Production and quality control management Books
Taylor & Francis Implementing Hoshin Kanri
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the implementation of Hoshin Kanri. It is a response to most books on strategic planning that tend to downplay the implementation and only describe the fully implemented planning process. The power of this book originates from a project in which a team of five professionals over a period of three years implemented Hoshin Kanri in 14 companies; results were drawn from 130 workshops with leadership teams. The project team subsequently ran several accelerators inside large and small companies as well as public institutions. All these experiences together form the implementation focus of the book.Moreover, the organization of the book mirrors the message of its scientific thinking, which is also the basic principle of Hoshin Kanri: Chapter 1 focuses on the basic analysisâIs Hoshin Kanri something for your organization? Chapter 2 addresses the ambitionâWhat is the vision for strategy work in your organization? Trade Review The book showed to be a great source of inspiration to owners and top management and we now truly believe we are on our way to implement a strategic planning process that is custom made for us. -- Per Antonsson, CEO Tapflo Group (Tapflo is a global pump manufacturer known for innovative solutions) The social services is in an endless competition for labor. To attract younger employees to our organization, we must offer a working environment where we value employees’ ideas and engagement. For us, Hoshin Kanri has been a method to accomplish this. Following the HK principles and practical guidance in this book we have developed our own management system. A system that we are very proud of and will continuously develop. --Stefan Österström, Head of Administration, Social services Jönköping municipality (The Social services employ 5,000 individuals and serve approximately 14,000 citizens) This book is supportive as well as inspiring and it serves to strengthen our strategy process at Scania -- with focus on synchronization and catch-ball. It is excellent because it combines the theory of Hoshin Kanri with real case studies. -- Åsa Dubois, Business Development Manager at Scania Corporate Management & Venture Business (Scania is a global truck manufacturer with 50,000 employees in 100 countries) This book is important for C-level officers who want their organizations running at full capability. It illustrates how organizations can operate in accordance with the vision and the strategy. The book gives many insights including the fact that both Lean and non-Lean companies can be in the same starting point with Hoshin Kanri." -- Juha Tammi, General Manager, Lean Association of Finland Real and sustainable end of pipe results can only be achieved if all layers of the organization are aligned and focused on common goals in terms of safety, quality, delivery, and costs. Constant communication and alignment when moving towards these goals and targets is essential for everybody in the organization. David, Fredrik, Malin, Anders, and Fredrik present this in a very clear and practical way. This book is an absolute must for leaders who want to bring their organization to the next level in a clear and systematic way. -- Wiebe Nijdam, oversees and initiaties new ways of working within Rijkswaterstaat for the renovation and replacement of outdated infrastructure (Rijkswaterstaat is the executive organization of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water management) Table of Contents1 WHY WORK WITH STRATEGY ACCORDING TO HOSHIN KANRI? 2 HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE A HOSHIN KANRI ORGANIZATION? 3 ARE YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION READY? 4 STRATEGY FOR INTRODUCING HOSHIN KANRI 5 HOSHIN IN HOSHIN KANRI 6 KANRI IN HOSHIN KANRI 7 EXTENDED DISCUSSION AND ANALYTICAL TOOLS 8 Some concluding remarks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Always Making Progress
This book guides process-industry professionals from the implementation of the basic foundations of Continuous Improvement (CI) through to an organization where CI is a way of life and a defining feature of the culture of the organization. The readers of this book are seeking solutions to such pressing issues as: Eliminating accidents and near misses. Reducing customer complaints. Improving customer delivery performance. Elimination of accidents and near misses. Reducing customer complaints. Improving customer delivery performance. Introducing new products. Improving staff productivity. Removing costs to meet the budget. Dealing with absence and poor morale. Improving staff retention.This book provides them with guidance on how to address issues in these areas in a way that enables improvements to be realized quickly but not at the expense of a long-term goal of a sustainable Continuou
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Taylor & Francis Knowledge Management and AI in Society 5.0
Book SynopsisSociety 5.0 points toward a human-centred approach by the use of modern, advanced technologies and artificial intelligence. This book explores and offers an overview of knowledge management embraced in the current scenario of Society 5.0, shedding light on its importance in a society that is increasingly digital and interconnected. The book enhances current managerial and economic research by offering the âœhumanâ side of knowledge management (KM) intertwined with the use of artificial intelligences (AIs). Each chapter explores KM from different perspectives, including entrepreneurship, innovation, marketing, and strategy, in a theoretical and practical way. They include insights from both practitioners and scholars, enriched by practical tools that can be used during laboratories, workshops and tutorials. The book presents evidence on how to manage KM and develop new knowledge in different subjects, with the aim of overcoming conventional KM strategy and show how business anTable of ContentsChapater 1 – Knowledge Management and AI for CreativityChapater 2 - Knowledge Management and and AI for InnovationChapater 3 - Knowledge Management and and AI for MarketingChapater 4 - Knowledge Management and and AI for StrategyConclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Managing Innovative Projects and Programs
Book SynopsisIt has been estimated that over 75% of the innovative projects that begin through the Innovation Management System (IMS) are either failures or they failed to produce the desired results. The biggest wastes most medium- to large-size organizations face are the waste of money, time, reputation, opportunity, and income that these failures are costing them. Following this book's recommendations could reduce this failure cost by as much as 70%. The purpose of this book is to provide a step-by-step procedure on how to process a medium- or large-size project, program, or product using an already-established IMS that considers the guidance given in ISO 56002:2019 Innovation Management Systems Standard. Often the most complicated, complex, difficult, and challenging system used in an organization is the IMS. At the same time, it usually is the most important system because it is the one that generates most of the value-adding products for the organization, and it involves most Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Preface. About the Authors. Chapter 1 Introduction to Project Innovation Cycle. Chapter 2 ISO 56002:2019. Chapter 3 Assessing the IMS: A Discussion of 56004:2019. Chapter 4 The PIC Cast Members. Chapter 5 The PIC Overview. Chapter 6 Phase I: Creation. Chapter 7 Phase II: Preparation and Producing. Chapter 8 Phase III: Delivery. Chapter 9 Special Mention Tools and Methodologies. Bibliography. Appendix A: The Enhance Solutions Platform™ for Innovation Management. Appendix B: Most Used Tools. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Art and Science of Demand and Supply Chain
Book SynopsisThe demand and supply chain planning process for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers has evolved over the years. It has gone from a disjointed, unconnected, slow, inaccurate, fairly manual set of processes to an integrated, timely process enabled by the use and coordination of highly trained people, lean, agile processes, and cutting-edge technology. To make this set of processes work effectively, one has to fully understand and appreciate that there is an art and science aspect to the process which can take years of education and experience to fully understand. Essentially, this book will offer the reader a chance to fully understand the interconnected set of processes in a best-practice application. Furthermore, examples and cases will be used to illustrate its practical application in today's complex global supply chain. In addition, readers will understand and be able to apply and articulate the concepts, tools, and techniques used in the efficient suTrade ReviewWith this latest work, Myerson brings a reader-friendly simplicity to teaching and effectively communicating the vast web of interconnected processes within demand and supply chain planning along with finely illustrating the dynamics and intricacies involved for their successful execution in a global economy increasingly more volatile and uncertain. To that end, through an array of case studies, Myerson provides practical tips and insights demonstrating real-world application of best practices in particular scenarios as well as 'hard to see' pitfalls to avoid.-- William J. Bajor, Ph.D., Senior Director for Administration and Special Projects, Academic and Student Affairs, Office of the Chancellor, Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education The ability to plan effectively is perhaps the most important determinant of supply chain success. This book does a solid job of presenting the need for effective planning as well as covering the relevant topics that are part of the demand and supply chain planning process. It explains in a clearly written manner what supply chain professionals must understand to be successful.-- Robert J. Trent, Ph.D., Supply Chain Management Professor Emeritus, Lehigh UniversityConnecting the dots between demand, supply and transportation to make, move and sell goods around the world has never been more important – or challenging. Myerson demystifies what’s required for a connected supply chain, why it’s a game changer and how to get there.-- Ron Kubera, President, Distribution Sector, e2openPaul Myerson's latest book a great "how to" text for a class on Demand and Supply Chain Planning for students as well as a guidefor Supply Chain professionals looking to meet the challenges of today's volatile global environment.-- Dr. Mikhail M. Sher, Leon Hess Business School, Monmouth UniversityI recommend this book for the Supply Chain Management course at the undergraduate level, focusing on Supply and Demand Planning. The book is well-written and can be used as reference material for advanced-level courses. It can be a wonderful resource for SCM professionals as a quick reference guide on how to compete in today's global business environment.-- Raza Rafique, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Management & Marketing, College of Business and Public Management, Kean University,Table of ContentsSection I: Supply Chain Strategy Chapter 1: Introduction to Demand and Supply Chain Planning Chapter 2: Understanding the Supply Chain Chapter 3: Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope Chapter 4: Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics Chapter 5: Supply Chain Network Design Chapter 6: Business Model Canvas Chapter 7: Lean Systems - Lean Supply Chain & Logistics Management Chapter 8: Coordination in a Supply Chain Section II: Demand Planning Chapter 9: Forecasting Chapter 10: Information Technology in Demand Planning Section III: Supply Chain Operations Planning Chapter 11: Supply Chain Inventory Management Chapter 12: Operations Planning and Scheduling (S&OP) Chapter 13: Resource Planning – Independent Demand (Overview; ERP, DRP and MPS) Chapter 14: Resource Planning – Dependent Demand (MRP) Chapter 15: Resource Planning - Short-Term Scheduling Chapter 16: Information Technology in a Supply Chain (Supply Planning) Section IV: The Road Ahead Chapter 17: Supply Chain Risk Management Chapter 18: It’s not the Destination it’s the Journey Appendices: Cases in Demand and Supply Planning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Building Resilient Organizations through Change
Book SynopsisA must-read in the wake of COVID-19, this book unpacks the nature of resilient organizations and how they prepare for unpredictable, complex, and profound change.Organizations that do not adapt and evolve die. To date, however, it has not been at all clear how to build a resilient organization. That puts us all in the unenviable position of trying to ready our organizations for an increasingly uncertain future without the proper guidance to do it. This book introduces 14 elements of resilience that consistently emerge in organizations that have thrived amid adversity and volatility. Resilience is not about determination, grit, cybersecurity, or teams of resilient individuals; resilience, it turns out, is often confused with robustness. Readers will discover how resilient organizations build and employ a distinctive combination of crews, capital, culture, and leadershipand, cruciallyhow to adapt these combinations for their own organization.Senior business leaders, consTable of ContentsIntroduction: Fumbling for Resilience 1. An Introduction to Crews 2. The Nature of Crews 3. Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs 4. Contrarians and Red Teams 5. The Recurrence of Crews 6. An Introduction to Capital 7. Resource Capital 8. Relationship Capital 9. Information Capital 10. Capital Combined 11. Transition to an Interlude 12. The Cynefin® Sense-Making Framework 13. Antifragile 14. An Introduction to a Culture of Experimentation 15. A Reality-Seeking Culture 16. A Safe-to-Fail Culture of Experimentation 17. A Culture of Dissimilar Individuals 18. An Introduction to Exponential Leadership 19. Situational Leaders 20. Purposeful Leaders 21. Loss-Aware Leaders 22. Empowering Leaders 23. Caring Leaders 24. Conclusion: The Resilient Organization and the Chief Resilience Officer 25. Epilogue: What Is Organizational Resilience?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Management and Visualisation
Book SynopsisAs organisations of all sizes become increasingly digitalised, a core management challenge remains unresolved. The ability to successfully and sustainably connect the stated vision of an organisation with its strategic plans and, in turn, with the reported reality of day-to-day operations, is largely an elusive ambition, despite the many stated advantages provided by contemporary technologies. In this book, the case is made for visual management as a method of communications, planning, learning and reporting that connects the organisation in a single, meaningful and seamless way. Throughout this book, visual management is theorised around the position that all forms of management documentation are an artefact of human construction and of the organisation itself that reflect learned patterns of activity. The book places visual management as a more intuitive and seamless method of coordinating, learning and communicating across an organisation than more traditional formats of pTable of ContentsList of figuresList of tables1. Introduction: what is visual management? 2. A short history of the long evolution towards visual management3. A theory of visual management4. The current state of play in visual management (and the tyranny of corporate dashboards)5. New views on the organisation: finding patterns in messy data through the wisdom of the crowd 6. Building blocks for practical visual management: tools and a typology of visualisation techniques 7. Creating a learning organisation: applying people-focused visual management 8. Maintaining the primacy of vision in a data-informed eraList of references citedIndex
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Taylor & Francis Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Business and
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Improving Productivity and Service in Depot
Book SynopsisThis book is specifically for working operations managers across the broad range of business types that deploy fleet and product via a myriad of service types. It is applicable to businesses with small medium to large fleets in haulage, 3PL, and any service business operating a depot structure. The book is less about theoretical concepts although specific references point to theories including Lean, continuous improvement, net promoter score, and balanced scorecard but is essentially a practical guide applying worked examples and generic templates regarding the core ten activities that are critical to achieving service and profit expectation in any depot, route-based business deploying fleet. Every working manager front-line to COO will identify with and grasp that these are fundamental areas and that, if improvement can be sustained, will deliver better service to customers and enhanced profit in both local and business levels. The key areas examined are: People mTrade ReviewThis practical guide to Improving Productivity and Service in Depot Businesses is a must read for any operations manager wanting to improve their professional skills. Colin is undoubtedly the most accomplished operations leader I have ever worked with, and his guide is full of practical tips and tools to help hone and enhance operational management expertise. -- David Taylor-Smith, MBE, FRGS, Portfolio Chairman, and former FTSE 100 Board Director The author enables you to clearly understand straightforward methodologies that can be applied piecemeal or holistically, and which will improve operational efficiency. Having applied some of the techniques referenced in the book, I recommend this book and the content. -- Warren Edmondson, CEO, The Safegroup Ltd. UK I worked with Colin on a successful business turnaround implementing some of the principles included in this book; the project was a success, and the business continues to perform well. -- Aiden Harper. BA. M.MUS. MD Ireland Improving productivity and service in depot businesses, provides invaluable tried and tested methodologies and practical tools and techniques. Applied correctly they have the ability to transform the performance of a business. The benefits gained from managing non-productive hours were transformational for the business I managed. The techniques described in the operating rhythm (drumbeat) chapter are applicable in any business and is something I still utilise at an executive level. -- Kevin O'Connor MBA, CEO I had the opportunity to work with Colin on an important operational project in Colombia, we applied some of the principles presented in the book and achieved strong results. This book is a must for any professional or student working in operations. -- Claudio Enrique Pita Garcia. University of Politecnico Grancolumbiano. Columbia Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. About the Author. 1 People Management. 2 Fleet Management. 3 Route Scheduling. 4 Minimising Non-Productive Hours. 5 Driver Debrief. 6 Customer Service. 7 Managing Complaints. 8 KPIs, the Balance Scorecard, and Basic Financial Models. 9 The Management Operating Rhythm (Drumbeat). 10 Operational Health and Safety. 11 Continuous Improvement. 12 The Depot Manager Cadre. Glossary. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Managing Global Supply Chains
Book SynopsisManaging Global Supply Chains is a practical and highly readable text with real-life examples and excellent coverage. It is an ideal companion for post-experience business students, learning professionals and anyone interested in supply chain management.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsPrefacePART 1: INTRODUCTIONChapter One The role of supply chain as a key value driver in global market Chapter Two Why Global Supply Chain Management Chapter ThreeUnderstanding Global Supply Chain Management and its building blocks Chapter FourContemporary Global Challenges in Supply Chain Management PART 2: BUILDING BLOCKS OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINChapter FiveCustomer focus and demand Chapter SixResource and capacity management Chapter SevenProcurement , purchasing and supplier focus Chapter EightInventory management Chapter NineOperations management Chapter TenDistribution Management PART 3: NEW DEMANDS AND TRENDSChapter ElevenSupply chain in service sectors and non-profit and charity organisations Chapter TwelveGlobalisation and Supply chain in emerging markets Chapter ThirteenDigital Revolution and E- supply chain Chapter FourteenLean and agile supply chain Chapter FifteenSupply chain in the retail sector Chapter SixteenSustainable Supply Chain Chapter SeventeenSupply Chain for Major Projects Chapter EighteenQuantitative Analysis and Optimisation in Global Supply ChainsChapter NineteenSupply Chain StrategiesChapter TwentyManaging Supply Chain RisksPART 4: INTEGRATING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTChapter Twenty oneSystems and Procedures Chapter Twenty twoSales and Operations Planning Chapter Twenty threeGlobal Supply Chain Performance Management Chapter Twenty fourCase Study examples ReferencesAppendicesGlossaryIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Examples of Lean in Healthcare
This multi-authored book provides expert descriptions of Lean methods and their application in healthcare, written by the people who developed and tested the methods in healthcare settings. Each chapter brings together a description of the technique or approach, with examples of application in practice from the author’s own practice.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modeling and Applications in Operations Research
Book SynopsisThe text envisages novel optimization methods that significantly impact real-life problems, starting from inventory control to economic decision-making. It discusses topics such as inventory control, queueing models, timetable scheduling, fuzzy optimization, and the Knapsack problem. The book's content encompass the following key aspects: Presents a new model based on an unreliable server, wherein the convergence analysis is done using nature-inspired algorithms Discusses the optimization techniques used in transportation problems, timetable problems, and optimal/dynamic pricing in inventory control Highlights single and multi-objective optimization problems using pentagonal fuzzy numbers Illustrates profit maximization inventory model for non-instantaneous deteriorating items with imprecise costs Showcases nature-inspired algorithms such as particle swarm optimization, genetic algorithm, bat algorithm, and cuckoo search algorithm Table of ContentsChapter 1Ant colony optimization algorithm for the university course timetabling problem using events based on groupings of studentsRakesh P. Badoni, Sanjeev Kumar, R.P. Mohanty, and Ashirbad SarangiChapter 2Genetic Optimization and Their ApplicationsTusar Kanti Mishra, Vaibhav Bhartia, and B. K. TripathyChapter 3Different Variants of Unreliable Server: An Economic ApproachShreekant Varshney, Chandra Shekhar, Vivek Tiwari, and Kocherlakota Satya PritamChapter 4Multi-Objective Fuzzy Linear Programming Problem with Fuzzy Decision Variables: A Geometrical ApproachAdmasu Tadesse, M. M. Acharya, Manoranjan Sahoo, Srikumar AcharyaChapter 5On Approximation of Piecewise Linear Membership Functions and its Application to Solve Solid Transportation Problem with Fuzzy Cost CoefficientsPradip Kundu, and Manidatta RayChapter 6Profit Maximization Inventory Model for Non-Instantaneous Deteriorating Items with Imprecise CostsD. K. Nayak, S. K. Paikray, and A. K. SahooChapter 7A Fuzzy Inventory Model with Permissible Delay in Payments for Non- Instantaneous Deteriorating Items under InflationVipin Kumar, Amit Kumar, Chandra Shekhar, C. B. GuptaChapter 8Single and Multi-Objective Optimization Problems with Pentagonal Fuzzy NumberAnuradha Sahoo, Jayanta Kumar Dash, Ruchika MoharanaChapter 9Sensitivity Analysis of Fuzzy Linear Programming Problems with Symmetric Trapezoidal Fuzzy NumbersSanjaya K. Behera, and J. R. NayakChapter 10Constrained Effective Bit Selection Algorithm for Solving 0-1 Knapsack ProblemRajpal Rajbhar, and L. N. DasChapter 11A Transportation Model with Rough Cost, Demand, and SupplySubhakanta Dash, and S. P. MohantyChapter 12Impact of COVID-19 on the World EconomyAltaf Ahmad, Anjanna Matta, and Topunuru KaladharChapter 13Food Waste: Impact of Covid-19 on Urban and Rural AreasSurya Kant Pal, Mahesh Kumar Jayaswal, Subhodeep Mukherjee, Kriss Gunjan, Jyotirmai Satapathy, Simran SinghChapter 14A Conceptual Study of Association Factors Contributing to the Stress Level of Parents During the Pandemic Era in NCRNitendra Kumar, Pooja Singh, Santosh Kumar, Surya Kant Pal, Khursheed Alam, Mahesh Kumar Jayaswal
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Managing Risk in Projects
Projects are risky undertakings, and risk management is recognised as an integral part of managing the project. Managing Risk in Projects places risk management in its proper context in the world of project management and beyond, emphasising the central concepts essential to understanding why and how risk management matters, and presenting proven practical approaches to addressing risk in any project.The risk management world has changed significantly since the first edition, with advances in risk management practice reflected by changes in international standards and guidelines, as well as significant developments in their implementation. This second edition reflects these changes, and has been completely updated to address progress in the practical application of risk management to projects. Two new chapters have been added, the first discussing how to manage risk in complex projects, and the second considering the role and influence of risk leaders outside the proje
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Business of the Metaverse
Book SynopsisThe metaverse is the future of business applications and models, and this ground-breaking book points and details a complete and clear picture of how the metaverse can impact the various business segments and how the human element will be maintained within the evolutionary change. This book serves as a guide for those planning to implement and expand the metaverse in their business as well as those already using it on limited levels. Simulated intelligence innovation can reveal intricate and significant examples in robust and information-rich situations that posture difficulties for human insight.In addition, similar to other burgeoning advancements, the experience and aptitudes accumulated by vendors and consumers, alongside the steady analysis of interactions and information, empower metaverse calculations to be refined and improved. This book illustrates the current advancements and results and expands the analysis of human-centric metaverse applications to business segmenTable of ContentsChapter 1. Influence of Metaverse on business applications Chapter 2. Evolution and future impact Chapter 3. Marketing Chapter 4. Advertising & Tourism Chapter 5. Retail Chapter 6. Media and Entertainment Chapter 7. Human Resources Chapter 8. Finance Chapter 9. Supply Chain, Logistics, and Manufacturing Chapter 10. Healthcare Chapter 11. Sports Chapter 12. Automotive Chapter 13. Education Chapter 14. Public Sector
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Learning from the Past Present and Future to
Book SynopsisThe content of this book is centered around three seemingly diverse themes. The first theme is why it's so important for companies to learn from the past, the present, and the future. The author covers some of the key learnings from the distant and current past, and how these learnings changed the course for many companies. He discusses new learnings that have been developed in our current state and will continue to be brought forward. He provides a look into the future, just to make sure companies understand that they should always be looking for better ways to function. The second theme is centered around problem-solving, problem prevention, and decision-making. That is, how to successfully define problems that already exist in your current reality, how to prevent problems from occurring in the future, and how to make much more effective decisions. Problems have plagued many companies for many years and knowing how to follow a structured approach to solve them should prove Table of ContentsChapter 1 Learning from the Past, Present, and Future Chapter 2 The Key to Solving Problems Chapter 3 The DNA of a Good Problem Solver Chapter 4 Problem Prevention Chapter 5 Effective Decision Making Chapter 6 Needs Assessment Chapter 7 A Message for Leadership Chapter 8 Resolving Conflicts Chapter 9 The Goal Tree – A New Way to Make and Use It Chapter 10 Paths of Variation Chapter 11 Systems Thinking Chapter 12 Theory of Constraints Systems Thinking Tools Chapter 13 The Interference Diagram Chapter 14 TOC Distribution and Replenishment Solution Chapter 15 Plant Types, Control Point Theory, and Volts Concepts Chapter 16 Drum Buffer Rope Chapter 17 The Theory of Constraints Roadmap Chapter 18 The Ultimate Improvement Cycle Roadmap Chapter 19 Performance Metrics Chapter 20 Critical Chain Project Management Chapter 21 Summary of the Key Learnings
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Logistics Systems Using AIbased
Book SynopsisThis book introduces and analyses recent trends and studies of sustainable logistics systems using AI-based meta-heuristics approaches, including AI-based meta-heuristics applied to supply chain network models, integrated multi-criteria decision-making approaches for green supply chain management, uncertain supply chain models etc. It emphasizes both theory and practice, providing methodological and theoretical basis as well as case references for sustainable logistics systems using AI based meta-heuristics.Most of multi-national enterprises today face the challenge of sustainable development for their logistics systems trying to meet or exceed customer expectations. Sustainable development attracts both researchers and industrial practitioners who are focused on the design and implementation of logistics system. AI-based meta-heuristics approaches has emerged as a capable method for quickly providing optimal or near-optimal solutions for the problems that exact optimization Table of ContentsIntroduction - Sustainable Logistics Systems using AI-based Meta-Heuristics Approaches 1. Applying GA-VNS approach to supply chain network model with facility and route disruptions 2. Edge boundary variable neighborhood strategy adaptive search for a vegetable crop land allocation problem 3. Multi-criteria decision-making methods for the evaluating of a real green supply chain in companies with fast-moving consumer goods 4. Multi-objective grouping genetic algorithm for the joint order batching, batch assignment, and sequencing problem 5. Green supply chain management framework for supplier selection: an integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach 6. A dynamic multi-objective green supply chain network design for perishable products in uncertain environments, the coffee industry case study 7. Robust and resilient supply chain network design considering risks in food industry: flavour industry in Iran 8. Modeling resilient supplier selection criteria in desalination supply chain based on fuzzy DEMATEL and ISM 9. Designing a data-driven leagile sustainable closed-loop supply chain network 10. Designing an integrated decision support system to link supply chain processes performance with time to market 11. Application of expected value and chance constraint on uncertain supply chain model with cost, risk and visibility for COVID-19 pandemic 12. Optimal storage and shipment management of perishable agri-products with a hybrid priority policy: a case study
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Taylor & Francis Total Quality Management and Lean Thinking 5.0
Book SynopsisIn the era of Industry 4.0, the quality management paradigm is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The manufacturing and service industries are rapidly evolving, and businesses need to be agile and adaptive to stay competitive. Total Quality Management and Lean Thinking 5.0: Theories and Methods offers an integrated approach to quality management that combines the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Lean Thinking. Covering vital topics including Lean 4.0, Lean Six Sigma, problem solving, statistical tools, managerial tools, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), risk management and customer analysis, the authors also offer insight into possible and probable future directions. A dedicated chapter of case studies centred on TQM issues furnished the reader with rich in-depth examples with which to advance and inform their understanding of TQM.Total Quality Management and Lean Thinking 5.0: Theories and Methods is an ideal textbook for quality management
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Taylor & Francis Team Leadership
Book SynopsisA small group of experienced business leaders and academics have teamed up to create an innovative and potentially disruptive approach to developing leadership in the 21st century. The result is a unique, people-centric, and scientifically researched theory of leadership linked to an accurate data-based assessment and diagnostic product. This is the result of several years of study and development as well as many years of curiosity and experience. This is a new approach to leadership development. The authors use a combination of leadership experience, research, and science to move away from unprovable theory and subjective judgment to deliver a definable product with unlimited application. For individual leaders looking to maximise personal development and results or for organisations wanting to analyse leadership and its effects across an entire structure or business, this book will redefine understanding and development. The work has proved that team membersâ percept
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Taylor & Francis Agribusiness Management
Book SynopsisThis seventh edition of Agribusiness Management provides students and managers with a fundamental understanding of the key concepts needed to successfully manage food and agribusinesses in a rapidly changing, global, high-tech, consumer-oriented, and uncertain world.This leading text has been restructured and revised for this edition to make it even more relevant and accessible. Offering a contemporary focus that reflects the issues that agribusiness managers face today and are likely to face tomorrow, the book presents conceptual material in a pragmatic way with illustrations and examples that will help the reader understand how a specific concept works in practice. Its decision-making emphasis provides contemporary tools that readers will find useful when making decisions in the current and future business environment. Examples and case studies are used extensively, including new vignettes throughout the text to help students understand how to apply the material in an industry setting. This seventh edition includes a new chapter on strategic management, as well as more emphasis on supply chain management, and new agricultural technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and its use by agribusiness firms.The book is supported by a suite of digital learning resources, featuring PowerPoint slides and test bank questions for each chapter. It is an ideal text for all courses on management in the agribusiness industry.
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Taylor & Francis Becoming a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Book SynopsisSix Sigma is a systematic approach to making significant or breakthrough process improvements. Currently, Six Sigma exists as a team-based problem-solving approach applied by trained project facilitators, which are typically called belts. Depending on the level of expertise in the methodology and improvement tools, belts can be White, Yellow, Green, Black, and Master Black Belts (MBBs). The Master Black Belt is the highest level of expertise in Six Sigma approaches, tools, and techniques.In companies implementing Six Sigma, the role of Master Black Belt is to train, guide, and coach Black and Green belts to execute their improvement projects efficiently. In addition to this, Master Black Belts are often responsible for overseeing the organizationâs entire improvement program with the ultimate responsibility for creating a robust culture of continuous improvement. Thus, the competence of MBBs is critically important for the success and long-term sustainability of Six Sigma in organizations.This book is ideal for all those who wish to get trained and certified as Master Black Belts and train others to achieve breakthrough results using Six Sigma to shape and execute improvement projects. The book has the right balance between topics such as strategic planning, project selection, stakeholder management, and training design, to advanced statistical techniques such as propagation of errors, destructive measurement systems, general linear models and components of variation, and complex blocking structures in Design of Experiments. This book was written by three expert Master Black Belts certified by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Moreover, they are from different parts of the world and industry, which brings great diversity to the contents of the book.
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Taylor & Francis Leading Successful PMOs
Book SynopsisMany organizations profit hugely by utilizing a Project Management Office (PMO); it means they achieve benefits from standardizing and following project management policies, processes, and methods. However, building an effective PMO is a complex process; it requires clear vision and strong leadership so that, over time, it will become the source for guidance, documentation, and metrics related to the practices involved in managing and implementing projects. Leading Successful PMOs will guide all project based organizations, and project managers who contribute to and benefit from a PMO, towards maximizing their project success. In it, Peter Taylor outlines the basics of setting up a PMO and clearly explains how to ensure it will do exactly what you need it to do - the right things, in the right way, in the right order, with the right team.
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Taylor & Francis Formulation Simplified
Book SynopsisMany chemists â especially those most brilliant in their field â fail to appreciate the power of planned experimentation. They dislike the mathematical aspects of statistical analysis. In addition, these otherwise very capable chemists also dismissed predictive models based only on empirical data. Ironically, in the hands of subject matter experts like these elite chemists, the statistical methods of mixture design and analysis provide the means for rapidly converging on optimal compositions. What differentiates Formulation Simplified from the standard statistical texts on mixture design is that the authors make the topic relatively easy and fun to read. They provide a whole new collection of insighful original studies that illustrate the essentials of mixture design and analysis. Solid industrial examples are offered as problems at the end of many chapters for those who are serious about trying new tools on their own. Statistical software to do the computations can be freelyTable of ContentsPreface; Chapter 1: Getting Your Toe into Mixtures; Chapter 2: Triangulating Your Region of Formulation; Chapter 3: Simplex Lattice Design; Chapter 4: Constrained Mixtures; Chapter 5: Optimal Design; Chapter 6: Multicomponent Linear Constraints; Chapter 7: Multiple Response Optimization and Quality by Design; Chapter 8: Mixture Screening; Chapter 9: Mixture and Process, Amounts or Categorical FactorsChapter 10: Combining Mixture and Process Variables as Split Plots; Chapter 11: Advanced Tools; Chapter 12: Practical AspectsGlossaryReferences; Index; About the Software
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crisis Management Strategy
Book SynopsisCrisis Management Strategy, first published in 1993, is an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of crisis management in modern enterprises. Simon Booth examines the conventional approaches followed by many firms in the face of change and crisis. He warns of the dangers of theories which oversimplify the causes of crisis and their possible solutions, and which overlook the individual nature of each firm and its environment. Instead, a dynamic new vision of crisis management is offered, which takes into account different kinds of crisis demanding diverse solutions. The key role of leadership is also evaluated in relation to both internally and externally generated crises. Drawing on case studies of leading firms facing crisis solutions in a variety of environments, this truly international volume will provide valuable insight into the experience of crisis, risk and uncertainty. This title will be of interest to students of business. Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Management paradigms and perspectives; 1. The growth of uncertainty 2. Planning for change 3. Perspectives on strategy: the crisis of diagnosis; Part Two: Crisis management theory and risk assessment; 4. Developments in crisis management theory 5. Risk assessment and management; Part Three: The practice of crisis management; 6. Multinationals and crisis decision making 7. Managing external crises 8. Internal crisis management; Part Four: Control and recover strategy; 9. Control systems for managing critical incidents 10. Recovery strategies 11. Conclusions; References; Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbookupdated for the
Book SynopsisCompletely revised to align with ISO 9001:2015, this handbook has been the bible for users of ISO 9001 since 1994, helping organizations get certified and increase the quality of their outputs.Whether you are an experienced professional, a novice, or a quality management student or researcher, this is a crucial addition to your bookshelf. The various ways in which requirements are interpreted and applied are discussed using published definitions, reasoned arguments and practical examples. Packed with insights into how the standard has been used, misused and misunderstood, ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook will help you to decide if ISO 9001 certification is right for your company and will gently guide you through the terminology, requirements and implementation of practices to enhance performance.Matched to the revised structure of the 2015 standard, with clause numbers included for ease of reference, the book also includes: GraphicTrade ReviewDavid Hoyle's latest work on this ISO 9000 Handbook once again "cracks the code", encrypted by the ISO TC 176 authors and offers, actionable, pragmatic advice for users and quality practitioners around the World on how to understand and effect the ISO 9000 family of documents. With so many competing publications on the subject, this 7th edition should be the essential, go-to handbook for quality professionals seeking to understand and benefit from an ISO 9001 modeled quality system. Sidney Vianna, Management System Professional, DNV GL, USA. A must-have for anyone tasked with facilitating the creation and delivery of value to stakeholders, David Hoyle's staggeringly powerful latest edition of Quality Systems Handbook expertly and thoroughly demystifies the updated ISO 9000 Standards. An indispensable tool for managing quality and successful Certification. John Colebrook, Director, Enhanced Operating Systems Ltd, New Zealand. A valuable resource that explores salient concepts arising from the ISO 9001:2015 standard in an unambiguous manner. David Hoyle using his inimitable step by step approach demonstrates the applicability of quality management standard to any organisational context.This book is definitely recommended reading for both academics and business leaders seeking to gain an in depth understanding of quality management systems. Dr Lowellyne James, Lecturer in Quality Management, Robert Gordon University, IEMA Certificate in Sustainability Strategy Programme Leader, Scotland. To be up-to-date with the latest in ISO 9000 Quality Systems (ISO9000:2015), this is the definitive guide to refer to. David Hoyle’s 7th edition stays true to its purpose of ensuring interpreting the Standard, comprehensible. Christopher Seow, Visiting Lecturer "Six Sigma for Managers" Cass Business School, City, University of London, UK. David Hoyle pulls no punches in this very comprehensive seventh edition of his ISO 9000 Handbook. Whether you are a scholar, business executive, quality manager, consultant or a Certification Body, this book is for you. He goes out of his way to change the misconception of what the ISO 9001:2015 standard is really all about. He meticulously explains that it is aimed at improved performance and not just a set of requirements for compliance. David convinces the reader that Quality should be managed as an integral part of every business. Paul Harding, Managing Director, South African Quality Institute, South Africa. Yet again David Hoyle has produced another excellent book that explains the new standard and its requirements in straightforward terms. It is the book we have all been waiting for that will help us implement the new Standard and will become the new bible for quality management Systems. If you follow the advice in Hoyle’s book you will not have any issues when the auditor arrives at your door. It is suitable for all people involved in the standard from company directors who need to know more about their responsibilities to experienced and busy Quality Managers who need to implement and inform others about the changes. Rhian Newton, HSEQ Manager, Morgan Advanced Materials, UK. The book does a great job of showing how a quality system built to the principles of ISO 9000 and conforming to the new ISO 9001:2015 requirements can be an integral part of leadership's strategic approach to running the business versus letting a quality management system operate in a silo.The book explores and explains the ISO9001:2015 requirements in a way that is easy to follow yet at the same time deep and meaningful especially for those new concepts and requirements such as leadership, context of the organization and managing risk. This feels like a book I'll keep referring to for many years to come. Richard Allan, Director, Quality Assurance, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, UK. Table of ContentsContents Preface to the Seventh Edition Part 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Putting ISO 9001 in context Chapter 2 Comparison between 2008 and 2015 editions Chapter 3 How the 2015 version has changed misconceptions Key messages from Part 1 Part 2 Anatomy and use of the standards Chapter 4 The ISO 9000 family of standards Chapter 5 A practical guide to using these standards Key messages from part 2 Part 3 Terminology Chapter 6 Quality Chapter 7 Requirements Chapter 8 Management System Chapter 9 Process and the process approach Chapter 10 Risk and opportunity Chapter 11 Interested parties and stakeholders Key messages from Part 3 Part 4 Context of the organization Chapter 12 Understanding the organization and its context Chapter 13 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties Chapter 14 Scope of the quality management system Chapter 15 Quality management system Chapter 16 Processes needed for the QMS Key messages from Part 4 Part 5 Leadership Chapter 17 Leadership and commitment Chapter 18 Customer focus Chapter 19 Policy Chapter 20 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities Key messages from Part 5 Part 6 Planning Chapter 21 Actions to address risks and opportunities Chapter 22 Quality objectives and planning to achieve them Chapter 23 Planning of changes Key messages from Part 6 Part 7 Support Chapter 24 People Chapter 25 Infrastructure Chapter 26 Environment for the operation of processes Chapter 27 Monitoring and measuring resources Chapter 28 Organizational knowledge Chapter 29 Competence Chapter 30 Awareness Chapter 31 Communication Chapter 32 Documented information Key messages from Part 7 Part 8 Operation Chapter 33 Operational planning and control Chapter 34 Customer communication Chapter 35 Requirements for products and services Chapter 36 Review of requirements for products and services Chapter 37 Design and development planning Chapter 38 Design and development inputs Chapter 39 Design and development controls Chapter 40 Design and development outputs Chapter 41 Design and development changes Chapter 42 Control of externally provided processes, products and services Chapter 43 Evaluation, selection and monitoring of external providers Chapter 44 Information for external providers Chapter 45 Control of production and service provision Chapter 46 Identification and traceability Chapter 47 Property belonging to external providers Chapter 48 Preservation of process outputs Chapter 49 Control of changes Chapter 50 Release, delivery and post-delivery of products and services Chapter 51 Control of nonconforming outputs Key messages from Part 8 Part 9 Performance evaluation Chapter 52 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation Chapter 53 Customer satisfaction Chapter 54 Analysis and evaluation Chapter 55 Internal audit Chapter 56 Management review Key messages from Part 9 Part 10 Improvement Chapter 57 Determining and selecting opportunities for improvement Chapter 58 Nonconformity and corrective action Chapter 59 Continual improvement of the QMS Key messages from Part 10 Appendices A Common Acronyms B Glossary of terms Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Business of Humanity
Book SynopsisCompanies across the world, for a variety of reasons, are committing to incorporating social responsibility into their business models and finding that their profits are growing and their long-term sustainability is enhancedbuilding humanity into their business models as the driver of economic, environmental, and social sustainability. This fascinating development is a widely observable global phenomenon. The Business of Humanity (BoH) Proposition is the synthesis of counter-intuitive but simple and powerful ideas about how companies can add value in today's globalized and fast-changing world. The task of BoH Strategies is to overcome three critical challenges characterizing today's business environment, namely disruptive technologies, conflicted stakeholders, and unknowable futures. BoH Strategies are designed to convert these challenges into opportunities for enhanced sustainability on all three dimensionseconomic, environmental and social. Written by leading experts with dTrade ReviewThe Business of Humanity makes the business case for why a more human-centered capitalism is important as a long-term business strategy and offers a formula for sustainable economic behavior that could benefit billions of people. Every CEO and politician should read this book.-Grant Oliphant, President, The Heinz EndowmentsWith specific examples, the authors challenge businesses of all sizes and locations to question whether their focus is on the drivers of real customer value, progressive management concepts, and out-of-the-box thinking of what really drives long-term success. -Donald R. Beall, Chairman Emeritus, Rockwell; Fortune Magazine’s "Star" of the Aerospace and Defense Industries African businesses are compelled by a variety of factors to incorporate corporate social responsibility, and strong humane management in their business models. This book lays out the inductive logic and empirical basis for following this business model for enhanced sustainable economic performance.-Prof. Dr. Bart O. Nnaji, Chairman and CEO of Geometric Power Ltd.; former Minister of Power, and former Federal Minister of Science and Technology in NigeriaThe Business of Humanity demonstrates that profitable competitive business models are often enhanced when leaders consider the impact of their actions on broader humanity. It’s a must read. -Thomas D. Hull III, Chief Financial Officer, Kewaunee Scientific CorporationThese scholars have developed a disruptive innovation model that can transform the business world. This book is the opportunity for businessmen and policy makers to implement this revolution all over the world.-Roberto Zarama, Professor, Universidad de los Andes Organizations seeking to grow in new or emerging markets would benefit from applying the principles in this book. -Joel Ross, CEO, Universal Electric CorporationTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Business of Humanity® PropositionChapter 2: The Strategic Challenge Chapter 3: Responding to the Strategic ChallengeChapter 4: The Business of Humanity® Management Framework Chapter 5: Identity as Anchor, Beacon and CompassChapter 6: Feed-Forward to a Visionary FutureChapter 7: Frugal Engineering, Not Jugaad! Chapter 8: Forming Business of Humanity® StrategiesChapter 9: The Promise of Business of Humanity® StrategiesAppendix 1: Arvind Ltd: The Power of BoH StrategiesAppendix 2: Ford in Camacari: BoH–Driven Sustainability as StrategyAppendix 3: Walmart in India: In Search of a BoH StrategyAppendix 4: SKS Microfinance and Bandhan: The Triumph of BoH Strategy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transforming Organizations
Book SynopsisThis book offers leaders an approach to systemically affect change and create cultures of excellence where staff work together to change the way they view their work. Based on well-known quality concepts, readers will discover the essential concepts and actions that have the power to transform every system.Table of ContentsTransform through a Culture of Excellence. Understand the System. Lead for Excellence. Connect with Customers and Stakeholders. Create a Pathway for Excellence. Value People and Their Contributions. Identify Key Work Processes. Design a Measurement System. Establish a Methodology to Improve. Create a Mindset for Excellence. Sharing Excellence in Action.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Intersection of Change Management and Lean
Book SynopsisRandy has crafted an invaluable book, no matter where you are in the journey of organizational change management. A must-have guide you will refer to again and again. Marshall Goldsmith, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Triggers. Randy Kesterson recognizes that much of the energy that organizations put into Lean and Six Sigma improvements is wasted when the results are not applied effectively due to the organization's resistance to change. Ellen Domb, Ph.D. PQR, one of the world's top 50 quality experts at QualityGurus.comFinally, a book that recognizes that most organizations are on the left side of the FATLEAN continuum. Far too many organizations think they are Lean/Six Sigma mature only to realize that they aren't even close. Gerhard Plenert, Ph.D., serves as Director of Executive Education, Shingo Institute, Home of the Shingo PrizeThe Intersection of Change Management and Lean Six Sigma: The Basics for Black BeTable of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter 1: People are Different. Chapter 2: Resistance. Chapter 3: Acceptance. Chapter 4: Sustaining the Gains. Chapter 5: Lessons Learned. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. About the Author.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Choosing to Change
Book SynopsisIt is commonly quoted that the majority of change initiatives fail and equally common is the reasoning that failure is due to a lack of adequate planning and robust processes to deliver change to the organisation.However, organisations cannot change it is only the people in the organisation, and those connected with it, that can change the way they work, think and behave. Choosing to Change takes an alternative view of the change process, applying thinking from the studies of complexity to explore how change in organisations is driven by individual choice. How the totality of our individual experiences and our aspirations for the future shapes our thinking both consciously and unconsciously, setting out an approach that brings change by choice rather than process. It is an exploration of how choice is the basis of all successful change programmes and how that affects the theory of change management. Through the reflections of those who have experienced chTable of ContentsTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Experiencing Change: The Depot Manager’s storyChapter 2: The Managed Approach to Change: the management view of the change processChapter 3: A Complexity View of Change: an alternative approachChapter 4: Facilitating Change: a story of change leadershipChapter 5: Choosing to change in the face of the unknownChapter 6: Storytelling: the power and influence of narrative learningChapter 7: Putting choice at the centre of change management: easing the path to change
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Leading Medicaid Managed Care Plans
Book SynopsisLeading Medicaid Managed Care Plans examines leadership actions necessary to successfully operate a Medicaid managed care plan with emphasis on the relationship with the state Medicaid agency the health plan is contracted with. With appropriate operational and governance oversight, and with solid mutually respectful relationships with the state agency, Medicaid health plans are more likely to sustain success and prosperity for the long term.The approach of Leading Medicaid Managed Care Plans builds on key infrastructure elements that need to be in place when contracting with a state agency, and for overall success of the organization. It takes a pragmatic and methodical approach, interspersed with real-life examples of what to do for success and what actions to avoid that frequently lead to failure. This approach is different from most managed care books (Medicaid or otherwise) as those mostly focus on the process of the business (such as details around cTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Building a Strong Foundation Chapter 1: Mission, Vision & Values Chapter 3: Strategic Planning Part 2: Creating and Sustaining Relationships Chapter 4: Integrating for Success – Developing Provider, Member, Community and Employee Relationships Chapter 5: Creating Lasting State Relationships Chapter 6: Sustaining Success Appendix
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lean in Agriculture
Book SynopsisResponding to a recent surge in interest and application, this book is the first to comprehensively address how Lean thinking and tools can be implemented in agriculture and agribusiness. This tactical guide breaks down barriers, clearly depicting how improvement techniques originally developed for factories can derive the same powerful results on farms.Expert Lean farming consultants, Susanne Pejstrup and Vibeke Fladkjaer Nielsen, present these methods in a clear, easy-to-read style, accessible to farmers all over the world. Case studies from multiple farm types including crops, pigs and dairy cattle demonstrate how respect for people, continuous improvement, and visual management techniques can improve resilience and profitability on the farm. Richly illustrated, Lean in Agriculture appeals not only to farmers, but to farm workers, food processing companies, veterinarians, consultants and other stakeholders in the agribusiness sector.Key Features: Table of ContentsChapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3: The five Lean Principles. Chapter 4: The Eight Wastes of Lean. Chapter 5: Involve your employees. Chapter 6: that is How You Work with goals. Chapter 7: Tools. Chapter 8: How to Implement Lean at your Farm. Chapter 9: Examples of Lean. Chapter 10: Dictionary. Chapter 11: References.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lean DemandDriven Procurement
Book SynopsisWhile there are many books written on the basics of the supply side of the supply chain (i.e. strategic sourcing, sourcing/procurement, and purchasing), there hasn't been much written on those areas from a Lean perspective. Considering that supply chain costs, primarily procurement and transportation, can range from 50 to 70% of sales, it''s surprising that this area has not been fully explored. As a result, some companies tend to place too much emphasis on the traditional focus of reducing material costs instead of process improvement.Lean Demand-Driven Procurement: How to Apply Lean Thinking to Your Supply Management Process details the basic supply management concepts and processes (i.e. sourcing, procurement, and purchasing) in an easy-to-understand format in combination with various process improvement tools, methodologies, best practices, examples, and cases written from a Lean perspective. It focuses and pinpoints ways to identify waste on theTrade Review"Myerson’s new book entices one to explore how procurement takes on a significant role by improving the flow of information and materials within the entire supply chain. All of which lead to best practice Lean procurement functions that reach far beyond the contractual negotiations and established crucial operational requirements, using strategic sourcing activities encompassing market research, vendor evaluation and integration."—Joseph Mosca, EdD, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Decision Sciences at Monmouth University"Although an abundance of books and articles address topics related to the supply side of supply chain management, not much is available regarding how to apply Lean within the supply organization. Paul Myerson’s book addresses this important and timely need."–Robert J. Trent, PhD, Professor of Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Management Program Director at Lehigh University; Author, End-to-End Lean Management—A Guide to Complete Supply Chain Improvement"[This book] provides the clearest A to Z user’s guide available to understanding and employing the smartest, most cutting-edge Lean and Agile practices."–William Bajor, PhD, Director, Graduate & Extended Studies at East Stroudsburg University"It’s about time procurement teams harness the tangible benefits of Lean principles to take demand driven initiatives to the next level. Making a 'good buy' based on pricing incentives does not necessarily result in a great purchase for the business."–Karin L. Bursa, Executive Vice President of Logility"Myerson’s new book entices one to explore how procurement takes on a significant role by improving the flow of information and materials within the entire supply chain. All of which lead to best practice Lean procurement functions that reach far beyond the contractual negotiations and established crucial operational requirements, using strategic sourcing activities encompassing market research, vendor evaluation and integration."—Joseph Mosca, EdD, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Decision Sciences at Monmouth University"Although an abundance of books and articles address topics related to the supply side of supply chain management, not much is available regarding how to apply Lean within the supply organization. Paul Myerson’s book addresses this important and timely need."–Robert J. Trent, PhD, Professor of Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Management Program Director at Lehigh University; Author, End-to-End Lean Management—A Guide to Complete Supply Chain Improvement"[This book] provides the clearest A to Z user’s guide available to understanding and employing the smartest, most cutting-edge Lean and Agile practices."–William Bajor, PhD, Director, Graduate & Extended Studies at East Stroudsburg University"It’s about time procurement teams harness the tangible benefits of Lean principles to take demand driven initiatives to the next level. Making a 'good buy' based on pricing incentives does not necessarily result in a great purchase for the business."–Karin L. Bursa, Executive Vice President of LogilityTable of ContentsAbout the AuthorPART I Lean Demand-Driven Procurement: OverviewChapter 1 Introduction: Why You Need a Lean and Agile, Demand-Driven Supply Management ProcessChapter 2 History and Importance of Procurement and Purchasing in Adding Value to an OrganizationChapter 3 Supply Management Organization and StructureChapter 4 Procurement Strategy Development and ApplicationChapter 5 Issues and Opportunities in Supply ManagementChapter 6 Lean ProcurementPART II Supply Management ProcessesChapter 7 Strategic SourcingChapter 8 ProcurementChapter 9 PurchasingChapter 10 Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Indirect ProcurementPART III Tools and Techniques for a Leaner Supply Management ProcessChapter 11 Cost ManagementChapter 12 Contract and Performance Management and EthicsChapter 13 e-Procurement and Other Supply Management TechnologiesChapter 14 Procurement Analysis, Tools, and TechniquesPART IV Lean AheadChapter 15 Global Procurement and Its Impact on the LeanChapter 16 The Future of Lean ProcurementAppendix A: A Lean (Philosophy) for LifeReferencesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Leaner Six Sigma
Book SynopsisSince the 1980s, Lean and Six Sigma have been used independently to make existing processes better, faster and more cost effective. For almost twenty years, countless companies have embraced the power of blending the two process improvement methodologies. This has resulted in major financial successes throughout the world, but no one denies that we have learned a lot in the last two decades.Just in time to meet the challenges we will experience in 2020, and beyond, SSD Global Solutions has introduced Leaner Six Sigma (LrSS). LrSS makes the concepts and tools within these two popular methodologies easier and quicker to understand. Regardless, if you plan to take an industry-standard exam or simply want to apply critical-thinking and problem-solving models to your daily life, this book helps you rapidly navigate your path. Originally, to steer our way through traditional Six Sigma, it was necessary to understand complicated statistics. Then, with LeaTable of ContentsSection I: The Basics – Making Things Better, Faster or More Cost Effective. Chapter 1: What Is Process Improvement? Chapter 2: A Brief History of Lean and Six Sigma. Chapter 3: Agile. Chapter 4: Project Management. Chapter 5: A Deeper Dive: Six Sigma and the DMAIC Model. Section II: The DMAIC Model. Introduction. Chapter 6: Define Overview. Chapter 7: Measure Overview. Chapter 8: Analyze Overview. Chapter 9: Improve Overview. Chapter 10: Control Overview. Section III: Standards. Chapter 11: The Impact of ISO Standard 13053: Six Sigma on the Leaner Approach. Chapter 12: ISO 21500 – Guide to Project Management. Section IV: Leaner Environment. Chapter 13: Leaner Leadership. Chapter 14: Change Management. Section V: Leaner Six Sigma Body of Knowledge and Competency Models. Chapter 15: Leaner Six Sigma Body of Knowledge Outline: Summarized Version (SSD Global Solution Version 6.1). Chapter 16: Leaner Six Sigma Body of Knowledge Outline: Full Narrative Version (SSD Global Solution Version 6.1). Chapter 17: Implementation Guide. Chapter 18: Kaizen Events (Rapid Improvement Events). Section VI: Additional Resources. Important Names in Lean Six Sigma. Summary – Core Tools Used in Leaner Six Sigma (LrSS). Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Competency Model. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Competency Model. Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Competency Model. Lean Six Sigma Key Terms.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Lean Anthology
Book SynopsisThe Lean Anthology: A Practical Primer in Continual Improvement presents operations management case studies that illustrate a Lean process improvement journey. Ideal for non-engineers, adult learners, and corporate or business education settings, this book can help you and your organization understand and apply Lean practices as part of a plan for saving money, generating revenues, or freeing up resources particularly in settings not traditionally associated with Lean.The stories are easy to understand, simple accounts of everyday people negotiating life. The characters observe and integrate the principles of Lean into their personal and professional lives. Each Lean case study will help you understand and apply a different approach to the relentless pursuit of the strategic elimination of waste.The stories are organized into a framework for implementing a Lean transformation called The Five Cs: Customer, Capability, Control, Coordination, and Context/Culture. These are the five stagesTrade ReviewThis is a truly creative and engaging book. Like Goldratt’s The Goal, this book teaches the principles and concepts that form the basis for effective management of operations through the medium of stories. Learning is fun and painless and yet the lessons are deep.—Morris Cohen, Panasonic Professor of Manufacturing & Logistics, The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaWhat a great book—so inviting, interesting, and creative. Great practical Lean insights from a non-manufacturing point of view.—Arthur V. Hill, Associate Dean for MBA Programs and Professor of Supply Chain and Operations, University of MinnesotaGoldberg and Weiss take key business concepts and make them accessible for anyone committed to self-improvement. Their approach is simple and effective…and reminds me how much more I can do to apply Lean thinking both in and out of the office for real results!—Kevin Klau, Senior Vice President, Business Units, Hach CompanyThe Lean Anthology is full of rich nuggets of gold that can be applied to both personal and professional life. Rebecca Goldberg and Elliott Weiss combine storytelling and teaching through short vignettes that will revolutionize the reader’s thinking and lead to lasting business results bolstering your company’s competitive advantage. This pragmatic approach is certain to transform you, your team, and those around you.—Monica Barker, Director Strategic Marketing North America, AREVA, Inc.Even experienced practitioners can use The Lean Anthology to see additional applications for Lean tools. This book is comprehensive, enlightening, refreshing, and fun to read—which allows the reader to easily follow the pragmatic presentation of each Lean concept and practice.—Frederick S. Buchman, Co-Author of Balanced Scorecard Strategies for DummiesMust-reading for anyone with responsibility for or interest in any form of operations. Few managers understand and embrace the importance of continuous improvement. The challenge is to learn how to do it… this is the need this book fulfills.—Wallace Stettinius, author of Principles of General Management, The Art and Science of Getting Results Across Organizational Boundaries, and How to Plan and Execute Strategy: 24 Steps to Implement Any Corporate Strategy SuccessfullyTable of ContentsIntroduction, Acknowledgments, About the Authors, About the Artist, I Customer, II Capability, III Control, IV Coordination, V Context and Culture, Epilogue
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Quality Standards for Highly Effective Government
Book SynopsisQuality Standards for Highly Effective Government, Second Edition establishes a new normal in government that will ultimately reinvent the practice of democratic government. The principal catalyst for this change will be the adoption of auditable quality standards within every government entitybased on efficiency, effectiveness, and delivered value. Conventional wisdom says that government is not efficient and not effective but, we are still unsure what works and what is broken in government, where to find some common sense, and where to start to fix it.The problem sounds huge, but the solution is not all that difficult. Quality science can provide a structure for efficiency and effectiveness, democratic institutions can create consensus goals, and auditable standards can show where these issues exist and to what degree. In addition, it can drive change where it must happen, because if you can measure it, you can manage it.Auditable quality standards can makeTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: The Problem and Auditable Quality Standards as SolutionChapter 2: Quality Science as a BackboneChapter 3: The Process Management StandardChapter 4: Scoring the Process Management StandardChapter 5: The System Management StandardChapter 6: Scoring the Systems Management StandardChapter 7: The Aligned Leadership Objectives StandardChapter 8: Auditable Standards as a Catalyst for the FutureChapter 9: Three Necessary StrategiesChapter 10: Necessary Culture and Values
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Embedding Culture and Quality for High Performing
Book SynopsisEmbedding Culture and Quality for High Performing Organizations (978-1-138-48338-5, K349105)Shelving Guide: The aim of this book is to bridge two different core disciplines: quality management and cross-cultural management, based on how multinational corporations work, and how culture determines individual practices and values. Understanding these previously separate fields is essential to keeping multinational cultures innovative and sustainable. The authors' research blends corporate and cultural perspectives to promote quality management practices that build organizational excellence. Whereas most books currently on the market are based on corporate culture and quality management, this book uniquely considers cross-cultural impacts on organizational effectiveness and global human resource management. This book provides opportunities for business practitioners and researchers to learn practices that are effective in building sustainable orTable of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgements. About the Editors. About the Contributors. Chapter 1: The Unison between Culture and Quality in High Performing Organizations: How Is It Significant? Chapter 2: The Chicken Or The Egg? On the Interplay Between Culture and Quality Management Systems. Chapter 3: Building Ethical Cultures in the Gulf Construction Sector: Implications on Corporations’ Quality Management. Chapter 4: Developing a Culture of Quality: Tailoring Strategies with All Stakeholders To Assure Student Learning. Chapter 5: Combining Coaching and Mentoring to Support Gender Inclusion in Quality Management-Focused Organizations in the UAE Private Sector. Chapter 6: Why Does Quality Matter? The Impact of Green Supply Chain Management Practices on Corporate Performance. Chapter 7: Quality Management and Its Impacts on the Dynamics of Multinational Corporations’ Center–Subsidiary Relationship. Chapter 8: Creating a Culture of ISO 26000 (CSR) for Mining Industry: A Review. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Mathematics in Engineering Sciences
Book SynopsisThis book includes research studies, novel theory, as well as new methodology and applications in mathematics and management sciences. The book will provide a comprehensive range of mathematics applied to engineering areas for different tasks. It will offer an international perspective and a bridge between classical theory and new methodology in many areas, along with real-life applications.Features Offers solutions to multi-objective transportation problem under cost reliability using utility function Presents optimization techniques to support eco-efficiency assessment in manufacturing processes Covers distance-based function approach for optimal design of engineering processes with multiple quality characteristics Provides discrete time sliding mode control for non-linear networked control systems Discusses second law of thermodynamics as instruments for optimizing Table of ContentsIntroduction to Mathematical Techniques in Engineering. Performance Evaluation of Complex Engineering System. Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences. Case Study 1. Case Study 2. Case Study 3. Case Study 4. Applications of Astrophysics. Finite Element Methods in Engineering. Applied Mathematical Problems and Methods in Research and Education. Differential Equations and its Applications. Fluid Dynamics and its Applications in Engineering. Inventory Problems, Probability and Statistics Applications. Mathematical Modeling in Environmental and Bio Sciences. Mathematical Modelling and Simulation. Operations Research. Optimization Techniques. Recent Mathematical Tools and Techniques in Engineering and Technology. Reliability and Availability Assessment of Multi-State Systems. Reliability Modeling and Testing for Complex Systems. Risk and Supply Chain Management. Soft Computing, Genetic Algorithm, Neural Network, and Fuzzy Logic Applications. Stochastic Process and System Engineering.
£137.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Lean Sustainability
Book SynopsisWhile Lean principles have been around for decades, the practices have yet to keep current with the growing area of Sustainability. This book provides an implementation approach to integrating Lean and Sustainability principles toward a circular economy.Lean Sustainability: A Pathway to a Circular Economy illustrates an integrated Lean and Sustainability approach that is applicable to manufacturing, healthcare, service, and other industries. This comprehensive approach will guide organizations toward a circular economy to drive competitive business practices further while being environmentally, socially, and economically responsible. The eBook version includes full color images.This book will help any industry practitioner interested in helping their business improve flow, reduce waste, and become more environmentally conscious.Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Lean Overview. 3. Sustainability Overview. 4. Systems Thinking and the Circular Economy. 5. Cultivating a Lean Sustainability Culture. 6. Integrated Lean and Sustainability Framework. 7. Selecting and Prioritizing Lean Green Projects. 8. Mapping the Value Stream for an Eco-Friendly Flow of Material and Information. 9. Using a Lean Sustainability Lens for Business Process Mapping. 10. Analyzing Lean, Value, and Waste for Sustainable Continuous Improvement. 11. Using 5S to Reduce the Environmental Footprint. 12. Tracking Sustainability Efforts through Visual Management. 13. Utilizing Single-Minute Exchange of Dies for an Environmentally Friendly Changeover Process. 14. Employing Total Productive Maintenance for Eco-Friendly Equipment Maintenance. 15. Integrating Sustainability Principles into Mistake Proofing to Prevent Waste. 16. Ensuring Consistent Performance through Standard Work. 17. Environmentally Conscious Material Movement throughout the Enterprise. 18. Creating a Green Supply Chain. 19. Integrating Sustainability into the Organization’s Strategic Goals Using Hoshin Kanri. 20. Sustaining Lean Sustainability as a Strategic Initiative. 21. Shifting from a Linear to a Circular Economy. 22. Future and Challenges of Lean Green Sustainability. 23. Developing a University Sustainability Recycling Process and Metrics. 24. Implementing Lean Sustainability Practices in Agriculture. 25. Applying Lean Sustainability Principles to Fuel Testing at a National Airport. 26. Incorporating Lean Sustainability Improvement in a Hospital’s Sterile Instrument Processing.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reliability Engineering
Book SynopsisOver the last 50 years, the theory and the methods of reliability analysis have developed significantly. Therefore, it is very important to the reliability specialist to be informed of each reliability measure. This book will provide historical developments, current advancements, applications, numerous examples, and many case studies to bring the reader up-to-date with the advancements in this area.It covers reliability engineering in different branches, includes applications to reliability engineering practice, provides numerous examples to illustrate the theoretical results, and offers case studies along with real-world examples.This book is useful to engineering students, research scientist, and practitioners working in the field of reliability.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preventive Maintenance Modeling: State of the ArtSylwia Werbińska-WojciechowskaChapter 2 Inspection Maintenance Modeling for Technical Systems:An OverviewSylwia Werbińska-WojciechowskaChapter 3 Application of Stochastic Processes in Degradation Modeling:An OverviewShah Limon, Ameneh Forouzandeh Shahraki,and Om Prakash YadavChapter 4 Building a Semi-automatic Design for Reliability Survey withSemantic Pattern RecognitionChristian Spreafico and Davide RussoChapter 5 Markov Chains and Stochastic Petri Nets for Availability andReliability ModelingPaulo Romero Martins Maciel, Jamilson Ramalho Dantas,and Rubens de Souza Matos JúniorChapter 6 An Overview of Fault Tree Analysis and Its Application in DualPurposed Cask Reliability in an Accident ScenarioMaritza Rodriguez Gual, Rogerio Pimenta Morão, LuizLeite da Silva, Edson Ribeiro, Claudio Cunha Lopes,and Vagner de OliveiraChapter 7 An Overview on Failure Rates in Maintenance PoliciesXufeng Zhao and Toshio NakagawaChapter 8 Accelerated Life Tests with Competing Failure Modes:An OverviewKanchan Jain and Preeti Wanti SrivastavaChapter 9 European Reliability StandardsMiguel Angel Navas, Carlos Sancho, and Jose CarpioChapter 10 Time-Variant Reliability Analysis Methods for DynamicStructuresZhonglai Wang and Shui YuChapter 11 Latent Variable Models in ReliabilityLaurent BordesChapter 12 Expanded Failure Modes and Effects Analysis: A DifferentApproach for System Reliability Assessment Perdomo Ojeda Manuel, Rivero Oliva Jesús, and SalomónLlanes JesúsChapter 13 Reliability Assessment and Probabilistic Data Analysis ofVehicle Components and Systems Zhigang WeiChapter 14 Maintenance Policy Analysis of a Marine Power GeneratingMulti-state System Thomas Markopoulos and Agapios N. PlatisChapter 15 Vulnerability Discovery and Patch Modeling: State of the Art Avinash K. Shrivastava, P. K. Kapur, and Misbah AnjumChapter 16 Signature Reliability Evaluations: An Overview of DifferentSystems Akshay Kumar, Mangey Ram, and S. B. Singh
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Handbook of Project Portfolio Management
Book SynopsisManaging large and complex organizations; balancing the needs of business-as-usual, new products and services and business change; assuring risk across everything the business does; these are all core requirements of modern business which are provided by the discipline of portfolio management. The Handbook of Project Portfolio Management is the definitive publication that introduces and describes in detail project portfolio management in today's ever-changing world. The handbook contains the essential knowledge required for managing portfolios of business change with real-life examples that are being used by today's organizations in various industries and environments. The team of expert contributors includes many of the most experienced and highly regarded international writers and practitioners from the global project portfolio management industry, selected to provide the reader with examples, knowledge and the skills required to manage portfolios in any organizationTable of ContentsList of Figures, About the Editors, Notes on the Contributors, Preface, PART I , Foundations of Portfolio Management, 1 Basic Concepts and Definitions of Portfolios and their Management, STEVE BUTLER, 2 Delivering Organizational Strategy with Portfolio Management, MARTIN SEDLMAYER, 3 The Value of Portfolio Management, MICHAEL YOUNG, 4 Relevance of Portfolios and Portfolio Management in Today’s Organizations, THOMAS WALENTA, 5 Portfolio Components: How Everything Fits Together, PAUL GARDINER, 6 Different Types of Project Portfolios and Settings, DARREN DALCHER, PART II, The Practice of Portfolio Management, 7 Best Practice Standards for Portfolio Management, REINHARD WAGNER, 8 Portfolio Management for IT, TETSURO SEKI and AKIHIKO SEKIGUCHI, 9 Portfolio Management for Research, STEVE BUTLER, 10 Portfolio Management for Product Development, MANJA GREIMEIER, 11 Portfolio Management for Strategic Change, FIONA SPENCER, 12 Portfolio Management for Business Development, CHRISTOF RINK, 13 Portfolio Management in a Bank, PHILIPP DETEMPLE, 14 The Incheon Bridge Project, SOOHONG KIM, 15 Portfolio Management in Public Institutions, SILKE SCHÖNERT and MICHAEL MUENZBERG, 16 Portfolio Management in Non-Governmental Organizations, SUBAS SUBEDI and REINHARD WAGNER, PART III, Prerequisites for Portfolio Management, 17 Portfolio Governance, STEVE BUTLER, 18 Portfolio Management Roles and Responsibilities, AFSHIN FARAMANDLOU, 19 Alignment with Organizational Structures, Management Systems and Processes, ELVIRA MOLITOR, 20 The Enterprise Portfolio Management Office, EMMA-RUTH ARNAZ PEMBERTON, 21 Portfolio Communications and Management Data, DENNIS LOCK, 22 Competence Requirements for Managing Portfolios, ALISTAIR GODBOLD, 23 Key Performance Indicators for Managing a Portfolio and its Components, STUART DIXON, 24 Portfolio Management Software and Tools, MEY MARK MEYER, PART IV, Managing Portfolios, 25 Defining the Portfolio, ROBERT BUTTRICK, 26 Identifying, Selecting and Prioritizing the Portfolio and its Components, KNUT KÄMPFERT, 27 Planning the Portfolio and its Components, JÖRG SEIDL, 28 Evaluating and Reporting Portfolio Performance, JÖRG FLOEGEL and ELENA METOUI, 29 Balancing and Optimizing the Portfolio, CLAUS HÜSSELMAN, 30 Portfolio-Level Benefits Management, STEPHEN JENNER, 31 Portfolio-Level Risk Management, MARTIN HABERSTROH, 32 Managing Resources at Portfolio Level, ALAN SUMMERFIELD, 33 Portfolio-Level Change Management, MICHAEL HORLEBEIN, 34 Portfolio-Level People Management, JOHN CHAPMAN, PART V, Developing Capabilities in Portfolio Management, 35 Introducing Portfolio Management in Organizations, REINHARD WAGNER, 36 Assessing and Developing Portfolio Management Maturity, REINHARD WAGNER, 37 Developing the Individual Competences of People Engaged in Portfolio Management, REINHARD WAGNER, 38 How People Impact the Adoption and Practice of Portfolio Management, DONNIE MACNICOL and ADRIAN DOOLEY,39 Ten Questions and Answers for Executives Engaged in Portfolios, ALICIA AITKEN, Abbreviations and acronyms, Index,
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Productivity Improvement in Manufacturing SMEs
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the application of workstudy in productivity of manufacturing SMEs locally and abroad and also explores various industrial problems which face manufacturing SMEs in developing and underdeveloped countries in the rest of the world. Low productivity is currently a serious challenge facing manufacturing SMEs, where these SMEs are operating below expected production output levels which makes it difficult for them to compete in the global market. SMEs are the engine drivers of economic growth, one of which is manufacturing.The challenge is that government from various countries in developing and underdeveloped countries, mandated agencies in their respective areas, to ensure that there is economic progress for these SMEs, but productivity remains low in the manufacturing SMEs. When SMEs do not perform well, productivity of manufacturing SMEs declines and unemployment increases. Thus, an increase in unemployment results in a drop of GDP in the country anTable of ContentsPreface; Chapter 1: The Background of Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 2: Work Study and Productivity Theory: Groundwork Theories; Chapter 3: Effectiveness versus Efficiency in Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 4: Factors Influencing Productivity in Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 5: Identifying the Environment for Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 6: Work Study (WS) Techniques: Method Study; Chapter 7: Work Study (WS) Techniques: Work Measurement; Chapter 8: The Impact of Work Study on Physical Capital in Relation to Productivity of Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 9: The Impact of Work Study on Technological Capital in Relation toProductivity of Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 10: The Impact of Management in Relation to Productivity to Manufacturing SMEs; Chapter 11: Work Study Report Writing; Chapter 12: Conclusions and Further Research; Appendices; References
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Taylor & Francis Events Project Management
Book SynopsisThis book provides events management students with an accessible and essential introduction to project management.Written by both academics and industry experts, Events Project Management offers a unique blend of theory and practice to encourage and contextualise project management requirements within events settings. Key questions include: What is project management? How does it connect to events management? What is effective project management within the events sector? How does academic theory connect to practice? The book is coherently structured into 12 chapters covering crucial event management topics such as stakeholders, supply chain management, project management tools and techniques, and financial and legal issues. Guides, templates, case study examples, industry tips and activity tasks are integrated in the text and online to show practice and aid knowledge.Written in an engaging style, this text offers the reader a thorough understanding of how to sucTrade Review"This well-structured and up-to-date book truly provides an excellent and insightful perspective on modern events project management. With a systematic review of theories, well-summarised guides, templates, industry tips, and worldwide cases, it presents an excellent balance between theory and practice, making it essential reading for all event management students." - Dr Cathy Xin Jin, Senior Lecturer, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University"This is essential reading for students on event management courses. It is welcome in an industry which is sadly lacking in researched practical support textbooks. The event industry is a dynamic, complex, multi-faceted and layered environment to work within and good project management is essential to successful, safe and sustainable events. This book is a must for anyone considering a career in event management." - Beverley Griffiths, Director of Event and public Safety at The Emergency Planning College. Table of ContentsLists of figuresList of tablesList of case studiesAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1 Project management for events 2 Suppliers and supply chains3 Stakeholder relationships 4 Structures and teams 5 Event management project tools6 Event marketing and promotion7 Technology and sustainability8 Event management law and legislation9 Cost and financial planning10 Plan analysis and risk11 Problem solving and decision making 12 Project completion and reviewGlossary Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Companion to Production and
Book SynopsisThis remarkable volume highlights the importance of Production and Operations Management (POM) as a field of study and research contributing to substantial business and social growth. The editors emphasize how POM works with a range of systemsagriculture, disaster management, e-commerce, healthcare, hospitality, military systems, not-for-profit, retail, sports, sustainability, telecommunications, and transportand how it contributes to the growth of each.Martin K. Starr and Sushil K. Gupta gather an international team of experts to provide researchers and students with a panoramic vision of the field. Divided into eight parts, the book presents the history of POM, and establishes the foundation upon which POM has been built while also revisiting and revitalizing topics that have long been essential. It examines the significance of processes and projects to the fundamental growth of the POM field. Critical emerging themes and new research are examined with open minds andTrade Review"This Companion is a masterpiece. By bringing together works of scholars from across the globe, Starr and Gupta have created a companion that reflects on POM achievements to date, as well as exploration of its future. I have no doubt this text will prove an essential reference source for the whole POM community."Andy Neely, University of Cambridge, UK"These gifted editors have made a major contribution to the POM field, producing an innovative volume which will have a lasting effect on the profession of POM, practicing managers, and their academic thought leaders. The Companion is superbly balanced in its presentation of theory and practice. The breadth of coverage of this profession and its practices is remarkable and truly a first of its kind. Well done!"Wickham Skinner, Harvard University, USA"This book provides comprehensive coverage of the vast domain of POM, the discipline that forms the core of the global economy. The roster of contributors is made up of major POM thought leaders. This book ought to be read by everyone interested in POM and its kindred organizational functions."Kalyan Singhal, University of Baltimore, USA"A ground breaking presentation of the state of the art of Production and Operations Management, showing its relevance and application in a wide range of diverse areas. We see an outstanding set of international contributors who are leaders in this emerging field. This volume will be essential reading for both practitioners and academics."John Buzacott, York University, Canada"A timely and much needed compendium outlining the current state of POM literature, showing the paths for future practice and research. This is a comprehensive coverage of real-world POM practices and relevant technological advancements; a unique source of knowledge serving the needs of academics, early-career researchers, and practitioners alike."Norma Harrison, Macquarie University, AustraliaTable of ContentsPart I: The Remarkable 500 Years of POM History1. Evolution of the POM Discipline (Martin K. Starr, Sushil K. Gupta, and Christopher S. Tang)Part II: Core POM Functions2. Forecasting: State-of-the-Art in Research and Practice (Nada Sanders)3. Aggregate Production Planning (Lee Krajewski)4. Scheduling (Michael Pinedo and Kangbok Lee)5. Inventory Management (Prem Vrat)6. Quality Management (Peter Robertson)7. Facilities Planning (Sundresh Heragu)8. Manufacturing Strategy (Raffaella Cagliano and Federico Caniato) Part III: Major POM Categories9. Supply Chain Management (Henrique Correa) 10. POM and Manufacturing (Tinglong Dai and Sridhar Tayur)11. Service Strategy and Design (Aleda Roth) 12. Product/Process Design and Technology Management (Cheryl Gaimon, Manpreet Hora, and Karthik Ramachandran)13. Project Design and Management (Tyson Browning)14. Lean Operations and Agile Systems (Pauline Found and James Lyons)Part IV: Emerging Themes and Research Domains of POM 15. The Management of Start Ups (Nitin Joglekar, Sinan Erzurumlu, and Moren Levesque) 16. Sustainable Operations (Asoo J. Vakharia, Tharanga Rajapakshe, Lan Wang, and Arda Yenipazarli)17. The Interdependence of Big Data and Operations Management (Kaushik Dutta, Subodha Kumar, and Abhijeet Ghoshal)18. Logistics Clusters: Engines for Benefits, Employment and Environmental Innovation (Yossi Sheffi and Liliana Rivera-Virgüez) 19. Human Behavior in Operations (Elliot Bendoly, Adam McClintock, and Rahul Pandey)Part V: POM Interface with Other Functions20. Production and Operations Management and Accounting (Thomas Hemmer and Eva Labro)21. POM and Finance (John Birge)22. POM and Marketing (Manoj Malhotra and Ram Janakiraman)23. The Strategic Role of HR in Enabling POM (Robert Prescott, Henrique Correa, and Adeola Shabiyi)Part VI: POM Domains of Application24. POM and Retailing (Vishal Gaur) 25. POM for Hospitality (Lee Cockerell and Rohit Verma)26. POM for Healthcare (Vedat Verter) 27. POM for Entertainment (Rich Taylor and Andy Taylor)28. POM for Sports (David Bamford, Benjamin Dehe, Iain Reid, Jim Bamford, and Marina Papalexi)29. POM for Government, Public Policy and the Law (Edward Anderson and Geoffrey Parker)30. POM for Agribusiness and the Natural Sciences (Nicola Shadbolt and David Gray)31. POM and the Military (Keenan Yoho and Wayne P. Hughes, Jr.)32. POM in Not-for-Profit (George Shanthikumar)33. POM in Telecommunications (Subodha Kumar, Kaushik Dutta, and Yonghua Ji)34. POM for Disaster Management (Peter Robertson, Sushil K. Gupta, and Martin K. Starr) 35. POM Teaching and Education (Luis Solis)36. POM for Transport and Logistics (Dongping Song)Part VII: POM – The Next Era37. The Evolutionary Trends of POM Research in Services (Andy Neely) 38. Evolutionary Trends in Global Sourcing, Procurement, and Distribution Research and Practice (Edwin Keh)39. Best Practices in e-commerce supply chain management (Gang Yu and Ping Yang)40. Conclusion: The Summing Up of the POM Domain (Sushil K. Gupta and Martin K. Starr)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Project Stakeholder Management
Book SynopsisCarrying out a project as planned is not a guarantee for success. Projects may fail because project management does not take the requirements, wishes and concerns of stakeholders sufficiently into account. Projects can only be successful through contributions from stakeholders. And it is the stakeholders that evaluate whether they find the project successful - an evaluation based on criteria that go beyond receiving the project deliverables. More often than not, the criteria are implicit and change during the project course. This is an enormous challenge for project managers. The route to better projects, say Pernille Eskerod and Anna Lund Jepsen, lies in finding ways to improve project stakeholder management. To manage stakeholders effectively, you need to know your stakeholders, their behaviours and attitudes towards the project. The authors give guidance on how to adopt an analytical and structured approach; how to document, store and retrieve your knowledge; how to plan your stakTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Concepts and issues behind project stakeholder management; What motivates project stakeholders to contribute?; Methods for stakeholder analysis; Planning project stakeholder management; Ethical issues; Easy to understand, difficult to master; Mini cases; References; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Project Management
Book SynopsisDennis Lock''s masterly exposition of the principles and practice of project management has been pre-eminent in its field for 45 years and was among the first books to treat project management as a holistic subject. But Project Management has been kept completely up to date by regular and sensitive revisions to ensure that it remains fresh and totally relevant. Project Management explains the entire project management process in great detail, demonstrating techniques from simple charts to detailed computer applications. Everything is reinforced with clear diagrams and case examples, many new for this edition. The author has expanded discussion of topics such as supply chain management and the project management office (PMO), and there are new chapters about implementing change management projects and the role of senior managers in supporting projects. Obsolescent or less frequently used methods have been stripped out, but readers of the hardback Tutor's Edition will find that this delTrade Review’Project Management by Dennis Lock, now in its 10th Edition, is a substantial, very thorough and practical book. From the contents it becomes obvious that the author has a broad range of project experience not just in a wide variety of types of project, but also from end to end - and then some...the contents and examples are applicable to projects worldwide...' - R. Max Wideman P.Eng. FCSCE, FEIC, FICE, Fellow PMI, Project Management Wisdom, November 2013 '...As in the previous editions, the writing is always simple, clear and lucid, and the material is very logically organised. Students often comment that this book is the most readable of all the recommended books in my reading lists, and this is often the one which they choose to buy. I particularly dislike management jargon and this book is refreshingly free of it. It is a very practical book which appeals to the whole range of students I teach and I thoroughly recommend it. ' -Dr Sally Brailsford, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface to the tenth edition; Introduction to project management; Factors for project success or failure; Defining the project; Estimating project costs; First steps in planning the timescale; Financial appraisal and the business plan; Managing project risk; Project authorization; Project organization structures; Organization and initial conduct of management change and IT projects; The project manager and associated roles; Project breakdown structures; Detailed planning: an introduction to critical path networks; Detailed planning: critical path networks in practice; Scheduling resources, part 1: principles; Scheduling resources, part 2: practical advice; Scheduling project cash flows; Computer applications; Managing project start-up; Introduction to project contracts and purchase orders; Managing procurement and the supply chain; Managing progress; Managing changes; Managing project costs; Earned value analysis and cost reporting; Managing multiple projects, programmes and portfolios; Implementing business change projects; Managing project closure; Corporate managers’ support for the project manager; Bibliography; Index.
£51.29
Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Factors Methods
Book SynopsisThis second edition of Human Factors Methods: A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design now presents 107 design and evaluation methods as well as numerous refinements to those that featured in the original. The book has been carefully designed to act as an ergonomics methods manual, aiding both students and practitioners. The eleven sections represent the different categories of ergonomics methods and techniques that can be used in the evaluation and design process. Offering a ''how-to'' text on a substantial range of ergonomics methods that can be used in the design and evaluation of products and systems, it is a comprehensive point of reference for all these methods. An overview of the methods is presented in chapter one, with a methods matrix showing which can be used in conjunction. The following chapters detail the methods showing how to apply them in practice. Flowcharts, procedures and examples cover the requirements of a diverse audience and varied applications of the methTrade Review’As the necessity to consider human factors in system design and operation continues to grow, practitioners require a simple source of reference. This revised version overview of human factors methods delivers just that. While not a solution in itself, it provides an up-to-date reference for people who already have some human factors knowledge.’ Erik Hollnagel, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark ’There are many designers and engineers who would like a gentle guide to ergonomics tools, and this book brings together in one place essential methods with validity checks. This new paradigm of introducing ergonomics through presentation of methods is very appealing and I foresee its wide use as a reference by project managers.’ Richard H.Y. So, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China ’The updated and revised version of the already highly successful handbook by Neville Stanton and his colleagues provides a valuable service to the effective application of human factors and ergonomics. As a methods cookbook, with over 100 step-by-step recipes, clear instructions, and even lots of pictures, it has a place on every practitioner’s bookshelf.’ Bob Hockey, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK ’An indispensable resource written by internationally-known experts, this text is the tool that human factors engineers and designers must have to practice their profession. That it is equally vital for researchers and all serious students attests to the breadth and utility of the coverage - an instant classic.’ Peter Hancock, University of Central Florida, USA ’All in all, the revised edition of this book serves up a range of dishes for the methods-hungry Human Factors community and delivers them in a very palatable manner, making them easy to digest. I can well imagine that just as my old copy of Delia Smith is still my go to book in the kitchen, this will be my go to book in the office and sTable of ContentsIntroduction to human factors methods; Data collection methods; Task analysis methods; Cognitive task analysis methods; Process charting methods; Human error identification methods; Situation awareness assessment methods; Mental workload assessment methods; Team assessment methods; Interface analysis methods; Design methods; Performance time prediction methods; Human factors methods integration: a case study in the railway industry; Appendix 1 - human factors methods database and glossary; Bibliography and references; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd IT Auditing and SarbanesOxley Compliance
Book SynopsisInformation technology auditing and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance have several overlapping characteristics. They both require ethical accounting practices, focused auditing activities, a functioning system of internal control, and a close watch by the board's audit committee and CEO. Written as a contribution to the accounting and auditing professions as well as to IT practitioners, IT Auditing and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Key Strategies for Business Improvement links these two key business strategies and explains how to perform IT auditing in a comprehensive and strategic manner.Based on 46 years of experience as a consultant to the boards of major corporations in manufacturing and banking, the author addresses objectives, practices, and business opportunities expected from auditing information systems. Topics discussed include the concept of internal control, auditing functions, internal and external auditors, and the responsibilitiTable of ContentsMANAGEMENT CONTROL. Internal Control and Information Technology. Case Studies on Internal Control’s Contribution. Auditing Functions. Internal and External Audit. The Board’s Accountability for Audit. CASE STUDIES ON AUDITING A COMPANY’S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Auditing the Information Technology Functions. Strategic IT Auditing: A Case Study. A Constructive View – Suggestions for IT Restructuring. A Broader Perspective of IT Auditing. TECHNICAL EXAMPLES IN AUDITING IT FUNCTIONS. Auditing IT Response Time and Reliability. Auditing the Security System. CAN IT HELP IN COMPLIANCE? THE CASE OF SOX. Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance and IT’s Contribution. What If: Backtesting Sarbanes-Oxley. INDEX.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Amoeba Management
Book SynopsisEspecially effective in dynamic and highly competitive environments, the Amoeba Management System has received attention from the Harvard Business Review and has already been successfully adopted at more than 400 companies around the world. At the heart of this innovative management system is a business philosophy based on doing the right thing as a human being and the leadership potential of all employees. This philosophy, coupled with a simple and precise micro-divisional management and accounting system that enables the distribution of leadership and management responsibility into small self-supporting units called amoebas, can help organizations achieve a high degree of flexibility and market-sensitivity. Written by the system''s creator, Amoeba Management: The Dynamic Management System for Rapid Market Response provides a comprehensive introduction to this unique and time-tested method of management control and accounting.Table of ContentsAmoeba Management. Each Employee Will Take an Active Role in Their Own Respective Unit. Business Philosophy Is Crucial for Management. How to Organize Amoebas. The Hourly Efficiency System: Focus on the Work Floor. Fire Up Your Employees. Questions and Answers for Management. Q&A Case Studies from Seiwajyuku Seminars.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Delivering Successful PMOs
Book SynopsisDelivering Successful PMOs is intended to be the companion book to Leading Successful PMOs (Peter Taylor) which was a guide to all project based organisations providing a common language to describe the variety of possible PMOs, explaining how to do the right things, in the right way, in the right order, with the right team, and identifying what made a good PMO leader. Delivering Successful PMOs takes this to the next level and provides a clear framework to conceive, design, build, prove and embody an enterprise PMO inside an organisation, dealing with the strategic intentions, the politics, the people and the projects. The book draws on the rare experience that Ray Mead, through his organisation p3m global(www.p3m.global) had in building an enterprise PMO for a major organisation (based in the Middle East) from the ground up - a 'greenfield' enterprise PMO. Through this process he and his team have developed an invaluable methodology that is shared through this book alongside a realTable of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 A Short Reflection; Chapter 2 A Further Justification; Chapter 3 Destined to Fail? …; Chapter 4 … Or Designed to Succeed?; Chapter 5 Introduction to the Plan; Chapter 6 Phase 1 – Plan PMO; Chapter 7 Phase 2 – Start Up PMO (A Phase); Chapter 8 Phase 3 – Set Up PMO (D Phase); Chapter 9 Phase 4 – Operate PMO (E Phase); Chapter 10 Phase 5 – Transfer PMO; Chapter 11 Lessons Learned; Chapter 12 Some Further Thoughts; Chapter 13 More Inspiration;
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