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Creating Innovation Leaders
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
This book focuses on the process of creating and educating innovation leaders through specialized programs, which are offered by leading academic schools. Accordingly, the book is divided into two parts. While the first part provides the theoretical foundations of why and how innovation leaders should...
The Practice of Outsourcing
From Information Systems to BPO and Offshoring
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
A close look at the main developments in IT, business processes and offshore outsourcing. This book studies these topics in both theory and practice, exploring the rising prominence of outsourcing with a multi-dimensional, contextual perspective.
The Supply Chain Management Casebook
Comprehensive Coverage and Best Practices in SCM
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013
30 up-to-date case studies illuminate every aspect of modern supply chain management • Risk management, analytics, global supply chain issues, and much more • Innovative processes, technologies, strategies, and tactics • An indispensable resource for both students and practitioners This...
The Applied Business Analytics Casebook
Applications in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, and Operations Research
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
The first collection of cases on “big data” analytics for supply chain, operations research, and operations management, this reference puts readers in the position of the analytics professional and decision-maker. Perfect for students, practitioners, and certification candidates in SCM, OM, and...
Computational Intelligence in Business Analytics
Concepts, Methods, and Tools for Big Data Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Use computational intelligence to drive more value from business analytics, overcome real-world uncertainties and complexities, and make better decisions. Drawing on his pioneering experience as an instructor and researcher, Dr. Les Sztandera thoroughly illuminates today's key computational intelligence...
The Executive Guide to Artificial Intelligence
How to identify and implement applications for AI in your organization
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
This book takes a pragmatic and hype–free approach to explaining artificial intelligence and how it can be utilised by businesses today. At the core of the book is a framework, developed by the author, which describes in non–technical language the eight core capabilities of Artificial Intelligence...
Lean Procurement. Come migliorare gli acquisti, la logistica e la supply chain con l’approccio del pensiero snello
Come migliorare gli acquisti, la logistica e la supply chain con l’approccio del pensiero snello
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Questo libro è il primo che si concentra su una funzione di particolare rilevanza: il procurement.L’argomento è affrontato esaminando tutti gli aspetti della gestione, da quelli organizzativi al supporto dei sistemi informatici, dal punto di vista della documentazione a quello della collaborazione con i fornitori.
Qualità sostenibile. Strategie e strumenti per creare valore, competere responsabilmente e ottenere successo duraturo. Le norme ISO 26000, SA 8000, ISO 9004, ISO 14000
Strategie e strumenti per creare valore, competere responsabilmente e ottenere successo duraturo. Le norme ISO 26000, SA 8000, ISO 9004, ISO 14000
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Un quadro di riferimento completo sulla responsabilità sociale, la sostenibilità e le strategie per il successo durevole.
La gestione di un'azienda operante su "commessa"
Il caso di una carpenteria di strutture d'acciaio per impianti industriali
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Il volume presenta tutti i processi di una carpenteria metallica per strutture d’acciaio per impianti industriali, soffermandosi in particolare sulla gestione economica di una commessa (costi, budget, bilanci di convenienza, margine di contribuzione di commessa, punto di pareggio, ecc.) con il supporto...
Freight Forwarder's Intermediary Role in Multimodal Transport Chains
A Social Network Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
In this book, the business of international freight forwarding is examined from both a theoretical and empirical point of view with a special emphasis on multimodal transport chains, including sea or air transport operations. In such contexts, the freight forwarder is always considered "The Architect...
Innovation and Supply Chain Management
Relationship, Collaboration and Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2018
This book examines key issues, challenges, opportunities and trends in innovation processes and supply chain management. It proposes ways for organizations to improve their performance by developing business strategies, establishing business innovation activities, and aligning business and innovation...
Supply Chain Collaboration
Roles of Interorganizational Systems, Trust, and Collaborative Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
To survive and thrive in the competition, firms have strived to achieve greater supply chain collaboration to leverage the resources and knowledge of suppliers and customers. Internet based technologies, particularly interorganizational systems, further extend the firms’ opportunities to strengthen...
Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Management
Functions, Business Processes and Software for Manufacturing Companies
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
This book is about running modern industrial enterprises with the help of information systems.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the core of business information processing. An ERP system is the backbone of most companies' information systems landscape. All major business processes...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
This book focuses on the challenges and changes that new technologies bring to human resources (HR) of modern organizations. It examines the technological implications of the last changes taking place and how they affect the management and motivation of human resources belonging to these organizations....