This book is a collection of papers presented at the 'Forum "Math-for-Industry" 2016 ' (FMfl2016), held at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, on November 21-23, 2016. The theme for this unique and important event was "Agriculture as a Metaphor for Creativity in All Human Endeavors", and it brought together leading international mathematicians and active researchers from universities and industry to discuss current challenging topics and to promote interactive collaborations between mathematics and industry. The success of agricultural practice relies fundamentally on its interconnections with and dependence on biology and the environment. Both play essential roles, including the biological adaption to cope with environmental challenges of biotic and abiotic stress and global warming. The book highlights the development of mathematics within this framework that successful agricultural practice depends upon and exploits.

Offers information necessary for the development of mathematical models and numerical techniques to solve specific drying problems. The book addresses difficult issues involved with the drying equations of numerical analysis, including mesh generation, discretinization strategies, the nonlinear equation set and the linearized algebraic system, convergance criteria, time step control, experimental validation, optimum methods of visualization results, and more.

This book provides a thorough step-by-step guide to strategic thinking. Designed to take executives and management teams through the strategy process in a logical fashion, the book is aimed particularly at managers in medium-sized businesses or in business units within larger companies. This book provides a thorough introduction to the concepts surrounding business strategy, enabling managers to develop their strategic thinking for business success.This volume is informed by the latest thinking on strategy and draws on the results of research at Henley Management College. It includes practical examples to illustrate concepts as well as pro-forma planning sheets to record the results of the planning exercise as you go through.