Successful Relational Contracting
This book is a practical guide for organizations ready to develop and implement relational contracts and want to prepare thoroughly to ensure a successful journey. While many resources support relational contracting, few address the red flags to avoid along the way. This book fills that gap by identifying potential challenges and providing actionable guidance to address them. Relational contracts are beneficial across industries, particularly in scenarios with untapped value and innovation potential. The book begins by explaining relational contracting and introduces three relational contract models. It then outlines four key phases of relational contract development, highlighting common challenges, their symptoms, root causes, and ways to identify and solve them early. Each phase is illustrated with diverse case studies that demonstrate the consequences of overlooked issues and how they were resolved. These case studies include red, yellow, and green flags, each serving as critical signals to guide teams and ensure smooth progress. Readers are encouraged to engage actively by solving test cases in each phase, with feedback provided on solution impacts. Additionally, the book offers practical tools to support preparation and management throughout the relational contracting process. Whether addressing direct or indirect business needs, this book equips readers with the insights and tools necessary to unlock the full potential of relational contracts.
Operations Research Proceedings 2023
This book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2023), which was held at Universit瓣t Hamburg, Germany, August 29-September 1, 2023. More than 700 scientists, practitioners, and students from mathematics, computer science, business/economics, and related fields attended the conference and presented more than 500 papers in plenary presentations, parallel topic streams, as well as special award sessions. The book discusses classical mathematical optimization, statistics, and simulation techniques. These are complemented by computer science methods and by tools for processing data, designing and implementing information systems. The book also examines recent advances in information technology, which allow big data volumes to be processed and enable real-time predictive and prescriptive business analytics to drive decisions and actions. Lastly, it encompasses addressing problems modeled and treated while considering factors such as uncertainty, risk management, and behavioral issues.
Analyzing the Air Operations Center Air Tasking Order Process Using Theory Of Constraints
An Analysis of Time Series Forecasting Methods for the Airlift of Palletized Sustainment Cargo
Feasibility Study of Variance Reduction in the Logistics Composite Model
Sizing Mobility Readiness Spares Packages for Today's Warfighting Units
Skeleton of a Skull with a Cigarette Van Gogh Note Book
A System Dynamics Approach for Information Technology Implementation and Sustainment
Forecasting Expeditionary Training for Company Grade Logistics Readiness Officers
The Impact of the Defense Industry Consolidation on the Aerospace Industry
Data Envelopment Analysis to Assess Productivity in the United States Air Force Medical Supply Chain
Development of Measures to Assess Product Modularity and Reconfigurability
The Impact of the Defense Industry Consolidation on the Aerospace Industry
Solving the Multidimensional Multiple Knapsack Problem With Packing Constraints Using Tabu Search
A Study of Possible Logistics Paradigm Changes to Better Meet Warfighter's Needs
An Objective Decision Tool for Use in Considering Air Force Specialty Code Pairs for Consolidation
Development of Measures to Assess Product Modularity and Reconfigurability
Sizing Mobility Readiness Spares Packages for Today's Warfighting Units
Analyzing the Air Operations Center Air Tasking Order Process Using Theory Of Constraints
Responsible Industry 4.0
Examines whether the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, such as AI, will lead to greater economic uncertainty, environmental collapse and social unrest, or whether they will help achieve shared prosperity and sustainable development, and successively the SDGs.
Total Quality Management
The book covers the tools and techniques of TQM. The chapters discuss benchmarking, information technology, quality management systems, and environmental aspects. This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources.It also covers the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) across five modules. It includes definitions of TQM, quality systems such as ISO 9000, leadership concepts, customer satisfaction, employee involvement, and continuous process improvement techniques like Six Sigma and Statistical Process Control.
