Human Privacy in Virtual and Physical Worlds
This open-access book is premised on the belief that understanding and protecting privacy requires a multidisciplinary approach. The editors of this contributed book believe that privacy is a 'wicked problem' because of its social complexity. In the modern world, political, social, and technological structures increasingly violate human privacy in physical and virtual spaces. Our behaviors are surveilled, captured, and monetized--often without our knowledge. Contributors are experts from diverse fields, including anthropology, architecture, data science, engineering, history, information systems, library sciences, medicine, philosophy, and supply chain management, each writing for an explicitly interdisciplinary readership. Privacy as a concept is a moving target across the globe, morphing and transforming historically from one epoch to the next. By moving beyond the limitations of a single disciplinary lens, this book aims at a richer, more comprehensive, and more lasting analysis. This collection is of great interest to students and scholars of diverse backgrounds studying human privacy.
The CEO's 31-Day Power Plan
This powerful guide: 'The CEO's 31-Day Power Plan: Unlocking Success through Essential Traits' is more than a book; it's a strategic roadmap for CEO's and aspiring leaders.From visionary thinking to self-reflection, each day unveils a key trait essential for unlocking your leadership potential. Delve into traits like resilience, global perspective, emotional intelligence, and much more- gaining insights, with practical tips, and real-world examples.Learn why CEOs fail, discover the power of self-investment, and develop the mindset of a successful leader. The bonus chapter on etiquette and grooming adds the finishing touch. With actionable steps, this book is your daily companion, empowering you to embed these traits into your leadership DNA. Unlock success, one trait at a time. Your transformation begins now!
SAP S/4hana Asset Management
S/4HANA empowers enterprises to take big steps towards digitalization, innovation, and being mobile-friendly. This book is a concise guide to SAP S/4HANA Asset Management and will help you begin leveraging the platform's capabilities quickly and efficiently. SAP S/4HANA Asset Management begins with an overview of the platform and its structure. You will learn how it can help with data storage and analysis, business processes, and reporting and analytics. As the book progresses, you will gain insight into single, time-based, performance-based, and multiple counter-based strategy plans. Any project is incomplete without a budget, and this book will help you understand how to use SAP S/4HANA to create and manage yours. The book's real-life examples of asset management from contemporary industries reinforce each concept you learn, and its coverage of newer technologies and offerings in S/4HANA Asset Management will give you a sense of the immense potential offered by the platform. When you have finished this book, you will be ready to begin using SAP/S4HANA Asset Management to improve operational planning, maintenance, and scheduling activities in your own business. What You Will Learn Position S/4HANA Asset Management within the overall Business Applications suiteExplore essential functionalities for enterprise asset hierarchy mappingEfficiently map both unplanned and planned maintenance activitiesSeamlessly integrate asset management, finance, controlling, and budgetingUnleash reporting and analytics in Asset ManagementConfigure Asset Management to meet your S/4HANA requirements Who This Book Is For Consultants, project managers, and SAP users who are looking for a complete reference guide on S/4HANA Asset Management.
The What and How of Modelling Information and Knowledge
The main aim of this book is to introduce a group of models and modelling of information and knowledge comprehensibly. Such models and the processes for how to create them help to improve the skills to analyse and structure thoughts and ideas, to become more precise, to gain a deeper understanding of the matter being modelled, and to assist with specific tasks where modelling helps, such as reading comprehension and summarisation of text. The book draws ideas and transferrable approaches from the plethora of types of models and the methods, techniques, tools, procedures, and methodologies to create them in computer science. This book covers five principal declarative modelling approaches to model information and knowledge for different, yet related, purposes. It starts with entry-level mind mapping, to proceed to biological models and diagrams, onward to conceptual data models in software development, and from there to ontologies in artificial intelligence and all the way toontology in philosophy. Each successive chapter about a type of model solves limitations of the preceding one and turns up the analytical skills a notch. These what-and-how for each type of model is followed by an integrative chapter that ties them together, comparing their strengths and key characteristics, ethics in modelling, and how to design a modelling language. In so doing, we'll address key questions such as: what type of models are there? How do you build one? What can you do with a model? Which type of model is best for what purpose? Why do all that modelling? The intended audience for this book is professionals, students, and academics in disciplines where systematic information modelling and knowledge representation is much less common than in computing, such as in commerce, biology, law, and humanities. And if a computer science student or a software developer needs a quick refresher on conceptual data models or a short solid overview of ontologies, then this bookwill serve them well.
Digital Content Marketing
Digital Content Marketing: Creating Value in Practice introduces the principles of the content marketing discipline and serves as a guide to any professional or student who wants to learn how to successfully plan and implement digital content marketing strategies and tactics.Filled with contemporary examples of the most successful creative content marketing practices, case studies and professional advice from subject experts, this text offers an in-depth view of the world of content marketing from a value-based perspective. The textbook also includes practical advice on content marketing ideation, content management and content curation, as well as offering recommendations for the best content marketing software.The textbook offers a good balance of both theory and practice and is suitable for advanced undergraduate students and postgraduate students studying content marketing, digital marketing or social media marketing. Support material includes an instructor manual, chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides and a test bank of exam questions.
Holistic Business Model Transformation
This book describes the control loop-oriented change management process for implementing a digital business model via the holistic Organization 4.0 MITO configuration management. The content chapter structure of this MITO book with the description of the different transformation design views is based on the higher-level operational control loop principle within the MITO model segments shown in Figure 1. Whereby the management segment (M) is still subdivided on the default side into the process-related management segment and on the feedback side into the fact-related management segment. The MITO business model based on this supplements the 5 model segments with the downstream customer and upstream supplier segments and integrates the hierarchical process level model into the MITO model representation for the conception of the process-oriented target, management and control system.This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Ganzheitliche Businessmodell-Transformation by Hartmut F. Binner, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.
Nfts for Business
Move beyond the tech jargon and the hype of non-fungible tokens (NFT)s and become empowered to think through solutions to solve your specific business problems.​ NFTs are important because they enable the manipulation of digital assets in ways that are closer to the way we manipulate physical assets. This book will serve as an introduction to the space and as a source of inspiration for connecting problem and solution dots. Understanding what core problems NFTs solve and how they solve them will enable business leaders to design solutions and to put together the teams that will help them deliver on the promises of NFTs. This book is focused on explaining what NFTs are, what problems they solve, and what what technology makes them possible. It provides the larger technological, economic, and political context within which NFTs are emerging. You'll learn how NFTs are currently being used, such as in assessing authenticity, creating scarcity, identifying provenance, establishing and confirming ownership, and enabling the tracking and collection of royalties You'll also see how NFTs allow for the creation of unique digital assets that can be owned and traded just like physical assets. NFTs is your guide to the emerging possibilities of ownership and monetization of digital assets in established industries.What You'll LearnSee what problems NFTs can solveStudy the fundamentals of blockchain technologyUnderstand what "Web3" means and the possibilities ahead Identify problems that NFTs can solve Deliver NFT and blockchain based solutionsWho This Book Is ForEntrepreneurs, executives, and product line managers in the following industries: Art, Music, Podcasting, Gaming, Finance, and Real Estate. Additional audiences include Retail, Fashion, Entertainment, Event Management and Supply Chain Management.
A Practical Guide to Logistics
Few enter the logistics management industry with experience in all aspects of the profession. This book provides clear, workable explanations and guidance on the fundamentals to achieve success.A Practical Guide to Logistics is a straightforward guide taking readers through all aspects of the industry, covering packaging, transportation, warehousing and exporting and importing of goods. This fully updated second edition features a new chapter on Health and Safety in the field, and coverage of the most recent developments impacting logistics, including automation and electric vehicles. It equips readers with the necessary knowledge to progress in their careers and provides balanced advice on how to choose the right option for their business. A Practical Guide to Logistics is an essential introduction for practitioners, undergraduate and postgraduate students of logistics.
Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies for the 2020s
Logistics and supply chain management is facing disruptive economic, technological and climate change developments that require new strategies. New technologies such as the Internet-of-Things, digital manufacturing or blockchain are emerging quickly and could provide competitive advantage to those companies that leverage the technologies smartly while managers that do not adopt and embrace change could be left behind. Last but perhaps most important for mankind, sustainability aspects such as low-carbon transportation, closed loop supply chains or socially-responsible supply chain setups will become essential to operate successfully in the future. All these aspects will affect logistics and supply chains as a whole as well as different functional areas such as air cargo, maritime logistics or sourcing/procurement. This book aims to dive into several of these functional topics to highlight the key developments in the next decade predicted by leading global experts in the field. It features contributions and key insights of globally leading scholars and senior industry experts. Their forward-looking perspectives on the anticipated trends are aimed at informing the reader about how logistics and supply chain management will evolve in the next decade and which academic qualities and skills will be required to succeed in the "new normal" environment that will be characterized by volatile and increasingly disrupted business eco-systems. Future scenarios are envisaged to provide both practitioners and students with insights that will help them to adapt and succeed in a fast changing world.
Sustainable Supply Chains 2.0
Sustainable supply chains are one of the development trends of modern business strategies. They are a response to economic challenges and trends, while at the same time being a creator of value and competitive advantage. This book identifies environmental, social, and economic issues not only as the basis for configuring a sustainable supply chain, but also as important determinants of supply chain resilience. By presenting a new model, Sustainable Supply Chain 2.0, this book combines academic theory with practical demonstration on how to build resilient supply chains that implement the principles of sustainable development. It will be of great interest to students of management, supply chain and logistics studies, as well as researchers in the field and business practitioners, including supply chain managers.
Optimal Decision Making in Operations Research and Statistics
The book provides insights in the decision-making for implementing strategies in various spheres of real-world issues. The book is meant for teachers, students, researchers and industrialists who are working in the field of materials science, especially operations research and applied statistics.
How to Solve Real-World Optimization Problems
Written by an experienced operations research practitioner with a strong applied mathematics background, this book offers practical insights into how to approach optimization problems, how to develop intelligent and efficient mathematical models and algorithms, and how to implement and deliver software products to customers. With a focus on revealing the similarities and differences between academia and industry in mathematical modeling, the book provides useful tips and advice based on the author's extensive experience as a principal developer working to solve real-world optimization problems for several major high-tech companies.The book offers valuable food for thought for researchers and practical guidance for graduate students preparing for their future projects in the industry. It is also an essential resource for practitioners working in the industrial, business, and service sectors.
Multidisciplinary Aspects of Design
This open access book gathers the contributions from the Design! OPEN International Conference, held in Parma, Italy in May 2022. The conference explored the multidisciplinary aspects of design starting from its dimensions: objects (design as focused on the object, on its functional and symbolic dimension, and at the same time on the object as a tool for representing cultures), processes (the designer's self-reflective moment which is focused on the analysis and on the definition of processes in various contexts, spanning innovation, social engagement, reflection on emergencies or forecasting), experiences (design as a theoretical and practical strategy aimed at facilitating experiential interactions among people, people and objects or environments), and narratives (making history, representing through different media, archiving, narrating, and exhibiting design). The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerousexciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.
Governing Interorganizational Relationships for Innovation
This book explores the governance mechanisms and their implications for interorganizational relationships (IORs) in the context of disruptive technological change, with a focus on the automotive industry's transition to electric vehicles (EVs). It delves into the different forms of governance, including contractual and relational mechanisms, and the levels of codification within IORs. It addresses the gap in understanding the impact of disruptive innovation on IORs and highlights the need for strategies to effectively adapt and adjust relationships in the face of transformative changes. The research examines the interplay between disruptive forces and governance, providing insights into how firms can navigate and thrive amidst disruptions. By analysing the dynamics of governance mechanisms and their value in IORs, this book offers practical insights for organizations engaged in interorganizational relationships. It is targeted at researchers and scholars in the fields of strategic management, organizational theory, and innovation, as well as professionals involved in managing interorganizational relationships and navigating disruptive environments.
Formalization of the Informal Economy
This Brief provides a cutting-edge evaluation of the application of digital technologies to tackle the informal economy. Employing institutional theory to explain the informal economy, this book reveals that the informal economy arises when formal institutional failings trigger a gap between the formal rules of the game and social norms. Chapters outline how use of digital technologies by public authorities, such as tax, social security and labor authorities, can alter social norms so that they accord with the formal rules of the game and generate a formalization of the informal economy. Setting out the e-government tools that can improve the relationship between businesses, employers, workers and citizens, and government, this book will be essential reading for academics and advanced students studying development economics, labor economics, public economics, behavioral economics, economic sociology and institutional economics as well as for government policymakers working in related fields.
Capacity Allocation Mechanisms and Coordination in Supply Chain Under Demand Competition
Innovation Strategy How to Develop New Products and Services that Grow Your Business
ग्राहक शोध का संचालनग्राहक शोध एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रक्रिया है जो व्यवसायों को अपने ग्राहकों को बेहतर ढंग से समझने और उनकी जरूरतों और इच्छाओं को पूरा करने में मदद करती है। यह व्यवसायों को अपने उत्पादों और सेवाओं को बेहतर बनाने, नए उत्पादों और सेवाएं विकसित करने और अपनी मार्केटिंग रणनीतियों को परिष्कृत करने में मदद कर सकता है।ग्राहक शोध कई तरीकों से किया जा सकता है। सबसे आम तरीकों में से कुछ हैं सर्वेक्षण सर्वेक्षण ग्राहक डेटा एकत्र करने के सबसे सामान्य तरीकों में से एक है। सर्वेक्षण ऑनलाइन, फोन पर, या व्यक्तिगत रूप से आयोजित किए जा सकते हैं। सर्वेक्षणों में खुले और बंद दोनों प्रकार के प्रश्न शामिल हो सकते हैं।साक्षात्कार साक्षात्कार ग्राहक डेटा एकत्र करने का एक और तरीका है। सा
Annual Proceedings
Join the National Association of Corporation Training in this illuminating collection of articles, proceedings, and discussions on the most important issues facing professional trainers and educators. From the latest trends in corporate learning to best practices for employee development, readers will find valuable insights and actionable strategies for achieving success in the training field.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Cutting the Costs of Stenographic Services
This practical guide to cutting the costs of stenographic services is a must-read for businesses of all sizes. Using real-world examples and case studies, the Remington Typewriter Company shows readers how to reduce their costs and improve efficiency when it comes to stenography. With step-by-step instructions and actionable advice, Cutting the Costs of Stenographic Services is an essential resource for anyone looking to optimize their workflow.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Design of Heuristic Algorithms for Hard Optimization
This open access book demonstrates all the steps required to design heuristic algorithms for difficult optimization. The classic problem of the travelling salesman is used as a common thread to illustrate all the techniques discussed. This problem is ideal for introducing readers to the subject because it is very intuitive and its solutions can be graphically represented. The book features a wealth of illustrations that allow the concepts to be understood at a glance. The book approaches the main metaheuristics from a new angle, deconstructing them into a few key concepts presented in separate chapters: construction, improvement, decomposition, randomization and learning methods. Each metaheuristic can then be presented in simplified form as a combination of these concepts. This approach avoids giving the impression that metaheuristics is a non-formal discipline, a kind of cloud sculpture. Moreover, it provides concrete applications of the travelling salesman problem, whichillustrate in just a few lines of code how to design a new heuristic and remove all ambiguities left by a general framework. Two chapters reviewing the basics of combinatorial optimization and complexity theory make the book self-contained. As such, even readers with a very limited background in the field will be able to follow all the content.
Systems Analysis for Business Management
Systems Analysis for Business Management is a comprehensive guide to using systems analysis to improve business performance. L Stanford Optner presents a step-by-step approach to defining problems, gathering data, and designing effective solutions. This book is a must-read for any business owner or manager who wants to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their organization.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Production Planning and Control
This comprehensive text provides a detailed look at the principles and practices of production planning and control. Bock covers a range of topics, from forecasting and scheduling to inventory control and quality assurance. He also explores the role of technology in modern production management and offers practical advice for optimizing production processes. This is essential reading for managers and scholars in the field of production management.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Systems Analysis for Business Management
Systems Analysis for Business Management is a comprehensive guide to using systems analysis to improve business performance. L Stanford Optner presents a step-by-step approach to defining problems, gathering data, and designing effective solutions. This book is a must-read for any business owner or manager who wants to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their organization.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Twentieth Century Typewriter Instructor
This book provides a comprehensive guide to touch typing on a typewriter, with a focus on speed, accuracy, and efficiency. E. N. Miner covers topics such as finger placement, key patterns, and typing exercises, and provides numerous examples to illustrate his points. Whether you are a typist, a writer, or simply interested in the history of technology, this book is an essential resource.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Production Planning and Control
This comprehensive text provides a detailed look at the principles and practices of production planning and control. Bock covers a range of topics, from forecasting and scheduling to inventory control and quality assurance. He also explores the role of technology in modern production management and offers practical advice for optimizing production processes. This is essential reading for managers and scholars in the field of production management.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Advanced Digital Auditing
This open access book discusses the most modern approach to auditing complex digital systems and technologies. It combines proven auditing approaches, advanced programming techniques and complex application areas, and covers the latest findings on theory and practice in this rapidly developing field. Especially for those who want to learn more about novel approaches to testing complex information systems and related technologies, such as blockchain and self-learning systems, the book will be a valuable resource. It is aimed at students and practitioners who are interested in contemporary technology and managerial implications.
Parkyn's Commercial Handbook Of Typewriting
This comprehensive handbook on typewriting covers everything from the basics of typing to more advanced typing techniques and machines. Walter A. Parkyn provides step-by-step instructions and exercises to improve accuracy and speed. Whether you're new to typing or a seasoned professional, this book is an essential resource for anyone looking to improve their typing skills.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Trademark Parody in Light of the Legal System
This work leads the reader to learn about situations that, by virtue of free expression, give way to creations called "parodies "1 of trademarks, being these facts generators of conflicts between the owner of the trademark and the one who intends to take advantage of this intangible asset without the authorization of its owner. For Dessemontet, parody is "a burlesque representation of an existing work for the purpose of criticism", the best known form being literary satire. This author identifies three characteristic elements of parody: 1. It satirizes the work from which it is inspired. There is an economic effect, but it is not similar to that resulting from plagiarism because there is no direct exploitation of another work that displaces that of the original work; the second creation does not replace the first. 3. It must be a creation with its own originality, even if it must be recognized as the parodied work. The essential of the parody is to appear to the public as an original work, which does not generate confusion between the parodied work and the creation inspired by it, being the border between both works more difficult to determine than it seems (Bugallo Monta簽o, (2014).
Improving Processes for Health Care Delivery
This work prepares current and future managers and consultants focused on health care delivery systems to improve the efficiency of processes that deliver care. This material will help you manage capacity, improve patient flow, estimate process costs, and conduct experiments that lead to process improvement. Essential tools covered include process mapping and measurement, data collection and analysis, and the use of discrete event simulation as a tool for virtual experimentation and improvement. Tools are introduced with no assumption of prior training. Many examples of settings, problems, and solutions are presented, along with a generalized approach to process improvement that is specifically tailored to health care settings. Readings, exercises, and cases suitable for discussion or end-course projects are also provided. Writing is based on a decade of experience teaching at the MBA and MS levels, managing dozens of improvement processes, and a host of our prior scholarly publications, book chapters, and case studies.
Learning from the Past, Present, and Future to Drive Profits to New Levels
The content of this book is centered around three seemingly diverse themes. The first theme is why it's so important for companies to learn from the past, the present, and the future. The author covers some of the key learnings from the distant and current past, and how these learnings changed the course for many companies.
Teacher's Key For Use With Modern Filing
Modern Filing is a comprehensive textbook on office systems and provides practical guidance on file management, indexing, and record keeping. This Teacher's Key provides detailed answers to the textbook's questions, making it an excellent resource for teachers and students of business and office management courses.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
How To Become A Private Secretary
This insightful guide provides readers with practical advice on how to become a successful private secretary. It covers everything from the skills and qualities required for the job, to the responsibilities and challenges that come with it. A must-read for anyone interested in pursuing a career as a private secretary.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Artificial Intelligence for Business
This book is a valuable resource for academics, researchers, professionals, and policymakers who are interested in understanding the potential of AI in the business world. The contributions from leading experts and researchers provide a comprehensive overview of AI in business applications, and how it is transforming different sectors.
Supply Chain and Logistics Management
This textbook discusses supply chain management and provides a comprehensive overview of all the key activities and issues of supply chain and logistics functions as an integrated discipline.Taking a comprehensive approach, it reviews end-to-end supply chain management from procurement to production to warehousing, distribution and customer service. It explores how each interface can be managed with the ultimate objective of providing superior customer experience to ensure satisfaction at the least cost while delivering incremental value in a competitive environment.This volume: Guides on designing effective development and management of the supply chain network, which is an invaluable source of sustainable, competitive advantage in today's turbulent global marketplace Examines the complexities and challenges of catering to the flexible and fluctuating customer demand, warehousing, channel distribution and transportation, global logistics value chain management, and performance management Discusses short practical cases to explain the decision-making process with respect to manufacturing decisions and inventory for efficient working capital management, both of which are critical for supply chain performance Explores performance management matrix, maturity models and so on This book will be useful to students, researchers and faculty from the fields of business management, supply chain and logistics management, and mechanical and civil engineering. It will also be an invaluable companion to consultants and business executives working in the field of supply chain and logistics.
Build Excite Ignite
Is it time you stopped working yourself to death for someone else's gain?When burnout almost beat him, Jim dropped out of the rat-race to find a better path, one with more freedom, wealth, and fulfilment. If you're ready to break free and learn the exact steps to create or scale a service-based business from someone who did it himself, Build Excite Ignite is your ticket to success.In this book, Jim shares the Level Up Formula, giving you the tools and knowledge to: Master your mindset and tackle life with a winner's mentalityNail your niche and identify your target audienceCraft an offer no-one can refuseDesign a powerful and effective lead magnetCreate content that resonates with eager-to-buy clientsMake sales feel totally natural (your services will practically sell themselves)Set up your business to scale - more freedom for you!From hitting rock bottom to ascending to the summit of success, Jim has walked through the fire and knows what it takes to Build a scalable business, Excite your audience, and Ignite your sales. Why burn yourself out for someone else's profit? Answer the call. Pursue your passion. Build a business that works for you faster.
Understanding Cybersecurity on Smartphones
This book offers a comprehensive overview of smartphone security, focusing on various operating systems and their associated challenges. It covers the smartphone industry's evolution, emphasizing security and privacy concerns. It explores Android, iOS, and Windows OS security vulnerabilities and mitigation measures. Additionally, it discusses alternative OSs like Symbian, Tizen, Sailfish, Ubuntu Touch, KaiOS, Sirin, and HarmonyOS.The book also addresses mobile application security, best practices for users and developers, Mobile Device Management (MDM) in enterprise settings, mobile network security, and the significance of mobile cloud security and emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, ML, and blockchain. It discusses the importance of balancing innovation with solid security practices in the ever-evolving mobile technology landscape.
Organizational Models for Industry 4.0
This book draws on a neo-institutional theory to characterize service-oriented manufacturing firms in relation to more familiar organizational forms, such as lean and agile. It sheds light on whether being lean is a prerequisite for agile organizations and whether agile organizations are precursors of service-oriented organizations. The book empirically examines the prevalence of such organizations using representative samples of manufacturing firms in an industrialized country. This approach makes it possible to "zoom in" and determine whether the extent of adoption of digital manufacturing innovations, digital services, and service-oriented business models varies with organizations' size, industry, product complexity, lot size, type of design process, and type of manufacturing process. In turn, it shows which digital manufacturing innovations, lean practices, and services contribute to leanness-related performance capabilities like quality and costs; agility-related capabilities like fast delivery, flexibility and innovation; and service-oriented capabilities like high service performance and digitalization. In addition, it explores the question of whether lean, agile, and service-oriented performance capabilities contribute to financial performance separately or jointly.
Knowledge Translation
Knowledge translation is a topic that originated in the field of health sciences where the need to move research to practice is of critical importance. In parallel, the field of knowledge sciences has developed a research base around knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing, knowledge exchange, knowledge articulation and knowledge absorption. This book brings these two important tracks together and synthesizes the fragmented literatures. It also draws from essential work on human communication and considers how these concepts are affected by the knowledge economy. The book raises awareness of the critical role that knowledge translation plays in every academic field of study, and in everyday life. To demonstrate this role, the book presents a grounding model that readers can use to better 'see' their knowledge translation challenges and opportunities. Drawing on the author team's experience in a range of domains and sectors, the book explores knowledge translation in the fields of manufacturing, infectious diseases, automated call centers, regulatory development and compliance, financial lending, transportation safety, and doctor-patient discourse.
Lean Management for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
This book provides a step-by-step guide to implementing lean at SMEs using an approach that has been tested and fine-tuned at over a hundred organizations across India, South East Asia and the Middle East. The book approaches Lean through an implementation project cycle flow and enables the reader to understand the imperative for Lean, how to diagnose current operations, how to plan and deploy Lean and shows a path for long-term sustenance. Diverse situations such as meeting the demand fluctuations, designing a facility, or improving profit margin etc. are included in the case studies from multiple sectors, to ensure that every reader finds a situation similar to their organizational situation. While the publicly available literature on lean offers a large collection of tools and techniques, given each organization's unique context, the choice of the right sequence of tools differ. The book offers guidelines in terms of which solutions work in which context, backed by real-cases, which is a big help to the resource constrained SMEs. This book is an equally good resource for the organizations that have already implemented lean, as it provides realistic pointers about sustaining, tackling supply chain uncertainties and going beyond Lean by integrating emerging technologies and management principles. It is an excellent resource for students and researchers studying this area and also for corporates, professionals and industry watchers.
Designing Physical Interaction Platforms
Physical interaction platforms (PIPs) such as living labs, innovation labs or co-working spaces serve as environments for ideas, experiments, and collaborative innovation. They play a key role in value creation by orchestrating ecosystem actors and facilitating interaction, e.g. the exchange of goods, services, or social currency such as information. This book explores how PIPs can be systematically designed. It adopts a platform perspective, focusing on value creation for manifold actors as a fundamental element for the sustainable operation of a platform. Well-established insights from the design of digital platforms are taken as a foundation and adapted to the physical world. This analysis is compiled of 4 major studies, structured along the lifecycle of a PIP. The first study explores design dimensions of PIPs as a basis for a design process. The second study explores the design process of a PIP itself. The third study explores sustainable innovation of PIP during later stages of their lifecycle. The fourth study applies the findings and models from studies 1-3 in a PIP design process and evaluates them. This book addresses both scholars and practitioners alike. The models and the knowledge generated contribute to the scholarly understanding of spaces for innovation and value creation while enabling designers to create sustainably successful and engaging PIPs.
What Every Engineer Should Know about Digital Accessibility
Accessibility is a core quality of digital products, to be deliberately addressed throughout the development lifecycle. What Every Engineer Should Know about Digital Accessibility will prepare readers to integrate digital accessibility into their engineering practices.
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
The book explains why LCCA is a key economic tool for business decision-making in terms of sustainability, asset management, supply chain management and project management. Initial acquisition and installation costs are said to be the tip of the iceberg for the entire lifecycle cost of an asset.
Anti-History
There has been a surge of ANTi-History research over the last 15 years. ANTi-History brings together the most impactful efforts to develop, apply and critique ANTi-History in one comprehensive book.
Supply Network Dynamics and Control
This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in network dynamics and control with applications to supply chains, manufacturing and logistics systems. It systemizes these developments in the form of new taxonomies and methodological principles to shape the research domain of supply network dynamics control. Uniquely, the book links the fundamentals of control and system theories and artificial intelligence with supply chain and operations management. It addresses the needs of researchers and practitioners alike, revealing the challenges and opportunities of supply chain and operations management by means of dynamic system analysis.
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
The book explains why LCCA is a key economic tool for business decision-making in terms of sustainability, asset management, supply chain management and project management. Initial acquisition and installation costs are said to be the tip of the iceberg for the entire lifecycle cost of an asset.
Quality Function Deployment and Systems Supportability
This book not only presents the overall development of quality function deployment (QFD) and what it has been used for to date but a new product support orientation by which it can be employed.
