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While many quality improvement processes in business have enjoyed initial success, most have eventually failed--not producing the desired long-term results.

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A comprehensive introduction to the analytical tools useful in identifying and understanding the problem areas in operations management.

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The Production Package is the first text of its kind to present the basics of production management with clear instructions for creating each component of a production package. Students will look at the complete process, from costing and planning, to sourcing, assembly, finishing, packaging and distribution.

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The authors offer proven skills, training, and educational applications that develop individual employee thinking for total quality management, ISO 9000, or other quality-team business programs.

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A management guide to labour productivity, detailing longstanding approaches to worker performance and the changes they have undergone, as well as management's responsibilities and industrial engineering functions, made applicable to manufacturing, processing and service organizations.

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Productivity, quality and competitiveness are all related to technology. This book discusses efficient management techniques and looks at the critical areas that can enhance the performance of a firm as a result of the adoption of new technologies.

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In this case study approach to engineering management, some relevant theory is provided, with an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses for application.

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This volume is the first practical guide for developing productivity measurement systems. An important tool for organizations, this step by step guide discusses how to measure productivity and then how to use this measurement.

Robert Pritchard's guide first presents a detailed description of the development and uses of ProMES.

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Garment making has traditionally been a conservative industry in terms of technical innovation. In addition to research in trade and business sources, this book is based on interviews with clothing manufacturers, capital goods suppliers to the clothing industry, industry consultants, industry associations, and official industry bodies.

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This book outlines an operations vision based on proven principles of management and organization science that can guide the way into an emerging service era.

Glenn Bassett looks at a variety of service industries from the perspective of cost and quality management.

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An expert offers a set of rules that will help managers achieve dramatic improvements in operations performance.

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Productivity and Value takes a critical look at the generic concepts of productivity as they are used in most of the conventional literature. In this compelling book, the author challenges the concept of total-factor productivity as a valid indicator of successes or failures in economic policy and in the economy generally.

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Quality is an important competitive issue as customers demanding quality make it imperative to businesses to take it into serious consideration. This book, with an accounting perspective, examines how to define quality concepts as they relate to the specific activities of particular companies.

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Covering field research in over 50 companies, this text addresses practical problems and tactical issues faced by executives and managers. Topics discussed include: supply chain management; integrated order entry systems; process capability; and global strategic sourcing.

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Equipment leasing is one of the most complex aspects of business finance in existence.This comprehensive volume provides the legal, financial, and business background essential for evaluating, negotiating, and documenting successful equipment lease transactions.

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The definitive biography of the first "efficiency expert."

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Designed to update executives and operations managers in trends and new software tools for their professional growth and their company's competitiveness in the global marketplace.

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Arogyaswamy and Simmons combine the technique of value analysis and the concept of the value chain to build a perspective on value that is at once comprehensive and practical.

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The First Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century brought fundamental changes in the allocation of people, resources, and energy. In the Second Industrial Revolution, the revolutionary impact of automobiles, photography, electric power, and industrial chemicals made the United States a foremost world power.

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Facilitating Project Performance Improvement is based on in-depth studies of 20 project organizations and combines cutting-edge practices in lean and agile software development with practical multi-level learning tools to help any project-based organization realize drastic and consistent improvements within and across projects.

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This indispensable guide presents a coherent perspective on contemporary global logistics from raw materials through production to the customer.

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How logistics clusters can create jobs while providing companies with competitive advantage.