Workplaces where the focus is on innovation, teamwork and learning have become a reality, thanks to a simple, practical, and effective approach called CAL: Codevelopement Action Learning.
Current and emerging trends in the domains of health management and the work sector, the abundance of new consumer products pervading the marketplace, and the desires of many older adults to undertake new learning experiences means that older adults, like their younger counterparts, will need to continually engage in new learning and training.
Although batching often appears more efficient than one-piece flow for individual tasks, the practice creates waste for other parts of the organization that more than offset its perceived benefits.
Standardized Work refers to the process of finding and applying the best operational methods that will lead to cost reduction, better product quality, and increased operator safety.
In 1791, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton wrote that "e;not only the wealth, but the independence and security of a country, appear to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufacturers.
In no industry is the concept of quality more essential than it is in healthcare, which is why the lean quality principles learned through the example of the Toyota Production System are so applicable.
Enabling management to verify that processes are being performed correctly and in an efficient manner, standardized work provides limitless opportunities for process improvements.
This edited book gives voice to previously unheard narratives on wellbeing in higher education and provides novel implications for higher education policy and practice.
Exploring an underreported subject with global ramifications, this book sheds much-needed light on the rapid development of China's logistics industry over the past several decades and puts it into historical context.
This book offers faculty teaching in public administration and public affairs programs a playbook for using popular culture as a pedagogical tool in the classroom.
The Teacher's Guide to Scratch - Beginner is a practical guide for educators preparing beginners-level coding lessons and assignments in their K-12 classrooms.
Written to help international students write essays and reports for their English-language university courses, this key title covers the essentials needed to achieve academic writing success.
This newly updated and expanded edition of a reference bestseller is the only work available that guides business researchers and librarians to the most valuable sources for information on international business--and shows how to interpret and use that data.
The National Academies Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education hosted a multi-day workshop series in March and April 2023 to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in health professions education.
Quatre domaines, huit compétences, six capacités transversales et 55 actions clés pour acquérir les compétences requises afin d’instaurer et d’accompagner des communautés d’apprentissage professionnelles (CAP)!
Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "HOTA0308 - RECEPCIÓN EN ALOJAMIENTOS".
Managing operations is an integral part of all business and comprises a number of components, including quality management, production planning, supply chain management, logistics, and inventory control.
Addressing students' increasing demand for flexibility in how they complete college courses, this book prepares practitioners to create equivalent learning experiences for students in the classroom and those learning from home, synchronously or asynchronously.
This important guide offers practical teaching solutions to address the challenges facing RELD students in special education, particularly in high-needs schools where the number of students identified as needing special education exceeds the national average.
El mundo occidental ha dado la espalda a los inmigrantes, dejándoles que se enfrenten a una de las crisis humanitarias más devastadoras de la historia.
The project management approaches, which are used by millions of people internationally, are often too detailed or constraining to be applied to research.
Examining a range of under-explored work-life interface issues as they affect different stages of a worker's life, the authors share new insights into complex issues that affect us all.
The Development of Personal Learning Environments in Higher Education explores how today's knowledge-based, learner-centered virtual platforms, which often limit teaching to a complimentary facilitation role, can compromise with the requirements and regulations of colleges and universities.
An exploration of teacher education programs around the world finds common focus in the use of core practices to better prepare teachers for the classroom
In the newly revised eighth edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs, a team of renowned operations professionals delivers a concise and accessible exploration of supply chain management ideal for MBA students with backgrounds in marketing, finance, and other disciplines.
The National Academy of Engineering convened a three-day workshop from May 24-26, 2021, which sought to define directions for future research on best practices, metrics, and policies that promote diversity in engineering and how they fit into the larger system of recruiting and retaining engineering students from all backgrounds.
The academic and scholarly interest in the subject of branding in both the consumer and industrial markets has grown substantially in the dynamic post-pandemic environment.
The Teacher's Guide to Scratch - Intermediate is a practical guide for educators preparing moderately complex coding lessons and assignments in their K-12 classrooms.
This book outlines the key problems associated with the intersections of assessment, learning and teaching, and presents guiding principles to effective assessment that schools can follow in order to optimise student outcomes.
Unique among construction project management textbooks, Management of Construction Projects, third edition, takes the constructor's perspective, carefully analyzing a complex, real-world construction case study from multiple angles to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and techniques students require to become successful project managers.
Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "ADGD0208 - GESTIÓN INTEGRADA DE RECURSOS HUMANOS".
Managing operations is an integral part of all business and comprises a number of components, including quality management, production planning, supply chain management, logistics, and inventory control.
Leader Work offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the power of reflection to support leaders in their development and professional practice.
