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<em>Kanban for the Supply Chain, Second Edition</em>Fundamental, sustainable <em>kanban</em> concepts to immediately increase manufacturing productivity
Fri, 08/17/2012 - 12:13
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of this workbook explains how to apply kanban replenishment systems to improve material flow. Kanban for the Supply Chain: Fundamental…<em>The Fundamental Rules of Risk Management</em>How the rules of risk management can help you avoid disabling financial loss
Thu, 07/19/2012 - 13:02
(CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL) -- The consequences of taking on risk can be ruinous to personal finances, professional careers, corporate survivability, and even nation states. Yet many risk managers do not have a clear understanding of the basics.…<em>Green Electronics Manufacturing</em>Creating environmentally sensible products
Mon, 07/16/2012 - 11:36
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Going “green” is becoming a major component of the mission for electronics manufacturers worldwide. Although this goal seems simplistic, it poses daunting dilemmas. Green Electronics Manufacturing: Creating…<em>Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service Development</em>How DFSS is linked to organizational leadership, product development, system integration, and more
Mon, 06/11/2012 - 10:16
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service Development: Applications and Case Studies (CRC Press, 2012), written by chapter authors, is edited by Elizabeth Cudney, Ph.D., and Sandra L. Furterer, Ph.D.
The book…<em>Project Management Concepts, Methods, and Techniques</em>The why, what, and how of project management
Fri, 06/08/2012 - 15:26
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- In order to succeed in today’s increasingly competitive environment, corporations, companies, governments, and nonprofit organizations must be conversant with modern project management techniques. This is especially…<em>Improving Reliability and Quality for Product Success</em>New prevention methodology on reliability that’s easy to understand
Tue, 06/05/2012 - 13:06
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- For almost every sensationalized media report of product failure, a closer look often determines these failures occurred due to inadequate reliability theory and methodology. Current theories and practices cannot solve…How to Link Strategy Deployment into Day-to-Day OperationsA systems approach to creating high performance
Wed, 05/23/2012 - 13:49
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Many organizations develop strategic plans that gather dust on bookshelves. Driving Strategy to Execution Using Lean Six Sigma: A Framework for Creating High Performance Organizations, by Gerhard Plenert and Tom Cluley…<em>Essential Statistical Concepts for the Quality Professional</em>Learn the fundamentals of statistical understanding, why statistical use is important to decision making
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 13:26
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Many books and articles have been written on how to identify the “root cause” of a problem. However, the essence of any root cause analysis in our modern quality thinking is to go beyond the actual problem.
Diomidis H…One Warrior Against Our Wickedly Wasteful Ways<em>Remanufacturing Modeling and Analysis</em>
Wed, 03/28/2012 - 11:49
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Oh, it’s new! I want it now. Ho-hum... what’s next? Consumers’ ever-growing appetite to acquire new products, and their short courtship with them, has kept manufacturers busy not only expending resources at an alarming…<em>Managing Organizational Knowledge</em>Third generation knowledge management and beyond
Thu, 03/08/2012 - 11:45
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Organizations of all sizes and types are facing a duel threat and opportunity. At the very moment when global markets are becoming available, these organizations are losing valuable people resources due to “boomer”…