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Circular-Economy is a new concept in operations management. Its
goal is to redefine growth, focusing on positive benefits arising
for society as a whole out of efficiencies such as designing waste
out the operations process. This book will help practitioners use
the proper strategy for effective adoption of Circular practices to
use in their organization. Features: Provides a complete
understanding of Circular-Economy practices Offers advanced
mathematical models to help industry management adopt the correct
practices Presents a deep understanding of cross-functional and
customer-focused design thinking Covers how to develop sustainable
practices in all types of activities within operations management.
Circular Economy for the Management of Operations will be of
interest to practitioners and researchers in engineering as well as
business management
Quality has quickly become one of the most important
decision-making factors for consumers. And although organizations
invest considerable resources into building the right quality
management systems (QMSs), in many instances, the adoption of such
quality improvement tools are just not enough. Building Quality
Management Systems: Selecting the Right Methods and Tools explains
exactly what directors, practitioners, consultants, and researchers
must do to make better choices in the design, implementation, and
improvement of their QMSs.Based on the authors decades of
industrial experience working on business improvement projects for
multinationals looking to design or improve their QMSs, the book
discusses building QMSs based on two important organizational
elements: needs and resources. It begins with an overview of QMSs
and systems thinking and the impact of QMSs on financial
performance. Illustrating the process management approach, it
reviews the most well-known business and quality improvement
models, methods, and tools that support a major QMS.The authors
introduce their own time-tested methodology for designing,
implementing, and enhancing your own QMS. Using their proven
method, you will learn how to: Implement a strategic quality plan
based on your specific needs, capabilities, cost benefits,
policies, and business strategies Select the right models, methods,
and tools to be adopted as part of your QMS Understand the critical
success factors and implementation challenges Evaluate the level of
maturity of your QMS and your implementation efforts Highlighting
the importance of quality as a way of life, this book supplies the
understanding you'll need to make the right choices in the
development and deployment of your QMS. With a clear focus on
business performance and process management, it provides the basis
for creating the quality management culture require
This book is for directors, consultants, practitioners, and
professionals aspiring to effectively manage operations, but is
targeted at applying innovation to the management of operations,
including supply chains. It is appropriate for those establishing a
career in innovation and operations management. This book will:
Equip readers with understanding of the nature of innovation,
operations management concepts, business models, methods and tools;
Explore best practices and most commonly used operations and
innovation business models, methods, and tools used by successful
organisations; Consider particular operational issues directly
impact the competitiveness of organisations
This book is a reference for continuous improvement project (CIP)
leaders/facilitators in manufacturing and service organizations,
students (undergraduate and graduate), academics responsible for
managing senior projects (Capstone Projects) and teaching quality
courses, and researchers interested in how organizations could
produce more effective and efficient continuous improvement
initiatives and projects. The authors collected and analyzed
information and results from CIPs they facilitated or co-advised,
such as the improvement of the service level in a bottle
manufacturing organization, reduction of changeover in a brewery
manufacturing organization, reduction of ambulance response time,
and reduction of scrap in a steel transformation manufacturing
organization. Many of the CIPs were previously part of
award-winning white papers documenting critical improvements.
Throughout this book, readers will learn: different types of CIPs
metrics to identify successful CIPs the 53 factors related to CIPs
success how to manage CIPs behaviors to achieve outstanding results
from CIPs. Three of the chapters are supplemented with three or
more case studies. In addition, the final chapter includes a list
of behaviors expected from directors, continuous improvement
managers, CIP leaders/facilitators, and CIP team members to obtain
the major benefits from CIPs.
Intelligent Agriculture: Developing a System for Monitoring and
Controlling Production examines the development of Wireless Sensor
Network (WSN) technology designed to monitor and control
agriculture production. The book is divided into four sections
which illustrate the innovative technology of this product. Section
One explores the consumer's discovery of the product and includes a
benchmark analysis of the WSN against other similar technologies
alongside a technological roadmap, intellectual property analysis
and value proposal. Sections Two and Three demonstrate the
development of WSN technology in relation to system architecture
and software application. Finally, Section Four outlines concept
activities used to test the WSN technology and its solutions. An
illuminating resource for academics and professionals within the
fields of agriculture and agribusiness, this volume will also serve
as a helpful guide for other technological sectors as a reference
for the development of new technologies.
Quality has quickly become one of the most important
decision-making factors for consumers. And although organizations
invest considerable resources into building the right quality
management systems (QMSs), in many instances, the adoption of such
quality improvement tools are just not enough. Building Quality
Management Systems: Selecting the Right Methods and Tools explains
exactly what directors, practitioners, consultants, and researchers
must do to make better choices in the design, implementation, and
improvement of their QMSs. Based on the authors' decades of
industrial experience working on business improvement projects for
multinationals looking to design or improve their QMSs, the book
discusses building QMSs based on two important organizational
elements: needs and resources. It begins with an overview of QMSs
and systems thinking and the impact of QMSs on financial
performance. Illustrating the process management approach, it
reviews the most well-known business and quality improvement
models, methods, and tools that support a major QMS. The authors
introduce their own time-tested methodology for designing,
implementing, and enhancing your own QMS. Using their proven
method, you will learn how to: Implement a strategic quality plan
based on your specific needs, capabilities, cost-benefits,
policies, and business strategies Select the right models, methods,
and tools to be adopted as part of your QMS Understand the critical
success factors and implementation challenges Evaluate the level of
maturity of your QMS and your implementation efforts Highlighting
the importance of quality as a way of life, this book supplies the
understanding you'll need to make the right choices in the
development and deployment of your QMS. With a clear focus on
business performance and process management, it provides the basis
for creating the quality management culture required to become a
world-class organization.
Increasing competitive environments and markets have forced
manufacturing organisations to continuously seek improvements in
their production processes as an alternative to reduce operational
costs. In this context, the ability to measure performance is a key
factor in the success of any improvement initiative. Two of the
most important and used metrics of performance in manufacturing are
productivity and quality. This book establishes the relationship
between two highly used measures of productivity and quality,
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Process Capability (PC).
In addition, the book also proposes Overall Resource Effectivenes
(ORE) as an improved measure of equipment and process
effectiveness. The book provides a useful perspective and guide to
understand the interaction of different elements of performance in
manufacturing processes. This may help managers to take better
decisions about how to run and improve their manufacturing
operations more effectively and efficiently. Therefore, this book
should be especially useful to academics and practitioners in the
field of operations and production management.
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