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Supply management and procurement from the basics to best-in-class / by Turner, Robert W., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…-- Managing supply management -- Supply chain design and planning -- Case study 1 -- Case study 2 -- Value chain design and analysis -- The importance of benchmarking in supply management -- Activity and process design -- Organizing and prioritizing projects -- Creating competitive advantage with supply management -- Strategic sourcing methodology model -- The importance of critical thinking and strategy development -- Risk identification and risk management -- Forecasting for future success -- Sensitivity analysis -- Writing appropriate and successful RFPS -- The importance of negotiating the right agreement -- Successful contract management -- Supply management and international trade -- Make versus buy decisions -- Best in class strategy tools and techniques -- How to implement change -- Appendix a: case study 1 and 2 answers -- Appendix b: transportation definitions -- Appendix c: list of formulas -- Index.…”
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Diagnosing greatness ten traits of the best supply chains / by Poirier, Charles C., 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Traits of the best supply chains : an overview -- Supply chain maturity : hypotheses behind the supporting research -- Trait 1 : supply chain success starts with a sound strategy supported by solid leadership -- Trait 2 : focusing on financial impact to achieve superior results -- Trait 3 : a portfolio approach to innovation and process improvement -- Trait 4 : selective collaboration with trusted business partners -- Trait 5 : excellence in strategic sourcing -- Trait 6 : world-class logistics execution -- Trait 7 : proficiency in planning and responsiveness -- Trait 8 : high customer integration and satisfaction -- Trait 9 : ability to anticipate and manage risk -- Trait 10 : globally optimized operations (completing the effort) -- Advice for moving forward.…”
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MWH's water treatment principles and design /

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1917 beyond the Western Front /

Table of Contents: “…Planning for the endgame : the Central Powers, September 1916-April 1917 / Lawrence Sondhaus -- Generalship and mass surrender during the Italian defeat at Caporetto / Vanda Wilcox -- 'Weary waiting is hard indeed' : the Grand Fleet after Jutland / Nick Hewitt -- Counting unrest : physical manifestations of unrest and their relationship to Admiralty perception / Laura Rowe -- Climax in the Baltic : the German maritime offensive in the Gulf of Riga in October 1917 / Eric Grove -- Command, strategy and the battle for Palestine, 1917 / Matthew Hughes -- The Army in India in Mesopotamia from 1916 to 1918 : tactics, technology and logistics reconsidered / Kaushik Roy -- War comes to the fields : sacrifice, localism and ploughing up the English countryside in 1917 / Keith Grieves.…”
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The controller's function the work of the managerial accountant. by Bragg, Steven M.

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White House special handbook how to rule the world in the 21st century / by Kryzhanovskiĭ, M. (Mikhail), 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Political management at the top -- Electability -- The fight for the presidency -- Meet the electorate: basic information and the 2004 election state by state -- Campaign planning -- Iowa, New Hampshire: farm problems, energy costs, trade issues -- Who voted for whom in the 2004 presidential election -- Controlling the White House -- Domestic policy -- Managing the US Congress -- Foreign policy -- Managing spies at the top -- Which service is the best -- Techniques of special influence -- Surveillance -- How to run agents (secret sources) -- FBI helpers -- Identifying spies -- Strategies -- Presidential security -- Managing the military -- Commander-in-chief -- Strategy and tactics -- Learning from the past -- Learning from past presidents -- Where does the CIA fit in -- Happened to them? …”
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Practical synthetic organic chemistry reactions, principles, and techniques /

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Reading success for all students using formative assessment to guide instruction and intervention / by Gunning, Thomas G.

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Crisis of capitalism compendium of applied economics (global capitalism) / by Vasapollo, Luciano, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: economics between science and 'non-science' in the current -- Crisis of the capitalist system -- A critique of basic economic categories -- Economic theory from utopian socialism to marx -- The production process -- Categories and dynamics of the capitalist system and its crises -- The basics of national accounting -- A critique of national accounting -- A critique of economics as applied to the structure of management : the enterprise system and the public administration system -- A critical theory of the enterprise -- The enterprise and the microeconomics of socialism -- Socialist public administration -- A critique of economics as applied to economic systems : regulation and planning -- A critique of the theory of hegemonic liberalism and the paradigms -- Of financialization -- The objectives of the socialist economic model -- A critique of economics as applied to the world-system : open economy and -- Imperialism -- International trade and imperialism.…”
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Accelerating lean six sigma results how to achieve improvement excellence in the new economy / by Burton, Terence T., 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Improvement Excellence : the missing factor -- Scaleable improvement 2010 and beyond: rapid deployment and rapid results -- The accelerators of lean six sigma -- Accelerator #1: reset leadership, strategy, and vision -- Accelerator #2: robust deployment planning -- Accelerator #3: customized education and development -- Accelerator #4: communicate, communicate, communicate -- Accelerator #5: launching with the best in mind -- Accelerator #6: strong extensive mentoring support -- Accelerator #7: DMAIC the deployment process regularly -- Accelerator #8: accelerate individual project paths -- Accelerator #9: complete the C in DMAIC -- Accelerator #10: practice concurrent continuous deployment -- Greatest opportunities: transactional enterprise process improvement -- The intersection of leadership, improvement, and technology.…”
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Supply management and procurement from the basics to best-in-class / by Turner, Robert W., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…-- Managing supply management -- Supply chain design and planning -- Case study 1 -- Case study 2 -- Value chain design and analysis -- The importance of benchmarking in supply management -- Activity and process design -- Organizing and prioritizing projects -- Creating competitive advantage with supply management -- Strategic sourcing methodology model -- The importance of critical thinking and strategy development -- Risk identification and risk management -- Forecasting for future success -- Sensitivity analysis -- Writing appropriate and successful RFPS -- The importance of negotiating the right agreement -- Successful contract management -- Supply management and international trade -- Make versus buy decisions -- Best in class strategy tools and techniques -- How to implement change -- Appendix a: case study 1 and 2 answers -- Appendix b: transportation definitions -- Appendix c: list of formulas -- Index.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Diagnosing greatness ten traits of the best supply chains / by Poirier, Charles C., 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Traits of the best supply chains : an overview -- Supply chain maturity : hypotheses behind the supporting research -- Trait 1 : supply chain success starts with a sound strategy supported by solid leadership -- Trait 2 : focusing on financial impact to achieve superior results -- Trait 3 : a portfolio approach to innovation and process improvement -- Trait 4 : selective collaboration with trusted business partners -- Trait 5 : excellence in strategic sourcing -- Trait 6 : world-class logistics execution -- Trait 7 : proficiency in planning and responsiveness -- Trait 8 : high customer integration and satisfaction -- Trait 9 : ability to anticipate and manage risk -- Trait 10 : globally optimized operations (completing the effort) -- Advice for moving forward.…”
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MWH's water treatment principles and design /

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Legal issues in information security / by Grama, Joanna Lyn

Table of Contents: “…Security and privacy in organizations -- Information security governance -- Risk analysis, incident response, and contingency planning -- Computer forensics and investigations.…”

Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings / by Robson, Colin

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ways of using the book -- The main steps when carrying out a project -- Setting the scene -- Introduction -- Approaches to social research -- Planning : selecting a strategy -- Developing your ideas -- General design issues -- Desk-based research -- Fixed designs -- Flexible designs -- Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs -- Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change -- Ethical and political considerations -- Tactics : the methods of data collection -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Tests and scales -- Observational methods -- Additional methods of data collection -- Writing a project proposal -- Carrying out the project -- Dealing with the data -- The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis -- Glossary -- References and author index -- Subject index.…”

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Legal issues in information security / by Grama, Joanna Lyn

Table of Contents: “…Security and privacy in organizations -- Information security governance -- Risk analysis, incident response, and contingency planning -- Computer forensics and investigations.…”

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Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings / by Robson, Colin

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ways of using the book -- The main steps when carrying out a project -- Setting the scene -- Introduction -- Approaches to social research -- Planning : selecting a strategy -- Developing your ideas -- General design issues -- Desk-based research -- Fixed designs -- Flexible designs -- Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs -- Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change -- Ethical and political considerations -- Tactics : the methods of data collection -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Tests and scales -- Observational methods -- Additional methods of data collection -- Writing a project proposal -- Carrying out the project -- Dealing with the data -- The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis -- Glossary -- References and author index -- Subject index.…”