from leading companies, this book shows how to proactively keep business processes across the company from becoming obsolete and take advantage of a neglected key to success.

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Book SynopsisEffective procurement management is essential for any organization looking to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase profitability. Building a truly effective procurement organization is a challenging multilayered effort that requires establishing a solid base for the deployment of best-practice solutions and ensuring long-term benefits from sustainable procurement operations. Building an Effective Procurement Organization presents essential steps for advancing procurement practices to a world-class level, describing the fundamentals of procurement management and how to build a solid foundation for success. Povoroznyk emphasizes the importance of mastering the basics before diving into more complex procurement concepts. With clear explanations and practical examples, this invaluable resource is for anyone looking to develop their procurement management skills and enhance their organizations’ purchasing power. For entrepreneurs and suppliers, this book will become a source of insider information about the structure of the procurement service of their corporate clients and the tasks that owners and managers of companies set for buyers.Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Procurement Spend: How Much Is Not a Lot? Chapter 2: Benchmarking: A Procurement Health Check Chapter 3: Action Plan: Strategy and Tactics Chapter 4: Category Strategies: A Magic Pill or A Recipe? Chapter 5: Procurement Savings: Everything You Did Not Spend Chapter 6: Procurement Organization Models: Centralize or Not? Chapter 7: Operational Efficiency: Processes Within Processes Chapter 8: Procurement Risks: Identify and Mitigate Chapter 9: Procurement Policy: Your Rules to Play Chapter 10: Digitalization Can't Wait Any Longer Chapter 11: The Procurement Team: Who Are All These People? Chapter 12: Procurement of the Future: Dreams and Reality Chapter 13: What’s Next: Turning Theory into Practice Appendix: List of Recommended Resources and Literature

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Book SynopsisProduction and operations management applies business concepts to create goods and services. Production and Operations Management is an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the concepts and principles that underpin the efficient management of production processes. The book explores key topics such as inventory management, quality control, and supply chain management, with real-world examples and case studies to illustrate their practical application. With a focus on continuous improvement and the latest technological advancements, the book offers a comprehensive overview of the field of production and operations management.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview of Operations Management Chapter 2 Business Operations and Management Chapter 3 Production Management Chapter 4 Operations Strategy to Improve Products, Services, and Processes Chapter 5 Operations Scheduling and Job Sequencing Chapter 6 System Design: Achieving Quality Assurance and Robustness Chapter 7 Forecasting in Production and Operations Management

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Book SynopsisBecome a leader who can work with change to realise the leadership potential in yourself, your team and your organisation.Leading a business has never been more challenging, and continual change can leave leaders ungrounded, distracted and unsure of the way forward. The Stability Effect leads you on a four-part pathway that gives you alignment and better decision-making and sets you up to thrive. Practical tools and reflective exercises will help you be centred, aware and discerning in an age of uncertainty and change.Learn how to: Stay steady in an unstable world Read the signals around and within you to respond with integrity Overcome inner fears and external obstacles to your own growth and that of your business Mobilise your team to excel, supported by a solid base of care, communication and collaboration Create the conditions for better decision-making

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Book SynopsisDevelopment in any country is impossible if reliable and affordable energy, safe water and sanitation, as well as telecommunication facilities, are not easily accessible. Artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques are now widely used in all branches of engineering to build and optimize systems. The combination of AI and engineering can indeed act as a real catalyst to achieve the UN SDGs. The volume editors present an analysis of different concepts and case studies in engineering disciplines such as chemical, civil, electrical, telecommunications and mechanical engineering, demonstrating how engineering systems and processes can leverage the power of AI to drive and achieve the UN SDGs. Topics covered include sustainable crop production and consumption, AI based clean water and sanitation monitoring, intelligent transport systems and achieving affordable and clean energy through AI and 5G powered internet of energy. Such a study is of paramount importance and is a valuable source of information for researchers, engineers, and policy makers to be able to better design and adopt AI enabled techniques in different engineering areas, with a view to catalyze the achievement of the UN SDGs.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Advances of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering; Tulsi Pawan Fowdur, Satyadev Rosunee, Robert T. F. Ah King, Pratima Jeetah and Mahendra Gooroochurn Part 1: Impact of AI Enabled Chemical and Environmental Engineering Systems on UN SDGs Chapter 2. Adoption of machine learning for sustainable solid waste management; P D Jeetah, G D Somaroo, D Surroop, A K Ragen, and N S Amode Chapter 3. Smart fertilizer application in agricultural land for sustainable crop production and consumption; Robert T. F. Ah King, Bhimsen Rajkumarsingh, Pratima Jeetah, Geeta Somaroo, and Deejaysing Jogee Chapter 4. Predicting household plastic level consumption using machine learning and AI; Jeetah P D , Chuttur, Hurry N , Tahalooa K , and Seebun D Chapter 5. Ant colony, bee colony and elephant herd optimizations for estimating aqueous-phase adsorption model parameters; Ackmez Mudhoo, Gaurav Sharma, Khim Hoong Chu, and Mika Sillanpää Part 2: Impact of AI Enabled Civil Engineering Systems on UN SDGs Chapter 6. Artificial Intelligence based clean water and sanitation monitoring; Deejaysing Jogee, Manta Devi Nowbuth, Virendra Proag, and Jean-Luc Probst Chapter 7. Achieving SDG targets in the land transport sector using Intelligent Transportation Systems; Zaheer Doomah, Asish Seeboo, and Tulsi Pawan Fowdur Part 3: Impact of AI Enabled Electrical Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering Systems on UN SDGs Chapter 8. Achieving affordable and clean Energy through AI and 5G Powered Internet of Energy (IoE); Tulsi Pawan Fowdur and Ashven Sanghan Chapter 9. Leveraging the power of Blockchain in Industry 4.0 and Intelligent Real-time Systems for achieving the SDGs; Tulsi Pawan Fowdur, Visham Hurbungs, and, and Lavesh Babooram Chapter 10. A Reliability-based Two Stage PMU Placement Optimisation Model using Mathematical and Nature-based Evolutionary Algorithms; Robert T. F. Ah King and Samiah Mohangee Chapter 11. Quantitative Assessment of Models and Indices for Interior Thermal Comfort taking into account the Effects of Solar Radiation and Wind; Bhimsen Rajkumarsingh, Robert T. F. Ah King, and Khalid Adam Joomun Chapter 12. The role of the Internet of Things for a more Sustainable Future; Anshu Prakash Murdan, and Vishwamitra Oree Part 4: Impact of AI Enabled Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Systems on UN SDGs Chapter 13. Mechatronics implementation of passive building elements to improve thermal comfort and promote energy efficiency in buildings; Mahendra Gooroochurn Chapter 14. Demystifying climate change and climate action through the circular homes concept - an educational tool for community engagement; Mahendra Gooroochurn Chapter 15. Robotics and automated systems for enabling an Industry 4.0 transformation in Mauritius; Mahendra Gooroochurn and Riaan Stopforth Chapter 16. Potential beneficial impact of AI-driven atmospheric corrosion prediction on the UN SDGs; Yashwantraj Seechurn Chapter 17. In-situ Durability Assessment of Natural Composite Structures by Considering ANN Modelling; Ramful Raviduth Part 5: Impact of AI Enabled Sustainability and Enterprise Development on UN SDGs Chapter 18. The Manufacturing Sector in Mauritius: Building Supply Chain Resilience & Business Value with AI; Satyadev Rosunee and Roshan Unmar Chapter 19. AI for Social Good: Opportunities for Inclusive & Sustainable Development; Satyadev Rosunee and Roshan Unmar Chapter 20. The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Textile Industry; Naraindra Kistamah

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Book SynopsisFollowing a recent mathematical, algorithmic, and computational turn in the field of social sciences, and particularly design aspects of contemporary organisations, Organisation and Governance Using Algorithms explores the problem of governance in organisations from a mathematical perspective. Avramopoulos offers a ground-breaking theory and application on organisational systems design, including discussions on organisational systems design requirements, such as productivity, emotion, and reward, the problems of unaccountability, including hierarchical delegation, and the benefits of accountable design. The suggested theoretical approach views organizational actors as computer processors that communicate through a shared infrastructure – both physical and digital – and suggests scientific principles and mechanisms by which to correct inequality and advance democratic governance in organisations.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. On the cognitive foundation of organization Chapter 3. Organizational systems design requirements Chapter 4. The stigmata of unaccountable presence Chapter 5. Organization based on accountably anonymous delegation Chapter 6. Concluding remarks and future work

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Book SynopsisIn this textbook, governance aspects are presented and explained in a comprehensible way at different levels: After a look at the roots of the governance discussion in economics and political science, political and economic negotiation and problem-solving processes are discussed on the macro level "Orders of Governance" and institutional and normative framework conditions are considered; on the meso level "Cooperation", forms of steering and control as well as cooperation and coordination of social economy enterprises are dealt with; and on the micro level "Interactions", governance is dealt with from the perspective of the actors and their interactions.Table of ContentsMacro level: "Orders of Governance" (First Order: local and regional problem-solving and political processes. Second Order: Institutional aspects. Third Order: Principles of Good Governance).- Meso level: "Cooperation" (Internally: Corporate Governance. Micro level: "Interaction" (Interactions in governance processes. Governance methods).

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Book SynopsisAs the use of AI becomes more and more ubiquitous in companies around the world, managers charged with taking key decisions require resources to enable them to evaluate new projects effectively. The business case for AI projects is not necessarily clear cut and part of the reason for this is the lack of understanding on key decision criteria. AI touches on many ethical concepts - data privacy, validity and more importantly, its potential misuse. AI is often being used to replace human decision-making and there is often no real understanding of the implications of this. This book provides a detailed primer for practitioners without a deep technological background. It guides the reader through the basic issues and offers advice on 'how to take decisions'. There is a dearth of such books currently available and this book aspires to fill a growing niche.Trade ReviewThis book is sure to offer value to business users, students and the general public."" — K. Ananth Krishnan, Tata Consultancy Services""I highly recommend this book for the leader seeking an up-to-date review of AI to make strategic investments."" — Kes Sampanthar, Innovation, BCG Brighthouse""The AI Enabled Organization is the perfect tool to embark on a thorough assessment of what AI means for your business."" — Arno Fehler, Schmidt Kranz Group, Germany

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Book SynopsisAs the use of AI becomes more and more ubiquitous in companies around the world, managers charged with taking key decisions require resources to enable them to evaluate new projects effectively. The business case for AI projects is not necessarily clear cut and part of the reason for this is the lack of understanding on key decision criteria. AI touches on many ethical concepts - data privacy, validity and more importantly, its potential misuse. AI is often being used to replace human decision-making and there is often no real understanding of the implications of this. This book provides a detailed primer for practitioners without a deep technological background. It guides the reader through the basic issues and offers advice on 'how to take decisions'. There is a dearth of such books currently available and this book aspires to fill a growing niche.Trade ReviewThis book is sure to offer value to business users, students and the general public."" — K. Ananth Krishnan, Tata Consultancy Services""I highly recommend this book for the leader seeking an up-to-date review of AI to make strategic investments."" — Kes Sampanthar, Innovation, BCG Brighthouse""The AI Enabled Organization is the perfect tool to embark on a thorough assessment of what AI means for your business."" — Arno Fehler, Schmidt Kranz Group, Germany

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