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This book exposes the barriers to inclusive and effective public
policy making, which are the current decision making paradigm and
commonly held ideas that reduce public policy problems to
scientific and technical ones. Through both environmental policy
and other decision making examples, readers are shown the
commonalities of all decision making. Solution-oriented
practitioners and stakeholders will find this book filling a
conceptual and methodological gap in existing policy literature and
practice. The authors deftly guide readers from post-normal
science, wicked problems, and uncertainty concepts to a
conceptually-grounded, practical implementation of a new approach,
the open solution approach. The Multi-criteria Integrated Resource
Assessment (MIRA) is described as the first generation methodology
that fulfills the expectations for the inclusive, transparent, and
learning-based open solutions approach. MIRA is a holistic package
of concepts, methods and analytical tools that is designed to
assess Decision Uncertainty, the combined uncertainties that
include data, problem formulation, expert judgments, and
stakeholder opinions. Introduction of the Requisite Steps, the
common steps found in all decision making, provides the yardstick
for evaluating a variety of decision making processes, decision
tools, and commonly found indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial
Average or the Newsweek Green Ranking of corporations. The use of
anecdotes, policy stories, and case examples makes this a very
readable and practical book for citizens and experts. With this
book, readers are prepared to critically evaluate these common
indices for their personal use as well as challenge policy
processes as a stakeholder. For policy practitioners, this
guidebook will become a rubric to ensure an effective public policy
making process and to critically evaluate decision support tools.
Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the
second edition of this workbook explains how to apply kanban
replenishment systems to improve material flow. Kanban for the
Supply Chain: Fundamental Practices for Manufacturing Management,
Second Edition provides readers with a detailed roadmap for
achieving a successful and sustainable kanban implementation.
Detailing the steps required for each stage of the manufacturing
and supply chain management process, this updated edition focuses
on creating an environment for success. It addresses internal
mechanisms, including leveling production schedules, as well as
external elements, such as conducting a thorough analysis of
customer demand. Numerous techniques are presented for setting up
kanban that consider a wide array of material types, dimensions,
and storage media. This edition presents a wealth of new tools and
techniques useful across the broad spectrum of manufacturing
environments, including:
- A statistical data cleansing technique to remove questionable
or irrelevant data from kanban calculations
- Correlation analysis based on simple Excel techniques to guide
the decisions around which part numbers "qualify" for kanban
- An alternative "stair-step analysis" approach for those who are
unable to generate correlation data and prefer to use more readily
available monthly demand history
- An approach to analyze supplier performance data vs. lead time
and lot size expectations, with risk mitigation strategies for poor
performing suppliers
This book is for those who are ready to stop thinking about a
conversion from materials requirements planning push techniques to
kanban pull techniques and want to make it happen now. Stephen
Cimorelli provides actionable advice for installing fundamental
kanban concepts that can immediately help you increase
manufacturing productivity and profitability. The book includes
team-based exercises that reinforce key principles as well as a CD
with helpful outlines, charts, figures, and diagrams.
Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second
edition of this workbook explains how to apply kanban replenishment
systems to improve material flow. Kanban for the Supply Chain:
Fundamental Practices for Manufacturing Management, Second Edition
provides readers with a detailed roadmap for achieving a successful
and sustainable kanban implementation.Detailing the steps required
for each stage of the manufacturing and supply chain management
process, this updated edition focuses on creating an environment
for success. It addresses internal mechanisms, including leveling
production schedules, as well as external elements, such as
conducting a thorough analysis of customer demand. Numerous
techniques are presented for setting up kanban that consider a wide
array of material types, dimensions, and storage media. This
edition presents a wealth of new tools and techniques useful across
the broad spectrum of manufacturing environments, including: A
statistical data cleansing technique to remove questionable or
irrelevant data from kanban calculations Correlation analysis based
on simple Excel techniques to guide the decisions around which part
numbers "qualify" for kanban An alternative "stair-step analysis"
approach for those who are unable to generate correlation data and
prefer to use more readily available monthly demand history An
approach to analyze supplier performance data vs. lead time and lot
size expectations, with risk mitigation strategies for poor
performing suppliers This book is for those who are ready to stop
thinking about a conversion from materials requirements planning
push techniques to kanban pull techniques and want to make it
happen now. Stephen Cimorelli provides actionable advice for
installing fundamental kanban concepts that can immediately help
you increase manufacturing productivity and profitability. The book
includes team-based exercises
This book blends historical, theological, and philosophical
inquiries into what "modernity" means with the aim of showing how
Newman can analyze, critique, and explain fruitful ways forward
within a diverse range of subjects. First, it surveys historical
and theological topics such as how Newman understood "modernity,"
the sensus fidelium, the role of doubt and modern views of reason;
Newman's university ideal; and a return to the saint for
much-needed anthropological insights. Second, the volume shows how
Newman's thought can be insightfully applied to key issues within
church and society: the need to redefine "American" Catholicism,
the challenge of secularization, the role of Christian joy,
revelation and religious diversity, progress traps and the
ecological crisis, and overcoming post-modern individualism.
Throughout each chapter, contributors consistently bring Newman's
original and penetrating thought to bear upon critical themes in
theological anthropology, ecclesiology, comparative theology, and
spirituality. The volume shows how Newman's thought can be extended
and enriched by dialogue with contemporary thinkers such as Charles
Taylor, Pope Francis, and Bruno Latour. In brief, the contributors
demonstrate how Newman can help frame contemporary
self-understandings and various theological and social imaginaries
in the light of faith.
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Herbert List (Paperback)
Dario Cimorelli, Alessandra Olivari
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With this book we invite the reader to discover List's
multi-faceted work, by exploring many masterpieces and some lesser
known work side by side. The elusive oeuvre of the German
photographer Herbert List is hard to categorise. He worked in
almost every genre that photography has to offer: architecture,
still life, street-photography, portraiture, documentation and
cataloguing. Yet he also blurred the demarcation between those
fields: architectural shots seem like composed still lifes or
surreal compositions, documentation of the Greek sculpture or
African artefacts borders on portraiture, and when capturing the
classical beauty of the male physique, one does not quite know if
we look at painstakingly composed arrangements or a private
photo-diary, shot spontaneously. With this book we invite the
reader to discover List's multifaceted work, by exploring many
masterpieces and some lesser known work side by side. The result is
a visual journey leading from enigmatic night shots, surreal and
dark compositions, to the Mediterranean sunlight on the bodies of
young men and the ruins of ancient Greece. Text in English, Italian
and French.
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Tina Modotti (Paperback)
Dario Cimorelli, Riccardo Costantini
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Actress, photographer, muse of artists such as Edward Weston and
Diego Rivera, political activist and author of pamphlets, Tina
Modotti (Udine, 1896 - Mexico City, 1942) played an active role in
major events of the first half of the 20th century. Tina Modotti
was at the centre of key events of the early 20th Century: the
cultural ferment of the Mexican renaissance, the Cuban revolution
and the heroic period of the Communist International, during which
her political commitment was expressed through bold, daring
actions. The book paints a vivid multifaceted portrait of this
extraordinary woman and includes around a hundred photographs in
which her quest for formal perfection is combined with her talent
for resolutely and passionately capturing the pulse of life. Text
in English, Italian and French.
This book exposes the barriers to inclusive and effective public
policy making, which are the current decision making paradigm and
commonly held ideas that reduce public policy problems to
scientific and technical ones. Through both environmental policy
and other decision making examples, readers are shown the
commonalities of all decision making. Solution-oriented
practitioners and stakeholders will find this book filling a
conceptual and methodological gap in existing policy literature and
practice. The authors deftly guide readers from post-normal
science, wicked problems, and uncertainty concepts to a
conceptually-grounded, practical implementation of a new approach,
the open solution approach. The Multi-criteria Integrated Resource
Assessment (MIRA) is described as the first generation methodology
that fulfills the expectations for the inclusive, transparent, and
learning-based open solutions approach. MIRA is a holistic package
of concepts, methods and analytical tools that is designed to
assess Decision Uncertainty, the combined uncertainties that
include data, problem formulation, expert judgments, and
stakeholder opinions. Introduction of the Requisite Steps, the
common steps found in all decision making, provides the yardstick
for evaluating a variety of decision making processes, decision
tools, and commonly found indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial
Average or the Newsweek Green Ranking of corporations. The use of
anecdotes, policy stories, and case examples makes this a very
readable and practical book for citizens and experts. With this
book, readers are prepared to critically evaluate these common
indices for their personal use as well as challenge policy
processes as a stakeholder. For policy practitioners, this
guidebook will become a rubric to ensure an effective public policy
making process and to critically evaluate decision support tools.
Elliott Erwitt (Paris, 1928) is one of the most important and most
brilliant photographers of the 20th century. He has been a member
of Magnum Photos since 1953. This volume retraces the work of
Elliott Erwitt through 136 black & white photographs he has
personally selected. His is a sharp and original gaze capable of
gently bringing out the humorous, unusual or even ridiculous side
of certain aspects of life, especially through street snapshots:
"It is a matter of reacting to what you see, without
preconceptions; you can find subjects to photograph everywhere, all
it takes is simply to notice things, take an interest in what
surrounds us, and be concerned with people." Text in English,
Italian and French.
Exploring the world of tin boxes - usually chromolithographed for
advertising purposes - is like taking a journey across the
universe, a journey to a different time and a boundless space, with
endless variety, applications, imagination and creativity. This
book traces the history of tin boxes in Italy from their origins to
their spread across the various industry sectors. We present a
selection of over 500 boxes produced between 1885 and the post-war
period. Alongside anonymous designers whose decorations draw on the
most diverse sources for inspiration and references, we find the
names of great poster artists such as Cappiello, Mauzan, Dudovich,
Golia and Sepo, who transpose their creations onto the surface of
tins, marking the early history of this style of product packaging.
Text in English and Italian.
What happens when Edward Schillebeeckx's theology crosses paths
with contemporary public theology? This volume examines the
theological heritage that Schillebeeckx has left behind, as well as
it critically assesses its relevance for temporary theological
scene. In tracing the way(s) in which Schillebeeckx observed and
examined his own context's increasing secularization and
concomitant development toward atheism, the contributors to this
volume indicate the potential directions for a contemporary public
theology that pursues the path which Schillebeeckx has trodden. The
essays in the first part of this volume indicate a different
theological self-critique undertaken in response to developments in
the public sphere. This is followed by a thorough examination of
the degree to which Schillebeeckx succeeded in leading Christian
theology ahead without merely accommodating the Christian tradition
to current societal trends. The third part of the volume discusses
the issues of climate change, social conceptions of progress, as
well as the evolutionary understandings of the origins and purpose
of religions. The final part examines Schillebeeckx's soteriology
to contemporary discussions about wholeness.
What happens when Edward Schillebeeckx's theology crosses paths
with contemporary public theology? This volume examines the
theological heritage that Schillebeeckx has left behind, as well as
it critically assesses its relevance for temporary theological
scene. In tracing the way(s) in which Schillebeeckx observed and
examined his own context's increasing secularization and
concomitant development toward atheism, the contributors to this
volume indicate the potential directions for a contemporary public
theology that pursues the path which Schillebeeckx has trodden. The
essays in the first part of this volume indicate a different
theological self-critique undertaken in response to developments in
the public sphere. This is followed by a thorough examination of
the degree to which Schillebeeckx succeeded in leading Christian
theology ahead without merely accommodating the Christian tradition
to current societal trends. The third part of the volume discusses
the issues of climate change, social conceptions of progress, as
well as the evolutionary understandings of the origins and purpose
of religions. The final part examines Schillebeeckx's soteriology
to contemporary discussions about wholeness.
The volume traces the history of tin signs in Italy from their
birth to their diffusion, from 1890 to 1950, using a selection of
almost one thousand works. novel and exciting journey that will
allow the reader to grasp the essential difference between a tin
sign and an advert on paper: what varies is not only the support,
in reality, but also its function as an advertising instrument and
its various fields of application. Alongside an army of anonymous
designers and illustrators and other sometimes better-known
painters, we find the names of the great poster artists of the era
- Cappiello, Dudovich, Mauzan, Sepo - who sign off these little big
masterpieces in tin, using vivacious and brilliant colours. Text in
English and Italian.
Monograph commemorating German photojournalist Werner Bischof
(1916-1954), who reported on devastation in Germany, France and the
Netherlands after World War II. Featuring over 100 black-and-white
photographs, this collection of Bischof's images conveys his sense
of empathy and humanity. Text in English, Italian and French.
Cofounder of the Magnum agency with Henri Cartier-Bresson and
Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour (1911-1956) was one of the most
acclaimed photojournalists of the twentieth century, and a man who
documented his times with a keen social conscience, always
determined to be "in the middle of the action." Working for leading
magazines such as "Life" and "Regards," Seymour covered the most
significant events of the postwar era: the Spanish Civil War; the
places and faces of a Europe ravaged by World War II; the hopes
placed in the new State of Israel. He also documented a postwar
Italy filled with contradictions--the rising stars of the Cinecitta
Studios, the Vatican palaces and Venice, along with religious
processions and the small rural schools scattered through southern
Italy. This volume traces the career of this extraordinary
photographer through over 120 black-and-white images.
Eve Arnold (1912-2012) was not only the first woman to become
associated with Magnum Photos, but also one of the major
photographers of the twentieth century. This book coincides with a
related exhibition presented at Palazzo Madama, Museo Civico d'Arte
Antica, Turin, but does not specifically document the show.
Throughout her long career, Eve Arnold photographed celebrities and
Hollywood stars at the height of glamour - such as Marilyn Monroe
(a close friend of Arnold's), Joan Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor and
Marlene Dietrich - as well as the poor and dispossessed. Her work
was sought out by presidents, royalty and political activists:
Malcolm X personally asked Eve Arnold to document his fight against
racism. For her international work, which took her from Afghanistan
to Mongolia and was often commissioned by leading magazines, she
received numerous honours and awards, culminating in her election
as Master Photographer, the world's most prestigious photographic
honour. Eve Arnold includes a biography of the artist, a foreword
by Angela Madesani and text by Arnold's close friend Simonetta
Agnello Hornby. Text in English, Italian and French.
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