Principles of Operations Management


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In this textbook, Heizer (business administration, Texas Lutheran U.) and Render (operations management, Rollins College) provide a broad introduction to the field of operations management. A sampling of topics includes operations strategy for competitive advantage, forecasting, design of goods and services, human resources, e- commerce, project management, inventory management, and maintenance. The CD-ROM contains video case studies, lecture notes, Excel OM and Extend software, and additional practice problems. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR




Quality Management


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Designed to enable readers to recognize the cornerstones of creating and sustaining organizational effectiveness, the First Edition is based on key quality initiatives including Six Sigma, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, ISO 9000, lean manufacturing, and value creation. This book explores how quality management has progressed from an emphasis on the management of quality to a focus on the quality of managing, operating, and integrating customer service, marketing, production, delivery, information, and finance areas throughout an organization's value chain. For professionals with a career or interest in business, engineering, engineering technology, and quality management.




V Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering CLAIB 2011 May 16-21, 2011, Habana, Cuba


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This volume presents the proceedings of the CLAIB 2011, held in the Palacio de las Convenciones in Havana, Cuba, from 16 to 21 May 2011. The conferences of the American Congress of Biomedical Engineering are sponsored by the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE), Society for Engineering in Biology and Medicine (EMBS) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), among other organizations and international agencies and bringing together scientists, academics and biomedical engineers in Latin America and other continents in an environment conducive to exchange and professional growth.





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Organization Development


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French and Bell explore the improvement of organizations through planned, systematic, long-range efforts focused on the organization's culture and its human and social processes. They present a concise but comprehensive exposition of the theory, practice and research related to organization development. The Fifth Edition reflects recent developments, advances and expansions, and research.




El Gran Libro de los Procesos Esbeltos


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Durante mas de dos decadas MSc Gustavo Rogelio Hernandez Moreno y MSc Ana Maria Godinez Gonzalez han ayudado a cientos de empresas y decenas de miles de personas al aplicar sus metodos unicos de implementacion de Manufactura Esbelta y Mejora Continua a nivel internacional y en las mas variadas organizaciones e instituciones. En este libro El Gran Libro de los Procesos Esbeltos han volcado una cantidad enorme de conocimientos y ejemplos de mas de 20 anos de experiencia que son 100% practicos y aplicables y ademas los podras utilizar independientemente del negocio, organizacion o posicion jerarquica en la que te encuentres. Como lector podras tener en un solo libro la mejor informacion al respecto de la Manufactura Esbelta y Mejora Continua. Este libro es una referencia obligada tanto para aquellos que estan iniciado o tienen su primer inquietud asi como para aquellos expertos que buscan perfeccionar y ampliar su contexto al respecto de la Manufactura Esbelta y Mejora Continua."




19th International Congress on Project Management and Engineering


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Libro de resúmenes del XIX Congreso Internacional de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (CIDIP 2015) celebrado en Granada




Introduction to Management Accounting, Chap. 1-14


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Make the right decisions with Horngren/Sundem/Stratton! Horngren/Sundem/Stratton's best-selling texts emphasize decision-making throughout each chapter. Decision-making is introduced in the early text chapters and also appears in many of the text features: "Making Managerial Decisions" boxes, critical thinking exercises, and more. As always, students develop a solid understanding of costs and cost behavior and the use of cost information for planning and control decisions, not just inventory valuation. Two text versions enable faculty to select a text that only covers management accounting concepts (Chs. 1-14) or one that includes three chapters of financial accounting review (Chs. 1-17). New OneKey provides the convenience of having all text resources in a single location and available in your choice of course management platform: BlackBoard, WebCT, and CourseCompass. OneKey also includes PH Grade Assist on-line homework with automatic grading and infinite practice for students).







TPM en industrias de proceso


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El mejor libro sobre TPM que hemos editado hasta la fecha! El enfoque TPM resulta en mejoras dramaticas en calidad, costo de producci?n y entrega de productos. En este libro, nueve autores le ensenan todos los detalles que usted necesita para implementar el TPM, y ejemplos de industrias textiles, quimicas, de alimentos, entre otras. Una de las grandes ventajas de este libro es que le ayuda a conocer la implementacion del TPM a traves de la perspectiva de consultores especializados y reconocidos.Contenido:Vision general del TPM en las industrias de proceso Maximizacion de la eficacia de la producci?n Mejora orientada Mantenimiento Autonomo Mantenimiento planificado Gestion temprana Mantenimiento de calidad Promocion de tecnicas de operacion y mantenimiento TPM en los departamentos administrativos y de apoyo Creacion de un entorno grato y seguro Actividades de pequenos grupos TPM Medicion de la eficacia del TPM