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
Management Information Systems provides comprehensive and integrative coverage of essential new technologies, information system applications, and their impact on business models and managerial decision-making in an exciting and interactive manner. The twelfth edition focuses on the major changes that have been made in information technology over the past two years, and includes new opening, closing, and Interactive Session cases.
"Strategic Thinking: An Executive Perspective provides an overview of the major issues in strategy development for corporate executive programs and for practice-oriented executive MBA programs. Any book on such a vast subject as strategy must make compromises and trade-offs. This book is no exception. The choices of what to include, where, and at what level of depth were guided by the book's primary objective as a companion volume to case analysis in an executive setting with a global outlook."--Jacket.
Aimed at presenting a systematic design of biorefineries, the book initiates with an overview about relevance and applications explained through origin of raw materials, transformation routes and products. Then, concepts as hierarchy, sequencing and integration are considered which helps in generating a sustainable and strategic design of biorefineries. Further, framework for biorefineries based on techno-economic, environmental and social aspects is analyzed with examples to show the applications. Finally, some mass, energy and economic indices are considered to assess the biorefinery sustainability and key challenges for future development of biorefineries. Key Features Presents current state-of the-art of the biorefineries design and analyses for in depth understanding of biofuels and biomaterials Explores conceptual design of processes Concepts discussed with strong engineering approach, including design strategies and techno-economic analyses Includes bio-based materials, natural products and food products in the biorefinery concept Presentation of structured method to calculate indices of performance of biorefineries
This top-selling book presents, in a straightforward, application-driven manner, the basic statistical techniques necessary for preparing individual business forecasts and long-range plans. The emphasis is on the application of techniques by management for decision-making. This essential book provides understandable coverage of several important topics, often omitted from other books, including econometrics; autocorrelation analysis and the use of Box-Jenkins techniques; judgmental forecasting techniques; and the means of selecting the correct forecasting technique and analyzing data. The book also reviews statistical concepts prior to introducing material that requires an understanding of those concepts. The sixth edition of Business Forecasting has been revised to include instructions on using Excel spreadsheets and the statistical package MINITAB in forecasting. An essential reference for every professional in a business of any size, from large corporations to small family-run firms.
“Neutrosophic Sets and Systems” has been created for publications on advanced studies in neutrosophy, neutrosophic set, neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic statistics that started in 1995 and their applications in any field, such as the neutrosophic structures developed in algebra, geometry, topology, etc.
This text enjoys a strong loyalty among instructors who adopt it. Focusing on the role of managers within an organization, the text emphasizes the development of computer-based information systems to support an organization's objectives and strategic plans. The General Systems Model is, introduced in Chapter 6, and implemented throughout the rest of the text.
Abstract: Contributors to current issue (listed in papers' order): K Mondal, S. Pramanik, F. Smarandache, M. A. Malik, A. Hassan, S. Broumi, S. K. De, I. Beg, A. N. H. Zaied, H. M. Naguib, N. Shah, A. A. Salama, M. Eisa, H. E. Ghawalby, A. E. Fawzy, M. Sarkar, S. Dey, T. K. Roy, S. Karatas, C. Kuru, P. J. M. Vera, C. F. M. Delgado, M. P. Gónzalez, M. L. Vázquez, Tuhin Bera, and Nirmal Kumar Mahapatra. Papers in current issue (listed in papers' order): Multi-attribute Decision Making based on Rough Neutrosophic Variational Coefficient Similarity Measure; Regular Single Valued Neutrosophic Hypergraphs; Triangular Dense Fuzzy Neutrosophic Sets; Applications of Fuzzy and Neutrosophic Logic in Solving Multi-criteria Decision Making Problems; Irregular Neutrosophic Graphs; Neutrosophic Features for Image Retrieval; Truss Design Optimization using Neutrosophic Optimization Technique; Marketing skills as determinants that underpin the competitiveness of the rice industry in Yaguachi canton. Application of SVN numbers to the prioritization of strategies; Classical Logic and Neutrosophic Logic. Answers to K. Georgiev; Regular Bipolar Single Valued Neutrosophic Hypergraphs; Neutrosophic Topology; Neutrosophic crisp Sets via Neutrosophic crisp Topological Spaces; Rough Neutrosophic TOPSIS for Multi-Attribute Group Decision Making; Introduction to Neutrosophic Soft Groups. Keywords: neutrosophy, neutrosophic set, neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic statistics, neutrosophic measure, neutrosophic applications.
“Neutrosophic Sets and Systems” has been created for publications on advanced studies in neutrosophy, neutrosophic set, neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic statistics that started in 1995 and their applications in any field, such as the neutrosophic structures developed in algebra, geometry, topology, etc.