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Fit sigma a lean approach to building sustainable quality beyond Six Sigma / by Basu, Ron

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Industry 4.0 : challenges, trends, and solutions in management and engineering /

Table of Contents: “…Emerging technologies and supply chain management : Maneuvering in current areas of tensions / Erik Hofmann, Stefan Selensky and Nocolai Kirstätter -- Industry 4.0 creating a buzz in western hemisphere : but watch out for China pulling into the fast lane / Stefan Heng -- Smart manufacturing based on digital twin technologies / Shohin Aheleroff, Jan Polzer, Huiyue Huang, Zexuan Zhu, David Tomzik, Yuqian Lu, Yuan Lin and Xun Xu.…”
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Lean and agile value chain management a guide to the next level of improvement / by Sabri, Ehap H., 1967-

Table of Contents: “…The big picture of lean and agile value chain -- Lean and agile value chain building blocks and maturity levels -- Supplier relationship management superprocess -- Supply chain management superprocess -- Customer relationship management superprocess -- Lean and agile value chain technology applications and trends -- Transformation program cycle -- Change management supported processes -- Lean and agile value chain transformation case study : office systems -- Lean and agile value chain success stories and lessons learned.…”
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Applied cyber security and the smart grid implementing security controls into the modern power infrastructure / by Knapp, Eric D.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 2: Smart Grid Network Architecture Chapter 3: Hacking the Smart Grid Chapter 4: Privacy Concerns with the Smart Grid Chapter 5: Security Models for SCADA, ICS and Smart Grid Chapter 6: Securing the Smart Grid Chapter 7: Securing the Supply Chain Chapter 8: The Future of the Grid Appendix A: Reference Models and Architectures Appendix B: Continued Reading Glossary.…”
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Policies, programs and people that shape innovation in housing / by Sanderford, Andrew, McCoy, Andrew P., Koebel, C. Theodore, Martin, Carlos Eduardo

Table of Contents: “…The residential construction supply chain and its stakeholders -- 6.1 The residential supply chain -- 6.2 The residential path to market -- 6.3 Residential product attributes -- 6.4 First trial conclusions -- 6.5 Continued use conclusions -- 6.6 Specialty products and local market barriers -- 6.7 Residential product commercialization -- 6.8 Moving forward: the role of the builder in the diffusion of residential construction innovation -- 6.9 Builders' innovative trends -- 6.10 Conclusions -- References -- Index.…”
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Increasing Management Relevance and Competitiveness : Proceedings of the 2nd Global Conference on Business, Management and Entrepreneurship (GC-BME 2017), August 9, 2017, Universit...

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Predictive analytics : modeling and optimization /

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Construction innovation and process improvement by Akintoye, Akintola

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction: Learning from other industries.Chapter 2 Innovation and changes in industrial practice.Chapter 3 Management of Change.Chapter 4 Lean production.Chapter 5 Integrated manufacturing.Chapter 6 Concurrent Engineering.Chapter 7 Materials requirements planning.Chapter 8 Just-in-Time manufacturing.Chapter 9 Supply chain management.Chapter 10 Knowledge management applications.Chapter 11 Quick response systems - Agile manufacturing.Chapter 12 Electronic data interchange.Chapter 13 Radio Frequency Identification Devices.…”
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Noncommunicable diseases in the developing world : addressing gaps in global policy and research /

Table of Contents: “…Regulation of NCD medicines in low- and middle-income countries : current challenges and future prospects / Brian White-Guay -- Improving access to medicines for noncommunicable diseases through better supply chains / Lisa Smith and Prashant Yadav -- Learning from the HIV/AIDS experience to improve NCD interventions / Soeren Mattke -- Reconfiguring primary care for the era of chronic and noncommunicable diseases / Margaret E. …”
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IT-driven business models global case studies in transformation / by Kagermann, Henning

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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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Mathematical modeling and computation of real-time problems : an interdisciplinary approach /

Table of Contents: “…Suganthi -- Application of optimization and statistical techniques in post-harvest supply chain : a systematic literature survey / Rahul Priyadarshi, Srikanta Routroy, Girish Kant Garg -- Prioritization of barriers for e-waste management in India using best worst method / Shivam Goyal and Vernika Agarwal -- Fuzzy analysis of batch arrival priority queueing system with balking / Anamika Jain, Sonali Thakur, Madhu Jain and Bhoopendra Pachauri -- Application of fuzzy AHP approach for evaluation of sustainable energy sources in India / Santosh Kumar Saraswat, Abhijeet Digalwar and Shyam Sunder Yadav -- Fuzzy based evaluation of optimal service time in DCS using KMeans clustering / Anju Khandelwal and Avanish Kumar -- Solving knapsack problem with genetic algorithm approach / Manish Saraswat and Ramesh Chandra Tripathi -- A difference-cum-exponential type efficient estimator of population mean / Kuldeep Kumar Tiwari, Sandeep Bhougal and Sunil Kumar -- A study of after-effects of Kerala floods using VIIRS-OLS nighttime light data / Pranjal Dave and Sumanta Pasari -- Indian plate motion revealed by GPS observations : preliminary results / Yogendra Sharma, Sumanta Pasari and Neha.…”
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Marketing and management models : a guide to understanding and using business models / by Strong, Helen

Table of Contents: “…Little matrix -- Adopt and drop curve -- Ansoff growth matrix -- Authenticity gap -- Brand equity -- Brand resonance -- Brand resonance ladder -- Brand loyalty programs -- Brand switching -- Engagement gearing -- Communication targeting: business buying unit -- Consumer decision making -- Consumer decision model for a service industry environment -- Consumer angry switching -- Customer growth rate -- Gamification -- Gap analysis -- Cultural integration in marketing -- Force field analysis -- Iceberg theory: identification of the marketing research problem -- Integrated marketing vectors -- Ishikawa diagram (Fishbone) -- Mullin's seven domains, business opportunities -- Perceptual maps -- Porter's five force analysis -- Positioning -- Product life cycle -- Road mapping -- SERVQUAL -- SOSTAC� planning system -- Stakeholder analysis -- Supply chain concept -- Target market identification: segmentation and estimation -- The growth share matrix -- Glossary of terms -- Conclusion -- About the author -- References -- Index.…”
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Systems engineering approach to medical automation

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to medical automation -- Human factors issues with automation -- Mathematical modeling for medical automation -- Contact dynamic simulation of micro-/nanoscale maniplation for medical applications -- Modeling and mathematical analysis of swarms of microscopic robots for medical diagnostics -- Medical and biometric identification for pattern recognition and data fusion with quantitative measuring -- Lab-on-a-chip automation of laboratory diagnostics : lipoprotein subclass separation automation -- Clinical laboratory automation -- Pharmacy autmoation technologies -- Automation technologies in the operating room -- Health care supply chain automation -- Process management using information systems : principles and systems -- Telehealth and telemedicine technologies : overview, benefits, and implications -- Automated in-home patient monitoring : geriatric care application -- Connected medicine -- Information technology networks, data management, and electronic medical records.…”
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Clean clothes a global movement to end sweatshops / by Sluiter, Liesbeth

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Enabling technologies for the successful deployment of industry 4.0 /

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Networks, Labour and Migration among Indian Muslim Artisans / by Chambers, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…A brief history of Indian Muslim artisans -- 3. The Indian craft supply chain: money, commodities and intimacy -- 4. Muslim women and craft production in India: gender, labour and space -- 5. …”
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Next level supply management excellence your straight to the bottom line roadmap / by Rudzki, Robert A., 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Leading supply management transformation -- The next level : an overview for the c-suite and supply management leaders -- Leadership as a principle of lasting success -- You have a choice to make : true transformation or evaporating results -- Speaking like a CFO & gaining senior management's support -- Creating the next level supply organization -- Internal and external talent management -- Critical topics in supply management transformation -- Collaborating with suppliers & contributing to revenue growth -- Strategic sourcing -- Negotiations management best practices -- Comprehensive energy management -- Enhanced sourcing with idealized design -- Lean and supplier development -- The value of reducing complexity -- Risk assessment, prevention & mitigation -- Central role in working capital management -- Early involvement in capital project procurement -- Additional key topics in next level supply management -- Building a supply chain organization from the ground up (case study) -- Lean six sigma in supply management -- Toolkits for strategic sourcing success -- When the worlds of sales & procurement collide.…”
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Biosecurity : understanding, assessing, and preventing the threat /

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