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Operating room leadership and management

Table of Contents: “…Urman; 1. Hospital strategic planning and implications for the OR manager / Mike Williams; 2. …”
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Budgeting basics and beyond by Shim, Jae K.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: About the Authors.Preface.Chapter 1: The What and Why of Budgeting: An Introduction.Chapter 2: Strategic Planning and Budgeting: Process, Preparation and Control.Chapter 3: Administering the Budget: Reports, Analyses, and Evaluations.Chapter 4: Break-even and Contribution Margin Analysis: Profit, Cost, and Volume Changes.Chapter 5: Profit Planning: Targeting and Reaching Achievable Goals.Chapter 6: Master Budget: Genesis of Financial Forecasting and Profit Planning.Chapter 7: Cost Behavior: Emphasis on Flexible Budgets.Chapter 8: Evaluating Performance: The Use of Variance Analysis.Chapter 9: Manufacturing Costs: Sales Forecasts and Realistic Budgets.Chapter 10: Marketing: Budgeting for Sales, Advertising, and Distribution.Chapter 11: Research and Development: Budgets for a Long-term Plan.Chapter 12: General and Administrative Costs: Budgets for Maximum Productivity.Chapter 13: Capital Expenditures: Assets to Be Bought, Sold, and Discarded.Chapter 14: Forecasting and Planning: Reducing Risk in Decision Making.Chapter 15: Moving Averages and Smoothing Techniques: Quantitative Forecasting.Chapter 16: Regression Analysis: Popular Sales Forecast System.Chapter 17: Cash Budgeting and Forecasting Cash Flow: Two Pragmatic Methods.Chapter 18: Financial Modeling: Tools for Budgeting and Profit Planning.Chapter 19: Using Software Packages and E-Budgeting: Computer-based Models, Spreadsheets, and Web-based System.Chapter 20: Capital Budgeting: Selecting the Optimum Long-term Investment and Real Options.Chapter 21: Budgeting for Cost Management: Activity-based Budgeting and Life-cycle Budgeting.Chapter 22: Zero-base Budgeting: Priority Budgeting for Best Resource Allocation.Chapter 23: Managers' Performance and Balanced Scorecard: Evaluation on the Division Level.Chapter 24: Budgeting for Service Organizations: Special Features.Chapter 25: Budgeting for Nonprofit Organizations: Diverse Types.Chapter 26: Using Management Games for Executive Training.Appendix I: Present and Future Value Tables.Appendix II: Statistical Table.Glossary of Budgeting and Planning Terms.Index.…”
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Budgeting basics and beyond by Shim, Jae K.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: About the Authors.Preface.Chapter 1: The What and Why of Budgeting: An Introduction.Chapter 2: Strategic Planning and Budgeting: Process, Preparation and Control.Chapter 3: Administering the Budget: Reports, Analyses, and Evaluations.Chapter 4: Break-even and Contribution Margin Analysis: Profit, Cost, and Volume Changes.Chapter 5: Profit Planning: Targeting and Reaching Achievable Goals.Chapter 6: Master Budget: Genesis of Financial Forecasting and Profit Planning.Chapter 7: Cost Behavior: Emphasis on Flexible Budgets.Chapter 8: Evaluating Performance: The Use of Variance Analysis.Chapter 9: Manufacturing Costs: Sales Forecasts and Realistic Budgets.Chapter 10: Marketing: Budgeting for Sales, Advertising, and Distribution.Chapter 11: Research and Development: Budgets for a Long-term Plan.Chapter 12: General and Administrative Costs: Budgets for Maximum Productivity.Chapter 13: Capital Expenditures: Assets to Be Bought, Sold, and Discarded.Chapter 14: Forecasting and Planning: Reducing Risk in Decision Making.Chapter 15: Moving Averages and Smoothing Techniques: Quantitative Forecasting.Chapter 16: Regression Analysis: Popular Sales Forecast System.Chapter 17: Cash Budgeting and Forecasting Cash Flow: Two Pragmatic Methods.Chapter 18: Financial Modeling: Tools for Budgeting and Profit Planning.Chapter 19: Using Software Packages and E-Budgeting: Computer-based Models, Spreadsheets, and Web-based System.Chapter 20: Capital Budgeting: Selecting the Optimum Long-term Investment and Real Options.Chapter 21: Budgeting for Cost Management: Activity-based Budgeting and Life-cycle Budgeting.Chapter 22: Zero-base Budgeting: Priority Budgeting for Best Resource Allocation.Chapter 23: Managers' Performance and Balanced Scorecard: Evaluation on the Division Level.Chapter 24: Budgeting for Service Organizations: Special Features.Chapter 25: Budgeting for Nonprofit Organizations: Diverse Types.Chapter 26: Using Management Games for Executive Training.Appendix I: Present and Future Value Tables.Appendix II: Statistical Table.Glossary of Budgeting and Planning Terms.Index.…”
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Machinery prognostics and prognosis oriented maintenance management / by Yan, Jihong

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Preface i Acknowledgements i Chapter 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Historical perspective 7 1.2 Diagnostic and prognostic system requirements 8 1.3 Need for prognostics and sustainability based maintenance management 9 1.4 Technical challenges in prognosis and sustainability based maintenance decision making 11 1.5 Data processing, prognostics and decision making 13 1.6 Sustainability based maintenance management 16 1.7 Future of prognostics based maintenance 19 References 20 Chapter 2 Data processing 21 2.1 Probability Distributions 21 2.2 Statistics on Unordered data 32 2.3 Statistics on Ordered Data 38 2.4 Technologies for incomplete data 39 References 428 Chapter 3 Signal processing 45 3.1 Introduction 45 3.2 Signal pre-processing 47 3.3 Techniques for signal processing 50 3.4 Real-time image feature extraction 72 3.5 Fusion or integration technologies 77 3.6 Statistical pattern recognition and data mining 80 3.7 Advanced technology for feature extraction 92 References 102 Chapter 4 Health monitoring and prognosis 110 4.1 Health monitoring as a concept 110 4.2 Degradation indices 111 4.3 Real-time monitoring 116 4.4 Failure prognosis 142 4.5 Physics-based prognosis models 155 4.6 Data-driven prognosis models 158 4.7 Hybrid prognosis models 162 Reference 165 Chapter 5 Prediction of residual service life 172 5.1 Formulation of problem 172 5.2 Methodology of probabilistic prediction 173 5.3 Dynamic life prediction using time series 180 5.4 Residual life prediction by crack-growth criterion 197 References 202 Chapter 6 Maintenance planning and scheduling 205 6.1 Strategic planning in maintenance 205 6.2 Maintenance scheduling 219 6.3 Scheduling techniques 232 6.4 Heuristic methodology for multi-unit system maintenance scheduling 261 References 266 Chapter 7 Prognosis incorporating maintenance decision making 270 7.1 The changing role of maintenance 270 7.2 Development of maintenance 272 7.3 Maintenance effects modeling 274 7.4 Modeling of optimization objective - maintenance cost 282 7.5 Prognosis oriented maintenance decision making 284 7.6 Maintenance decision making considering energy consumption 301 References 317 Chapter 8 Case studies 321 8.1 Improved Hilbert-Huang transform based weak signal detection methodology and its application on incipient fault diagnosis and ECG signal analysis 322 8.2 Ant colony clustering analysis based intelligent fault diagnosis method and its application to rotating machinery 329 8.3 BP Neural Networks Based Prognostic Methodology and Its Application 336 8.4 A Dynamic Multi-scale Markov Model Based Methodology for Remaining Life Prediction 343 8.5 A group technology based methodology for maintenance scheduling for hybrid shop 358 References 365 Index 369.…”
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Machinery prognostics and prognosis oriented maintenance management / by Yan, Jihong

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Preface i Acknowledgements i Chapter 1 Introduction 7 1.1 Historical perspective 7 1.2 Diagnostic and prognostic system requirements 8 1.3 Need for prognostics and sustainability based maintenance management 9 1.4 Technical challenges in prognosis and sustainability based maintenance decision making 11 1.5 Data processing, prognostics and decision making 13 1.6 Sustainability based maintenance management 16 1.7 Future of prognostics based maintenance 19 References 20 Chapter 2 Data processing 21 2.1 Probability Distributions 21 2.2 Statistics on Unordered data 32 2.3 Statistics on Ordered Data 38 2.4 Technologies for incomplete data 39 References 428 Chapter 3 Signal processing 45 3.1 Introduction 45 3.2 Signal pre-processing 47 3.3 Techniques for signal processing 50 3.4 Real-time image feature extraction 72 3.5 Fusion or integration technologies 77 3.6 Statistical pattern recognition and data mining 80 3.7 Advanced technology for feature extraction 92 References 102 Chapter 4 Health monitoring and prognosis 110 4.1 Health monitoring as a concept 110 4.2 Degradation indices 111 4.3 Real-time monitoring 116 4.4 Failure prognosis 142 4.5 Physics-based prognosis models 155 4.6 Data-driven prognosis models 158 4.7 Hybrid prognosis models 162 Reference 165 Chapter 5 Prediction of residual service life 172 5.1 Formulation of problem 172 5.2 Methodology of probabilistic prediction 173 5.3 Dynamic life prediction using time series 180 5.4 Residual life prediction by crack-growth criterion 197 References 202 Chapter 6 Maintenance planning and scheduling 205 6.1 Strategic planning in maintenance 205 6.2 Maintenance scheduling 219 6.3 Scheduling techniques 232 6.4 Heuristic methodology for multi-unit system maintenance scheduling 261 References 266 Chapter 7 Prognosis incorporating maintenance decision making 270 7.1 The changing role of maintenance 270 7.2 Development of maintenance 272 7.3 Maintenance effects modeling 274 7.4 Modeling of optimization objective - maintenance cost 282 7.5 Prognosis oriented maintenance decision making 284 7.6 Maintenance decision making considering energy consumption 301 References 317 Chapter 8 Case studies 321 8.1 Improved Hilbert-Huang transform based weak signal detection methodology and its application on incipient fault diagnosis and ECG signal analysis 322 8.2 Ant colony clustering analysis based intelligent fault diagnosis method and its application to rotating machinery 329 8.3 BP Neural Networks Based Prognostic Methodology and Its Application 336 8.4 A Dynamic Multi-scale Markov Model Based Methodology for Remaining Life Prediction 343 8.5 A group technology based methodology for maintenance scheduling for hybrid shop 358 References 365 Index 369.…”
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Construction management new directions. by McGeorge, W. D.

Table of Contents: “…Key terms and definitions ERM principles and processes The COSO ERM AS/NZS ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard Establish objectives, context and criteria Risk identification Risk analysis and evaluation Risk response and monitoring Risk review and learning Risk communication and consultation A comparison of risk management processes ERM application techniques Implementing ERM in the construction industry Organisational culture and ERM ERM performance ERM misconceptions Relationship between ERM and strategic planning Improving ERM capability and maturity The ERM3 Model ERM3 example ERM capability improvement Project risk management (PRM) Conclusion References Chapter 7 Total Safety Management Introduction The science of safety management What is safety risk assessment at the design stage? …”
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Construction management new directions. by McGeorge, W. D.

Table of Contents: “…Key terms and definitions ERM principles and processes The COSO ERM AS/NZS ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard Establish objectives, context and criteria Risk identification Risk analysis and evaluation Risk response and monitoring Risk review and learning Risk communication and consultation A comparison of risk management processes ERM application techniques Implementing ERM in the construction industry Organisational culture and ERM ERM performance ERM misconceptions Relationship between ERM and strategic planning Improving ERM capability and maturity The ERM3 Model ERM3 example ERM capability improvement Project risk management (PRM) Conclusion References Chapter 7 Total Safety Management Introduction The science of safety management What is safety risk assessment at the design stage? …”
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Managing risk and performance : a guide for government leaders /

Table of Contents: “…Conclusion References Acknowledgments Chapter 8 Integrating ERM into Strategic Planning and Resource Management (Jeffrey Stagnitti) I. …”
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Managing risk and performance : a guide for government leaders /

Table of Contents: “…Conclusion References Acknowledgments Chapter 8 Integrating ERM into Strategic Planning and Resource Management (Jeffrey Stagnitti) I. …”
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Managing Risk and Information Security Protect to Enable / by Harkins, Malcolm

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Managing Risk and Information Security Protect to Enable / by Harkins, Malcolm

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Practical synthetic organic chemistry reactions, principles, and techniques /

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Student learning in college residence halls : what works, what doesn't, and why / by Blimling, Gregory S.

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