Manufacturing industries

Green Production Engineering and Management is an interdisciplinary collection of the latest advances from academia and industry on the management of production engineering in a green and responsible way.

Labour in Transition (1992) examines the massive transformations undertaken by state socialist regimes at the end of the 1980s.

This practical guide helps health or social care professionals across all settings to understand how important it is to prevent and manage their service users' overweight and obesity, and motivate them to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, so reducing their risk of associated health conditions such as diabetes and now COVID-19.

Tracing developments from the classical period to the early industrial revolution and beyond, Anne Murcott provides us with an accessible and entertaining social history of food packaging.

Pharmaceutical packaging requires a greater knowledge of materials and a greater intensity of testing than most other packed products, not to mention a sound knowledge of pharmaceutical products and an understanding of regulatory requirements.

Why are certain regions of the world mired in conflict?

Principles of Economics and Management for Manufacturing Engineering combines key engineering economics principles and applications in one easy to use reference.

A quality product or service is the successful and profitable outcome of organising resources, as judged by the final customer.

Sets forth tested and proven risk management practices in drug manufacturing Risk management is essential for safe and efficient pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, control, and distribution.

Plastics have developed into the most important class of packaging materials.

In 1863, Stockport warehouseman William John Battersby refused to change the date of his wedding, a decision that ultimately cost him his job.

A proven prescription for effective communication that will empower health professionals to deliver the highest quality care-from the Academy of Communication in Healthcare Research shows that nothing impacts patient experiences more than the quality of communication.

The world's ever increasing use of plastics has created large areas of floating plastic waste in the oceans-so-called plastic soup.

First published in 1986, this book examines international trade, offering different theories and considering contemporary developments.

The enterprise-focused framework of supply chain, which an overwhelming majority of books on supply chain management (SCM) have adopted, falls short in explaining recent developments in the real world, especially the so-called Wal-Mart model, in which a 'factory' is a virtual logistics network of multiple international manufacturing firms.

The industrial food system has created a crisis in the United States that is characterized by abundant food for privileged citizens and ';food deserts' for the historically marginalized.

Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of prolonged illness, premature mortality, and soaring health costs.

Examines the history of tobacco farming in Zimbabwe to illuminate debates on landscapes, people and political economy.

This book provides insight into the world of pharmaceutical quality systems and the key elements that must be in place to change the business and organizational dynamics from task-oriented procedure-based cultures to truly integrated quality business systems that are self-detecting and correcting.

Ready-to-Eat (RTE) describes foods that need not be cooked, reheated, or otherwise prepared before consuming them.

Soviet Management and Labor Relations (1988) examines the official model of Soviet labor relations and the operational reality.

Shutdown management is project management of a special kind: managing the repair, replacement or maintenance of critical systems.

This book covers innovative breakthroughs in additive manufacturing processes used for biomedical engineering.

Finding natural substances is worthwhile in food preservation.

Named one of the New York Times Best Wine Books of 2023Named one of the Washington Post's Best Wine Books of 2023In the late 1980s, while working for his family's real estate and parking business in Washington, DC, Alex received a life-changing case of wine as a gift that uncorked a new opportunity.

If all possible food packaging systems are listed and related to the materials from which they are made, it becomes clear that the key packaging materials glass, metal, plastics and paperboard are competing heavily with each other.

From food punnets to credit cards, plastic facilitates every part of our daily lives.

How the radical disruption of the auto industry affects you-and how you can prepare for the soon-to-be "e;new normal"e;The combined effect of autonomous driving, electric vehicles, and the sharing economy is on the verge of changing the auto industry all within the next decade.

Bang & Olufsen, the famous Danish producer of high-end home electronics, is well known as an early exponent of value-based management: the idea that there should be consistency in what the organisation does, a certain continuity between what the company develops and sells, and the beliefs and practices of the employees.

What really goes on behind those service department garage doors?

How did a major corporation manage to turn itself around while Wall Street and others continued to predict its slow death?

From Globular Proteins to Amyloids proposes a model and mechanism for explaining protein misfolding.

This book utilizes historical evidence to describe the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS).

The issue of sustainability is characterised as a 'wicked problem' in the fashion, clothing and textiles sector and is now coming into increased focus due to growing consumer, business and policy pressures.

Nanopharmaceuticals reviews advances in the drug delivery field via nanovehicles or nanocarriers that offer benefits like targeted therapy and serves as a single dose magic bullet for multiple drug delivery with improved drug efficiency at a lower dose, transportation of the drug across physiological barriers as well as reduced drug-related toxicity.

From prompting a transition from hunter-gatherer to an agrarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests, strategic taxation and the regulation of beer has played a pivotal role throughout history.

Computation of Supersonic Flow over Flying Configurations is a high-level aerospace reference book that will be useful for undergraduate and graduate students of engineering, applied mathematics and physics.

Although projects always carry risk, too many projects run late or exceed their original budgets by eye-watering amounts.

Consultant and long-time Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food labeling expert James Summers answers the many questions surrounding FDA food labeling regulations and compliance in Food Labeling Compliance Review.

Saudi Arabia (1986) is a major study of the political and administrative development of Saudi Arabia following its establishment as a leading world exporter of oil.

Smiths Group (formerly Smiths Industries), part of the UK FTSE 100 index, is a global engineering company with a market capitalisation over GBP5bn.

This book analyses the determining factors behind productivity and innovation amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, and within the context of South East Asia, in order to offer recommendations for increasing productivity and aiding economic growth.

Translational Immunotherapy of Brain Tumors gives researchers and practitioners an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the field.

"e;Every bit as good as the beer itself.

Provides an evolutionary perspective on the origin of products.

This book is an exploration into the relations between Americans and Japanese at the Mazda-Flat Rock plant.