Engineering: general Books

Book SynopsisThis book covers the basics of setup reduction and quick changeover and data collection. It outlines the first pass of waste reduction through the implementation of the visual workplace and layout improvements. The book covers two quick changeover concepts: intermediate tooling and one-turn methods.Table of ContentsSetup and Quick Changeover. Data Collection. 5S and Layout Improvements. Intermediate Tooling and One-Turn Methods. Visual Management. After Improvements. Conclusion. Definition of Terms. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a guideline for implementation and it is intended for the Lean practitioner looking for a training tool and a guideline that can be used in the work area while improvements are being conducted. It describes how to effectively implement total productive maintenance.Table of ContentsHow to Use This Playbook. Introduction. Start with 5S. Maintenance Inventory. Baseline Your Equipment. TPM Procedures. Visual TPM Boards. Conclusion. Definition of Terms. Index.

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Book SynopsisUnderstand the Strategic Behavior in Queueing SystemsRational Queueing provides one of the first unified accounts of the dynamic aspects involved in the strategic behavior in queues. It explores the performance of queueing systems where multiple agents, such as customers, servers, and central managers, all act but often in a noncooperative manner.The book first addresses observable queues and models that assume state-dependent behavior. It then discusses other types of information in queueing systems and compares observable and unobservable variations and incentives for information disclosure. The next several chapters present relevant models for the maximization of individual utilities, social welfare, and profits. After covering queueing networks, from simple parallel servers to general network structures, the author describes models for planned vacations and forced vacations (such as breakdowns). Focusing on supply chaiTrade Review"This unique bibliographical volume by a foremost researcher in the area of strategic queues, or game theoretical analysis of queueing systems, provides a complete panorama of the extensive literature that was published in this area in recent years, spanning the period since the by-now classical monograph of Hassin and Haviv (2003) up to the present day. With over 700 references, individual papers are typically summarized in a paragraph or two, highlighting their essential contribution. The surveyed articles are arranged within a thoughtful subject classification, which makes it easy to focus on topics of interest, while the chronological ordering within each subject clearly displays the progression of ideas and results. Anyone who works in the area of strategic queues should have this book handy on his or her bookshelf. A newcomer may first study the above-mentioned monograph and come back to the present book to fully realize the state of the art."- Nahum Shimkin, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Technion"Rational Queueing provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of recent research on strategic behavior in queueing systems. Focusing on advances in the field since the publication of the classic To Queue or Not to Queue, the author brings the reader up to date by summarizing and organizing over 700 papers from multiple disciplines in a unifying framework. This book will serve as an indispensable reference for researchers, students, and teachers in this area."- Philipp Afèche, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto"Rational Queueing is the book that defines and summarizes the important area of operations research that combines queueing with game theory. This is a must-have reference for anyone that is interested in game-theoretic considerations in queueing models. It will be immensely useful as an introduction for beginners and as a reference for mature researchers in the area. Professor Hassin has done a superb job. The book can be used for independent study, but also as the main source for graduate seminars on production, service, and operations management."- Antonis Economou, Department of Mathematics, University of Athens"This really is a must read for researchers in game theory, from those just starting out in this field through to more established researchers. It is also a valuable teaching resource, covering both undergraduate topics through to a comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of modern trends in the subject for postgraduate students."- Paul Harper, Professor of Operational Research and Deputy Head of School of Mathematics, Cardiff University"With the gross domestic product (GDP) in the service sector accounting for over 90 percent of the whole GDP in many countries and areas such as the United States and Hong Kong, service management is becoming increasingly important. Different from a manufacturing system, a service system has direct contact with customers, a feature that has inspired an increasing trend on studying service management with strategic customers. This book provides a timely and inclusive summary of studies on strategic customer behavior and games among service providers in recent years. I was amazed by two main features of the book. One, the number of papers surveyed is enormous. With over 700 papers surveyed, the book covers a wide range of topics on games among customers and games among service providers. In particular, it surveys those cutting-edge topics in the field such as bounded-rationality and loss-aversion customer behavior. Two, the reviews on papers are extremely accurate. I heard from many researchers that the author of the book, Prof. Refael Hassin, contacted them individually, asking for feedback on the review of their work. I was also requested to provide comments on my work during the writing of this book. These steps assure the high quality of the book. This book can serve as an excellent reference book for researchers and graduate students in the fields of operations management, operations research, industry engineering, civil engineering, and computer science. This is a must-have book and is greatly helpful and handy for researchers in fields involving strategic customers."- Dr. Pengfei Guo, Associate Professor and Associate Head, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University"In this book, the author gives an extensive survey on queueing systems in which the agents interact to maximize certain goals. The book is a follow-up of a book on strategic queueing co-authored by the author and M. Haviv [To queue or not to queue: equilibrium behavior in queueing systems, Internat. Ser. Oper. Res. Management Sci., 59, Kluwer Acad. Publ., Boston, MA, 2003; MR2006433]. [..] This book is excellent reading for any researcher interested in the state of the art of rational queueing. It provides an overview on recent work combining queueing systems and game theory."- Judith Timmer, Mathematical Reviews, January 2017"This unique bibliographical volume by a foremost researcher in the area of strategic queues, or game theoretical analysis of queueing systems, provides a complete panorama of the extensive literature that was published in this area in recent years, spanning the period since the by-now classical monograph of Hassin and Haviv (2003) up to the present day. With over 700 references, individual papers are typically summarized in a paragraph or two, highlighting their essential contribution. The surveyed articles are arranged within a thoughtful subject classification, which makes it easy to focus on topics of interest, while the chronological ordering within each subject clearly displays the progression of ideas and results. Anyone who works in the area of strategic queues should have this book handy on his or her bookshelf. A newcomer may first study the above-mentioned monograph and come back to the present book to fully realize the state of the art."- Nahum Shimkin, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Technion"Rational Queueing provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of recent research on strategic behavior in queueing systems. Focusing on advances in the field since the publication of the classic To Queue or Not to Queue, the author brings the reader up to date by summarizing and organizing over 700 papers from multiple disciplines in a unifying framework. This book will serve as an indispensable reference for researchers, students, and teachers in this area."- Philipp Afèche, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto"Rational Queueing is the book that defines and summarizes the important area of operations research that combines queueing with game theory. This is a must-have reference for anyone that is interested in game-theoretic considerations in queueing models. It will be immensely useful as an introduction for beginners and as a reference for mature researchers in the area. Professor Hassin has done a superb job. The book can be used for independent study, but also as the main source for graduate seminars on production, service, and operations management."- Antonis Economou, Department of Mathematics, University of Athens"This really is a must read for researchers in game theory, from those just starting out in this field through to more established researchers. It is also a valuable teaching resource, covering both undergraduate topics through to a comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of modern trends in the subject for postgraduate students."- Paul Harper, Professor of Operational Research and Deputy Head of School of Mathematics, Cardiff University"With the gross domestic product (GDP) in the service sector accounting for over 90 percent of the whole GDP in many countries and areas such as the United States and Hong Kong, service management is becoming increasingly important. Different from a manufacturing system, a service system has direct contact with customers, a feature that has inspired an increasing trend on studying service management with strategic customers. This book provides a timely and inclusive summary of studies on strategic customer behavior and games among service providers in recent years. I was amazed by two main features of the book. One, the number of papers surveyed is enormous. With over 700 papers surveyed, the book covers a wide range of topics on games among customers and games among service providers. In particular, it surveys those cutting-edge topics in the field such as bounded-rationality and loss-aversion customer behavior. Two, the reviews on papers are extremely accurate. I heard from many researchers that the author of the book, Prof. Refael Hassin, contacted them individually, asking for feedback on the review of their work. I was also requested to provide comments on my work during the writing of this book. These steps assure the high quality of the book. This book can serve as an excellent reference book for researchers and graduate students in the fields of operations management, operations research, industry engineering, civil engineering, and computer science. This is a must-have book and is greatly helpful and handy for researchers in fields involving strategic customers."- Dr. Pengfei Guo, Associate Professor and Associate Head, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University"The book summarizes a big amount of actual results concerning the combination of queueing theory and game theory. It indicates the results of over 700 papers appearing in the bibliography in this area and very accurately refers their contents reecting the most actual achievements in a wide range of topics on games among customers and service providers. It can highly be recommended to researchers, teachers and students working in this area, even one can say it is an indispensable handbook for them."- L□aszl□o Lakatos (Budapest)"In this book, the author gives an extensive survey on queueing systems in which the agents interact to maximize certain goals. The book is a follow-up of a book on strategic queueing co-authored by the author and M. Haviv [To queue or not to queue: equilibrium behavior in queueing systems, Internat. Ser. Oper. Res. Management Sci., 59, Kluwer Acad. Publ., Boston, MA, 2003; MR2006433]. [..] This book is excellent reading for any researcher interested in the state of the art of rational queueing. It provides an overview on recent work combining queueing systems and game theory."- Judith Timmer, Mathematical Reviews, January 2017Table of ContentsIntroduction. Observable queues. Information. Customer decisions. Social optimization and cooperation. Monopoly. Competition. Routing in queueing networks. Supply chains, outsourcing, and contracting. Vacations. Bounded rationality. Bibliography. Indices.

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Book SynopsisFinishing is the final operation after a part is sized and shaped. Currently in high tech industries, there is a demand for nano level surface finishing of components. This process is done to improve the surface finish, to remove the recast layer, or to remove surface and sub-surface defects. The result is low friction, longer product life, and low power requirements. Equally important is the aesthetic aspect of the product. This subject is growing very fast from the technology as well as a science point of view. Books on this subject are very limited, particularly those ones that deal with both the science as well as the technology aspects. Trade Review"The book delivers comprehensive knowledge in the subject of finishing and polishing processes. It covers not only fundamental work principles but also the process specific applications for basic and advanced finishing and polishing processes. State-of-the-art hybrid nanofinishing processes are the highlights of the book. It is an excellent book for UG and PG students and a unique handbook for industrial professionals."— Xichun Luo, University of Strathclyde, United KingdomTable of ContentsForeword, Preface, Editor, Contributors, Introduction to Nanofinishing, Honing, Lapping, Abrasive Flow Finishing Process and Modeling, Elastic Emission Machining, Elasto-abrasive Finishing, Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Nanofinishing for Ultra-thin TEM Sample Preparation, Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Process and Modeling, Magnetorheological Finishing, Nanofinishing of Free Form Surfaces using BEMRF, Nanofinishing Process for Spherical Components, Chemomechanical magnetorheological finishing, Electrochemical Grinding, Electrochemical Magnetic abrasive finishing, Electric-Discharge Diamond Grinding, Fine Finishing of Gears Electrochemical Honing Process, Measurement Systems for characterization of micro/nano of the finished surfaces, Optimization of Advanced Finishing Processes Using Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization Algorithm, Molecular Dynamic Simulation (MDS) to Study nanoscale cutting Processes, Nanofinishing of Biomedical Implants, Chemo Mechanical Planarization, Subject Index, Authors Index

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Book SynopsisAn Insightful Guide to Avoiding Offshore Oil- and Gas-Industry Disaster Designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining offshore oil and gas industry equipment and systems can sometimes result in accidents, injuries, and other serious problems. Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Practical Approach focuses on oil and gas industry equipment reliability, offers useful and up-to-date information on the subject, and covers in a single volume the most common safety and reliability engineering issues in the oil and gas industry. The book introduces the latest developments in the area, and provides relevant methods and approaches. It also presents important aspects of various case studies on major accidents in the oil and gas industry, and considers human factors that contribute to accidents and fatalities in the area of oil and gas.Additionally, this book describes: Trade Review"… one of a kind book… The author took meticulous care in translating the most complex and difficult concepts in safety and reliability engineering and provided a simple, easy to use step-by-step approach."—Dr. Subramanyam Naidu Rayapati, Agile CloudTech, LLC, Austin, Texas, USA"This book leaves no stone unturned as a reference to the safety engineer/professional working in the field. Many of the sites are referenced, which makes it easy for those who desire more information to find it."—Paul E. West, Safety Manager/College Professor, Navarro College, Corsicana, Texas, USA"Assists in developing and designing better engineering systems in the oil and gas industry … Provides case studies of oil tanker spill-related accidents and oil tanker spill analysis … well organized and presented."—Dr. Kouorush Jenab, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA"The book covers important issues related to reliability and safety analysis in oil and gas industry. There are many examples, illustrations…and interesting case studies."—Janusz Sosnowski, Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Table of ContentsIntroduction. Basic Mathematical Concepts. Safety and Reliability Basics. Methods for Performing Safety and Reliability Analyses in the Oil and Gas Industry. Safety in Offshore Oil and Gas Industry. Case Studies of Oil Tanker Spill-Related Accidents and Oil Tanker Spill Analysis. Human Factors Contribution to Accidents in the Oil and Gas Industry and Fatalities in the Industry. Case Studies of Maintenance Influence on Major Accidents in Oil and Gas Industry and Safety Instrumented Systems and Their Spurious Activation in Oil and Gas Industry. Oil and Gas Industry Accident Data and Accident Data Analysis. Oil and Gas Industry Equipment Reliability. Mathematical Models for Performing Safety and Reliability Analyses in Oil and Gas Industry. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisOffice ergonomics whether we realize it or not directly or indirectly affects every one of us. It is the study of the work we do, the environment we work in, and the tools we use to successfully perform our jobs. Office ergonomics helps us be comfortable and safe at work, which reduces the risk of injury, lowers stress, increases personal engagement, and raises overall work performance. This book embraces and addresses the new reality of the traditional office' work, which is ever changing and evolving, and offers tactical recommendations on how to make non-traditional office settings more comfortable.This book suggests how to Set up the office, wherever that may be at a company site, at home, at a corner café, on a commuter train Interact with colleagues Organize and pace work Select and arrange equipment and furniture Maintain the physical climate lighting, sound, heatingTable of ContentsA Few First Words. Ergonomics Applied to Offices. Relating with People in the Office. Office Design. Chairs and other Furniture. Keyboarding and other Manual Tasks. Feeling Good at Work. Seeing and Lighting. Hearing and Sound. Office Climate. Just a Few Last Words.

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Book SynopsisUsing the authors many years of experience in emergency services and his skills as a hazardous materials consultant, prepares the first responder to handle everything from re-establishing control and on-scene triage to investigating the crime. Including information on pre-incident and avoidance tactics, the author also discusses monitoring and detection techniques, protective equipment and decontamination, and an extensive list of resource organizations and training opportunities. This up-to-date 3rd edition is written to provide concise information for emergency responders who might be called upon to confront explosive, chemical, nuclear, biological, or incendiary acts of terrorism. Trade Review"Robert Burke’s book is an eye opener; Terrorism is real and we are not immune from any form of Terrorist Activities.Robert Burke addresses the real true problem in domestic Terrorism and Global Terrorism. "Fear is winner" when any type of terror attack occurs. No matter how we may be prepared the Terrorist have been scouting our weakness constantly. "Thus we have become weaken from all dimensions" We must hold our resolve from our previous lesson in order to prevail in the future from Terrorism."— William (BJ) Jetter, University of Cincinnati, Greater Cincinnati Hazardous Material Unit. Duty Officer, USA"This is a terrific resource for any emergency responder from a small-town volunteer to a large city professional who may be called upon to respond to a WMD event. For those with little to no hazardous materials training it is an exhaustive work. For those trained in CBRNE is it a thorough review. A text that can and should be referred to often. It is a very useful tool."— Michael F. Roeshman, Deputy Chief/HazMat Chief, Philadelphia Fire Department (Retired), PATable of Contents1. Introduction 2. History of terrorism 3. Foiled terrorist plots: Successes in terrorism prevention 4. Evolution of terrorism and terrorist groups 5. Active shooter 6. Explosive terrorism characteristics of explosives and explosions 7. Improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers 8. Chemical terrorist agents 9. Biological terrorist agents 10. Nuclear terrorism 11. Incendiary terrorism 12. Monitoring and detection equipment for terrorist agents 13. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and decontamination for terrorist agents 14. Response to acts of terrorism 15. Terrorism resources and response training 16. Future of terrorism

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Book SynopsisBiomechanics applies the laws and techniques of mechanics in the study of biological systems and related phenomena. Biomechanics uses mathematical and computational tools such as model construction of musclo-skeletal system, body fluid circulation, to aid medical diagnosis, therapeutics and surgery planning, designing of prostheses and implants or in tissue engineering. Present book targets specific topics pertaining to the biomechanics of soft tissues. Subjects addressed includes solids and multi-species mixtures as open systems: a continuum mechanics perspective; electro-chemo-mechanical couplings: tissues with a fixed electric charge and growth of biological tissues.Table of ContentsBiomechanical topics in soft tissues. Solids and multi-species mixtures as open systems: a continuum mechanics perspective. Elements of continuum mechanics. Thermodynamic properties of fluids. Multi-species mixtures as thermodynamically open systems. Anisotropic and conewise elasticity. Hyperelasticity, a purely mechanical point of view. Poroelasticity with a single porosity. Viscoelasticity and poro-viscoelasticity. Thermoelasticity and thermo-poroelasticity. Transfers of mass, momentum and energy. Waves in thermoelastic solids and saturated porous media. Electro-chemo-mechanical couplings : tissues with a fixed electric charge. Directional averaging and mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced tissues. Electro-chemo-mechanical couplings. Chemo-mechanical couplings in articular cartilages. Passive transport in the interstitium and circulation: basics. Coupled transportsin tissues endowed with a fixed electric charge. Effects of pH on the transport and mechanical properties of articular cartilages. Finite element analysis of electro-chemo-mechanical couplings. Two lamellar tissues: cornea and annulus fibrosus. Active transport. Growth of biological tissues. Tissue Engineering: overview of biochemical data and mechanical modeling. Growth of soft tissues. Kinematics, formulation and examples. Elastic-growing solids. Thermodynamically consistent growth laws. Elastic-growing mixtures. Solid tumors: biochemical overview and mechanical modeling. Units and physical constants. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book brings several original contributions to research and practical applications in the field of mass customization from the designer, manufacturer, and customer perspectives respectively. It presents advancements in product design for mass customization, design of assembly and supply chain processes, variety induced complexity models, complexity management, marketing tools, information systems to support decision-making, and critical success factors of this manufacturing and marketing strategy.. A special focus of interest is also on the use of product configurators in practice and sustainability assessment for mass customization strategy. The aim is to disseminate current developments and approaches for further theoretical investigation and practical applications of mass customized manufacturing systems.Table of ContentsAn Introduction to Mass Customized Manufacturing. Designing Assembly Lines for Mass Customization Production Systems. Role of Information Systems in Mass Customization.Complexity Issues in Mass Customized Manufacturing. Modelling of Assembly Supply Chain Structures. Variety-Induced Complexity Metrics. Product Variety Management Assuming Product Configuration Conflicts. Product Configuration for Order Acquisition and Fulfilment. Shoes Configurators: a Comparative Analysis of Capabilities and Benefits. Empirical Investigation on Implications of Configurator Applications for Mass Customization. Sustainability Assessments for Mass Customization Supply Chains. Sustainability Issues in Mass Customized Manufacturing.

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Book SynopsisWork is all around us and permeates everything we do and everyday activities. Not all work is justified, not all work is properly designed, or evaluated accurately, or integrated. A systems model will make work more achievable through better management. Work is defined as a process of performing a defined task or activity, such as research, development, operations, maintenance, repair, assembly, production, and so on. Very little is written on how to design, evaluate, justify, and integrate work. Using a comprehensive systems approach, this book facilitates a better understanding of work for the purpose of making it more effective and rewarding.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Authors Section I: Systems overviewChapter 1 Systems view of workSection II: Work designChapter 2 Analytics for work planning or selectionChapter 3 Learning curve analysis for work designSection III: Work evaluationChapter 4 Work performance measuresChapter 5 Cognitive task evaluationChapter 6 Mental workload measures for work evaluationSection IV: Work justificationChapter 7 Cognitive modeling for human performance predictionsChapter 8 Functional interactions of work Section V: Work integrationChapter 9 Theoretical framework for work integrationChapter 10 Project management for work managementChapter 11 Considerations for worker well-being References Appendix A: Glossary of work performance termsAppendix B: Basic work-related formulas and conversion factorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a set of tools that will aid in deciding whether a project should go ahead, be improved, or abandoned altogether by pinpointing its vulnerabilities. It offers a review of project feasibility analysis, and more critically, psychodynamic aspects that are often neglected, including how stakeholders interact. It provides a complement to the common techniques used for analyzing technical, financial, and marketing feasibility. The goal is to identify hidden truths and eliminate those gray areas that jeopardize the success of a given project. The focus is on uncovering points of vulnerabilities in four key aspects of a project: People, Power, Processes, and Plan. Table of ContentsIntroduction and the Notion of Points of Vulnerability. Defining Project Feasibility vs. Vulnerability. Defining Prefeasibility vs. Vulnerability. Cost, Calendar and Challenges (The 4 P’s). Modeling Vulnerability. People and Power. Processes and Plan. Operating Margin and Decision-Making. Measuring Value. General Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisPresenting: Problem Solving Sans StatisticsEnhance your problem-solving skills, and improve your company's profitability using the methods outlined in Solving Complex Industrial Problems without Statistics. Introducing a process that involves working through problems and solutions without relying on complicated statistical design or analysis, this book pulls away from data-driven thinking and provides the problem solver with a new way of solving problems. Utilizing techniques that have been applied in facilities throughout the U.S., Canada, Italy, China, and Hong Kong, it demonstrates the use of process and problem differences and similarities, and provides a better understanding of analogous comparisons. The book incorporates visual analysis tools and problem examples in a format that facilitates comprehension and learning, presents novel concepts that do not require numbers or statistics, and provides a better understanding of the solutionTrade Review"This concise book contains a wealth of practical information a manufacturing engineer will find useful in solving every-day quality problems. The ample supply of case studies covering a wide range of topics is particularly appealing. The book is clearly written, logically organized and well presented. The author has excellent credentials as a practitioner."—Duc Pham, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsCursory Review. Assembly Problem. Faulty Thinking. Mixing Problem. Component Assembly. Assigning Responsibility. Damaged Components. New Process Development. Innovative Solutions. Electronic Chip Wafer. Machining Difficulties. Systemic Chaos. Sequestration Problem. Corroboration of Results. Summary. Appendix. Contains definitions.

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Book SynopsisCurrently people deal with various entities (such as hardware, software, buildings, spaces, communities and other people), to meet specific goals while going about their everyday activities in work and leisure environments. These entities have become more and more complex and incorporate functions that hitherto had never been allocated such as automation, use in virtual environments, connectivity, personalization, mobility and friendliness. This book contributes to the analysis of human-system interactions from the perspective of ergonomics, regardless of how simple or complex they are, while incorporating the needs of users and workers in a healthy safe, efficient and enjoyable manner.This book provides a comprehensive review of the state of the art of current ergonomic in design methods and techniques that are being applied to products, machinery, equipment, workstations and systems while taking new technologies and their applications into consideration. <Table of ContentsTheoretical Issues. Multimodal Information Transfer by Means of Adaptive Controlling Torques during Primary and Secondary Task. Time Structure Analysis in Ergonomic Design with Cognitive and Manual Components of Work. From Vision Science to Design Practice. Bridging Fashion Design and Color Effects – the ColorErg. Communication Efficiency and Inclusiveness in the Corporate Visual Identity. Aspects of the Usability Assessment in the Multicultural Approach. Ergonomic and Wayfinding Design: Principles, Standards and Visual Code. Boundaries of Human Factors and Sustainability in Architecture. The Virtual Reality Devices Applied to Digital Games: a Literature Review. Human Characteristics in Design. Application of 3D Full Body Scanner in Ergonomics. Biomechanics and Psychophysics of Manual Strength Design on Different Interfaces. Digital Hand Model for Grip Comfort Evaluation. Classroom Ergonomics: a Portuguese University Study. Methodological Issues. Designing User-Oriented Future Ship Bridges – An Approach for Radical Concept Design. Urban Furniture as an Ergonomic Factor, through a New Color Planning Methodology. Design Requirements for a Spectacle-type Device in Rapid Visual Referencing. Ergonomic Design Thinking – A Project Management model for Workplace Design. Development Tools for Intelligent Systems. Older Workers and Virtual Environments: Usability Evaluation of a Prototype for Safety Sign Research. Percept Walk: Promoting Perception Awareness on the Elderly with Low Vision. Design of Interfaces for Seniors in the Context of Health Care. Design Development. Human Body- Sleep System Interaction in Young Adult Residence: A Methodology and Tool for Measure and Evaluation of Interaction Patterns Using a Software iSEE with Observation of Postural Behaviors during Sleep. Applications of Haptic Devices and Virtual Reality in Consumer Products Usability Evaluation. Hazard Perception of 3D Household Pack-ages: A Study Using a Virtual Environment. Certain Ergonomic Considerations and Design Solutions Connected with the Safety and Comfort of City Buses. School Supplies Transportation System: an Ergonomic Approach between Two Distinct Realities. Improving Bus Travel through Inclusive Service Design. Enhancing Sustainability Embodying Human Factors in Building Design. Design Requirements for a Spectacle-type Device in Rapid Visual Referencing. Dressing Autonomy for Frozen Shoulder Users: Analysis of Five Different Tops.

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Book SynopsisThis book will address key organizational issues that must be considered and addressed when implementing Lean business practices. The book offers solutions for many of the challenges, provides a resource that leaders can use in addressing cultural and regulatory issues, provides means to address the associated people issues and the challenging task of knowledge retention and succession planning. Vignettes are used to illustrate and provide examples of potential issues and solutions that can be considered for resolving issues and a case study demonstrating ways to address the technical and people aspects of implementing Lean to ensure project success.Trade Review"This book discusses organizational issues that needs to be addressed when implementing Lean: it constitutes a valuable addition to the existing Lean Six Sigma literature, as it covers aspects, such as culture, leadership and regulatory issues, that are often not covered in details in other texts, that tend to give more space to the technical/tools aspects."— Alessandro Laureani, Strathclyde University, United Kingdom Table of ContentsLean Thinking Overview. The Lean Thinking Leadership Team. Lean Culture. Employee Engagement. Succession Planning Strategy. Talent Management and Retention Strategy. Employee Development and Training. Environment Safety & Health. Lean Implementation Case Study.

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Book SynopsisThe properties of woven and knitted fabrics differ largely due to the path yarn follows in the fabric structure. This path determines the fabric's physical properties, mechanical properties, and appearance. A slight variation to the design may result in entirely different properties for the fabric. Structural Textile Design provides detailed insight on different types of designs used for the production of woven and knitted fabrics, highlighting the effect design has on a fabric's properties and applications. With focus on the techniques used to draw designs and produce them on weaving and knitting machines, this book will be of great interest to textile engineers, professionals and graduate students in textile technology and manufacturing. Trade Review"This reference compliments another by the same publisher. There is overlap, but the focus here is on techniques to and implement designs on weaving and knitting machines, producing fabrics with properties suited to specific end uses. How CAD can benefit the design and the implementation processes is covered, allowing for shorter development time and analysis of virtual prototypes, the objective being to test cost, functionality and quality.References are included throughout. Overall, a worthwhile book for textile engineers and students in textile technology and manufacturing." —Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Winter 2017 Issue Table of Contents1. Textile Fabrics Madeha Jabbar 2 .CAD for Textile Fabrics Khubab Shaker and Haritham Khan Part I: Woven Fabric Structure 3. Introduction to Weaving Talha Hamdani 4. Conventional Woven Structures Muhammad Umar Nazir and Yasir Nawab 5. Specialty Fabric Structures Muhammad Umair and Ayuab Asghar 6. Textile Structures for Jacquard Weaving Danish Mehmood Baitab and Adeela Nasreen 7. Color and Weave Effect Muhammad Zohaib Fazal and Muhammad Imran Khan Part II: Knitted Fabric Structures 8. Introduction to Knitting Hafiz Shahbaz Ahmed 9. Patterning in Weft Knitting Waqas Ashraf 10. Pattering in Warp Knitting Muzammal Hussain and Yasir Nawab 11. Color and Stitch Effect Habib Awais

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an assorted set of reflections/lessons from the trenches of Lean service and brings to fore leadership challenges, new tools, and the known-unknowns (insights that very few know but many in journey of Lean transformation need to know). Lean has the ability to address a wide range of problems faced by service companies, such as: complexity reduction, sales force productivity enhancement, operations risk control, cost leadership, combining scale with flexibility, service excellence and improving employee morale and involvement. Many of the principles discussed in the book are based on the author''s first-hand experience in Lean implementation.Table of ContentsHow engaged is your CEO and Top ManagementSpend first 90 days to understand the needs of the company. Should you or should you not board the ship? Before embarking on a lean effort, pause to understand the type of problem that you are trying to solve? Just knowing tools does not make you a Lean Change Leader. Know the building blocks. "Influence" – Least discussed yet the most important quality of a seasoned Lean Change Leader. Engagement – Where to begin? To who does the Lean Change Leader report into? Trigger signs of upcoming change by embedding new "ways of working" for the leadership team. Do you know what constitutes a great Lean team? A person keen to be popular should not get involved in Lean efforts. It makes sense to define lean differently. How aligned is the top management on organisational outcomes? Do you know the building blocks of a holistic lean transformation? Don’t forget of 15Cs of Lean Transformation. Let’s not think lean to be a cost-cutting endeavour. Lean is not bigger than business outcomes – Adopt a quiver approach. Let a roadmap guide your deployment. Power the lean journey with art of observation. Lean need not necessary need to be called as Lean. Service guarantee can be a good aspiration to have in a lean transformation journey. Lean cannot just be the agenda of top management. Encourage team members to report problems. Resources can get squandered if employees do not know what service stands for. Manufacturing and Service Processes are not the same. Just not metrics but right metrics is what makes a difference. Processes should positively impact the key stakeholder. Explain why we do what we do30. Don’t get lost in tools, don’t forget those who could derail your lean journey. Employee Attrition could be a major cause of enterprise-inefficiency. Creating a sense-of-urgency is a pre-requisite for successful lean deployment. Never underestimate the power of middle-management. Continually ascertain the heath of lean adoption. Drive process ownership to get juice out of your process improvement effort. Follow a holistic approach to Visual Management System. Institutionalize the process of reflection. Institutionalise a LIP-SIP engine for improvements. Inventory in a services context can be quite context. Administer the Opportunity Questionnaire to judge applicability of Lean. Make Customers Service Themselves.Do not forget waste in functional crevices. White spaces can be potential opportunities for Lean application. Leverage multi-skilling to distribute and optimize capacity. The role of Lean team should change over time. See how your process of cross-selling can be made efficient and effective. Shun verbosity and long presentations – Adopt A3 Thinking. Install a common problem-solving approach. We need much more than a service recovery process. Too many MIS reports are no reports of value. The DEB-LOREX™ Model for Lean Transformation. Make a deep assessment of lean enterprise using the DEB-LOREX Index. Use Sales Partners to Build Relationships. Use Visual Management to manage Lean performance improvement.

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Book SynopsisToday, engineering systems are an important element of the world economy and each year billions of dollars are spent to develop, manufacture, operate, and maintain various types of engineering systems around the globe. Many of these systems are highly sophisticated and contain millions of parts. For example, a Boeing jumbo 747 is made up of approximately 4.5 million parts including fasteners. Needless to say, reliability, safety, and maintenance of systems such as this have become more important than ever before. Global competition and other factors are forcing manufacturers to produce highly reliable, safe, and maintainable engineering products. Therefore, there is a definite need for the reliability, safety, and maintenance professionals to work closely during design and other phases. Engineering Systems Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance: An Integrated Approach eliminates the need to consult many different and diverse sources in the hunt for the informatioTrade Review "The unique strength of this book is an integrated approach covering the fields of Reliability, Safety and Maintenance with all the foundational materials, methods and detailed applications with step by step approach to leverage.The author is an International Authority in the fields Reliability, Safety and Maintenance Engineering. The primary strength of this book is the integrated approach covering the fields of Reliability, Safety and Maintenance Engineering fields. The book covers some of the most relevant applications of 21st Century such as Internet, Robotics, Software, Mining, Medical, Aerospace, Navy and various real life Transportation Systems. The author has simplified the most difficult & complex concepts and methods into simple, easy to use, step-by-step approach. This is a major differentiation for the book. This book will be extremely useful to not only senior Under Graduate Students but also useful to Graduate students, Researchers and various Engineering Professionals."— Subramanyam Naidu Rayapati, Agile CloudTech, LLC., USA"Reliability, safety and maintenance are the key issues in contemporary systems as they become more and more complex. Following a general overview of the significance of these issues, this book presents a systematic survey of fundamental concepts assuring the above mentioned system features. This book is unique due to combining reliability, safety and maintenance issues in one volume, moreover the presented considerations refer to systems and practical problems from different domains; e.g. robot, transportation, aviation, medicine and other industries."— Janusz Sosnowski, Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland"The unique strength of this book is an integrated approach covering the fields of Reliability, Safety and Maintenance with all the foundational materials, methods and detailed applications with step by step approach to leverage. The author is an International Authority in the fields Reliability, Safety and Maintenance Engineering. The primary strength of this book is the integrated approach covering the fields of Reliability, Safety and Maintenance Engineering fields. The book covers some of the most relevant applications of 21st Century such as Internet, Robotics, Software, Mining, Medical, Aerospace, Navy and various real life Transportation Systems. The author has simplified the most difficult & complex concepts and methods into simple, easy to use, step-by-step approach. This is a major differentiation for the book. This book will be extremely useful to not only senior Under Graduate Students but also useful to Graduate students, Researchers and various Engineering Professionals."— Subramanyam Naidu Rayapati, Agile CloudTech, LLC., USA"Reliability, safety and maintenance are the key issues in contemporary systems as they become more and more complex. Following a general overview of the significance of these issues, this book presents a systematic survey of fundamental concepts assuring the above mentioned system features. This book is unique due to combining reliability, safety and maintenance issues in one volume, moreover the presented considerations refer to systems and practical problems from different domains; e.g. robot, transportation, aviation, medicine and other industries."— Janusz Sosnowski, Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, PolandTable of ContentsIntroduction. Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Mathematics. Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Basics. Methods for Performing Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Analysis of Engineering Systems. Computer, Internet, and Robot Systems Reliability. Transportation Systems Failures and Human Error in Transportation Systems. Software, Robot, and Transportation Systems Safety. Medical and Mining Systems Safety. Software and Reliability Centered Maintenance. Maintenance Safety and Human Error in Aviation and Power Plant Maintenance. Mathematical Models for Performing Engineering Systems Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance Analysis. Appendix – Bibliography of Literature on Engineering Systems Reliability, Safety, and Maintenance.

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Book SynopsisCreating Lean Corporations utilizes a bottom-up approach in which the employees who perform tasks are empowered to create and manage their own portions of the business process. Each task is defined using a task model that indicates the input-output relationships between tasks. This approach is essential for creating and improving business processes that are large and complex. This lean approach was successfully applied at a major automotive manufacturing company and was awarded the Charles F. Boss Kettering Award for technological innovation in 2000. This book is for business process managers (especially lean leaders) who seek to reengineer their business processes using lean principles.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Getting an Overview of Lean Corporations Chapter 1: Understanding the Lean Philosophy Part II: Understanding the Nuts and Bolts of Lean Corporations Chapter 2: Representing Corporations with a Business Process Model Chapter 3: Creating and Using Hierarchies Chapter 4: Decoupling Systems and Processes Chapter 5: Requirement Roll-Down Using the Design Six Sigma Approach Part III: Making Your Business Processes Lean Chapter 6: Discovering Your Business Processes Chapter 7: Reengineering Your Business Processes Chapter 8: Implementing New Business Processes Chapter 9: The Lean Corporation Part IV: Looking at Examples of Lean Business Processes Chapter 10: An Example of Discovering Your Business Processes Chapter 11: An Example of Reengineering Your Business Processes Chapter 12: An Example of Implementing New Business Processes

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Book SynopsisQuality improvement: it's an attractive concept on paper. So why do the vast majority of quality improvement efforts fail?William Roth knows from experience: as a Ph.D in systems theory, an ex-corporate manager, a professor-and the designer (with the AQP) of a national program to deliver training for quality credentials in the systems approach. His belief: enduring quality improvement is an "all or nothing" situation-requiring a systemic approach, with all the key components and integrations in place and fully integrated right from the start. Quality Improvement: A Systems Perspective explains the sometimes surprising historic roots of the quality improvement movement, and outlines the systems theory on which successful models must be built. Readers then gain access to the hands-on, nuts-and-bolts, how-to-get-it-done details of the five critical phases. Three case studies (two in industry, one in health care) support this traditional but currently shunned model.Along with his unique unified view of quality improvement, Roth explains why it is shunned, and why alternative approaches usually do not produce the desired results. Key obstacles to success are directly identified-top-level management, local union leaders, management education. The ultimate culprit, though, is culture-to which Roth suggests how to move organizations in the right direction, from a systems perspective.With one of the most comprehensive overviews of quality management essentials in one volume, Quality Improvement: A Systems Perspective balances theory and modeling with the details of real-life implementation and success.Table of ContentsFeeling Our WayThe Systems ApproachFive Phases Plus Two: Part OneMore on TeambuildingFive Phases Plus Two: Part TwoMore Than One Way to Skin the Organization Improvement Cat?Birth of the Systems Model at International PaperMaintaining the MomentumSuccess Then SetbackBack to Finish UpA Very Different SituationCulture As the Culprit: An Idealized Ending Versus RealityTop Level Management as the KeyEducation as the Cornerstone to Quality ImprovementOne More Time, The Systems Approach: The Good Shepherd Effort

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Book SynopsisEarly approaches to accelerated testing were based on the assumption that there was a simple acceleration factor that would correspond to a linear scaling of time from the operating stress to the accelerating stress. This corresponds to the simplest physical model of the kinetics governing the underlying degradation, but this simple model does not always hold. We need to understand what more complex physical models may look like.Design & Analysis of Accelerated Tests for Mission Critical Reliability presents innovative theory and methods for recognizing and handling the more complicated, cases often encountered in practice. The theory integrates a physical understanding of underlying phenomena and the statistical modeling of observation "noise" to provide a single theoretical framework for accelerated testing. The treatment includes general approaches that can be used with various computational software packages and an explicit computing environment in S-PLUS. Source code written by the authors is included and available for download from http://www.crcpress.com/e_products/downloads.For practitioners, this book provides immediately useable tools. For researchers, it presents intriguing open questions. And for the academic community, numerous worked examples, end-of-chapter exercises, and a format that relegates technical and theoretical details to chapter appendices make this an outstanding supplementary textbook for senior and graduate-level students.Trade Review"I believe that this book could be a good specialized reference text … ." - Technometrics, May 2005, Vol. 47, No. 2 "[I]t is a useful and welcome start in an important area. The inclusion of a software system that aids specification and visualization of kinetic models is also welcome. One hopes that this book will spur further research in this area."-Short Book Reviews of the International Statistical Institute "For practitioners, this book provides immediately useable tools. For researchers, it presents intriguing open questions. For the academic community, numerous worked examples, end-of-chapter exercises, and a format that relegates technical and theoretical details to chapter appendices make this an outstanding supplementary textbook for senior and graduate-level students."-Zentralblatt MATH 1053Table of ContentsBackground. Demarcation Mapping: Initial Design of Accelerated Tests. Interface for Building Kinetic Models. Evanescent Process Mapping. Data Analysis for Failure Time Data. Data Analysis for Degradation Data.

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Book SynopsisWith the globalization of work and technological advancements in recent years, and with emphasis on service quality today, organizations have changed. Virtual work has emerged as the new employment relationship and has been embraced by employees and employers in many industries. This book explores the dynamics of changing organization structures, theories of leadership and trust, and how dimensions of self-efficacy works in this new work relationship. Organizational Behavior and Virtual Work: Concepts and Analytical Approaches shows the enormous impact of technology and globalization on employment relationships and also predicts how they will contribute to the changing dimensions of organizations in the future. With a unique blend of theory and application in the real world of virtual workers, the book presents the most recent research and developments in the relatively new and still emerging area of virtual work. It takes an in-depth critical look into the key factors affecting the virtual work environment with practical inputs of suggestions and recommendations. With the objective of presenting information about this new work scenario, this book attempts to unfold important human behavior processes in organizations. The volume presents a rare combination of the necessary concepts of human behavior in organizations along with the results of research in the field and also makes practical recommendations on virtual work programs.Key features include a unique blend of research with organizational behavior concepts and practical recommendations for workers, managers, and business executives.Trade ReviewApple Academic Press, Inc., is proud to announce that Dr. Arvind K. Birdie has been honored with the Prof. Mrs. Manju Thakur Memorial Award 2016 for Innovative Contributions in Research/Test Construction/Book Publication for her book, Organizational Behavior and Virtual Work: Concepts and Analytical Approaches. The award was presented during the 52nd National and 21st International Conference of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, held at the Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, February 23rd–25th, 2017. Our congratulations to Dr. Birdie!"This book could not have come at a better time. Currently organizations globally are dealing with a dynamic business as well as a cultural environment that is redefining how organizations will structure and conduct themselves. The book focuses on all the quintessential aspects, like role of leadership, trust, self-efficacy and work-life balance, in an effective manner. A fantastic read for anyone trying to understand and innovate toward building a performance-oriented organization that draws the best from human resource and the IT enablers that are available to be deployed. Unlike other texts on the subject area the book brings a balance of theory and practice. Part 2 offers a critical analysis and presents research that connects practice with theory in a seamless manner. Chapters on work-life balance offer a critical view of this rather ignored aspect. The discussion on managing performance of virtual workers is an aspect that is going to become increasingly important to respond to. The book is a must read for a wide audience of readers, recommend folks to grab a copy in real earnest."— Prof. Sandeep Munjal, Director, Vedatya Institute, Gurgaon, IndiaTable of ContentsPreface; PART I: Introduction of Concepts; Organizations; Traditional Organizations; Cultural Perspective; Elements of Organizations; Challenges of Organizational Design; Dimensions of Structure; Contemporary Organizational Designs; Challenges for Today’s Organizational Design; Organizational Life Cycle; Organizational Culture; Is It Possible to Change Corporate Culture?; Leadership; How Do We Define Leadership?; Are Leaders Born or Made?; Leaders versus Managers; Qualities of Leaders; The Personality Profile of Effective Leaders; Leadership Attitudes; Ethics and Leadership; The Role of Leadership in Organization; Leadership Theories; Team in Organization; The Four Roles of Leadership; The Leadership Challenge; Guidelines for Leading Meetings; Activities of Successful and Effective Leaders; Goals, Values, and Concepts; Roles and Relationships; Determination of Effective Leadership: Various Dimensions; How Founders/Leaders Embed and Transmit Culture; Self Efficacy; Positive Organizational Behavior; Positive Psychology; Basic Social Learning Concepts; Trust; Definition; Types of Trust; Barriers to Building a Culture for Trust in Organizations; Leadership and Organizational Trust; Measuring Organizational Trust; How to Develop Trust in Organizations; Trust and Globalization; Work Life Balance; Introduction; Work Life Balance Defined; Dual Career Families; Work Life Balance Initiatives; Demographic Factors; Organizational Factors; Studies on Work Life Balance; Women and Family; Globalization and Virtual Work; Introduction; Emerging Trends in Employment Relationships; Diversity Issues; PART II: Research and Critical Analysis; Research on the Relation Between Leadership Effectiveness, Perceived Organizational Climate, Interpersonal Trust and Self Efficacy Among Virtual Workers In Different Organization: Introduction; Virtual Workers; Leadership Effectiveness; Self Efficacy; Trust; Job Involvement; Review of Literature; Studies of Organizational Climate; Studies of Leadership; Studies of Self Efficacy; Studies of Trust; Studies of Job Involvement; Research Design; Rationale of the Study; Objectives; Hypothesis; Variables; Research Design; Methodology; Rationale of the Sample; Distribution of the Sample; Measures and Scoring Methods; Procedure; Statistical Analysis; Results; Discussion; Summary and Conclusion; Limitations, Suggestions, and Implications; Index

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Book SynopsisThis Dictionary explicitly addresses the historical, legal, theoretical, organisational, policy, practice, research and evidential contexts within which 'modern' youth justice in the UK and beyond is located. The entries cover a spectrum of theoretical orientations and conceptual perspectives and engage explicitly with the key statutory provisions and policy and practice imperatives within each of the three UK jurisdictions. This book is a key resource for those teaching and studying under-graduate and post-graduate courses in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, social policy, law, socio-legal studies, community justice, social work, youth and community work and police studies, together with policy-makers, managers and practitioners working within the youth justice sphere (including staff training officers, youth justice officers, social workers, probation officers, police officers, teachers and education workers, health professionals, youth workers, drug and alcohol workers and juvenile secure estate staff).The Dictionary of Youth Justice: is designed to meet the needs of researchers, policy-makers, managers, practitioners and students; begins with an introductory chapter that maps the key shifts in contemporary national and international youth justice systems; contains over 300 alphabetically arranged entries - written by almost 100 experts in the respective fields - that explicitly address the core components of youth justice in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland; Provides specifically tailored recommended key texts and sources in respect of each entry; is closely cross-referenced and contains a detailed index to assist readers to make connections between and across entries; includes a detailed 'Directory of Agencies' that relate to youth justice in each of the three UK jurisdictions; is compiled and edited by one of the UK's leading authorities in youth justice. Trade Review'Youth Justice is a fiendishly complex and fast-changing area of social policy. Both students and practitioners will find the Dictionary a sure-footed, authoritative guide to it. The list of contributors reads like a roll-call of the experts in the field. And the range of topics they cover is commendably wide-ranging.' − Professor Rod Morgan, Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Bristol, formerly Chairman of the Youth Justice Board'A fascinating and indispensable resource for students, practictioners and policy-makers in the ever challenging arena of youth justice. There is no single source book that comes close to rival this volume in its breadth and succinct scholarship.' − Professor Andrew Rutherford, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Policy, The University of SouthamptonTable of ContentsList of entries. List of contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Dictionary of Youth Justice. Directory of agencies.

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Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, this dictionary contains 3,400 key terms, words, and phrases used in the day-to-day practice of project management. Along with traditional project management terms, it includes broader business terms to help seasoned managers and their successors navigate more easily the ubiquitous language of project-speak. Within the book, readers find the meaning of hundreds of technical terms and acronyms, with each entry providing important insight into some aspect of project management.

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Book SynopsisCompletely updated to reflect the PMBOK GuideFourth Edition, this three-volume set of nine CDs addresses the nine areas of the PMBOK Guide, as well as professional and social responsibility. To make listening easy, there are two roughly 25-minute sessions for each knowledge area, plus a bonus session with test-taking tips. Ward and Pritchard's approach is straightforward: to help readers understand what's important and what's not to pass the PMP exam. They have captured the critical issues of the exam and share those insights in an informative, engaging and sometimes humorous style.  

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Book SynopsisWith the growth of Lean into all sectors of manufacturing and service industries around the globe, a survey into the origins of Lean becomes vital. As English economist Maynard Keynes once said, "ideas shape the course of history," and Frederick Taylor's ideas still shape the course of history well after a century of use. Shop Management is a living lesson that shows how an innovative idea will adapt in order to survive. The purpose of Enna's Lean Origin Series is to facilitate that adaptation by publishing classic texts that are relevant to today's business needs.

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Book SynopsisTraining Within Industry is the structural genesis of Lean Manufacturing and the heart of Kaizen, the practice of small continuous improvements. From the Toyota Production System to the standardization of training retail sales clerks, Training Within Industry proves that true innovation is timeless. The bulletins contained in this 8 1/2x 11", 175 page Training Within Industry book have evolved far beyond their intent of assisting defense contractors meet production demands.

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Book SynopsisThere is no recipe for success. If there were, we would all use it and it would cease to be effective. In reality there are many roads that can lead to success - the secret is to choose the right road for your organization. It takes skilled judgment to apply the right method, at the right time, under the right circumstances. Using sound judgment, we know when to act, when to coach, and when to delegate.

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Book SynopsisThis conference continues to build on the two previous outstandingly successful conferences and attracted authors from 30 countries across 5 continents. There were 3600 registered delegates and guests from almost 70 countries participated, making it a truly global phenomenon.Table of ContentsContents comprising- Advanced Production Machines and Systems- Collaborative and Responsive Manufacturing Systems- Digital Manufacturing- E-manufacturing, E-business and Virtual Enterprises- Fit and Sustainable Manufacturing- Human Machine Interfaces- Innovative and Intelligent Design Technologies- Intelligent Automation Systems- Intelligent Decision Support Systems- Intelligent Optimisation Techniques- Micro and Nano Manufacturing- Production Automation and Control- Production Organisation and Management- Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems- Robotics- Special Session - Intelligent and Competitive Manufacturing- Special Session - ISAR (Integrated Set of vocational training -Advanced solutions in technology, organisation and safety in -Automated and Robotised manufacturing systems)-Special Session - TRENDS (Trends Research Enabler for Design -Specifications)-Special Session - Bees Algorithm

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Book SynopsisWritten by an experienced Engineering teacher and examiner, this resource is designed to be accessible, flexible, practical and student-friendly. The comprehensive coverage of the specification requirements will support students through the course. / Introduces students to many basic engineering skills and principles and allows them to grasp a good understanding of the subject area. / Shows students how to communicate effectively as an engineer via 3D drawing techniques and technical drawings as well as being able to use and identify many tools, machines and pieces of equipment that are commonplace in the engineering world. / Includes small tasks and mini-projects designed to embed students' knowledge and allows them to `have a go' at applying the theory.Trade Review"This is a great introduction to engineering principles that will really engage those progressing towards their WJEC Vocational Award in Engineering. It is a subject with a paucity of well written texts aimed at this subject at this particular educational level and therefore really fills a gap. // The text is written to flow through concepts of engineering and design that pulls in ideas on application in the workplace which could really help to introduce the readers to potential career paths in the field of engineering". 5 star Amazon reviewTable of ContentsHow to use this book; Chapter 1 Engineering drawing skills; Chapter 2 Communicating design ideas; Chapter 3 Materials and properties; Chapter 4 Identifying features of working products; Chapter 5 Analysing and designing products against a brief; Chapter 6 Design specifications; Chapter 7 Evaluating design ideas; Chapter 8 Unit 1 submission; Chapter 9 Managing and evaluating production; Chapter 10 Health and safety in the workshop; Chapter 11 Engineering tools and equipment; Chapter 12 Engineering processes; Chapter 13 Unit 2 submission; Chapter 14 Effects of engineering achievements; Chapter 15 Engineering and the environment; Chapter 16 Engineering mathematical techniques; Portfolio guide example; Workshop skills projects

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Book SynopsisMistaken Kanbans will open your eyes to the reasons most Kanban implementations do not work as explained by an expert in Kanban Systems. It will give you a roadmap to guide you through the necessary steps to implementing a successful Kanban System. This book carefully identifies and explains the intricacies of a Kanban System within the context of a pull production system. The author's implementation, wisdom, and experience are shown in how he articulates the complexity of a Kanban System for learners at any level of Lean.

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Book Synopsis Twelve Keys to Sustainable Company Success is a book that is a must have for companies of any size looking to achieve and sustain long-term success. Brought to you by the brilliant minds of two men who have been in the business of helping organizations for numerous years, Twelve Keys will open your mind to the key factors of a successful company and what you can do to achieve great heights.Table of ContentsPART 1. LEADERSHIP KEY 1 VISION? MISSION? WHAT REALLY WORKS KEY 2 DEPLOYMENT. MAPPING THE WAY KEY 3 THE COMPANY’S PEOPLE. DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY PART 2. OPERATIONS KEY 4 CUSTOMER VALUE. CREATING A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE KEY 5 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. ACHIEVING SUPERIOR QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY KEY 6 INNOVATION. CONTINUOUSLY CREATING THE FUTURE KEY 7 MEASUREMENT. USING MEASURES TO GET DESIRED RESULTS KEY 8 PROFITABILITY. A NEW DISCIPLINE FOR COST AND INCOME MANAGEMENT PART 3. RESULTS KEY 9 THE WORLD OUTSIDE. ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS KEY 10 OUTCOMES AND ETHICS. THINKING AHEAD IN A FRAMEWORK FOR BEHAVIOR KEY 11 EXCELLENCE. RAISING THE BAR IN ALL THAT WE DO KEY 12 CHANGE AND CELEBRATION. ENJOYING THE EXPERIENCE; CELEBRATING SUCCESS

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Book SynopsisThis brilliant new text by John Straub (Boston University) is designed to bridge the “mathematics knowledge gap” between what is commonly known by students after completing a year of introductory calculus, and what is required for success in the physical sciences and in physical chemistry courses. Key concepts from the introductory calculus sequence are reviewed and carefully selected topics in multivariate calculus, probability and statistics, ordinary differential equations, and linear algebra are explored. Additional chapters cover advanced topics, including partial differential equations, Fourier analysis, and group theory. Engaging narratives, fully worked examples, hundreds of colourful visualizations, and ample end-of-chapter problems with complete answers combine to make this stunning new text an excellent choice for a one-semester course on mathematical methods, as a supplement for courses in physical chemistry, or as a self-study guide. Ancillaries for adopting faculty include in-class worksheets, sample exams, and an answer manual. Key features: Abundant end-of-chapter exercises, including three difficulty levels, with answers at the back of the book Ample worked examples throughout, with clearly explained steps to guide problem solving Reviews of all basic introductory calculus concepts before the introduction of new topics Over 400 original color figures to help visualize problem solving and interpretation of results Margin notes offering historical context and additional mathematical details Key ancillaries including in-class worksheets, sample exams, and an answer guide for adopting instructors Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Functions and coordinate systems 2 Complex numbers and logarithms 3 Differentiation in one and many dimensions 4 Scalars, vectors, and vector algebra 5 Scalar and vector operators 6 Extremizing functions of many variables 7 Integration in one and many dimensions 8 Sequences, series, and expansions 9 Fundamentals of probability and statistics 10 Ordinary differential equations 11 More ordinary differential equations 12 Partial differential equations 13 Fourier series, Fourier transforms, and harmonic analysis 14 Matrices and matrix algebra 15 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors 16 Geometric transforms and molecular symmetry Bibliography; Index; Colophon

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Table of ContentsVorwort zur ersten Auflage.- Vorwort zur vierten Auflage.- Versuche zur Überwindung der Scholastik durch Cusanus, Copernicus, Bruno und andere.- Galileis Kindheit und Jugendjahre (1564 bis 1588).- Galileis Wirken in Pisa, Padua und Florenz.- Galileis ideologischer Konflikt mit der kirchlichen Obrigkeit.- Galileis wissenschaftliches Vermächtnis in seinen beiden Hauptwerken.- Ausblick auf die Newtonsche und Einsteinsche Physik.- Chronologie.- Literatur.- Personenregister.

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Table of Contents1. Die Symmetrie als künstlerisches und mathematisches Moment.- 2. Mathematische Vorbereitungen über Abstand, Orientierung und Abbildungen.- 3. Die ebenen Isometrien als Bewegungen.- 4. Die Gruppe Mot(E) der ebenen Bewegungen.- 5. Die Friesgruppen, Streifenornamente.- 6. Die Wandmustergruppen, Flächenornamente.- 7. Ornamente und Computergrafik.- Literatur.- Namen- und Sachverzeichnis.

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Book SynopsisKeine andere mathematische Teildisziplin hat die Denkmuster der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften und die Methoden der Biologie so verändert wie es (in den 50 Jahren ihres Bestehens) die Spieltheorie vermochte. Soziale Fallen, politische Scheingefechte, evolutionäre Konfrontationen, ökonomische Verteilungskämpfe und nicht zuletzt literarische Streitfälle sind alle ihrem wesentlichen Gehalt nach "Spiele" dieser Theorie. Anhand von Formeln, Fabeln und Paradoxa starten wir einen unbeschwerten Ausflug in die Ideenwelt des strategischen Kalküls. Die Stationen dieser Reise untermauern die Mathematik des Konfliktes, legen einen Leitfaden durch das Labyrinth der Lösungskonzepte und entschlüsseln die Mythen der Spieltheorie. Vom Dilemma des Wettrüstens, über das Verhängnis im Internet bis zum Regelwerk des gerechten Teilens spannt sich der Bogen dieser verspielten Einführung in die moderne mathematische Spieltheorie. " Manchmal gibt es Sachbücher, die man völlig unabhängig von ihrem Thema genießen kann (...) Das Bändchen will in erster Linie eine Einführung in die Spieltheorie geben, aber es ist so amüsant geschrieben (...) FAZ 17.01.1998Trade ReviewRezension in FAZ Nr.14, S. 7, 17.01.1998(...) Manchmal gibt es Sachbücher, die man völlig unabhängig von ihrem Thema genießen kann. Rezension Spectrum - Die Presse S. VII 07.03.98(...) Es ist ein Vergnügen solche Dinge wie das Dilemma des Wettrüstens, Goethes Mephisto, das Handelsketten-Paradoxon und den Wahnsinn des Odysseus unter einen spieltheoretischen Hut gebracht zu sehen; (...)Table of ContentsSpiele, Forme(l)n und Gelehrte - Gleichgewicht und Spielmetapher - Im Wald der Spielbäume - Spiele gegen die Zeit - Das Gefangenendilemma - Paradoxien der Rückwärtsrechnung - Strategische Akzente der spieltheoretischen Scholastik - Odysseus zieht in den Krieg - Ein Nachspiel in Versen - Anhang A: Spiele im Netz der Netze - Anhang B: Ein Spiel für Jack the Ripper - Anhang C: Lehrbücher der Spieltheorie - Literaturverzeichnis - Sachwort- und Namensverzeichnis

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