By: CRC Press
12/22/2009
(CRC Press: New York) -- In Quality Management: Theory and Application (CRC Press, 2009), author Peter D. Mauch, Ph. D., demonstrates the necessity of quality as a sustained management activity.
Divided into five sections, the book covers staffing, motivation, control, planning, and organization. It offers quality management practices and discusses the effect of managing for quality throughout an organization.
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Covering health care from clinical to nutritional services, Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies (CRC Press, 2010), published April 15, introduces key concepts of lean health care and presents real-life examples to illustrate the practical benefits—which include more efficient processes, increased patient satisfaction, and cost savings—that can result from a lean philosophy.
(CRC Press: New York) -- Improving supply chain efficiency, especially in today’s unsettled business climate, requires that managers go beyond doing business as usual. They must apply inspiration and perspiration in a structured, collaborative, and measurable approach that blends project management with supply chain management (SCM) knowledge and practice.