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Managing Operations is a concise guide to the fundamentals of
operations management. Using examples and case studies from public,
private and voluntary sector organizations, this book will enable
managers to develop their competency to an excellent standard in an
industrial or commercial setting.
As well as being very practically based, Managing Operations also
provides the theory behind operations management.
The book is based on the Management Charter Initiative's
Occupational Standards for Management NVQs and SVQs at level 4. It
is particularly suitable for managers on the Certificate in
Management, or Part 1 of the Diploma, especially those accredited
by the IM and Edexcel.
Managing Operations is part of the highly successful series of
textbooks for managers which cover the knowledge and understanding
required as part of any competency-based management programme. The
books cover the three main levels of management:
supervisory/first-line management (NVQ level 3), middle management
(Certificate/NVQ level 4) and senior management (Diploma/NVQ level
5). Also included are titles which cover management issues in
particular sectors, such as schools or the public sector, in more
depth. You will find a full listing of other titles available at
the front of this book.
Bob Johnson is a freelance management consultant and trainer with
extensive experience of the retail, service, government and
voluntary sectors. He has managed operations in the sales,
marketing, purchasing, training and consultancy functions.
Concise guide to the basics of operations management
Includes examples of best practice from from public, private and
voluntary sector organizations
Linked tothe MCI standards
Grounded in the theory of sociologist Karl Weick, this edited
volume explores key concepts of educational leadership and
organizational learning. Chapter authors analyze and reflect on the
implications of Weick's thinking on leadership preparation and
development. Providing a thorough understanding of the influence of
his ideas in education, this volume unpacks the ways in which
Weick's ideas influence and shape organizational learning and
educational leadership and policy today.
Managing Operations is a concise guide to the fundamentals of
operations management. Using examples and case studies from public,
private and voluntary sector organizations, this book will enable
managers to develop their competency to an excellent standard in an
industrial or commercial setting. As well as being very practically
based, Managing Operations also provides the theory behind
operations management.The book is based on the Management Charter
Initiative's Occupational Standards for Management NVQs and SVQs at
level 4. It is particularly suitable for managers on the
Certificate in Management, or Part 1 of the Diploma, especially
those accredited by the IM and Edexcel.Managing Operations is part
of the highly successful series of textbooks for managers which
cover the knowledge and understanding required as part of any
competency-based management programme. The books cover the three
main levels of management: supervisory/first-line management (NVQ
level 3), middle management (Certificate/NVQ level 4) and senior
management (Diploma/NVQ level 5). Also included are titles which
cover management issues in particular sectors, such as schools or
the public sector, in more depth. You will find a full listing of
other titles available at the front of this book.Bob Johnson is a
freelance management consultant and trainer with extensive
experience of the retail, service, government and voluntary
sectors. He has managed operations in the sales, marketing,
purchasing, training and consultancy functions.
Friendless Childhoods Explain War uses the author’s
groundbreaking discoveries working with the UK’s most dangerous
offenders to cast an expert eye over international conflict. All
such violence, he contends, is born of childhood experiences that
lead to adult anger, grievance and revenge. From Toddler Thinking
to Nursery Nightmares and Guff Disease the book lays bare
prevailing thought on violent conflict — which should be
avoided by building truth, trust and consent from an early
age — not instilling seeds of hate that continue into
adulthood. The author cites Mein Kampf, George Orwell, Shakespeare
and his own professional records to show how negative experiences
in childhood can lead to unspeakable adult acts of violence, even
war. In a radical re-appraisal of the darkest side of human nature
that no citizen or policymaker should ignore, he warns us that
‘No-one is safe (or sane) unless we are all safe (or sane).’
Grounded in the theory of sociologist Karl Weick, this edited
volume explores key concepts of educational leadership and
organizational learning. Chapter authors analyze and reflect on the
implications of Weick's thinking on leadership preparation and
development. Providing a thorough understanding of the influence of
his ideas in education, this volume unpacks the ways in which
Weick's ideas influence and shape organizational learning and
educational leadership and policy today.
An archaeology of Western energy culture that demystifies the role
that fossil fuels play in the day-to-day rituals of modern life.
Spanning the past two hundred years, this book offers an
alternative history of modernity that restores to fossil fuels
their central role in the growth of capitalism and modernity
itself, including the emotional attachments and real injuries that
they generate and command. Everything about us-our bodies, minds,
sense of self, nature, reason, and faith-has been conditioned by a
global infrastructure of carbon flows that saturates our habits,
thoughts, and practices. And it is that deep energy infrastructure
that provides material for the imagination and senses and even
shapes our expectations about what it means to be fully human in
the twenty-first century. In Mineral Rites, Bob Johnson illustrates
that fossil fuels are embodied today not only in the morning
commute and in home HVAC systems but in the everyday textures,
rituals, architecture, and artifacts of modern life. In a series of
illuminating essays touching on such disparate topics as hot yoga,
electric robots, automobility, the RMS Titanic, reality TV, and the
modern novel, Johnson takes the discussion of fossil fuels and
their role in climate change far beyond the traditional domains of
policy and economics into the deepest layers of the body, ideology,
and psyche. An audacious revision to the history of modernity,
Mineral Rites shows how fossil fuels operate at the level of
infrapolitics and how they permeate life as second nature.
Deism is a natural and rational bridge that unites our reason to
our belief in God. It propels us from the false and destructive
ancient myths to a space-age belief system that is in line with our
innate God-given reason. This book, written in a concise and cogent
style, introduces the reader to Deism, a way of life that is free
of the old conflicts between reason and religion. The removal of
these conflicts allows us to enjoy and appreciate a much more
profound and satisfying belief in Nature's God while helping us to
live a more productive and meaningful life.
On December 5, 2011, in the prime of his life, Patrick McGoldrick
was diagnosed with ALS-a disease that typically takes your life
within three years. For Patrick it was much shorter. Barely one
year later, on December 26, 2012, he breathed his last breath. The
impact of Patrick's story, both in his living and his dying, spread
across the world and thousands leaned in to learn from his journey.
Who was this man who would not stop praising God even while
everything seemed so unfair? He was a father, a husband, a pastor
and a friend to many-and he left a legacy of integrity and changed
lives in his wake. Who Do You Trust? is a compilation of sermons
that Patrick delivered before he died. Included is his last sermon,
preached from a disease-ridden body with slurred speech, but heard
by thousands across the world.
I believe this journey began for me in October of 2003. My wife
Nancy and I were in Las Vegas for a Fleetwood Mac concert. The
night of the show we had dinner at FiAMMA TRATTORiA and Bar at the
MGM Grand. I had the greatest braised short rib ravioli with a beef
demi glace. The meal was fabulous and the concert was the best I
have ever seen. I told Nancy the next day that I have to figure out
how to make that ravioli. Upon return I called my then
brother-in-law and still good friend Scott. Scott is a
well-traveled chef and restaurateur. I told him I had this ravioli
in Las Vegas and I wanted to recreate it. I explained to him what
it was all about and he said as creative chef minds do, should be
no problem. He gave me a list of things to pick up and said I'll be
over Saturday and we'll make it. Saturday came and Scott was
instructing and walking me through the process of building this
wonderful ravioli. After about 4 hours and a trashed kitchen we all
sat down to try this dish. It was like I was back in Las Vegas. We
nailed it. I say we because I was there, not because I masterminded
the creation. That is when it hit me. I have got to try this again.
Scott got my creative juices flowing and I wanted another
challenge. I messed around more and more in the kitchen and really
started to enjoy cooking. I have been greatly inspired by many
different chefs and many different restaurants that are famous and
not so famous but with great ideas and techniques. So here I am
almost 10 years later fortunate enough to travel to many places
around the world with great friends enjoying a lot of great food. I
want to share the experiences and especially the food with any one
who will listen. Who is The Half Assed Chef? It is anyone who likes
to do something nice for friends and family. What better way than
to cook for them. For me I enjoy cooking and really don't consider
myself a quote unquote chef and The Half Assed Chef is a neat way
to say that. On the contrary my Dad Sonny always said "When your
going to do any thing in life don't do it half assed." So I try to
live up to that statement and give my best effort in all I do and
still not take myself too seriously. Thank you for taking the time
to read this and I hope you enjoy the book,
The Age of Reason, The Complete Edition is one of the most powerful
thought provoking books ever written about God and religion. It
smashes through the ancient walls of superstition and fear of the
"revealed" religions with the unstoppable battering ram of our
innate God-given reason Thomas Paine was often attacked for having
written this enlightening book, but his arguments and profound
observations found within have never been defeated. This edition
contains the seldom seen third part to The Age of Reason and,
unlike any other editions, also includes all of Paine's known
essays and correspondence regarding God, Deism, the Bible and
theology.
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