Digital Transformation for Greater Customer Benefit and Efficiency
Purpose
This book intends to reveal the latent purpose required to champion, lead, and enact digital transformation. It articulates that a purposeful approach, as followed in this book, is urgently required and may help the world's population harness the power of technology. The book is based on over twenty years of the author's research, thinking, discussions, publications, and observations about how technology influences us. He also builds upon his understanding of sciences-physics, chemistry, neuroscience, and others-to bring out the notion of purpose-the purpose of digital transformation. The book is a scientific endeavor to define and address the paradox surrounding digital technologies, framing it as a problem underlined due to unclarity in purpose. The lack of understanding of purpose may hurt individuals, organizations, and societies. The book, therefore, identifies purpose as a way to lead digital transformations. In doing so, it outlines complex and interwoven linkages between life, organization, and digital technologies. Thinking about digital technologies as an element devoid of links with life is dangerous. We are intertwined with technology today. So, to digitally transform, the books espouses a new way to look at ourselves and life, using the neuroscientific lens. Unraveling the linkages between the organization, life, and digital technologies, the book outlines a model for purposeful digital transformation.
The Lean, Smart, Digital Supply Chain
Essentially, this book details various Supply Chain and Logistics Management areas where Lean and Agile thinking in combination with existing and emerging technologies, can take an organization to the next level through increased speed, accuracy, integration, and collaboration among all parties in the Supply Chain.
Leveraging Digital Mixed Model Value Stream Maps
This guide illustrates Digital Mix VSMs created with the eVSM Mix software, shows how to use them analytically for "what-if" studies, and highlights best practices for deployment.
Shelf Life
Embark on a captivating journey through the ages with Shelf Life, a meticulously crafted exploration of bookselling and publishing spanning two millennia. This engaging narrative, designed for book lovers of all kinds, unveils the resilience and innovation of key figures who shaped the literary landscape. From the pioneering days of William Caxton to the contemporary influence of Jeff Bezos, the book chronicles the stories of those who transformed the world of books.As the narrative navigates the ever-evolving terrain of book retail, it delves into the seismic changes of the past forty years and reflects on the current state of the industry.Shelf Life not only chronicles the past but also looks ahead, offering insights into the challenges and future possibilities for publishing and bookselling in the twenty-first century. A must-read for anyone passionate about books, bookshops, and the enduring legacy of the written word.
Governance Challenges of Converged Security Systems in Enterprises
Managing Multi-Dimensional Complexities in Organizations
Presenting a novel Systems Thinking methodology, this book serves as an essential guide to all those researching and practicing in a management, decision-making or supervisory position who are facing multi-dimensional complex problems.
Learning, Unlearning and Re-Learning Curves
Learning is an empirical phenomenon whereby people or organisations undergo a level of efficiency improvement with recurring tasks. Alan Jones pragmatic guide to this important element within estimating introduces two key learning curve models: Wright and Crawford and explains where, how and when to apply them.
Best Fit Lines & Curves
The text considers Simple Linear Regression and ask what is it doing? how good is it? how accurate is it? and how can we use it to create estimates? The book considers all this and looks at how you can exploit this transformability and use the capability of Simple Linear Regression.
Navigating Data Science in the Age of AI
The rapid rise of generative intelligence is apparent from its adoption prospects across industrial sectors. Business leaders are prioritizing applications of Generative Intelligence although the challenges related to this technology adoption also need to be addressed in detail. Navigating Data Science in the Age of AI: Exploring Possibilities of Generative Intelligence can offer significant contributions in the field of generative intelligence in the context of data science and help stakeholders formulate strategies to tackle its adoption, implementation, and control challenges. This volume takes a comprehensive view of the application of AI in the area of data science and how technology is transforming businesses in a range of industries. From FinTech to the use of chatbots to decision making to banking, the potentials as well as challenges are wide and far-reaching. The research presents a diverse range of authors from around the globe, bringing their unique perspectives and expertise to the conversation. Advances in Digital Technology and Data-Driven Business Practices examines the possibilities, challenges and ethics of a range of technologies applied in business, including: Metaverse, Marketing Automation, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Analytics and Data Analysis, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Adopting and adapting to these technologies is essential for staying competitive and effectively reaching target audiences.
Assessing Factors Affecting Project Performance of Local Constructors
The AMA Trainers’ Activity Book
The American Management Association's seminar and course leaders are among the most insightful and skilled educators in the business, consistently delivering outstanding, innovative exercises to improve individual and organizational performance. The AMA Trainers' Activity Book presents 25 exercises used successfully by AMA's seminar leaders throughout the world. Reflecting the most up-to-date concerns of participants, trainers, and managers, the book addresses fundamental learning categories including learning and creativity, communication and connection, influence, compromise, problem solving, and leadership. Easily adapted for use with both individuals and teams, the collection includes exercises on topics such as: - Making Great Decisions - Clarifying Goals and Values - Developing Your Brand - Managing Difficult Projects - Building a Positive Work Environment You'll find eye-opening discussions of training issues such as: - Information Retention - Problem-Based Learning - Focused Listening - Perspective Switching - And much more In addition, a special activity template gives you all the information you need at a glance, and helps you incorporate the exercises seamlessly into your established routine, improving your training sessions immediately. The AMA Trainers' Activity Book presents the combined efforts of the very best trainers and seminar leaders anywhere, in conjunction with the world's preeminent learning organization. It is a practical and comprehensive tool for better training, smarter learning, and higher performance in any organization.
Leveraging ICT to enable value addition and comprehensive value
Navigating Supply Chain Cyber Risk
The book is essential reading for CISOs, DPOs, CPOs, Sourcing Managers, Vendor Risk Managers, Chief Procurement Officers, Cyber Risk Managers, Compliance Managers, and other cyber stakeholders, as well as students in cyber security.
Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry
This volume focuses on the broad scope of systems engineering and recent energy technology developments as they relate to the oil and gas industry, which remains a lifeline to communities around the world.
Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry
A lot of managerial finessing is needed to handle the present era of the operations of the oil and gas industry, under the pressure of environmental issues. The recent emergence of the techniques of Agile Systems offers a tremendous collection of new approaches for addressing the managerial impediments to oil and gas operations.
Your Small Business Blueprint
Your Small Business Blueprint: Build, Launch, and Grow Your Dream StartupAre you overwhelmed by the endless decisions and challenges of launching a startup? Many entrepreneurs dive in without a clear roadmap, only to find themselves struggling to stay afloat. But it doesn't have to be this way.Your Small Business Blueprint is your step-by-step guide to building a successful and profitable business from the ground up. Whether you're just starting or pivoting an idea into a full-fledged company, this book simplifies the process, helping you minimize risks and maximize results.Inside, you'll learn how to: Research your market and craft a solid business planChoose the perfect name and legal structure for your businessIdentify your profit potential and set actionable goalsBuild a marketing and sales strategy that attracts loyal customersTrack your progress and drive sustainable growthPacked with practical advice and actionable strategies, Your Small Business Blueprint empowers you to take control of your entrepreneurial journey and turn your vision into reality.Stop guessing and start building with confidence-your blueprint for success starts here.Get your copy today and take the first step toward launching your thriving startup!
Ideology and Shop-Floor Industrial Relations
First Published in 1981, Ideology and Shop-Floor Industrial Relations is based on data obtained in observational research amongst managers, shop stewards and workers, examines the informal processes by which accommodations are or are not, reached by managers and workers. Since the publication of the Donovan Report industrial relations research has increasingly moved away from studies of formal procedures and institutions and focused more on informal custom and practice. In this book, the authors develop a theory of workplace rule making, and argue that it is in negotiations over such detailed and often minor daily industrial issues that the relationship between capital and labour is worked out. This book is a must read for scholars of industrial economics and management studies.
Circular Economy Opportunities and Pathways for Manufacturers
In today's rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, the future competitiveness for manufacturers hinges on three interlinked paradigms: 1. Circular Economy Models for Zero-Waste Product Lifecycles: The shift from traditional linear models to circular ones is increasingly crucial. Circular strategies extend product lifecycles, optimize resource use, and open new revenue streams, ultimately bolstering resilience, competitiveness and customer relationships. 2. Sustainable Manufacturing Through Decarbonization: As global awareness around sustainability grows, the push toward decarbonized manufacturing processes is no longer optional. Such an approach minimizes environmental impact while aligning with international sustainability goals. 3. Digital Enablement for Paradigm Transformation: Digitization serves as the lynchpin in realizing cleaner manufacturing and circular economy objectives. Tools like the Digital Product Passport (DPP) empower manufacturers to achieve transparency, encourage collaboration, and create unmatched business value, expediting the transition to sustainable and circular manufacturing. One of the most pressing challenges for manufacturers today is achieving the transition to cleaner and circular business models in a financially viable way. This book delves deeply into the business opportunities circularity presents and the pivotal role of digital solutions in enabling a smooth and cost-effective transition. It emphasizes how digitization can address economic feasibility concerns while driving operational efficiency and sustainability. By breaking down these critical elements, the book provides actionable insights and frameworks, serving as a practical guide for manufacturers striving to align economic priorities with environmental and operational demands, ensuring long-term competitiveness and resilience. Visit https: //circularpathwaysbook.com to continue your journey.
Digital Transformation and Business Sustainability
This volume provides insights to the principle of digital transformation and the key technologies which enable businesses to put the principle into practice. It is an ideal resource for postgraduate students on management courses, professionals on executive education courses, researchers and lecturers.
