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The Crowood Press Ltd Clockmaking in England and Wales in the Twentieth
Book SynopsisOver a decade John Glanville and Bill Wolmuth undertook an important horological project for the British Museum. This involved establishing a representative collection, for the Museum, of twentieth-century domestic mechanical clocks made in England and Wales using industrialized manufacturing methods. This remarkable book is the culmination of their efforts. Wide-ranging in its coverage, it will be a key reference tool for horologists, horoligical students, collectors, and antiques and clock dealers. It provides a comprehensive history of each significant manufacturer, including the principal people involved and covers the various mechanical clock movements that were produced. Previously unpublished research about the manufacturers, the clocks they made and the dates when they were manufactured is presented. Finally, this book informs readers how they can identify and date almost all of the clocks they are likely to encounter.
£45.00
Special Interest Model Books Regulator Clock Construction
Book SynopsisThis book describes the construction of two different clock projects - an eight day regulator clock and a month going regulator clock - and features full-page fully-dimensionalised working drawings supported by detailed photographs. It also includes instructions and plans for constructing glazed wood cases for each project. It is intended for model engineering hobbyists with basic facilities to enable them to venture into the field of horology by building their own precision clocks which can become treasured family heirlooms. The term 'regulator' simply describes a precision clock. Every clockmaker and repairer needs such an instrument to use in regulating his repair and new work. The typical English regulator, as described in the first section, beats at one second intervals and will run for eight days between winding. The second project is a month going regulator clock, an equally high precision type which will run for a whole month between winding. This book is based on a popular series of popular articles originally published over many years in Model Engineer magazine.Trade ReviewThe publisher has built a very successful niche in special interest books of a technical and engineering nature. This is a worthy addition to the list. The author has described the design and construction of an 8 day regulator clock that requires only a modest selection of engineering tools and which could be built using components made to order by an engineering company. The result is a fine clock with an open dial that provides a view of most of the clock works, mounted in a wooden case with three sides in glass. As a clock, it will provide good time keeping. As an engineering project it will build into a satisfying and practical item that requires only wall space. As an object, it makes a good taking point. The descriptive text is well written and provides a very easy to follow guide to building the clock. The text is accompanied by very clear engineering drawings that provide all of the detail necessary to complete the components and assemble the clock - firetrench.com.Table of ContentsCONTENTS. SECTION 1: An Eight-Day Regulator Clock: Plates and Pillars; Wheels; Crossing Out the Wheels; Lantern Pinions; Collets and Depthing Tool; Planting the Wheel Train; Drilling the Plates; Barrels; Main Barrel Assembly; Bearing Housings and End-stones; Centre Arbor; Fitting the Ball Races and Assembly; Back Cock; End-stones; Arbors; Maintaining Detent; Chapter Ring, Materials and Pillars; Fitting the Arbors; Dead Beat Escapement - Vulliamy Pallets; Crutch and Beat-Adjuster; Completing the First Assembly of Movement; Movement Mounting Bracket and Suspension Bracket; Pendulum and its Components; Line Anchor Bracket and Weight Pulley; First Test Running; The Weights; Hands and Minute Clutch; Finishing the Dials; Conclusion. A Glazed Case for This Clock: Materials; General Description; Construction; Finishing. SECTION 2: A Month-Going Regulator Clock: Materials; Making the Plates; Pillars, Nuts and Washer; Machining Methods; The Wheels; Crossing Out; Combined Wheel Collets and Lantern Pinions; Depthing the Wheel Train; Drilling, Milling and Trepanning the Plates; Bearing Housings, End-stones and Eccentric Bushes; The Arbors; The Barrels; Pallet Frame and Pallet Nibs; Setting the Escapement Action; Crutch and Beat Adjuster; Motion Work; Mounting Bracket; Suspension and Pendulum Rod; Pendulum Bob; Weights and Pulleys; Polishing and Preparation for Testing; Lubrication and Initial Test; Engraving the Chapter Ring; Marking Out and Cutting Numerals; Filling and Silvering; The Hands; An Optional Seconds Indicator; Conclusion. A Glazed Case for This Clock: Materials; General Description; Construction; Finishing. SECTION 3: Appendix: Ball-races; Barrels; Beat Adjustment; Bluing; Carbon Fibre; Crossing Out; Dividing; Drills; Filling Engraving; Gear Teeth; Lacquer; Loctite; Lubrication; Mechanical Clock; Metals; Pendulum Rods; Pendulum Bob; Pinions; Platform; Time Keeping; Weights and Lines. List of Suppliers.
£14.95
Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Preface: American Authorship in the Twentieth
Book SynopsisBuilding on insights from the fields of textual criticism, bibliography, narratology, authorship studies, and book history, The Preface: American Authorship in the Twentieth Century examines the role that prefaces played in the development of professional authorship in America. Many of the prefaces written by American writers in the twentieth century catalogue the shifting landscape of a more self-consciously professionalized trade, one fraught with tension and compromise, and influenced by evolving reading publics. With analyses of Willa Cather, Ring Lardner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Penn Warren, and Toni Morrison, Ross K. Tangedal argues that writers used prefaces as a means of expanding and complicating authority over their work and, ultimately, as a way to write about their careers. Tangedal’s approach offers a new way of examining American writers in the evolving literary marketplace of the twentieth century.Table of ContentsIntroduction An Influence on the Public: Writers, Authors, Prefaces.- Chapter One People Have to Learn: Willa Cather’s Introductions to My Ántonia.- Chapter Two Stepping In or Turning Back: Ring Lardner and Authorial Refusal.- Chapter Three Inhibiting Signposts: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Authorial Anxiety.- Chapter Four The Will to Control: Ernest Hemingway and the Action of Writing.- Chapter Five The Awful Responsibility: Robert Penn Warren, Ralph Ellison, and Time.- Chapter Six A Safe Distance: Toni Morrison and the Search for Legacy.- Conclusion Every Given Moment Has Its Value: To Get a Proper Reading.
£74.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Visual Workplace Visual Thinking
Book SynopsisVisual Workplace/Visual Thinking (VWVT) was written by the acknowledged leading expert in workplace visuality. While other books touch upon visual workplace tools and practices, no other author has addressed the topic with the clarity and depth presented here. This is a seminal book, considered by many the definition of the field itself. First published by a small, independent press in 2005, the book won the prestigious Shingo Research Prize in the same year. It was then and remains the only book of its kind that describes the conceptual and practical foundation for workplace visuality, derived from dozens of hands-on implementations in some of the worldâs best or most challenging companies. Written not by an academic, but by a hands-on practitioner who has worked for three decades with companies in various phases of visual transformation, the work carries the reader from the usual starting point of 5S through to the full power of the visual-lean alliance. The bookâs 11 chapters are in four sections. The first defines the visual workplace in relation to operational excellence, along with the eight building blocks of visual thinking. The next section, which targets the cultural conversion, is unexpectedly thrilling as it describes the genuine transformation of both company and employee which is at the heart of every visual conversion. Section 3 maps the logic and sequence of Dr. Galsworthâs 10-Doorway template as you learn about the visual side of 5S, visual standards, visual scheduling, visual material control, visual metrics, visual problem-solving, visual leadership as well as the visual machine and visual-lean office. The final section of VTVW places visual management within the visual continuum, shows you how to use the ten doorways to assess your own company, and concludes with a discussion of the visual-lean alliance, illustrated through a conversion case study.With over 25 full-color albums of visual solutions, 50+ graphs and charts, a detailed table of contents and in-depth Index, this 277-page book positions the technologies of the visual workplace as a premier improvement strategy on every companyâs journey to operational excellence. Trade Review"Galsworth is the world’s foremost authority on visual management. Her book raises the stature of visuality, hardens soft notions about it, and embeds it in structure and theory that—until now—have been missing." Richard J. Schonberger, Ph.D. Author, World Class Manufacturing"Dr. Galsworth continues to produce work in perfect harmony with The Shingo Prize model, with visual concepts, tools, and methods that are essential as companies pursue operational excellence." Robert Miller, Former Executive Director, The Shingo Prize "I’ve been a student of management for 30 years, read countless management books and gone to innumerable conferences. I have never found a better, more powerful system of transformation than Galsworth’s. This comes through on every page of her books. She does that better than anybody." Brent Allen, VP/Operations, Lifetime Products Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah Table of ContentsSection One 1. The Visual Workplace and the Excellent Enterprise 2. The Building Blocks of Visual Thinking Section Two 3. Leadership and the Power Inversion4. The I-Driven CultureSection Three5. Visual Order: Visuality's Foundation6. Visual Standards and Visual Scheduling/Visual Displays 7. Visual Leadership: Metrics, Problem-Solving & Hoshin 8. VisualControls, Pull Systems, and Guarantees 9. Visual Machine®, Office & Macro Environment Section Four 10. Visual Management vs. Visual Workplace 11. Visual Thinking~Visual Transformation RESOURCES
£43.99
HarperCollins Publishers Higher Design and Manufacture second edition
Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Design and ManufactureFirst Teaching: 2018, First Exam: 2019The Higher Design & Manufacture Course Notes help teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.Full coverage of the new Higher course specifications with list of learning intentionsAttractive layout with clear text featuresKey questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intentionWhat the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secureEnd of unit material unit assessment, exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessmentCourse Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance.
£20.99
Elsevier Science & Technology Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1.Introduction: materials — history, classification, and properties 2. Materials, processes, and design 3. Material properties and microstructure — overview and atom-scale fundamentals 4. Elastic stiffness and stiffness-limited applications 5. Plasticity, yielding and ductility, and strength-limited applications 6. Fracture, fatigue, and fracture-limited applications 7. Materials and heat: thermal properties 8. Materials at high temperatures: diffusion and creep 9. Surfaces: friction, wear, oxidation, corrosion 10. Functional properties: electrical, magnetic, optical 11. Manufacturing processes and microstructure evolution 12. Materials, environment, and sustainability Guided Learning Unit 1: Simple ideas of crystallography Guided Learning Unit 2: Material selection in design Guided Learning Unit 3: Process selection in design Guided Learning Unit 4: Phase diagrams and phase Transformations Appendix A: Material property data
£62.96
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Focus and Leverage Improvement Book Locating
Book SynopsisCompanies all over the world try their best to improve their business by implementing efforts such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or a combination of the two methodologies. Logic would tell you that these two methods would be the right approach because you would have an improvement method that, through Lean, reduces waste and make value flow, while Six Sigma reduces and controls variation. If this were true, then why is it that many of these initiatives simply aren't delivering quantifiable bottom-line results?After having studied many of these on-going improvement efforts, the author believes that these efforts are missing an important focusing mechanism. That is, most of these improvement efforts attempt to improve everything rather than finding that key part of the system that should be assessed and improved, the constraining factor, and then focusing the improvement efforts there and only there.The hallmark of this book is how to first locate this constraining fTable of ContentsPreface. Dedication. Chapter 1 Improvement Efforts. Chapter 2 The Ultimate Improvement Cycle. Chapter 3 How to Implement the UIC.Chapter 4 The Goal Tree. Chapter 5 The Logical Thinking Process. Chapter 6 A Simplified Improvement Strategy. Chapter 7 Project Management. Chapter 8 Theory of Constraints Replenishment Solution. Chapter 9 Understanding Variation. Chapter 10 Performance Metrics. Chapter 11 The Mafia Offer and The Viable Vision. Chapter 12 On-Line Charting. Chapter 13 Active Listening. Chapter 14 Is Change Really Necessary. Chapter 15 TOC in MRO. Chapter 16 TOC In Healthcare. Chapter 17 Healthcare Case Study. Chapter 18 The Cabinet Maker
£32.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Industrial Internet of Things
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the key technologies, challenges, and research directions of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). It provides a basis for discussing open principles, methods, and research problems, and provides a systematic overview of the state-of-the-art research efforts, directions, and potential challenges associated with IIoT. Industrial Internet of Things: Technologies and Research Directions covers how industry automation is projected to be the largest and fastest-growing segment of the market. It explores the collaborative development of high-performance telecommunications, military, industrial, and general-purpose embedded computing applications, and offers a systematic overview of the state-of-the-art research efforts and new potential directions.Researchers, academicians, and professionals working in this inter-disciplinary area will be interested in this book.Table of Contents1. IoT Applications with Intelligent Communication. 2. IIoT and Cyber Physical Systems: Concepts and Applications. 3. Self-Organized Reconfiguration Management in CPS. 4. Industrial Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning W.R.T. CPS. 5. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for IIoT. 6. Big Data Analytics for IIoT. 7. Robot Operating System and Human-Robot Interaction for Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). 8. IoE Systems and Architectures. 9. Opportunity, Challenges and Real time Applications of IoE. 10. Security and Privacy in IoE. 11. Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0 Using IoE. 12. Industrial IoT (IIoT) and Web of Things (WoT). 13. Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). 14. Trust Managements in IoE. 15. 5G Enabled IoT.
£128.25
CRC Press Smart Manufacturing
Book SynopsisThe manufacturing industries remain the foundation of local, regional, and global economies. Manufacturing plants operate in dynamic markets that demand upgrading with transformational technologies for maintaining profitability, competitiveness, and business sustainability. Yet most manufacturing plants currently use technologies that are no longer competitive, and industry leaders face an overwhelming array of operational challenges that require agile and enhanced transformational solutions. This book offers manufacturers effective strategies and tools for the adoption and implementation of advanced operational technologies to ensure long-term innovation, efficiency, and profitability. Covers advanced automation integration in manufacturing, including digitization, AI, machine learning, IIoT, and cybersecurity Describes innovation, development, and integration of control technologies for sustainable manufacturing Explains how to upgrade existing manufacturing plants for the global market Shows how to apply emerging technologies including asset optimization and process integration for product lifecycle improvements, plant operation and maintenance enhancement, and supply chain integration This book serves as a strategic guide to applying advanced operational technologies for engineers, industry professionals, and management in the manufacturing sector.
£54.40
The Crowood Press Ltd Restoring Grandfather Clocks
Book SynopsisThis is the first full-length book to cover repair and restoration of these attractive and often valuable antiques, including their casework. The first part outlines how to clean and service the clock 'works' and also how to refurbish the dial, while in the second part restoration or casework, both structural repairs and finishing, is considered.
£24.30
The Crowood Press How to Make a WeightDriven Clock
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£27.00
Stobart Davies Ltd Making Wooden Clock Cases Designs Plans and
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£17.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd System of Systems Modeling and Analysis
Book SynopsisSystem of Systems Modeling and Analysis provides the reader with motivation, theory, methodology, and examples of modeling and analysis for system of system (SoS) problems. In addition to theory, this book contains history and conceptual definitions, as well as the theoretical fundamentals of SoS modeling and analysis. It then describes methods for SoS modeling and analysis, including use of existing methodology and original work, specifically oriented to SoS.Providing a bridge between theory and practice for modeling and analysis of SoS, this book includes generalized concepts and Methods, Tools, and Processes (MTP) applicable to SoS across any application domain. Examples of application from various fields will be used to provide a practical demonstration of the use of the methodologies.Features Offers a modern presentation of SoS principles and guided description of applying a modeling and analysis process to SoS engineering Table of ContentsSection I: System of Systems Theory and Process for Modeling and Analysis. 1. What is a System of Systems? 2. What is System of Systems Engineering? 3. A Formal Process of SoS Modeling and Analysis. Section II: Methods and Tools for System of Systems Modeling and Analysis. 4. Bridging Theory and Practice. 5. Network Theory. 6. Agent-Based Modeling. 7. Specialized Methods and Tools for System of Systems Engineering. 8. Enhancing System of Systems Engineering. Section III: Examples of Application of SoS Modeling and Analysis. 9. Advanced Air Transportation of System of System. 10. Human Space Exploration System of System. Glossary.
£105.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Lean Six Sigma
Book SynopsisA hybrid methodology, Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is designed to accommodate global challenges and constraints by capitalizing on Six Sigma and Lean Thinking. LSS incorporates best practices from programs such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Capability Maturity Model, and Total Quality Management.International LSS practitioners must understand the dynamics of LSS, along with its cultural aspects and regulations. Lean Six Sigma: International Standards and Global Guidelines provides this understanding.This book assumes that the overall goal of operational excellence is to ensure that organizational tasks and activities are being performed to the best of their process capabilities. It defines continuous improvement as activities that support and empower environments to make flexible decisions that lead to ongoing improvement and effectiveness. Coverage includes: New global LSS standards InternatioTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Author. SECTION I NEW GLOBAL STANDARDS. 1 ISO 13053 International Standard for Six Sigma. 2 Lean Project Management. 3 Lean Government in the United States. SECTION II LEAN SIX SIGMA, OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. 4 Core Knowledge. 5 Lean Six Sigma Basics. 6 Analytical Problem-Solving Tools. 7 DMAIC Basics. 8 Define. 9 Measure. 10 Analyze. 11 Improve. 12 Control. 13 Summary of DMAIC. SECTION III INTERNATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. 14 Additional Lean Six Sigma Tools. 15 Quick Start Guide. 16 Leadership Challenge. 17 Change Management. 18 Training Modules: Using Instructional Systems Design for Lean Six Sigma Training. SECTION IV LEAN SIX SIGMA APPLICATIONS. 19 Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare: Medical Facilities. 20 Lean Six Sigma and the Medical Device Industry. 21 From Efficiency to Intelligence: Unleashing the Power of Lean Six Sigma in AI. 22 Lean Six Sigma in Innovative Thinking and Design. SECTION V INTERNATIONAL LEAN SIX SIGMA AREAS OF COMPETENCY AND RESOURCE MATERIALS. Appendix One A Brief History of Lean Six Sigma. Appendix Two Pandemic Proofing the Future with Lean Six Sigma. Appendix Three Competency Models. Reference Materials. Index.
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Systems Theory and Application
Book SynopsisThis book describes the characteristics of he five different disciplines of systems which are Systems Theory, Systems Science, Thinking in Systems, Systems Architecting, and Systems Engineering. The book discusses how they all relate to each other and form a synergistic set of disciplines.Systems Theory and Application: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach presents how the five different disciplines of systems are all related to each other. The book offers a concise view of the systems perspective and discusses how it applies to many system types such as physical, abstract, and human. Highlights are on how systems disciplines address problems and abandon the fragmented approach of implementing the disciplines separately. The book forms an enlightenment on understanding the relationship between systems engineering and system theory and explains that systems are everywhere, and that universe is made up of systems.Students, designers, and those interested in systems theorTable of Contents1. Systems Theory. 2. Systems Science. 3. Systems Approach. 4. Systems Engineering. 5. Architecting through Functions. 6. Architecting through Heuristics. 7. Cybernetics. 8. System Discipline Interactions. 9. Systems Thinking. 10. Final Thoughts.
£49.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd HumanCentered Lean Six Sigma
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the human side of organizational culture. The authors approach organizational culture from the perspective of alignment to mission, vision, and values. Using a Lean Six Sigma structure, the sequence of chapters begins with the organization and its structure, then drills through strategic, operational, and tactical levels of process and behavior which establish and grow the overall culture of the organization over time. The book begins with foundational principles of organization, through the necessity of aligning processes and systems to mission and vision, assessment, gap analysis for improvement, prioritization, and chapters on qualitative and quantitative approaches for reducing variation and improving systems and behavior.Through this book, readers will: Learn the foundation and core concepts of the organization Discover the right focus of shifting the culture of the organization Recognize the buildingTrade ReviewClear, straightforward, lucid, helpful. Highly recommended. You and your organization will be better off for it. Authors Hung Le and Grace Duffy present a practical approach for achieving operational excellence based on culture first, process and tools second. The authors outline how tools support processes that work systematically to accomplish the organization's strategic goals, but everything begins with a healthy culture and mindset. -- Christopher Welker, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Northrop Grumman Space Systems Finally, an outstanding book that introduces Lean Six Sigma in a manner that will be appealing to everyone from front-line supervisors to CEO. Additionally, this will be an excellent textbook for college business students. The authors skillfully focus on the people side of Lean Six Sigma, introducing tools in the book’s later chapters. Very well organized with easy-to-understand discussion and captivating stories, it covers fundamentals that everyone needs to know before they get immersed in the details, acronyms, and jargon of Lean Six Sigma. -- Colonel Robert R. (Bob) Sarratt, U.S. Army, Retired; President, Sarratt Acquisition Management Inc. If you interact with people at all, this book is a must to help you develop your personal plan of intentional design and approach with people. I found clear and articulate examples laid out that anyone can use to apply these techniques in any venue and at any level of an organization. Grace Duffy’s and Hung Le’s outtakes throughout the book were enlightening and provided relevant examples of our current workplace. The bottom line is that I learned a LOT! I wrote a lot of notes and already have ideas and plans as to how I will adapt and incorporate these learnings into my current work and life processes. I hope you will get equal enjoyment and reap the same benefits! -- Jd Marhevko, Vice President, Quality ZF Group ADAS & Electronics This book provides powerful and practical advice on taking an organization to the next level. It explains how shifting behaviors of the entire team, including management, will unlock the potential of the organization while establishing a positive culture. A must-read for anyone wanting to improve performance. -- Patricia Gillis, Vice President Quality, Aerospace & Defense Industry Table of Contents1 People & Culture 2 Organizational Alignment 3 Assessment: How do you know where you are? 4 Prioritization 5 Lean Six Sigma Problem Solving Framework 6 Extreme Customer Focus: VoC (=Y) 7 Process Thinking 8 Understanding Data 9 Understanding Variation 10 The Basic Quality Toolbox 11 Human-Centered Organization - A Mindful Culture of Excellence 12 Sustainability Conclusion Index
£26.99
Taylor & Francis Awakened Leadership
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£36.99
Taylor & Francis The Human and the Machine in Literature and Culture
£137.75
Productivity Press VSM Product Family Matrix
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£8.48
Productivity Press VSM Data Boxes
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£11.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Transparent Warning Film Red
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Taylor & Francis Ltd 5S Sustainment Schedule Spanish
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Complex Management Systems and the Shingo Model
Book SynopsisThe Shingo Enterprise Excellence Prize Model (SEEM) has exerted global influence over the ways that exceptional organizations formulate/deploy strategy with its focus on processes, Lean thinking, continuous improvement, innovation, workforce development, and supplier strategies. This book details the SEEM, which lies at the heart of the Shingo Prize. It will link the theoretical underpinnings of the SEEM and their implications for practice. Case studies illustrate important points. Selected tools that support practical implementation of the model are discussed and their use illustrated. This book will deepen understanding of why the model works and how implementation can be accomplished. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Toward a Model -- The Enterprise as a Complex System. Chapter 2: BEST Environmental Domains. Chapter 3: Stakeholder Perspectives. Chapter 4: Mediating Factors. Chapter 5: Enterprise Alignment. Chapter 6: Enterprise Processes. Chapter 7: Modes of Enterprise Development. Chapter 8: What We’ve Learned So Far -- A Complex Systems Management Model. Chapter 9: Enterprise Excellence Models. Chapter 10: Conversations -- Connecting Stakeholder and Process Voices. Chapter 11: Underlying Principles and Insights of the Shingo Model. Chapter 12: The Shingo Model -- A Complex Systems Enterprise Excellence Model. Chapter 13: The Shingo Prize -- Winners and Characteristics of Excellent Enterprises. Chapter 14: Enterprise Assessment Using the Shingo Enterprise Excellence Model. Chapter 15: Presentation of Assessment Results. Chapter 16: One Possible Future for the Shingo Enterprise Excellence Model. Chapter 17: Summary and Conclusions. References. Appendix A: Selected Voice of the Customer Approaches. Appendix B: Selected Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Tools. Appendix C: Selected Management and Planning Tools. Appendix D: An Overview of Selected Lean and Advanced Tools. Appendix E: Enterprise Assessment Aids.
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Business and Environmental Sustainability
Book SynopsisEnvironmental sustainability is increasingly important to organisations, whether for regulatory, financial or ethical reasons. Business and Environmental Sustainability looks at the environmental aspect of sustainability for all organisations pursuing competitive advantage. The book provides theoretical foundations from science, economics, policy and strategy, introduces three environmental challenges (climate change, pollution and waste) and looks at how corporate functions can address these.This textbook provides a thorough foundation by introducing readers to the science, reasoning and theory behind environmental sustainability and then delves into how these ideas translate into principles and business models for organisations to use. Next, it covers environmental challenges from climate change, pollution and waste, and then goes on to examine the different corporate functions (from supply chain management to human resources) to illustrate how environmental sustainaTrade Review"Dr. Sigrun Wagner's Business and Environmental Sustainability is a great foundational text to emphasize the importance of environmental sustainability in business studies. The text introduces science, economics, policy, and strategy to help readers understand environmental sustainability. Furthermore, the text presents the integration of environmental sustainability across the functions of a business with a focus on three grand challenges: climate change, pollution, and waste. Importantly, this is one of the first sustainable business texts to introduce strong sustainability which is critical to long-term flourishing for all of us. Dr. Wagner's text will provide a firm grounding in environmental sustainability to guide tomorrow’s business leaders." - Nancy E. Landrum, Ph.D., Professor of Sustainability Management, Loyola University ChicagoTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Introduction: The Past and the present Part I Foundations Introduction to part I 2. Theoretical perspectives from economics and science 3. Principles, philosophies and policies for corporate environmental sustainability 4. Strategies and business models for sustainability Part II Environmental Challenges Introduction to part II 5. Climate Change 6. Pollution 7. Waste Part III Corporate Functions Introduction to part III 8. Supply chain management for sustainability 9. Design, production and operations – greener and (c)leaner 10. Marketing, communication and sustainable consumption 11. Information technology and management systems for the environment 12. Accounting – sustainability reporting, accounting and finance 13. Human resource management for environmental sustainability Part IV: Conclusion Introduction to conclusion 14. Integrative case studies 15. Conclusion: The future
£43.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cooklins Garment Technology for Fashion Designers
Book SynopsisBuild the knowledge and understanding of garment technology essential to any designer In today''s competitive fashion industry, it is essential that designers have a working understanding of garment technology. This 2nd edition has been comprehensively updated, with in-depth information on stitches, guides and attachments and sewing techniques, all of which are fully illustrated. There are enhanced chapters on machine and equipment technology explaining the uses, features and limitations of garment manufacturing equipment, enabling designers to create products that can be manufactured efficiently and with a high degree of quality. Approached from the fashion designer''s mindset, this book features illustrations to help users build their knowledge and understanding Blends theoretical and practical material Updated with the latest and most modern advances in clothing technology Illustrated throughout to help shape the reader''s knowledgeTable of ContentsPreface – About This Revised Edition vi Acknowledgements vii Part I The Commercial Designer 1 Chapter 1 The Designer’s Role within Product Development and Manufacture 3 Chapter 2 The Designer and Garment costs — The commercial Designer 7 Chapter 3 Pattern cutting and Materials Utilisation 15 Chapter 4 Garment Trimmings 36 Chapter 5 Designing for Manufacture 47 Part II Garment Technology 53 Chapter 6 Understanding Textile Materials 55 Chapter 7 Sample cutting 76 Chapter 8 The Principles of Fusing Technology 99 Chapter 9 The Principles of Sewing Technology 112 Chapter 10 The Principles of Pressing Technology 138 Chapter 11 Garment Finishing and Inspection 150 Chapter 12 Selecting Appropriate Technology 160 Part III The Operation of the Product Development Department 165 Chapter 13 The Sample Room 167 Chapter 14 communication 173 Chapter 15 Management/Leadership and Organisation 184 References 193 Index 195
£27.55
Institution of Engineering and Technology Optimal Design Exploiting 3D Printing and
Book SynopsisThe key theme of this book is an exploration of how recent advances across three related scientific fields are intertwined - the developments in metamaterials, the automated optimal design of innovative electronic, electromagnetic and mechatronic devices, and 3D printing. Developments in the field of automated optimal design have enabled the design of innovative electronic, electromagnetic and mechatronic devices, but there is a risk that design uncertainties and fabrication tolerances dictated by conventional manufacturing techniques will limit the practical synthesis and industrial realisation of these novel designs. The solution might be found in new manufacturing possibilities offered by 3D printing technologies and techniques for the fabrication of conductive layers in low and high frequency applications. The book approaches the topic from several perspectives, including the design of 3D fields, advances in shape synthesis, the role of additive manufacturing in synthesising metamaterials and manipulating ferromagnetic materials, and the steps from numerical models to printed mechatronic devices. A final chapter discusses design challenges and opportunities in industrial settings. Led by two expert editors, with contributions from authors with a range of backgrounds across academia and industrial research, this book provides key information for researchers, advanced students and industry professionals in advanced manufacturing, mechatronics, and electrical and electronic engineering.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Innovative materials, computational methods and their disruptive effects Chapter 2: Advances and trends in design optimisation Chapter 3: Free-form optimal design in electromagnetism exploiting 3D printing Chapter 4: Innovative motors and shape optimisation Chapter 5: Frontiers and challenges of new ferromagnetic materials Chapter 6: Synthesising metamaterials with 3D printing and conductive layers Chapter 7: Industrial design perspectives
£114.00
ITDG Publishing Yarn Preparation: A handbook
Book SynopsisThis is a valuable book which fills the need for a practical manual specifically about yarn preparation. Much has been published about the main textile areas of yarn manufacture and fabric production, because yarn preparation tends to be a series of link operations, there have been very few books specifically directed to this area of processing.
£999.99
Enna Etiquetas Rojas 5S (Spanish)
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£12.99
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Analysis of Piezoelectric Semiconductor
Book SynopsisThis book presents the mechanics of piezoelectric semiconductor structures where the main electromechanical coupling of interest is the interaction between mechanical fields and semiconduction. This volume stands as the first full book treatment of this multi-physical subject from the mechanics angle. The analysis of piezoelectric semiconductor structures and devices is an emerging and rapidly growing interdisciplinary area involving materials, electronics, and solid mechanics. It has direct applications in the new area of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics. The book is theoretical, beginning with a phenomenological framework and progressing to include solutions to problems fundamental to the theory and application. Dr. Yang illustrates how in piezoelectric semiconductors, mechanical fields interact with semiconduction through the piezoelectrically produced electric fields by mechanical loads. This provides the foundation of piezotronic and piezo-phototronic devices in which semiconduction is induced, affected, manipulated, or controlled by mechanical fields. Also discussing composite structures of piezoelectric dielectrics and nonpiezoelectric semiconductors as well as thermal effects, the book is an ideal basic reference on the topic for researchers.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Macroscopic Theory.- Chapter 2. Exact Solutions.- Chapter 3. Extension of Rods.- Chapter 4. Bending of Beams.- Chapter 5. Extension and Bending of Plates.- Chapter 6. Composite Structures.- Chapter 7. Thermal Effects.
£119.99
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd The Watch Book Hanhart und die deutsche
Book SynopsisThe Watch Book Hanhart is dedicated to this renowned German watch brand with a long tradition in the watch industry. Since 1882, Hanhart has been producing high-quality timepieces renowned for their precision and quality. From the world's first affordable mechanical stopwatch to the 417 ES, the Bundeswehr's first pilot's chronograph, which was also worn by movie star Steve McQueen. This book tells the story of the brand and also sheds light on the German watch industry, which enjoys an excellent international reputation and stands for craftsmanship, innovation and reliability.Text in English and German.
£60.00
Taylor & Francis Inc The Cell Manufacturing Playbook
Book SynopsisThis book describes how to effectively implement cell manufacturing. It covers the eight Wastes of Lean and the six Lean metrics that are recommended in each implementation and a description of what cell manufacturing is and its application to improving operational processes.Table of ContentsHow to Use This Playbook. Introduction. Data Collection. Work Cell Line Balancing. Work Cell Line Design. Implementation. Work Instructions and Production Control Boards. Conclusion. Definition of Terms. Index.
£34.19
The Crowood Press Ltd Practical Watch Adjusting
Book SynopsisThis volume carries the reader into what is, undoubtedly, the most exacting and skillful aspect of all work on watches.
£18.00
Lean Enterprise Institute,US Managing to Learn: Using Th A3 Management Process
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£999.99
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Wristwatch Annual 2023
Book Synopsis With Wristwatch Annual, collectors have at hand a wealth of information on the latest offerings from today's most important watch producers, from Swiss mainstays like Rolex and Patek Philippe to the maverick independent brands springing up across Europe and the U.S. The book is arranged alphabetically by producer, and the movement, functions, case, band, price, and variations of each pictured watch are fully described. This year's edition, like its predecessors, features a variety of additional articles on independent watchmaking, key personalities in the watch world, and the technical aspects of horology. An illustrated glossary and a primer on watch care help acclimate the reader to the world of fine timepieces.
£28.45
Taylor & Francis Creating a Lean Culture
Book SynopsisWinner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardThe new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any Lean transformation an ongoing success. It shows you how to implement a sustainable, successful transformation by developing a culture that has your stakeholders throughout the organizational chart involved and invested in the outcome. It teaches you how to successfully navigate the politics in cross-functional process improvement projects, and to engage executives in ways that are personally meaningful to them. If you are a leader at any level in an organization undergoing or considering a Lean transformation, this is where you should start and finish â and start again.Read the Reviews:This book became an instant classic in the literature of professional operations. In this third edition, David Mann updates and expands his teaching with five additional years of valuable expeTrade Review"This book became an instant classic in the literature of professional operations. In this third edition, David Mann updates and expands his teaching with five additional years of valuable experience and expertise derived from his very active, multi-industry consultancy. I have benefitted greatly from his writing and wholeheartedly recommend this book to be top-of-the desk of any serious Lean practitioner or performance transformation leader."— Raymond C. Floyd, two-time Shingo Prize Winner, President and CEO, Plasco Energy Group"David Mann builds substantially on his seminal work on the Lean management system. The book is full of new insight and polishes the most important ideas about Lean management. The new chapter on engaging executive leadership alone is worth the price of the book."— Peter Ward, Richard M. Ross Professor and Chair, Department of Management Science, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University"This book has long been my ‘go-to’ guide on Lean management practices that help create a culture of continuous improvement and excellence. I have recommended the book to countless healthcare leaders who rave about how helpful it is in translating Lean principles into daily management behaviors. The healthcare examples make it even more relevant as a must read for any hospital leader who aims to move beyond Lean tools.."--- Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals, co-author of Healthcare Kaizen and The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen"As more companies outside the manufacturing sector pursue Lean transformations, Creating a Lean Culture is as critical a resource as ever. Breaking down silos and navigating tricky internecine politics remain a momentous challenge, and Mann’s case-based insights are an invaluable tool."— Peg Pennington, Executive Director, Center for Operational Excellence, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University"David has once again taken the topics that trip us up and put structure and guidance around them. His new work on executive involvement is worth the price of the book all by itself. Many of us have struggled with this topic and David provides a path to success."— Elizabeth M. King, Vice President Organizational Effectiveness, ESCO CorporationTable of ContentsThe Missing Link in Lean: The Management System. Lean Management System’s Principal Elements. Standard Work for Leaders. Visual Controls. Daily Accountability Process. Lean in Administrative, Technical, and Professional Work. Learning Lean Management: The Sensei and Gemba Walks. Being the Sensei: Engaging Your Executives in the Lean Initiative. Leading a Lean Operation. Solving Problems and Improving Processes—Rapidly. People—Predictable Interruption, Source of Ideas. Sustain What You Implement.
£43.69
Random House USA Inc Weygers A Complete Modern Blacksmith
Book SynopsisTeach yourself the lost arts of blacksmithing, tool design, and tool repair. Design, forge, and fix your own tools, hardware, and household accessories with master craftsman and teacher Alexander G. Weygers. The Complete Modern Blacksmith contains clear, step-by-step instructions and hundreds of the author’s own detailed drawings, bringing scores of time-honored techniques to modern artisans – experienced craftsmen and beginners alike. This unique resource brings together three popular but long-out-of-print classics: • The Modern Blacksmith, which covers everything from developing the correct hammer and body motions for forging and creating tools such as pliers, shovels, and hinges. • The Recycling, Use, and Repair of Tools, which stresses the reuse of old materials, featuring easy-to-follow processes. • The Making of Tools, which explores how to design, sharpen, and temper whichever tool you need, using only basic shop equipment and scrap steel. A truly invaluable resource, The Complete Modern Blacksmith is an essential volume in any craftman''s library.
£18.04
Lean Enterprise Institute,US The Lean Manager: A Novel of Lean Transformation
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£35.88
The Crowood Press Ltd Repairing Old Clocks and Watches
Book SynopsisThe book is illustrated with over 270 line drawings specially drawn to the author's specification. These range from step-by-step demonstrations of how to do things, to diagrams of movements identifying each part and its position in the movement - a great help at the 'gulp and shut the case' stage.
£18.00
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Backyard Blacksmith: Traditional Techniques for the Modern Smith
Book SynopsisThere is an increasing interest and revival in the art of blacksmithing as a hobby and art, and both men and women are becoming blacksmiths. This is a simple, rewarding craft that men and women can do in their backyard or home workshop - even beginners can produce something useful and beautiful on their first try. This book shows you how - with some patience and a working knowledge of metals, basic tools, and techniques - blacksmithing can be easy to learn and a rewarding hobby. The author instructs readers in basic blacksmithing tools and how to set up shop as well as techniques that can be used to create your own original pieces. Through instructions and illustrations, readers will learn to make simple tools and useful items, such as nails, hinges, chains, tools, and handles as well as an interesting mix of artful projects, such as trellises, gates, wall ornaments, furniture, and sculptures.
£18.44
Taylor & Francis The Basics of Idea Generation
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£24.51
Lean Enterprise Institute,US Seeing the Whole Value Stream
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£60.60
Harvard University Press Galileos Telescope
Book SynopsisBetween 1608 and 1610 the canopy of the night sky was ripped open by an object created almost by accident: a cylinder with lenses at both ends. Galileo’s Telescope tells how this ingenious device evolved into a precision instrument that would transcend the limits of human vision and transform humanity’s view of its place in the cosmos.Trade ReviewMakes available to the general reader one of the most fascinating stories in the history of science. -- Mark Archer * Wall Street Journal *A rich and complex story of how the Galilean telescope emerged from the Dutch spyglass. In Galileo’s Telescope, Massimo Bucciantini, Michele Camerota, and Franco Giudice—three distinguished historians of science who have written extensively on Galileo—retell this famous story in light of considerable new evidence and their own firm grasp of the twists and turns of [its] history. Fundamentally, they remind us that we need to stop looking only at Galileo… Surveying the entire European landscape in the years immediately before and after Galileo’s announcement, this book offers a comprehensive vision of how an entire world, rather than a single if singular individual, gave birth to the telescope. -- Paula Findlen * Los Angeles Review of Books *[A] hugely enjoyable book, by far the most lively and challenging book on Galileo to appear in decades…Everyone who’s ever looked up at the night sky and wondered should read it and re-make the acquaintance of the man who showed us all what we were really looking at. -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Monthly *Galileo’s Telescope opens the door to a whole society going through deep transformation…The book will be satisfying to anyone wanting a wider cultural perspective on this most unsettling time. -- Brian Welter * Catholic News Service *Project[s] a sense of how new ways of seeing, far from merely providing new tools, were—and are—complicated extensions of the way we understand our experience. -- Philip Ball * Nature *Galileo’s Telescope is a new account of this turning point in the history of western civilization, and its authors—three Italian history of science professors—give equal weight to the telescope’s scientific, cultural and political impacts. Translated into lucid English by Catherine Bolton, the book is full of entertaining insights and asides… Modern anxieties tend to focus on what science enables us to do, but Galileo’s Telescope reminds us that the truly subversive potential of science lies in what it enables us to imagine. -- Marek Kukula * The Spectator *Using letters, paintings and other contemporary documents, Massimo Bucciantini, Michele Camerata and Franco Giudice show, in meticulous detail, that the dissemination of Galileo’s discoveries was by no means linear and straightforward. -- Robyn Arianrhod * Times Higher Education *In broad outline, the story of Galileo and the first use of a telescope in astronomy is well known. Bucciantini, Camerota, and Giudice take a new look at this seminal event by focusing on how the news spread across Europe and how it was received. Their well-written narrative examines the central issues using papers, paintings, letters, and other contemporary documents… After four centuries [Galileo’s] reputation has been thoroughly vindicated. -- D. E. Hogg * Choice *Over six decades I have read many biographies of Galileo and his discoveries, but never have I encountered a more exciting presentation. Reading about the prompt pushback against Galileo in Florence itself was an eye-opener, to mention a special climax to this brilliantly researched and illustrated account. -- Owen Gingerich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
£26.96
LID Publishing Wholegarment: The philosophy and technology of a
Book SynopsisIn 1962, Masahiro Shima founded Shima Seiki, with the aim of developing a fully automated seamless glove-knitting machine. Following this success, the company expanded into flat knitting machines. However, the age of the computer brought a whole new era for Shima Seiki. By committing to computerization in its mainstream products, Shima Seiki gradually began to stand apart from its competitors. Shima Seiki's focus on computer-aided knit design and programming, in fact led to a revolution in the fashion industry. Written by the inventor himself, this book looks at how Masahiro Shima developed both the technology and philosophy to enable his company to be market leaders in industrial knitting machines - and fundamentally change the fashion industry. This culminated in the launch of the company's Wholegarment knitting machine in 1995, which altered forever the way knitted garments are produced, and which today is used by fashion manufacturers across the world.
£15.99
Editions Flammarion Vacheron Constantin: Reference 57260
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£71.25
Design Studio Press Soon
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£19.99
Bene Factum Publishing Ltd Henry Poole: Founders of Savile Row - The Making
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£18.99
Purdue University Press Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material
Book SynopsisDesigned for junior- and senior-level courses in plant and facilities planning and manufacturing systems and procedures, this textbook also is suitable for graduate-level and two-year college courses. The book takes a practical, hands-on, project-oriented approach to exploring the techniques and procedures for developing an efficient facility layout. It also introduces state-of-the-art tools including computer simulation. Access to Layout-iQ workspace planning software is included for purchasers of the book. Theoretical concepts are clearly explained and then rapidly applied to a practical setting through a detailed case study at the end of the volume. The book systematically leads students through the collection, analysis, and development of information to produce a quality functional plant layout for a lean manufacturing environment. All aspects of facility design, from receiving to shipping, are covered. In the sixth edition of this successful book, numerous updates and corrections have been made, and a chapter on engineering cost estimating and analysis has been added. Also, rather than including brief case-in-point examples at the end of each chapter, a single, detailed case study is provided that better exposes students to the multiple considerations that need to be taken into account when improving efficiency in a real manufacturing facility. The textbook has enjoyed substantial international adoptions and has been translated into Spanish and Chinese.Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MANUFACTURING FACILITIES DESIGN AND MATERIAL HANDLING CHAPTER 2: SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES DESIGN CHAPTER 3: TIME STUDY CHAPTER 4: PROCESS DESIGN CHAPTER 5: ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS CHAPTER 6: FLOW ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 7: ERGONOMICS AND WORKSTATION DESIGN SPACE REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 8: AUXILIARY SERVICES REQUIREMENT SPACE CHAPTER 9: EMPLOYEE SERVICES—SPACE REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 10: MATERIAL HANDLING CHAPTER 11: MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT CHAPTER 12 OFFICE LAYOUT TECHNIQUES AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 13: AREA ALLOCATION CHAPTER 14: FACILITIES DESIGN—THE LAYOUT CHAPTER 15: APPLICATION OF COMPUTER SIMULATION AND MODELING CHAPTER 16: ENGINEERING COST ESTIMATING AND ANALYSIS CHAPTER 17: SELLING THE LAYOUT ANSWERS APPENDIX INDEX
£90.95
McNidder & Grace Last Nightshift in Savar
Book SynopsisIn April 2005 a factory making sweaters for the European market collapsed like a pack of cards during the nightshift in Savar near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The circumstances of this disaster, which caused the deaths of 64 clothing workers and injured a further 84, proved to be a final straw for trade unionists and NGO activists.
£16.19
