Production Operations Management category: 1955 books
Knowledge Preservation Through Community of Practice
Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2015
This book links knowledge management literature and information systems research to explore the process of knowledge preservation within a community of practice. It contributes to existing literature in different ways. First, it provides a conceptualization of the “community knowledge preservation”...
by P. J. H. Baily
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
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Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Focusing on the specific challenges of research design and exploring the opportunities of conducting research in humanitarian logistics and supply chain management, this handbook is a significant contribution to future research. Chapters include extensive descriptions of methods used, highlighting...
by Jody Hoffer Gittell
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2009
In her groundbreaking book The Southwest Airlines Way, Jody Hoffer Gittell revealed the management secrets of the company Fortune magazine called “the most successful airline in history.” Now, the bestselling business author explains how to apply those same principles in one of our nation’s...
by
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
Society, globally, has entered into what might be called the “service economy.” Services now constitute the largest share of GDP in most countries and provide the major source of employment in both developed and developing countries. Services permeate all aspects of peoples’ lives and are becoming...
Big Data and Analytics
Strategic and Organizational Impacts
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2015
This book presents and discusses the main strategic and organizational challenges posed by Big Data and analytics in a manner relevant to both practitioners and scholars. The first part of the book analyzes strategic issues relating to the growing relevance of Big Data and analytics for competitive...
Risk-Pooling Essentials
Reducing Demand and Lead Time Uncertainty
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
This book provides comprehensive and concise definitions of risk pooling and risk-pooling methods, a straightforward statistical explanation, and a value-chain oriented framework for analyzing risk-pooling methods. Risk pooling mitigates demand and lead time uncertainty in logistics and supply...
ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook-updated for the ISO 9001: 2015 standard
Increasing the Quality of an Organization’s Outputs
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Completely 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,...
Proceedings of the 6th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation
Core Theory and Applications of Industrial Engineering (volume 1)
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
The 6th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation is sponsored by the Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution and organized by Tianjin University. The conference aims to share and disseminate information on the most recent and relevant researches, theories...
Sustainable Future Energy Technology and Supply Chains
A Multi-perspective Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
This book provides a valuable resource for anyone who wishes to understand how sustainable use of energy can lead to increased efficiency of industrial supply chains and improved financial profitability. The book is organized around real examples and case studies that can be applied to real-world...
The Future of Digital Business Innovation
Trends and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2016
This book identifies and discusses the main challenges facing digital business innovation and the emerging trends and practices that will define its future. The book is divided into three sections covering trends in digital systems, digital management, and digital innovation. The opening chapters...
by Ade Asefeso MCIPS MBA
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Lean Sustainable Supply Chain Management. It's More Than Just Being Green.
In today's business environment, companies are being held accountable to a growing list of stakeholders who assess company performance against a variety of criteria, from financial and operational performance to labour...
Management of Competitiveness
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
This volume of selected articles is being released in light of the new economic, social and environmental challenges Europe and the United States have been faced with following the end of the Cold War and in the evolving era of globalization. National security, immigration and the provision of health...
Exploring the Field of Business Model Innovation
New Theoretical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Presenting a broad literature review of scholarly work in the area of Business Model Innovation, this new book analyses 50 management theories in the context of BMI to yield valuable new insights. Research on BMI is still in its infancy and has so far proved to be more than just a sub-discipline of...