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Kanban for the Supply Chain, Second Edition Fundamental, sustainable kanban 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…
The Fundamental Rules of Risk Management 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.…
Green Electronics Manufacturing 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…
Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service Development 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…
Project Management Concepts, Methods, and Techniques 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…
Improving Reliability and Quality for Product Success 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 Operations A 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…
Essential Statistical Concepts for the Quality Professional 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 Remanufacturing Modeling and Analysis
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…
Managing Organizational Knowledge 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”…