Operations Management

Methods of improving business processes are developed on an ongoing basis, but few are successful. Common problems encountered include the failure of processes to meet expectations and the inability to sustain or replicate these business processes. Involvement of personnel at grassroots level, as we..

Best Practice in Inventory Management 3E offers a simple, entirely jargon-free and yet comprehensive introduction to key aspects of inventory management. Business is about good supply to customers while keeping costs low. Inventory is the fluid that enables this to happen. Managing this effectively ..

Best Practice in Inventory Management 3E offers a simple, entirely jargon-free and yet comprehensive introduction to key aspects of inventory management. Business is about good supply to customers while keeping costs low. Inventory is the fluid that enables this to happen. Managing this effectively ..

The book identifies actions that improve higher education outcomes including lower tuition costs, better access for student from low and middle income homes, faster throughput, fewer dropouts, and better job opportunities for graduates. It links a real and implementable solution to the underlying pr..

Is the Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) knowledge management's killer app? Leading expert Joseph M. Firestone, the first author to formulate the idea of the Enterprise Knowledge Portal, breaks new ground and looks to the future with a practical, but comprehensive approach to enterprise portals an..

Is the Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) knowledge management's killer app? Leading expert Joseph M. Firestone, the first author to formulate the idea of the Enterprise Knowledge Portal, breaks new ground and looks to the future with a practical, but comprehensive approach to enterprise portals an..

Outlines the options and risks involved in setting up a business. This book shows how to avoid this failure by focusing on the planning stage and building on this framework as the business develops. It contains the underpinning factual information required to prepare a successful Business Plan for p..

This book discusses proven concepts and do's & don'ts for European distribution as well as for supply chain logistics. Each chapter starts with an awareness case and ends with questions for discussion, a real life case and five reflecting questions. The book is well-suited for students and practitio..

FileNet is the world's leading enterprise content management system. This book provides an understanding of FileNet's products to enterprise level decision makers, project managers, and technicians. It offers a discussion of FileNet's capabilities and challenges both for purchasing decisions and imp..

FileNet is the world's leading enterprise content management system. Established in 1982, FileNet practically invented the field of Enterprise Office Document Imaging Systems. FileNet's Image Services is the industry's leading provider of high-volume systems for storing, retrieving, and managing doc..

This is a comprehensive, user-friendly and hands-on book that is a single source of reference of tools and techniques for all quality practitioners. Implementing Six Sigma and Lean covers the basics of how to manage for consistently high quality and gives good coverage of both simple tools and advan..

Record accuracy has become the focus of attention for many businesses because customers have higher expectations of the right item being delivered on time, and competitive pressures do not allow for extra stockholding. Businesses now have the opportunity to become much more effective given the corre..