Technology: general issues

Using Lean Six Sigma techniques, this new case study challenges readers to analyze why a local pizza restaurant is experiencing a rapid increase in customer complaints, ranging from late delivery to poor crusts.

Start your days off right with taste-tempting delights from the author of Sweety Pies and Sweets: Soul Food Desserts and Memories.

:A simple idea starts a look back.

800x600 This new supply chain management case study examines innovative new methods used by a leading non-profit to systematically reduce expenses and increase profits.

This book - designed for researchers, engineers and graduate students alike - bridges the experimental and theoretical aspects of carbon nanotube devices.

"e;A mine of information"e; on the surprising technological advances made in the Middle Ages, from the authors of Life in a Medieval City (Kirkus Reviews).

For a first course in Materials Sciences and Engineering taught in the departments of materials science, mechanical, civil and general engineering Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers provides balanced, current treatment of the full spectrum of engineering materials, covering all the physical properties, applications and relevant properties associated with engineering materials.

800x600 This new supply chain management case study illuminates the interplay between demand management and production strategies at TractParts, a leading Indian manufacturer of pumps, engines, electric motors, and transformers.

MAP, MEASURE, AND GOVERN YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN FOR MAXIMUM BUSINESS VALUE Master proven techniques for mapping, measuring, and improving your supply chain Implement strategies and roadmaps for managing risk and increasing resilience Balance segmentation with standardization, and cost with differentiation Use supply chain KPIs to improve governance Executing the Supply Chain offers expert guidance on driving maximum business value from modern supply chain process mapping and performance measurement.

How the Internet of Things will change your life: all you need to know, in plain English!

At the heart of Silicon Valley's meteoric rise is a story etched in the lives of those who shaped it and those who were forever transformed by it.

800x600 This case study shows how automobile manufacturers are reconsidering some "e;lean"e; approaches in the wake of events that have stretched supply chains beyond their limits.

How the Internet of Things will change your life: all you need to know, in plain English!

800x600 This new supply chain management case study examines how a potential facility redesign might resolve problems with product contamination and backorders at NunaSacha Export, a nonprofit that turns natural Andean raw materials into finished goods.