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Book: <em>It's All About the People</em>Technology management that overcomes disaffected people, stupid processes, and deranged corporate cultures
Fri, 11/11/2011 - 16:50
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- By and large, cost-effective information technology (IT) management is more about people, personal relationships, and corporate culture than it is about the technology itself. Simply put, IT doesn’t work if you are…Book: <em>Performance Hubs</em> Engaging teams in focused continuous improvement
Tue, 11/08/2011 - 15:32
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- A must-read for all managers, leaders, and change agents, Performance Hubs: Engaging Teams in Focused Continuous Improvement, by Marc Roberts (CRC Press, 2011), supplies a proven system for engagement that allows…Book: <em>The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence</em> Keep everyone focused on sustainable manufacturing excellence with passion, confidence, and urgency
Tue, 11/01/2011 - 09:54
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Explaining how to implement and sustain a top-down strategy for manufacturing excellence, The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence, by Larry E. Fast (CRC…Book: <em>ISO 13485</em>A complete guide to quality management in the medical device industry
Wed, 10/26/2011 - 12:21
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Although complex and lengthy, the process of certification to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard, ISO 13485—“Medical devices—Quality management systems—Requirements for regulatory…Book: <em>The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence</em>Includes organizational- and self-assessment tools on accompanying CD
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 13:03
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Asking tough questions about the current state of project management, The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence: A Lean Approach to Improving Project Results, by Adil F. Dalal (CRC Press, 2011), provides techniques to…Book: <i>Toyota Production System, Fourth Edition</i>New material on <em>e-kanban</em>, <em>kaizen</em> costing, and one-piece production in practice
Fri, 10/14/2011 - 09:58
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- A bestseller for almost three decades, Toyota Production System: An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time, Fourth Edition, by Yasuhiro Monden (CRC Press, 2011), supplies in-depth coverage of Toyota’s production…Book: <em>Ethics and Project Management</em> ‘Taking the hard right over the easy wrong still is (and always will be) the best option’
Thu, 10/13/2011 - 14:10
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Ethics plays a critical role in project management, but all too often its importance is overlooked. This benign neglect can result in serious consequences to individuals and organizations, ranging from tarnished…Book: <em>Improving Business Process Performance</em>A workable framework to gain agility and create value
Wed, 09/14/2011 - 11:15
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The managerial practices that successfully drove industry for decades have become insufficient to support the rapidly changing business landscape. Companies around the world are being challenged to improve…Book: <em>Integral Logistics Management, Fourth Edition</em>Operations and supply-chain management within and across companies
Mon, 09/12/2011 - 16:30
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The fourth edition of the book, Integral Logistics Management: Operations and Supply Chain Management Within and Across Companies, by Paul Schönsleben (CRC Press, 2011) is the most complete resource for efficient…Book: <em>One Team on All Levels</em>, Second EditionWritten by Georgetown, Kentucky, Toyota team members
Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:43
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Written by actual Toyota team members, One Team on All Levels: Stories from Toyota Team Members, Second Edition, (CRC Press, 2011) is not another technical explanation of the Toyota Production System. Rather, it…