To promote fast and accessible service, many organizations and businesses utilize technological or structured systems to create efficient waiting times and receptions. Managerial Approaches Toward Queuing Systems and Simulations provides emerging research on the various aspects of line management structures and organizations. While highlighting the components of queue control, such as attention capacity, quantitative analysis, and serial systems, this book will teach readers about the factors of queue systems that promote effective and efficient line areas and waiting times. This book is an important resource for managers, engineers, and researchers interested in the elements and stages of queuing management.

In his book Leaving a Legacy: Navigating Family Businesses Succession author David C. Bentall shares family business insights gleaned from 20 years of working with The Bentall Group and Dominion Construction especially as they relate to the challenges of family business succession. Skillfully marrying his own experience with best practices in the field, he offers solutions to the distinct challenges faced by all families in business. Practical examples are also included from prominent entrepreneurial business families from across North America. Each of the following families share successful strategies for succeeding in family business: Practical examples are also included from the following prominent entrepreneurial business families from across North America: Peter Armstrong of Rocky Mountaineer, Victor Bachechi of Carlo Inc., Keith & Ryan Beedie of Beedie Development Group, Murray Berstein of Nixon Uniform Service and Medical Wear, Jay Bornstein of Bornstein Seafoods, DJ Devries of Newton Omniplex, Ashleigh Everett of Royal Canadian Properties, Karen & Charles Flavelle of Purdy's Chocolates, Ken Finch & Robert Foord of Kal Tire, Paul & Michael Higgins of Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee, Richard Ivey of Ivey Foundation, Greg Kuykendall of Kuykendall Hearing Aid Center, Peter Legge of Canada Wide Media, Stuart McLaughlin of Grouse Mountain Resorts, David McLean of The McLean Group, Jack McMillan of Nordstrom, Paul Melnuk of FTL Capital Partners, Dave Miller of Fix Auto, Larry Rosen of Harry Rosen, Greg Simpson of Simpson Seeds Inc., Jane Tidball of Thunderbird Show Park, Bill Yeargin (Meloon Family) of Correct Craft.

It is critical to improve the asset management system implementation as well as economics and industrial decision making to ensure that a business may move smoothly internally. Maintenance management should be aligned to the activities of maintenance in accordance with key business strategies, which must be designed under the comprehensive approach of an asset management process. After transforming the priorities of the business into priorities of maintenance, maintenance managers will use their medium-team strategies to tackle potential weaknesses in the maintenance of the equipment in accordance with these objectives. Cases on Optimizing the Asset Management Process explains and summarizes the processes and the reference frame necessary for the implementation of the Maintenance Management Model (MMM). This book acts as an overview of the current state of the art in asset management, providing innovative tools and practices from the fourth industrial revolution. Presenting topics like criticality analysis, physical asset maintenance, and unified modelling language, this text is essential for industrial and manufacturing engineers, plant supervisors, academicians, researchers, advanced-level students, technology developers, and managers who make decisions in this field.

Wake up. Go to work. Prepare for war.

A tyrannical and irrational boss, job insecurity, unreasonable demands, stress from juggling home and family-these are just a few of the all-too-common grievances in the workplace today. Employees often live with resentment, frustration, and feelings of impending doom. They may not know what will happen next and lack a sense of control in their work lives. No wonder a workplace characterized by unanswered complaints is reminiscent of a combat zone.

"Workplace Warfare" discusses the high costs of stress and anger in the workplace. Written in a conversational style from the employee perspective, this practical guide goes beyond merely showing you how to make the best of a bad situation: its focus is on empowering you to understand the different kinds of situations you might face and to "take control" of your own responses to frustrating situations, especially when dealing with bosses.

Learn how to redesign your job to get what you want from work every day. Based on actual case histories, providing professional psychological and employment advice, "Workplace Warfare" offers readers higher levels of comfort and productivity on the job.

This book focuses on selected aspects of the current and upcoming trends in transportation, logistics and decision making. In detail the included transportation management, optimization and management of logistics system, big data technology and method, financial engineering and risk management, investment decision and risk management, data-driven process management decision, scheduling optimization and combination decision, theory and method of forecasting and decision making, data mining and knowledge management, operation and green supply chain management, industrial engineering and operation management, information system and business intelligence, Internet + green manufacturing, strategic emerging industries and Industrial finance, big data and smart city. The variety of the papers delivers added value for both scholars and practitioners. This book is the documentation of International Conference on Intelligent Transportation and Logistics with Big Data & International Forum on Decision Sciences, which took place in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, in 2022.

As the world continues to evolve, globalization remains a key topic area among scholars and practitioners across disciplines and industries. It is essential for managers to stay informed and look out for potential threats that can negatively affect global operations. Geopolitics and Strategic Management in the Global Economy is a pivotal reference publication featuring the latest scholarly research on an international view of the challenges and opportunities organizations face in the global marketplace. Including coverage on a broad range of topics such as firm competitiveness, project management, and social capital, this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, students, and managers seeking current research on best ways to handle international management issues.

The final entry in this all-you-need-to-know series summarizes the best points in the previous 12 books, updates many of them, and integrates must-have knowledge into a unified, indispensable whole. Entrepreneurs need authors who will speak to them as equals, sharing the secrets they found as they built their own businesses. Crafted in that spirit, Praeger's Entrepreneur's Guide series provides practical, accessible, and authoritative advice on the major considerations in establishing and growing a new venture. Each book includes wisdom, tales from the trenches, worksheets, templates, sample documents, and resource lists to help entrepreneurs leverage their time and money. The Entrepreneur's Guide to Running a Business distills and shares the important points from each of the series' previous books, making the road to success smoother and more certain. This culmination of the professional development series takes the reader through all the important steps of starting and running an enterprise. It includes such essentials as writing the business plan, hiring the team, raising capital, managing technology, doing market research, and, of course, marketing the product. Once the business is up and running, the book can be consulted for advice on managing growth and inspiring and retaining employees, as well as for knowledge about handling crises and flourishing even during a recession. Combines knowledge, expertise, and personal experiences from a group of successful entrepreneurs Delves into the nitty-gritty of actually starting and running a business, covering the full cycle of business ownership, not just the initial steps Shares insights into personal growth necessary for success, including leadership and strategic management skills Explores new ways of obtaining capital such as "crowdsourcing," soliciting for investors over the Internet

'This book is about one super-important concept. You must learn about 'Strategic Inflection Points', because sooner or later you are going to live through one.' - Steve Jobs There are moments in any business when massive change occurs, when all the rules shift fast and forever. They can make or break companies and individuals, and they can happen at any moment. Andrew Grove calls such moments strategic inflection points, and he lived through several as CEO of Intel, where he transformed the company into the world's largest computer chipmaker, and the 7th most profitable company in the Fortune 500. Drawing on decades of personal experience and insight, as well as examining timeless examples from other companies, Grove reveals how to identify and exploit the key moments of change that generate either drastic failure or incredible success. Only the Paranoid Survive is a classic lesson in leadership that anyone in any industry will benefit from. Because we must all assume that something will change - and soon.

Money, Finance, Bartering, Power, Survival... Most people in the world need money to survive; others need it for attainment of power; yet others think of it as a bane of their existence. There are the 99%'ers and the 1%'ers, and each has different ways of looking at money; the attainment and achievement of that money and what it means to them in their lives. There are those who feel money is so important they consider suicide if they lose it; and there are those who can't give it away fast enough to help others in dire straits. If you live in a society run by a monetary-based economy, you can't avoid it; if you live on a deserted island with a few other folks - barter becomes the money, and again - you realize you can't not have some means to represent your worth and your ability to survive. So you might as well develop a good attitude about money, let it work for you so you don't have to work so hard for it, and save for your future well-being. Enjoy these quotes - and definitely go forth and prosper

The ""new"" in new economy means a more stable and longer growth, with more jobs, lower inflation and interest rates, explosion of free markets world wide, the unparalleled access to knowledge through the Internet and new type of organisation which affects organisational change. Organisational change is the adoption of an organisational environment for the sake of survival. Namely, the old principles no longer work in the age of Globalisation. Businesses have reached the old model's limits with respect to complexity and speed. At the same time, the challenge which new economy brings to small businesses managers is the use of new business approach and the strong will for organisational changes and adaptation to global market demands. There are several types of organisational changes that can occur- strategic changes, organisational cultural changes; involve organisational structural change, a redesign of work tasks and technological changes. In line with these changes, there is strong expectation of employee to permanent improve their knowledge and become an integral part of successful business formula in order to respond to the challenges brought by the global economy. It means a request for learning organisation which is characterised as an organisation creating, gaining and transferring the knowledge, and thus constantly modifying the organisational behaviour. Reader will refine their theoretical understanding of globalisation by studying its concrete manifestations in three domains: organisational culture, behaviour, and gender.

If you're not operating with Organizational Velocity, you're getting lapped and don't even realize it. Business as usual? Established organizations are being disrupted as nimble upstarts cross long-established competitive moats with increasing ease. The status quo needs to be blown up.In Organizational Velocity, veteran UPS executive Alan Amling distills five years of research and three decades on the front lines of Corporate America to reveal a fundamental truth... Moving at the speed of change is a choice, not a circumstance. Companies from Amazon to Shaw Industries stay ahead of the curve by operating with Organizational Velocity, a rapid learning paradigm empowering organizations to create persistent advantage. Amling shows how companies get in their own way and provides pragmatic insights from industrial, digital, and military leaders to break through organizational friction and thrive in disruption. Organizational Velocity is for current and aspiring executives seeing the disruption at their doorstep but not knowing how to break through the cloud of uncertainty. So, dog-ear the pages and create a company built to stay ahead of the curve.

This book is great required reading for anyone who desires to learn how to be a more effective leader. It is intended to inspire, provide vital how-to's, and to shape the mindset for building and retaining a highly effective team, committed and dedicated to achieving the key priorities of the organization. In a clever, practical style, The Leadership Book of Numbers (Volume 2) will help you resolve these dilemmas and many others: What is my role as a leader in creating and sustaining a culture of service excellence? What are the seven signs of a bad boss, and how do I overcome them? How do I hold my staff accountable for driving excellence? How can I drive excellence with I am working with a lean staff? How do I gain the support of my C-Level and earn their respect? How do I engage my staff to anticipate the unexpressed wishes and needs of the customer? How do I confront unacceptable behavior with confidence, professionalism, and finesse? How do I foster an environment where the focus on internal customer service is as intense as our emphasis on excellent external customer service? As a leader, what are some common things I should never assume or take for granted? How do I foster and environment where employees are empowered to resolve customer problems and exceed their expectations? What is the key to creating a memorable experience for every customer? Theo has spent a decade working with organizations to implement effective leadership practices that lead to employee self-accountability, self-motivation, and self-worth. For more information about Theo Gilbert-Jamison and her firm, Performance Solutions by Design, please visit our website www.psbydesign.com

Updated to reflect the latest research evidence, the third edition of Effective Teamwork provides business managers with the necessary guidance and tools to build and maintain effective teamwork strategies. * A new edition of a bestselling book on teamwork from an acknowledged leader in the field * Offers a unique integration of rigorous research with practical guidance to develop effective leadership teams * Features new chapters on virtual teams and top management teams, plus contemporary themes of ethics and values * Utilizes research based on positive psychology techniques