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What does it take to manage an organization to success? No matter what industry you are in, an organization is primarily a group of people. This book focuses on that ever-important human element. In……続きを見る

As distinguished from autonomous maintenance, where the main goal is to restore basic conditions of cleanliness, lubrication, and proper fastening to prevent accelerated deterioration, FEI looks at ……続きを見る

Written by a range of international industry practitioners, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the essence and nature of airline operations in terms of an operational and regulatory framew……続きを見る

Availability of a system is a crucial factor for planning and optimization. The concept is more challenging for modern systems such as robots and autonomous systems consisting of a complex configura……続きを見る

This book presents strategic perspectives on quality and flexibility, as well as quantitative tools for assessing their implementation in a range of systems. It introduces readers to the global chan……続きを見る

When you were appointed Manager or Team Leader, you would have had visions of how good that was going to be. And by now you are most probably experiencing frustration with your employees, feeling st……続きを見る

Project management disciplines have been a part of IT for many years. Why then, are so many challenges still directly associated with how a project is managed? Many projects fail for a myriad of rea……続きを見る

Analysis of Cosmetic Products, Second Edition advises the reader from an analytical chemistry perspective on the choice of suitable analytical methods for production monitoring and quality control o……続きを見る

Industrie 4.0 and the Internet of Things have been positioned on the international stage as important initiatives of a promising future: Who is dealing in data from the digital factory? Germany has ……続きを見る

This book is about elicitation: the facilitation of the quantitative expression of subjective judgement about matters of fact, interacting with subject experts, or about matters of value, interactin……続きを見る

Der vorliegende Band versammelt die als Kultkolumnen gefeierten Beiträge der Beta-Inside-Kolumne aus dem Informatik-Spektrum von 2013 bis 2017. Frühere Kolumnen der Jahre 1999 bis 2013 erschienen be……続きを見る

This book examines the historic role of professional and demanding military customers in industrial development. Particular emphasis is paid to public procurement of military equipment as a catalyst……続きを見る

Dieses Buch veranschaulicht die Auswirkungen der digitalen Transformation in Form von Fallstudien. An aktuellen Praxisfällen aus unterschiedlichen Branchen und Unternehmen zeigt sich, was die Digita……続きを見る

This book offers an introduction to structural dynamics, ripple effect and resilience in supply chain disruption risk management for larger audiences. In the management section, without relying heav……続きを見る

Commercial advanced planning and scheduling (APS) systems have been around for about 25 years and have seen widespread adoption in a variety of companies. The promises made by APS system implementat……続きを見る

Exploring the Cloud Computing (CC) commercial landscape as it matures; this book asserts that the key ingredient in sustaining the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model is subscription renewal……続きを見る

Dieses Buch mit aktualisierten und neuen Beiträgen für eine erfolgreiche Unternehmensorganisation setzt neue Akzente auf eine ganzheitliche Unternehmensorganisation vor dem Hintergrund turbulenter M……続きを見る

This book provides a systematic framework for effectively creating value through engineering in global business networks, and contributes to an increasingly important branch of engineering operation……続きを見る

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 11th international Global Sourcing Workshop 2017, held in La Thuile, Italy, in February 2017. The 10 contributions included were carefully revi……続きを見る

Process Capability Analysis: Estimating Quality presents a systematic exploration of process capability analysis and how it may be used to estimate quality. The book is designed for practitioners wh……続きを見る

In recent years, luxury goods markets have faced significant changes that have influenced both the dynamics of the competition, as well as their strategies. The principal changes include the followi……続きを見る

All employees want themselves and their colleagues to be better engaged at work, but most just can’t get past the talking stage to actually developing an effective plan. This book is a step-by-step ……続きを見る

Completely revised throughout for this second edition, Managing Quality in Architecture addresses the new ISO 9001 standards after the significant 2015 revision. ISO 9001 is the global standard for ……続きを見る

There is more than a touch of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' in the way many organizations approach project management and the consequences are all too clear: project methodology inappropriately applie……続きを見る

Port Economics is the study of the economic decisions (and their consequences) of the users and providers of port services. A port works as an "engine" for economic development. This book provides a……続きを見る

As an initial attempt to understand innovation in fashion, this volume focuses on product innovations, realizing that this industry is truly an innovative sector in which diverse technologies, scien……続きを見る

Das Buch bietet einen Einstieg in das Controlling und Management moderner Produktionssysteme mit Hilfe des SAP®-ERP-Systems. In praxisnahen Fallbeispielen und zahlreichen Screenshots lernt der Anwen……続きを見る

Dieses Buch zeigt die wesentlichen Aspekte für den erfolgreichen Start eines Logistikzentrums sowie für komplexe förder- und softwaretechnische Erweiterungen bestehender Anlagen. Der Aufbau orientie……続きを見る

The change from old to new technologies has fundamentally changed the relationship between the consumer and the firm. This book is at the frontier of behavioural research into how these new commerci……続きを見る

The central concerns of mobilities research – exploring the broader context and human aspects of movement - are fundamental to an understanding of the maritime freight transport sector. Challenges t……続きを見る