Search Results - Peace~

Introduction to logistics systems management by Ghiani, Gianpaolo

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface About the Authors Exercises and Website Acknowledgments 1 Introducing Logistics 1.1 Definition of Logistics 1.2 Logistics Systems 1.2.1 Logistics activities 1.2.2 Information flows and logistics network 1.2.3 Case of more products 1.3 Reverse Logistics 1.4 Integrated Logistics 1.5 Objectives of Logistics 1.5.1 Measures of the service level 1.6 Management of the Logistics System 1.6.1 Planning phase 1.6.2 Organisational phase 1.6.3 Control phase 1.7 Case Study: the Pfizer Logistics System 1.8 Questions and Problems 2 Forecasting Logistics Requirements 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Qualitative Methods 2.3 Quantitative Methods 2.3.1 Graphical representation of time series 2.3.2 Classification of time series 2.4 Data Preprocessing 2.4.1 Insertion of missing data 2.4.2 Detection of outliers 2.4.3 Data aggregation 2.4.4 Removing the calendar variations 2.4.5 Deflating monetary time series 2.4.6 Adjusting for population variations 2.4.7 Normalising the data 2.5 Choice of the Forecasting Method 2.5.1 Notation 2.5.2 Casual versus extrapolation methods 2.5.3 Decomposition method 2.5.4 Further time series extrapolation methods: the constant trend case 2.5.5 Further time series extrapolation methods: the linear trend case 2.5.6 Further time series extrapolation methods: the seasonal effect case 2.5.7 Further time series extrapolation methods: the irregular series case 2.5.8 Sporadic time series 2.6 Advanced Forecasting Method 2.7 Accuracy Measure and Forecasting Monitoring 2.7.1 Accuracy measures 2.7.2 Tuning of the forecasting methods 2.7.3 Forecast control 2.8 Interval Forecasts 2.9 Case Study: Forecasting Methods at Adriatica Accumulatori 2.10 Case Study: Sales Forecasting at Orlea 2.11 Questions and Problems 3 Designing the Logistics Network 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Qualitative Methods 3.3 Quantitative Methods 3.3.1 Single-commodity single-echelon continuous location problems 3.3.2 Single-commodity single-echelon discrete location problems 3.3.3 Single-commodity two-echelon discrete location problems 3.3.4 The multi-commodity case 3.3.5 Location-covering problems 3.3.6 p-centre problems 3.4 Hybrid Methods 3.5 Stochastic Location Models 3.6 Case Study: Container Warehouse Location at Hardcastle 3.7 Case Study: the Organ Transplantation Location-Allocation Policy of the Italian National Transplant Centre 3.8 Questions and Problems 4 Selecting the Suppliers 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Definition of the Set of Potential Suppliers 4.3 Definition of the Selection Criteria 4.4 Supplier Selection 4.5 Case Study: the System for the Selection of Suppliers at Baxter 4.6 Questions and Problems 5 Managing a Warehouse 5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Performance parameters 5.1.2 Decision-making problems 5.2 Warehouse Design 5.2.1 Choice of warehouse systems 5.2.2 Choice of warehouse layout 5.2.3 Sizing of the storage zone 5.2.4 Sizing of the receiving zone 5.2.5 Sizing of the shipping zone 5.3 Tactical Decisions for Warehouse Logistics Planning 5.3.1 Product allocation to the storage points 5.3.2 Inventory management 5.4 Operational Decisions for Warehouse Logistics Management 5.4.1 Package picking from the storage zone 5.4.2 Package consolidation in load units 5.5 Case Study: Performance Evaluation of an AS/RS System conducted by Wert Consulting 5.6 Case Study: Inventory Management at Wolferine 5.7 Case Study: Airplane Loading at FedEx 5.8 Questions and Problems 6 Managing Freight Transport 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 Modes of transport 6.1.2 Classification of transport problems 6.2 Freight Traffic Assignment Problems 6.2.1 Minimum cost flow formulation 6.2.2 Linear single commodity minimum cost flow problems 6.2.3 Linear multicommodity minimum cost flow problems 6.3 Service Network Design Problems 6.3.1 The linear fixed charge network design model 6.4 Vehicle Allocation Problems 6.5 A Dynamic Driver Assignment Problem 6.6 Fleet Composition 6.7 Shipment Consolidation 6.8 Vehicle Routing Problems 6.8.1 The travelling salesman problem 6.8.2 The node routing problem with capacity and length constraints 6.8.3 The node routing and scheduling problem with time windows 6.8.4 Arc routing problems 6.8.5 Route sequencing 6.9 Real-Time Vehicle Routing Problems 6.10 Integrated Location and Routing Problems 6.11 Vendor Managed Inventory-Routing 6.12 Case Study: Air Network Design at Intexpress 6.13 Case Study: Meter Reader Routing and Scheduling at Socal 6.14 Case Study: Dynamic Vehicle Dispatching Problem with pickups and Deliveries at eCourier 6.15 Questions and Problems Index .…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Statistics / by Spiegel, Murray R.

Table of Contents: “…Multiple and partial correlation -- Subscript notation -- Regression equations and regression planes -- Normal equations for the least-squares regression plane -- Regression planes and correlation coefficients -- Standard error of estimate -- Coefficient of multiple correlation -- change of dependent variable -- More than three variables -- Partial correlation -- Relationships between multiple and partial correlation -- Coefficients -- Nonlinear multiple regression -- 16. …”
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

Materials for energy

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Editor -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics -- 1.1 Solar Energy and Photovoltaics -- 1.2 Halide Perovskite Materials -- 1.2.1 Structure of Halide Perovskite Materials -- 1.2.2 Optical Property and Bandgap Tunability of Halide Perovskite Materials -- 1.2.3 Optoelectronic Property of Halide Perovskite Materials -- 1.3 Stability of Halide Perovskites -- 1.3.1 Intrinsic Thermal Stability of Halide Perovskite Materials -- 1.3.2 Phase Stability of FAPbI[sub(3)] Perovskite…”
Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

Statistical methods for materials science : the data science of microstructure characterization /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Editors; Contributors; I Introduction; 1 Materials Science vs. …”
Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

Ambiguous pleasures sexuality and middle class self-perceptions in Nairobi / by Spronk, Rachel

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Hip and ambitious in Nairobi -- Conceiving sexuality -- Interfaces of pleasure and anxiety -- Structure of the book -- The study of sexuality -- Sexuality research in Kenya -- Health approaches to sexuality -- Sexuality research in the context of AIDS in Africa -- The dynamics of sexuality: the focus of this study -- Anthropology and sexuality -- The social construction of sexuality, and its limits -- Sex as embodied experience -- Historicising sexuality -- Methodological aspects of sexuality research -- Researching sex and sexuality: research places and practices -- Researching sex and sexuality: collection and validity of data -- An unmarried with partner, non-Kenyan, white female young professional -- Young professionals: emblems of social transformation -- Sexuality and societal transformations -- Gender and sexuality in colonial times -- Gender and sexuality in postcolonial times -- Social transformation and moral anxiety -- The young and ambitious in Nairobi -- Classifying young professionals -- Hesitations about ethnicity and issues of belonging -- Living independently and single -- Nightlife and dating -- Young urban professionals and the formation of a contemporary identity -- Explorers of a modern identity -- Young professionals' position towards customary ways of living -- 'Westernization' -- Africanness -- Conclusion -- Society in flames: sexuality in the context of AIDS -- AIDS as a context of life -- Africanist perspectives on AIDS and sexuality -- Policies of the government and nongovernmental organizations -- The definition of 'risk groups' -- The medicalization of sexuality -- Christian perceptions of AIDS and sexuality -- The remoralization of sexuality -- Sexuality and contemporary lifestyles -- AIDS as the disease of 'immorality' -- The public emergence of the intimate -- Intimacy as part of lifestyle -- Conclusion -- Ambiguous pleasures: sexual desire, career, and femininity -- Female sexuality in Nairobi, Kenya and beyond -- Pamela, Martha, Njeri, Tayiani and Dorcas -- The importance of dating -- 'Playing hard to get' -- To give and to receive sexual pleasure -- Chastity and the realization of sexual pleasure -- Boundaries of sexual pleasure -- Between sexual allure and limited availability -- Appropriating sexual pleasure -- Sexual pleasure and conventional expectations -- Communicating ambiguity -- Embodying transformations -- Conclusion -- Ambiguous pleasures: sex, riches and masculinity -- Male sexuality in Nairobi society, Kenya and beyond -- Alex, Eric, Tom, Maurice and Ongeri -- Men's sexual debut -- Circumcision as constitutive to masculinity -- Sex as a skill-being a 'good lover' -- Love in relation to sexual drive -- Sex and having 'arrived' -- Moving between sexual prowess and restrained potency -- Sexual desire as a physical craving -- Balancing too much and too little sex -- The waning dominant patriarchal ideology -- Accommodating change -- Conclusion -- Sign of the times: media and the therapeutic ethos of romantic love -- Romantic love and the twin spheres of consumption and mass media -- Representing romantic love: films, television and advertisements -- Television -- Advertising -- The privileging of the image -- The manifestations of romantic love: music -- Practicing romantic love: dating -- Practices of mediation: magazines -- The therapeutic discourse on relationships -- Sign of the times: imaginations and practices of romantic love versus 'Westernization', or the perils of modernity -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: sexuality and its ambiguous pleasures -- Researching sexuality in Africa -- The pleasures and anxieties of sexuality -- Middle-class lifestyles and self-perceptions -- Sex and sophistication - self and embodiment.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

The Bront�es in context

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Chronology; Introduction / Marianne Thorm�ahlen; Part I. Places, Persons and Publishing: 1. Haworth in the time of the Bront�es / Michael Baumber; 2. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Roller-compacted concrete dams Béton compacté au rouleau /

Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

The Façade of Excellence Defining a New Normal of Leadership. by Dyer, John

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Author; Introduction; 1: Beginning the Road Toward Collaboration...; The Story of Jim Brown; Practical Applications; An Early Example of a Broken Response to a Broken Process; Defining a New Normal of Leadership; 2: Leadership, Direction, and Process Improvement; The Story of Frank Smith; Practical Applications; Three Dimensions to Improve in Order to Achieve Excellence; 3: The Misuse of Management by Objectives; The Story of Frank Smith; The Story of Jim Brown; Practical Applications…”
Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

Emotion, well-being, and resilience : theoretical perspectives and practical applications /

Table of Contents: “…Arthi, and Feba Thomas -- Community Resilience and Place Identity / Jhuma Mukhopadhyay, and Shubhangi Goswami -- Resilience and Well-Being in Sports / Mohita Junnarkar, Sanjeev P. …”
Taylor & Francis
OCLC metadata license agreement

Brand admiration : building a business people love / by Park, C. Whan, MacInnis, Deborah J., Eisingerich, A. B. (Andreas B.)

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Desjardins : Une entreprise et un mouvement ? by Levesque, Benoît

Table of Contents: “…; Investissement Desjardins et le developpement des entreprises quebecoises : une contribution financiere originale; Cooperation financiere et economie solidaire; La place et le rôle du Mouvement Desjardins dans le modele quebecois de developpement economique; Partie 7_Le rayonnement à l'exterieur du Quebec.…”
Full text available:

Wealth and poverty in early church and society /

Table of Contents: “…Hasselhoff -- Wealth, poverty, and the value of the person : some notes on the hymn of the pearl and its early Christian context / Edward Moore -- Egypt in late antiquity -- Widening the eye of the needle : wealth and poverty in the works of Clement of Alexandria / Annewies van den Hoek -- Care for the poor, fear of poverty, and love of money : Evagrius Ponticus on the monk's economic vulnerability / David Brakke -- Wine for widows : papyrological evidence for Christian charity in late antiquity Egypt / Adam Serfass -- Rich and poor in sophronius of Jerusalem's Miracles of Saints Cyrus and John / Susan R. …”
Table of contents only

Fantastic realities 49 mind journeys and a trip to Stockholm / by Wilczek, Frank

Table of Contents: “…; The persistence of ether ; Reaching bottom, laying foundations. -- Inspired, irritated, inspired. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Trophic cascades predators, prey, and the changing dynamics of nature /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Prey release, trophic cascades, and phase shifts in tropical nearshore ecosystems / Stuart A. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Out behind the desk workplace issues for LGBTQ librarians /

Table of Contents: “…O'Neill -- Taking the homosexual highroad / Nicola Price -- Patricia's child, patrick's penis, & the sex of reference : a lesbian librarian's log of perverse patronage / Shawn(ta) Smith -- On being as if : imagination and gay librarianship / William A. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Aquaculture pond fertilization impacts of nutrient input on production /

Table of Contents: “…Mischke 11 Walleye and Yellow Perch Pond Fertilization Christopher F. Hartleb, J. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Strong women, dangerous times gender and HIV/AIDS in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Globalization, sexuality, and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa : a feminist perspective / Margaret Asalele Mbilizi and Linda Semu -- Vulnerability of women and girls to HIV/AIDS in rural south Sudan / Ellen Percy Kraly, Erin Bergman, and Isaac Padiet -- The cultural context of women's and girls' vulnerability to HIV/AIDS infection in Thyolo and Mulanje Districts of Malawi / Olivia Mechaju Liwewe, Ezekiel Kalipeni, and Priscilla Upasani Matinga -- The risk of HIV among women in Malawi : the case of female domestic workers and their experiences with sexual abuse / Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Ezekiel Kalipeni, and Rachel Rodriguez -- The itinerant male, marriage, family, and gender relations in matrilineal southern Malawi : lessons and challenges for HIV/AIDS programming / Linda Semu -- Social-cultural predictors of HIV/AIDS-related health and preventive behaviors among women in Kisumu District, Kenya / Veronica A. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

The hidden alternative co-operative values, past, present and future /

Table of Contents: “…Wilson -- Values and vocation : educating the co-operative workforce, 1918-39 / Keith Vernon -- International perspectives on co-operative education / Linda Shaw -- Co-operative education in Britain during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries : context, identity and learning / Tom Woodin -- Beyond a fair price / Samantha Lacey -- Negotiating consumer and producer interests : a challenge for the co-operative movement and fair trade / Katarina Friberg -- "A party within a party" : the co-operative party-labour party alliance and the formation of the social democratic party, 1974-81 / David Stewart -- The creation of new entities : stakeholders and shareholders in nineteenth-century Italian co-operatives / Patrizia Battilani -- Co-operatives and nation-building in post-apartheid South Africa : contradictions and challenges / Vishwas Satgar and Michelle Williams -- Community, individuality and co-operation : the centrality of values / Ian MacPherson -- An alternative co-operative tradition : the Basque co-operatives of Mondragón / Fernando Molina and John K. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Cuba in a global context : international relations, internationalism, and transnationalism /

Table of Contents: “…Murphy -- Cuban-Chinese relations after the end of the cold war / Carlos Alzugaray Treto -- "Complicated and far-reaching": the historical foundations of Canadian policy toward Cuba / Asa McKercher -- Internationalism -- The Cuba-Venezuela alliance and its continental impact / Max Azicri -- Santeria commerce and the unofficial networks of interpersonal internationalism / Kevin M. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Digital technology in physical education : global perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…-- Video gaming design : insights for teaching games for understanding and sport education / Tim Hopper, Kathy Sanford and Hong Fu -- Developing physical educators' knowledge of opaque and transparent technologies and its implications for student learning / Clayton Kuklick and Stephen Harvey -- Digital technologies and the hidden curriculum in the educational praxis of physical education / Corina van Doodewaard and Annelies Knoppers -- Using digital technology in physical education tailored to students' learning phase / Wytse Walinga, Arnold Consten, Gert van Driel, and John van der Kamp -- ePE : using connectivism to theorise developments in digital technology in physical education in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Margot Bowes and Chris Swanwick -- Harnessing the power of virtual reality simulation in physical education teacher education / Misti Neutzling, Karen Pagnano Richardson, and Deborah Sheehy -- Experiences of using iPads in physical education teacher education / Susan Marron and Maura Coulter -- Pre-service and in-service teachers' use of a wiki platform within a physical education mentoring program / Aspasia Dania.…”
Click here to view.