The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain, and Procurement Management

The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain, and Procurement Management

Wiley | 047022682X | 2007-09-21 | PDF | 408 pages | 3 Mb

A complete guide to managing technical issues and procuring third-party resources The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical, need-to-know information that will help professionals successfully manage projects in most businesses and help students learn the best practices of the industry. They contain not only well-known and widely used basic project management practices but also the newest and most cutting-edge concepts in the broader theory and practice of managing projects. This fourth volume in the series offers expert guidance on the supply chain and delivery cycle of the project, as well as the technology management issues that are involved such as modeling, design, and verification. Technology within the context of the management of projects involves not so much actually doing the "technical" elements of the project as managing the processes and practices by which projects are transformed from concepts into actual entities-and doing this effectively within the time, cost, strategic, and other constraints on the project. The contributors to this volume, among the most recognized international leaders in the field, guide you through the key life-cycle issues that define the project, ensure its viability, manage requirements, and track changes-highlighting the key steps along the way in transforming and realizing the technical definition of the project. supply chain project management, procurement database system, procurement of built assets, project management wiley, procurement and supply manager, managing information technology projects applying project management strategies, management of the supply chain, supply chain management, supply chain policy, marketing and supply chain management, supply chain risk management, the wiley guide managing projects pdf, project technology supply chain, managing procurement process robert heckman, supply chain logistics management, principles supply chain management,

RF Measurements for Cellular Phones and Wireless Data Systems

RF Measurements for Cellular Phones and Wireless Data Systems

Wil ey-IE EE | 2008 | 0470129484 | 504 pages | PDF | 14,6 MB

The only source for practical, real-world information on RF measurements for cellular phones and wireless data systems It is predicted that by the year 2010, all digital wireless communications equipment—including cellular, PCS, and 3G phones; wireless LANs; GPS navigation systems; and DBS TV—will have data transfer capabilities of over 1 Mbps. Now, as this significant turning point quickly approaches, this book presents everything industry professionals need to know about the Radio Frequency (RF) measurements and tests that must be made on this new generation of digital wireless communications equipment. Presenting just enough theory as is absolutely required for comprehension, RF Measurements for Cellular Phones and Wireless Data Systems: Provides a review of basic RF principles and terminology Describes RF measurement equipment, including signal generators, power meters, frequency meters, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and vector signal analyzers Explains the RF devices that are used in cellular phones and wireless data transmission equipment—how they work, what their critical performance parameters are, how they're tested, and typical test results Illustrates the testing of RF devices and systems with digitally modulated signals that represent the voice, video, or data that the RF wave is carrying RF Measurements for Cellular Phones and Wireless Data Systems has been written to serve as the industry standard for RF measurements and testing. It is an indispensable resource for engineers, technicians, and managers involved in the construction, installation, or maintenance of cell phones and wireless data equipment.
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Accessing the WAN, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide (Instructor Edition)

Accessing the WAN, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide (Instructor Edition)

Ci./.sco Pre..ss 2008 | 576 Pages | 158713201X , 1587055791 | PDF | 8 MB

Accessing the WAN, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide is designed to support your learning the technologies and network services required by converged applications as taught in Version 4 of the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Exploration curriculum. Each chapter contains a Study Guide section and a Labs and Activities section. Study Guide
The dozens of exercises in this book help you learn the concepts and configurations crucial to your success as a CCNA exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended questions designed to help you
Strengthen troubleshooting skills
Boost configuration skills
Reinforce concepts
Research topics
Labs and Activities
The Labs and Activities sections include all the online curriculum labs plus some additional activities to ensure that you have mastered the practical skills needed to succeed in this course. Hands-On Labs–This icon identifies the hands-on labs created for each chapter. Work through all the Basic, Challenge, and Troubleshooting labs to gain a deep understanding of the CCNA knowledge and skills needed to ultimately succeed on the CCNA Certification Exam. Packet Tracer Activities–This icon identifies exercises created by the author for you to challenge yourself on specific tasks using Packet Tracer, a powerful network simulation program developed by Cisco. Packet Tracer Companion–This icon identifies the companion activities that correspond to each hands-on lab. You'll use the Packet Tracer to complete a simulation of the hands-on lab. Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge–Each chapter concludes with a culminating activity called the Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge. These challenging activities require you to combine several skills learned from the chapter–as well as previous chapters and courses–to successfully complete one comprehensive exercise.

Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions, 3rd Edition

Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions, 3rd Edition

S ringer | 2007 | 0387743871, 1441944974 | 464 pages | PDF | 2,5 MB

This Third Edition introduces the latest theory and applications in optimization. It emphasizes constrained optimization, beginning with linear programming and then proceeding to convex analysis, network flows, integer programming, quadratic programming, and convex optimization. You’ll discover a host of practical business applications as well as non-business applications. With its focus on solving practical problems, the book features free C programs to implement the major algorithms covered. The book’s accompanying website includes the C programs, JAVA tools, and new online instructional tools and exercises

Proactive Intelligence: The Successful Executive's Guide to Intelligence

Proactive Intelligence: The Successful Executive's Guide to Intelligence

Sp nger | 2012 | 1447127412 | 195 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

Traditionally, tapping into the power of competitive intelligence (CI) meant investing in the development of an internal CI unit or hiring outside consultants who specialized in CI. Proactive Intelligence: The Successful Executive's Guide to Intelligence offers an alternative: learn how to do it yourself and how to effectively manage the parts you cannot. The tools and techniques that will enable you to produce your own CI for your consumption are out there, and have been honed by decades of work. But, you cannot just adopt them – you have to adapt them. Why? Because, when you finish reading this book, you will be the data collector, the analyst, and the end-user. Traditional CI is premised on a reactive, two part relationship – a CI professional responding to what an end-user identifies as a need; by doing this yourself you can turn CI from being reactive to being proactive. As the decision-maker, you can get what CI you need, when you need it, and then use it almost seamlessly. Written by two of the foremost experts on CI, Proactive Intelligence: The Successful Executive's Guide to Intelligence: •shows where and how CI can help you and your firm, •provides practical guidance on how to identify what CI you need, how to find the data you need, and how to analyze it, and •discusses how to apply CI to develop competitive- and career- advantages. Each chapter is supported by important references as well as by an additional list of resources to support and supplement your knowledge. Proactive Intelligence: The Successful Executive's Guide to Intelligence teaches you how to generate proactive intelligence and use it to advance your business and your career- making it an essential resource for managers and executives, as well as everyone who wishes to integrate CI into their daily work

Performance Management: A New Approach for Driving Business Results

Performance Management: A New Approach for Driving Business Results

W,..ey-Bl..ell | 2009 | 1405177616 | 216 pages | PDF | 12,4 MB

Performance Management presents an end-to-end practical model of effective performance management that shows how to develop and implement performance management systems that yield bottom line results.
Practical step by step guidance and examples
Realities associated with implementing best practices and avoiding common pitfalls
Jobs and circumstances where common practices will and will not work well

Robert Downie - How to Use an Airbrush

Robert Downie - How to Use an Airbrush

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company | 2001-06 | ISBN: 0890242879 | File type: PDF | 96 pages | 10.88 mb

This is a How To Use An Airbrush Book from Kalmbach Books. FEATURES: Glossy softcover 96 page book with 215 full-color photographs. This book presents 11 dynamic projects to help you achieve creative, colorful and ultra-realistic finishes for your plastic models. Techniques covered include a variety of camouflage, weathering, high- gloos, vinyl

Hacking and Securing iOS Applications: Stealing Data, Hijacking Software, and How to Prevent It

Hacking and Securing iOS Applications: Stealing Data, Hijacking Software, and How to Prevent It

O'Re.,.illy Medi..a 2012 | 356 Pages | 1449318746 | PDF | 10 MB

If you’re an app developer with a solid foundation in Objective-C, this book is an absolute must—chances are very high that your company’s iOS applications are vulnerable to attack. That’s because malicious attackers now use an arsenal of tools to reverse-engineer, trace, and manipulate applications in ways that most programmers aren’t aware of.
This guide illustrates several types of iOS attacks, as well as the tools and techniques that hackers use. You’ll learn best practices to help protect your applications, and discover how important it is to understand and strategize like your adversary.
Examine subtle vulnerabilities in real-world applications—and avoid the same problems in your apps
Learn how attackers infect apps with malware through code injection
Discover how attackers defeat iOS keychain and data-protection encryption
Use a debugger and custom code injection to manipulate the runtime Objective-C environment
Prevent attackers from hijacking SSL sessions and stealing traffic
Securely delete files and design your apps to prevent forensic data leakage
Avoid debugging abuse, validate the integrity of run-time classes, and make your code harder to trace

Project Management with Dynamic Scheduling: Baseline Scheduling, Risk Analysis and Project Control

Project Management with Dynamic Scheduling: Baseline Scheduling, Risk Analysis and Project Control

Sp ger | 2012 | 3642251749 | 328 pages | PDF | 5,2 MB

The topic of this book is known as dynamic scheduling, and is used to refer to three dimensions of project management and scheduling: the construction of a baseline schedule and the analysis of a project schedule’s risk as preparation of the project control phase during project progress. This dynamic scheduling point of view implicitly assumes that the usability of a project’s baseline schedule is rather limited and only acts as a point of reference in the project life cycle. Consequently, a project schedule should especially be considered as nothing more than a predictive model that can be used for resource efficiency calculations, time and cost risk analyses, project tracking and performance measurement, and so on. In this book, the three dimensions of dynamic scheduling are highlighted in detail and are based on and inspired by a combination of academic research studies at Ghent University (www.ugent.be), in-company trainings at Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (www.vlerick.com) and consultancy projects at OR-AS (www.or-as.be). First, the construction of a project baseline schedule is a central theme throughout the various chapters of the book, and is discussed from a complexity point of view with and without the presence of project resources. Second, the creation of an awareness of the weak parts in a baseline schedule is discussed at the end of the two baseline scheduling parts as schedule risk analysis techniques that can be applied on top of the baseline schedule. Third, the baseline schedule and its risk analyses can be used as guidelines during the project control step where actual deviations can be corrected within the margins of the project’s time and cost reserves.

Business Statistics for Competitive Advantage with Excel 2010: Basics, Model Building, and Cases

Business Statistics for Competitive Advantage with Excel 2010: Basics, Model Building, and Cases

---nger | 144199856X | 2012 | PDF | 485 pages | 33.7 MB

Exceptional managers know that they can create competitive advantages by basing decisions on performance response under alternative scenarios. To create these advantages, managers need to understand how to use statistics to provide information on performance response under alternative scenarios. This updated edition of the popular text helps business students develop competitive advantages for use in their future careers as decision makers. Students learn to build models using logic and experience, produce statistics using Excel 2010 with shortcuts, and translate results into implications for decision makers. The author emphasizes communicating results effectively in plain English and with compelling graphics in the form of memos and PowerPoints. Statistics, from basics to sophisticated models, are illustrated with examples using real data such as students will encounter in their roles as managers. A number of examples focus on business in emerging global markets with particular emphasis on China and India. Results are linked to implications for decision making with sensitivity analyses to illustrate how alternate scenarios can be compared. Chapters include screenshots to make it easy to conduct analyses in Excel 2010 with time-saving shortcuts expected in the business world. PivotTables and PivotCharts, used frequently in businesses, are introduced from the start. Monte Carlo simulation is introduced early, as a tool to illustrate the range of possible outcomes from decision makers’ assumptions and underlying uncertainties. Model building with regression is presented as a process, adding levels of sophistication, with chapters on multicollinearity and remedies, forecasting and model validation, autocorrelation and remedies, indicator variables to represent segment differences, and seasonality, structural shifts or shocks in time series models. Special applications in market segmentation and portfolio analysis are offered, and an introduction to conjoint analysis is included. Nonlinear models are motivated with arguments of diminishing or increasing marginal response, and a chapter on logit regression models introduces models of market share or proportions. The Second Edition includes more explanation of hypothesis tests and confidence intervals, how t, F, and chi square distributions behave. business statistics competitive advantage,

New Directions in Supply-Chain Management: Technology, Strategy, and Implementation

New Directions in Supply-Chain Management: Technology, Strategy, and Implementation

AMACOM | 2002-04-17 | 0814406378 | 400 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

Technology has introduced dramatic new efficiencies to supply chain design, management, and control–but only to those who can open their minds to these new methods and strategies. This book presents innovative articles from eighteen of today’s top young Ph.D. scholars, each based on discussions at the 2000 Frank Batten Young Leaders Forum of the College of William and Mary.

These “rising stars” from the country’s most prestigious operations management programs each take a fresh perspective on current practices and future directions in supply chain management and overall business strategy. Provocative yet valuable questions are asked–and answers provided–on subjects including:

* Development of effective performance metrics
* Techniques to streamline the order management cycle
* Methods to leverage product design and manufacture to reduce supply chain costs
* Ways to share knowledge throughout an organization concerning forecasts, manufacturing and sourcing plans, and distribution.

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LAN Switching and Wireless, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide (Instructor’s Edition)

LAN Switching and Wireless, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide (Instructor’s Edition)

Ci[sc]o 2008 | 434 Pages | 1587132028 , 1587055821 | PDF | 8 MB

LAN Switching and Wireless, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide is designed to help you learn about and apply your knowledge of the LAN switching and wireless topics from Version 4 of the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Exploration curriculum. Each chapter contains a Study Guide section and a Labs and Activities section. Study Guide
The dozens of exercises in this book help you learn the concepts and configurations crucial to your success as a CCNA exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes matching, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended questions designed to help you
Strengthen troubleshooting skills
Boost configuration skills
Reinforce concepts
Research topics
Packet Tracer Activities—This icon identifies exercises interspersed throughout the Study Guide section where you can practice or visualize a specific task using Packet Tracer, a powerful network simulation program developed by Cisco. Labs and Activities
The Labs and Activities sections begin with a Command Reference table and include all the online curriculum labs to ensure that you have mastered the practical skills needed to succeed in this course. Hands-On Labs—This icon identifies the hands-on labs created for each chapter. Work through all the Basic, Challenge, and Troubleshooting labs as provided to gain a deep understanding of CCNA knowledge and skills to ultimately succeed on the CCNA Certification Exam. Packet Tracer Companion—This icon identifies the companion activities that correspond to each hands-on lab. You use Packet Tracer to complete a simulation of the hands-on lab. Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge—Each chapter concludes with a culminating activity called the Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge. These challenging activities require you to pull together several skills learned from the chapter—as well as previous chapters and courses—to successfully complete one comprehensive exercise.

Insurance Risk and Ruin

Insurance Risk and Ruin

C=-U-=P 2006 | 242 Pages | 0521846404 | PDF | 1 MB

Based on the author's experience of teaching final-year actuarial students in Britain and Australia, and suitable for a first course in insurance risk theory, this book focuses on the two major areas of risk theory - aggregate claims distributions and ruin theory. For aggregate claims distributions, detailed descriptions are given of recursive techniques that can be used in the individual and collective risk models. For the collective model, different classes of counting distribution are discussed, and recursion schemes for probability functions and moments presented. For the individual model, the three most commonly applied techniques are discussed and illustrated. Care has been taken to make the book accessible to readers who have a solid understanding of the basic tools of probability theory. Numerous worked examples are included in the text and each chapter concludes with exercises, which have answers in the book.

Sensors, Instrumentation and Special Topics, Volume 6

Sensors, Instrumentation and Special Topics, Volume 6

S,...er | 2011 | 1441995064 | 316 pages | PDF | 28 MB

Sensors, Instrumentation and Special Topics, Volume 6. Proceedings of the 29th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2011, the sixth volume of six from the Conference, brings together 27 contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on Structural Health Monitoring, High Intensity Noise Generation and other Special Topics.

The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition

The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition

C.r.C | 2005 | 0849318890 | 2640 pages | PDF | 24,8 MB

During the ten years since the appearance of the groundbreaking, bestselling first edition of The Electronics Handbook, the field has grown and changed tremendously. With a focus on fundamental theory and practical applications, the first edition guided novice and veteran engineers along the cutting edge in the design, production, installation, operation, and maintenance of electronic devices and systems. Completely updated and expanded to reflect recent advances, this second edition continues the tradition. The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition provides a comprehensive reference to the key concepts, models, and equations necessary to analyze, design, and predict the behavior of complex electrical devices, circuits, instruments, and systems. With 23 sections that encompass the entire electronics field, from classical devices and circuits to emerging technologies and applications, The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition not only covers the engineering aspects, but also includes sections on reliability, safety, and engineering management. The book features an individual table of contents at the beginning of each chapter, which enables engineers from industry, government, and academia to navigate easily to the vital information they need. This is truly the most comprehensive, easy-to-use reference on electronics available.

Successful Strategies in Supply Chain Management

Successful Strategies in Supply Chain Management

Chi-Kin Chan, H. W. J. Lee | pages: 258 | 2005-01-01 / 1591403030 / |

In light of today’s fast paced, globalized economy, there is an increasing need for organizations to produce products and utilize resources more effectively and efficiently. Moreover, the Information Age we are living in makes it almost impossible for any organization to stick to the traditional ways of doing business. Organizations with a better handle on their supply chains can gain a distinct competitive advantage in today’s market place. As a result, supply chain management has become vital; not just for success, but for survival in this new economy. Successful Strategies in Supply Chain Management examines this critical topic from all aspects. At the heart of the book is providing the tools and techniques for organizations to streamline their supply chain. From acquiring resources to distribution outlets, this book touches on all phases of the supply chain; giving readers the assets they need to obtain that important competitive advantage.

Excel-Based Business Analysis: Forecasting Key Business Trends

Excel-Based Business Analysis: Forecasting Key Business Trends

Sp....er | 1461420490 | 2012 | PDF | 59 pages | 3 MB

“The trend is your friend”is a practical principle often used by business managers, who seek to forecast future sales, expenditures, and profitability in order to make production and other operational decisions. The problem is how best to identify and discover business trends and utilize trend information for attaining objectives of firms.This book contains an Excel-based solution to this problem, applying principles of the authors’ “profit system model” of the firm that enables forecasts of trends in sales, expenditures, profits and other business variables. The program, called FIRM, which runs on Windows with Microsoft Excel 2010, useshistorical time series of total sales, total costs, and total assets of the firm from its financial statements (income statements and balance sheets), estimates relationships among these variables, and then employs the estimated relationships to forecasts trends in these vital business variables. Featuring step-by-step case examples, the goal is to equip business managers and students with easy-to-use tools for understanding and forecasting trends in important business variables, thereby empowering them to make better business decisions. excelbased business analysis forecasting key trends,

Entrepreneurship, Governance and Ethics

Entrepreneurship, Governance and Ethics

S nger | 2012 | 9400729251 | 272 pages | PDF | 2,4 MB

The chapters of this book are a selection of papers presented at a joint conference on Law, Ethics and Finance was held at the York University Schulich School of Business, 16–18 September, 2010. This book highlights with empirical data the strong interplay on ethics in organisational efficiency and entrepreneurial activity, and the role of legal settings and governance in facilitating ethical standards. It is hoped these papers encourage future scholars to continue to investigate the role of law and corporate governance in mitigating corruption and facilitating integrity in management,entrepreneurship and finance. Previously published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 95 Supplement 2, 2010​

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

Cis[co Pre]ss 2007 | 560 Pages | 1587132087 | PDF | 9 MB

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Network Fundamentals course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Exploration curriculum version 4. The course, the first of four in the new curriculum, is based on a top-down approach to networking. The Companion Guide, written and edited by Networking Academy instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere. The book’s features reinforce the material in the course to help you focus on important concepts and organize your study time for exams. New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course:
Key terms—Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter.
Check Your Understanding questions and answer key—Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.

Microorganisms in Industry and Environment: From Scientific and Industrial Research to Consumer Products

Microorganisms in Industry and Environment: From Scientific and Industrial Research to Consumer Products

World Scientific Company | 9814322105 | 2010 | PDF | 736 pages | 12.8 MB

This book aims to disseminate the most current research in applied microbiology presented at the III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2009) held in Lisbon, Portugal, in December 2009. This volume offers an inviting exploration of microbiology from scientific and industrial research to consumer products in a compilation of more than 150 papers written by leading experts in the field, who afford critical insights into several topics, review current research and discuss future directions to stimulate further discussions. This book also serves as an update on the most important current microbial research, by providing a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge topics in a single volume, where readers can also gain insights into how microbiology can solve problems in everyday settings. Although largely intended for microbiologists interested in knowing the latest developments in agriculture, environmental, food, industrial, medical and pharmaceutical microbiology and microbial biotechnology, this book is also a great source of reference for scientists and researchers involved in advancements in applied microbiology.

Synthetic inorganic chemistry: A course of laboratory and classroom study for college students by A Blanchard

Synthetic inorganic chemistry: A course of laboratory and classroom study for college students by A Blanchard

Chapman & Hall; 4th edition (1930) | B000868JQ8 | Pages: 352 | PDF | 3.46 MB

Six years have elapsed since the appearance of the Fourth Edition of this book. The general plan and purposes of the course therein outlined have continued to meet satisfactorily the problem of first-year college students in chemistry, yet the number of improvements and supplementary preparations and exercises that the present authors have accumulated and in part used hi pianograph form has so increased that a new edition seems to be in order.

Formaldehyde 3d Edition. ACS Monograph No. 159 by J Frederic Walker

Formaldehyde 3d Edition. ACS Monograph No. 159 

by J Frederic Walker

Reinhold PUBL. CO. (1964) | B000UG5Q62 | Pages: 408 | PDF | 11.32 MB

The grooving importance of formaldehyde as a commercial chemical, its many unique characteristics, and its varied applications have created a definite need for a svstematk and critical account of formaldehvde chemistry. This Monograph is presented in the hope of fulfilling this need.

Experimental organic chemistry (International chemical series) by James F Norris

Experimental organic chemistry (International chemical series) by James F Norris

McGraw-Hill; 3rd edition (1933) | B000862J3C | Pages: 233 | PDF | 1.05 MB

This is an exact reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Complex Strategic Choices: Applying Systemic Planning for Strategic Decision Making

Complex Strategic Choices: Applying Systemic Planning for Strategic Decision Making

Sp ger | 2012 | 1447124901 | 182 pages | PDF | 1,8 MB

Effective decision making requires a clear methodology, particularly in a complex world of globalisation. Institutions and companies in all disciplines and sectors are faced with increasingly multi-faceted areas of uncertainty which cannot always be effectively handled by traditional strategies. Complex Strategic Choices provides clear principles and methods which can guide and support strategic decision making to face the many current challenges. By considering ways in which planning practices can be renewed and exploring the possibilities for acquiring awareness and tools to add value to strategic decision making, Complex Strategic Choices presents a methodology which is further illustrated by a number of case studies and example applications. Dr. Techn. Steen Leleur has adapted previously established research based on feedback and input from various conferences, journals and students resulting in new material stemming from and focusing on practical application of a systemic approach. The outcome is a coherent and flexible approach named systemic planning. The inclusion of both the theoretical and practical aspects of systemic planning makes this book a key resource for researchers and students in the field of planning and decision analysis as well as practitioners dealing with strategic analysis and decision making. More broadly, Complex Strategic Choices acts as guide for professionals and students involved in complex planning tasks across several fields such as business and engineering.

Financial Performance Measures and Value Creation: the State of the Art

Financial Performance Measures and Value Creation: the State of the Art

Spr ger | 2012 | 8847024501 | 84 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB

Principles of Economics by N. Gregory Mankiw

Principles of Economics by N. Gregory Mankiw

South-Western College Pub; 3 edition (February 19, 2003) | 0324168624 | Pages: 848 | PDF | 10.98 MB

In writing this textbook, Mankiw has tried to put himself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. The author's conversational writing style is superb for presenting the politics and science of economic theories to tomorrow's decision-makers. Because Mankiw wrote it for the students, the book stands out among all other principles texts by encouraging students to apply an economic way of thinking in their daily lives. Receiving such a praise as "perhaps the best ever" textbook in economic principles, it's no wonder Mankiw's prize project has quickly become one of the most successful books ever to be published in the college marketplace.

Glycerine: Its production, uses and examination by S. W Koppe

Glycerine: Its production, uses and examination by S. W Koppe

Scott Greenwood & Son (1915) | B0008D06LM | Pages: 250 | PDF | 8.08 MB

Glycerine belongs to those substances which are made extensive use of in numerous branches of chemical technology. It is not only the raw material t‘or the roduction of nitro-glycerine, but is also employed in very considerable quantities, increasing year by year, in many other industries, The soap- maker and perfumer, the cheniist and druggist, the tyer, and many others use this substance for their 1)iirpose3. That it therefore occupies a very important position needs no further explanation.

Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products (6 Volume Set)

Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products (6 Volume Set)

Wi.le,y-Intersci,ence; 6 edition 2005 | 3616 Pages | 0471384607 | PDF | 25 MB

First published in 1945, Bailey's has become the standard reference on the food chemistry and processing technology related to edible oils and the nonedible byproducts derived from oils. This sixth edition features new coverage of edible fats and oils and is enhanced by a second volume on oils and oilseeds. This sixth edition consists of six volumes: five volumes on edible oils and fats, with still one volume (as in the fifth edition) devoted to nonedible products from oils and fats. Some brand new topics in the sixth edition include: fungal and algal oils, conjugated linoleic acid, coco butter, phytosterols, and plant biotechnology as related to oil production. Now with 75 accessible chapters, each volume contains a self-contained index for that particular volume.

Hacking Exposed: Malware & Rootkits Secrets & Solutions

Hacking Exposed: Malware & Rootkits Secrets & Solutions

Mc//Gra//w-H//ill 2009 | 400 Pages | 0071591184 | PDF | 11 MB

Don't let another machine become a zombie in the malware army
Defend against the ongoing wave of malware and rootkit assaults the failsafe Hacking Exposed way. Real-world case studies and examples reveal how today's hackers use readily available tools to infiltrate and hijack systems. Step-by-step countermeasures provide proven prevention techniques. Find out how to detect and eliminate malicious embedded code, block pop-ups and websites, prevent keylogging, and terminate rootkits. The latest intrusion detection, firewall, honeynet, antivirus, anti-rootkit, and anti-spyware technologies are covered in detail.
Understand how malware infects, survives, and propagates across an enterprise
Learn how hackers use archivers, encryptors, and packers to obfuscate code
Implement effective intrusion detection and prevention procedures
Defend against keylogging, redirect, click fraud, and identity theft threats
Detect, kill, and remove virtual, user-mode, and kernel-mode rootkits
Prevent malicious website, phishing, client-side, and embedded-code exploits
Protect hosts using the latest antivirus, pop-up blocker, and firewall software
Identify and terminate malicious processes using HIPS and NIPS

Donald Waters, «Logistics: An Introduction to Supply Chain Management»

Donald Waters, «Logistics: An Introduction to Supply Chain Management»

0333963695 | Palgrave Macmillan 2003-01-18 pages: 250 | PDF | 1,1 MB

Logistics is an essential introduction for any business student studying logistics or supply chain management. It takes a broad view of logistics, exploring all the main concepts within a wide business context, with a strong focus on application and practical situations. This clear and well-written text gives a very up-to-date perspective on this fast moving field. It explores the management of logistics and its strategic role within an organization, while examining new developments in the field and providing an international dimension to the subject.

Industrial Organic Pigments: Production, Properties, Applications

Industrial Organic Pigments: Production, Properties, Applications

3527305769
Author: Willy Herbst Klaus Hunger
Wiley-VCH
| 2004-04-29
| pages: 678
Average Amazon Rating: 5.0
8.3 M pdf
'Everything there is to know about organic pigments' Revised and updated, this highly acclaimed work, now in its third edition, remains the most comprehensive source of information available on synthetic organic pigments. The book provides up-to-date information on synthesis, reaction mechanisms, physical and chemical properties, test methods, and applications of all industrially produced organic pigments on the world market. Standardized methods have been used to obtain the data, t..

The Giza Death Star Deployed: The Physics and Engineering of the Great Pyramid

The Giza Death Star Deployed: The Physics and Engineering of the Great Pyramid

A,..res U.mited Pr | 1931882193 | 2003 | PDF | 300 pages | 9,79 MB

Physicist Joseph Farrellis amazing sequel to 'The Giza Death Star' which takes us from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the asteroid belt and the so-called Pyramids of Mars. Farrell expands on his thesis that the Great Pyramid was a chemical maser, designed as a weapon and eventually deployed with disastrous results to the solar system. The Great Pyramid as a weapon! Evidence of the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Ancient Times! The Astonishing Technology used in the Giza Death Star! Evidence of a similar Death Star-Pyramid built on Mars! The mystery of the Asteroid Belt solved! Topics in this amazing book include: Exploding Planets: The Movie, the Mirro, and the Model; Dating the Catastrophe and the Compound; A Brief History of the Exoteric and Esoteric Investigations of the Great Pyramid; No Machines, Please!; The Stargate Conspiracy; The Scalar Weapons; Message or Machine?;A Tesla Analysis of the Putative Physics and Engineering of the Giza Death Star; Cohering the Zero Point, Vacuum Energy, Flux: Synopsis of Scalar Physics and Paleophysics; Configuring the Scalar Pulse Wave; Inferred Applications in the Great Pyramid; Quantum Numerology, Feedback Loops and Tetrahedral Physics and more.

Engineering Vibrations

Engineering Vibrations

C[R]C Pre./ss 2006 | 752 Pages | 0849334209 | PDF | 18 MB

A resource on vibration that imparts a deep physical as well as mathematical understanding is critical to students who first encounter the subject. Books with an overly mathematical focus can leave them without a grasp of the underlying physics and mechanics. Those that attempt to be reader-friendly often oversimplify the mathematics and mechanics, leaving them with a lack of depth and unprepared for advanced work and complex problems. With a carefully balanced approach, Engineering Vibrations provides a systematic and unified treatment of mechanical and structural vibrations along with rigorous yet approachable mathematical development.

This text advances abstract concepts from first principles. The author weaves together the physical interpretation and fundamental principles with applied problem solving and uses illustrative examples and case studies to reinforce the concepts, encourage effective interpretation of results, and assist in learning the techniques and procedures. Accompanied by more than 500 two- and three-dimensional drawings, the book offers tabulated results of case studies and a table of operators of various one-dimensional continua. It also contains problem-solving flowcharts for solving forced vibration problems for discrete and continuous systems. For each class of system, it explores the fundamental dynamics and studies free and forced vibrations under various conditions.

"Introduction to Electric Circuits" By Ray Powell

"Introduction to Electric Circuits" By Ray Powell

"Introduction to Electric Circuits" By Ray Powell
Butterworth-Heinemann | 1995-09-17 | 0340631988 | 264 pages | PDF | 7 Mb

An Introduction to Electric Circuits is essential reading for first year students of electronics and electrical engineering who need to get to grips quickly with the basic theory. This text is a comprehensive introduction to the topic and, assuming virtually no knowledge, it keeps the mathematical ******* to a minimum. As with other textbooks in the series, the format of this book enables the student to work at their own pace. It includes numerous worked examples throughout the text and graded exercises, with answers, at the end of each section

Applied Quantum Mechanics, 2 edition

Applied Quantum Mechanics, 2 edition

C..ge U-ity Pr.ss | 2006 | 0521860962 | 576 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB

Electrical and mechanical engineers, materials scientists and applied physicists will find Levi's uniquely practical 2006 explanation of quantum mechanics invaluable. This updated and expanded edition of the bestselling original text now covers quantization of angular momentum and quantum communication, and problems and additional references are included. Using real-world engineering examples to engage the reader, the author makes quantum mechanics accessible and relevant to the engineering student. Numerous illustrations, exercises, worked examples and problems are included

Logistics and Retail Management: Emerging Issues and New Challenges in the Retail Supply Chain

Logistics and Retail Management: Emerging Issues and New Challenges in the Retail Supply Chain

Kogan Page | 2009 | 0749454075 | 256 pages | PDF | 1,6 MB

The third edition of Logistics and Retail Management has been substantially updated to take account of recent developments in retail logistics. Retailers have recognized the need to have more involvement in supply chains and noted that benefits can be achieved in both service levels and cost reduction. This book brings together well-known academics and practitioners, who share their research, ideas and experience of current thinking on supply chain management in retail. Reflecting the changing dimensions of retail supply chains and logistics, the third edition includes new chapters on availability and environmental issues combined with substantially revised chapters on other topics.

John Ridley " Safety at Work"

John Ridley " Safety at Work"

Butterworth-Heinemann | 0750680350 | edition 2007 | PDF | 1055 pages | 12,7 mb

Safety at Work is widely accepted as the most authoritative guide to safety and health in the workplace. Its comprehensive coverage and academically rigorous approach make it essential reading for students on occupational safety and health courses at diploma, bachelor and master level, including the NEBOSH National Diploma. Health and safety professionals turn to it for detailed coverage of the fundamentals and background of the field.
manage health safety,

Handbook of Electrical Installation Practice (4th Edition)

Handbook of Electrical Installation Practice (4th Edition)

Handbook of Electrical Installation Practice covers all key aspects of industrial, commercial and domestic installations and draws on the expertise of a wide range of industrial experts.
Chapters are devoted to topics such as wiring cables, mains and submains cables and distribution in buildings, as well as power supplies, transformers, switchgear, and electricity on construction sites. Standards and codes of practice, as well as safety, are also included.

Since the Third Edition was published, there have been many developments in technology and standards. The revolution in electronic microtechnology has made it possible to introduce more complex technologies in protective equipment and control systems, and these have been addressed in the new edition.
Developments in lighting design continue, and extra-low voltage luminaries for display and feature illumination are now dealt with, as is the important subject of security lighting.
All chapters have been amended to take account of revisions to British and other standards, following the trend to harmonised European and international standards, and they also take account of the latest edition of the Wiring Regulations.
This new edition will provide an invaluable reference for consulting engineers, electrical contractors and factory plant engineers.

Advanced Electrical Installation Work, Fourth Edition

Advanced Electrical Installation Work, Fourth Edition

English | 2005-07-22 | 0750666269 | 336 pages | PDF | 4.3 mb

Advanced Electrical Installation Work has helped thousands of students to achieve success in City & Guilds awards in electrical installation. Now in its fourth edition, this book has been completely restructured to provide a specific match to the requirements of the Installation route of the 2330 Level 3 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology, and will also prove an essential purchase for students of Level 3 NVQs in Electrotechnical Services (Electrical Installation - Buildings & Structures).

Michael Leek - The Encyclopedia of Airbrush Techniques

Michael Leek - The Encyclopedia of Airbrush Techniques

Publisher: Running Pr | 1995 | ISBN-10: 1561383538 | ISBN-13: 978 1561383535 | English | File type: PDF | 95 pages | 20.48 mb

A complete A-Z visual directory of airbrushing techniques and how to use them. Using step-by-step demonstrations and the work of a wide variety of professional artists, this book explores all the major methods of working. An initial techniques section shows how basic forms are built up - with guidance on casting shadows, masking, highlighting, ghosting, haloing and more. An inspirational gallery of original work is included with many ideas which will help improve skills and develop individual styles. This comprehensive, informative encyclopedia, is a valuable to addition to the artist's bookshelf

Chemical Kinetics: From Molecular Structure to Chemical Reactivity by Luis G Arnaut

Chemical Kinetics: From Molecular Structure to Chemical Reactivity by Luis G Arnaut

Elsevier Science; 1 edition (January 4, 2007) | 0444521860 | Pages: 562 | PDF | 13.81 MB

Chemical Kinetics bridges the gap between beginner and specialist with a path that leads the reader from the phenomenological approach to the rates of chemical reactions to the state-of-the-art calculation of the rate constants of the most prevalent reactions: atom transfers, catalysis, proton transfers, substitution reactions, energy transfers and electron transfers. For the beginner provides the basics: the simplest concepts, the fundamental experiments, and the underlying theories. For the specialist shows where sophisticated experimental and theoretical methods combine to offer a panorama of time-dependent molecular phenomena connected by a new rational. Chemical Kinetics goes far beyond the qualitative description: with the guidance of theory, the path becomes a reaction path that can actually be inspected and calculated. But Chemical Kinetics is more about structure and reactivity than numbers and calculations. A great emphasis in the clarity of the concepts is achieved by illustrating all the theories and mechanisms with recent examples, some of them described with sufficient detail and simplicity to be used in general chemistry and lab courses. * Looking at atoms and molecules, and how molecular structures change with time.

Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning: Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies

Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning: Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies

Springer | 2004 | 3540220658 | Pages: 512 | PDF | 8.41 MB

“ Supply Chain Management concerns organizational aspects of integrating
legally separated firms as well as coordinating material
and information flows within a production-distribution network.
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems being used for
transaction handling and order execution in most firms today have
been supplemented by Advanced Planning Systems (APS) for
coordinating flows, exploiting bottlenecks and keeping due dates.
This book provides insights regarding the concepts underlying
APS. Special emphasis is given to modelling supply chains and
implementing APS in industry successfully. Understanding is enhanced
through the use of case studies as well as an introduction to the solution
algorithms used.
For the third edition the content of the book has been updated
thoroughly taking into account latest APS software developments,
research results and experiences with APS implementation projects.
Two new case studies have been added resulting in a total
of six case studies now covering a wide range of industrial sectors
and ideas to implement APS successfully. Finally, a new chapter on "Purchasing & Material
Requirements Planning" complements the description of APS. ”

Classifying Explosion Prone Areas for the Petroleum, Chemical and Related Industries by W. O. E. Korver

Classifying Explosion Prone Areas for the Petroleum, Chemical and Related Industries by W. O. E. Korver

William Andrew (January 14, 1996) | 0815513666 | Pages: 442 | RARed multiple PDF chapters | 20.41 MB

The degree of danger in the atmosphere of a hazardous location needs to be determined prior to selecting an acceptable electrical equipment installation. If maximum safety is the predominant factor in determining the type of electrical installations, the cost of electrical equipment will be extremely high. If low cost of electrical installation is the predominant factor, safety to personnel and equipment may be unacceptably low. It is, therefore, necessary to find a point of balance at which the cost and safety requirements are both satisfied and acceptable. In nine out of ten cases, a hazardous location is classified much too conservatively. The reason for this conservative approach is a lack of knowledge and a misunderstanding of the actual concept of safety and danger. This book provides an in-depth understanding of the factors that influence the classification of a hazardous location. One factor, in combination with one or more other factors, will have an impact on the level of danger and its hazardous boundaries. These factors and their influences are explained in detail, and once their impact is understood, the classification of a hazardous location becomes a straightforward procedure.

Chemical Energy and Exergy: An Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics for Engineers by Norio Sato

Chemical Energy and Exergy: An Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics for Engineers by Norio Sato

Elsevier Science; 1 edition (April 14, 2004) | 044451645X | Pages: 160 | PDF | 5.66 MB

This book is a beginners introduction to chemical thermodynamics for engineers. In the textbook efforts have been made to visualize as clearly as possible the main concepts of thermodynamic quantities such as enthalpy and entropy, thus making them more perceivable. Furthermore, intricate formulae in thermodynamics have been discussed as functionally unified sets of formulae to understand their meaning rather than to mathematically derive them in detail. In this textbook, the affinity of irreversible processes, defined by the second law of thermodynamics, has been treated as the main subject, rather than the equilibrium of chemical reactions. The concept of affinity is applicable in general not only to the processes of chemical reactions but also to all kinds of irreversible processes. chemical energy exergy introduction thermodynamics engineers,

Electric Power Distribution Equipment and Systems

Electric Power Distribution Equipment and Systems

by Thomas Allen Short | CRC| English | 2005 | 0849395763 | 344 pages | PDF | 12.1 MB

“ Practitioner Short has selected chapters from Electric Power Distribution Handbook to create this concise, focused reference on the technologies and infrastructure necessary for power distribution along vast distances as well as to local customers. Topics of those chapters include the fundamentals of distribution systems, including urban networks, distribution substations, and differences between European and North American systems; overhead lines, including typical constructions, simplified line impedance calculations, and fault withstanding capacity; underground distribution, including applications, cables, cable testing and fault location; transformers, including single-phase, three-phase, special transformers and loadings; voltage regulation, including techniques, regulators and station regulation; and capacitor application, including reducing line losses and caring for failure and case ruptures.