Written specifically for the oil and gas industry, Reliable Maintenance Planning, Estimating, and Scheduling provides maintenance managers and engineers with the tools and techniques to create a manageable maintenance program that will save money and prevent costly facility shutdowns. The ABCs of work identification, planning, prioritization, scheduling, and execution are explained. The objective is to provide the capacity to identify, select and apply maintenance interventions that assure an effective maintenance management, while maximizing equipment performance, value creation and opportune and effective decision making. The book provides a pre- and post- self-assessment that will allow for measure competency improvement. Maintenance Managers and Engineers receive an expert guide for developing detailed actions including repairs, alterations, and preventative maintenance.

Economists, geographers and surveyors are beginning to recognise the powerful tool which a Geographical Information System (GIS) offers in effective property management. It provides a means of managing land and property information digitally and in a geographical context, and allows for rapid access to information and a means of analysing that information in a geographical context.
GIS in Land and Property Management shows how to use GIS, both in principle and in practice. It introduces digital mapping and GIS, along with a brief history of the development of GIS and LIS, all with an emphasis on property. In presenting the spectrum of GIS applications in property management it gives a number of case studies from a variety of market sectors, and it analyses the issues to provide guidance and a number of recommendations for the implementation of GIS. At the same time common themes and issues are drawn out to present a coherent message for students and practitioners.
The book is useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students on land management, built environment, economics and geography courses, and for property professionals, in both public and private sectors, looking to GIS as a property management decision aid.

Economists, geographers and surveyors are beginning to recognise the powerful tool which a Geographical Information System (GIS) offers in effective property management. It provides a means of managing land and property information digitally and in a geographical context, and allows for rapid access to information and a means of analysing that information in a geographical context.
GIS in Land and Property Management shows how to use GIS, both in principle and in practice. It introduces digital mapping and GIS, along with a brief history of the development of GIS and LIS, all with an emphasis on property. In presenting the spectrum of GIS applications in property management it gives a number of case studies from a variety of market sectors, and it analyses the issues to provide guidance and a number of recommendations for the implementation of GIS. At the same time common themes and issues are drawn out to present a coherent message for students and practitioners.
The book is useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students on land management, built environment, economics and geography courses, and for property professionals, in both public and private sectors, looking to GIS as a property management decision aid.

Das Buch bringt eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Ansatze zum Controlling in Kommunalverwaltungen und zeigt, dass Controlling dort sinnvoll und parallel zu einer Delegation von Verantwortung umsetzbar ist."

R. Dautel stellt der herkommlichen Kommunalfinanzierung verschiedene Modelle und angewandte Praktiken der privaten Finanzierung gegenuber und untersucht, welche der alternativ propagierten Wege fur Kommunen besonders erfolgversprechend sind."

"Sometimes unwittingly funny, Jones's narrative voice is a feast of fine language and well-rendered dialectical precision." --"Publishers Weekly"

• A "New York Times "bestseller
• Won the Herodotus Award for historical fiction, sponsored by the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society
• Abel Jones, a Welsh immigrant and Union army enlistee, investigates the death of Anthony Fowler, a young volunteer captain whose murder is blamed on the Confederates
• Jones pursues the blood of the battlefield through the intrigues of Washington, D.C., where evil and good intertwine

A PROVEN PLAN FOR PROFIT- AND CUSTOMER-CENTERED MAINTENANCE.

. Developed by a maintenance/manufacturing/facilities manager with almost four decades of direct profit/loss responsibilities, this guide provides benchmarking tools for the successful design, implementation, and validation of a profit- and customer-centered strategy for maintenance..

. Utilize Ralph "Pete" Peters' four benchmarking tools for maintenance excellence: . The Scorecard for Maintenance Excellence -- maximizes overall best practices. The CMMS Benchmarking System -- optimizes your technology investment. The Maintenance and Excellence Index -- validates bottom-line results. The ACE Team Benchmarking Process -- assures reliable planning times.

. Already used by over 5000 organizations including Honda of America, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Siderar, BigLots, and the Air Combat Command, these powerful benchmarking tools can be immediately applied to maximize your organization's maintenance excellence..

. Extensive worldwide case studies and the author's actual experiences provide valuable real-world insights..

. A COMPLETE AND PROVEN PROGRAM FOR PROFIT AND CUSTOMER-CENTERED MAINTENANCE
. * The Scoreboard for Maintenance Excellence * The CMMS Benchmarking System * The Maintenance Excellence Index * The ACE Team Benchmarking Process * Improving Craft Resources with Overall Craft Effectiveness (OCE) * How OEE and OCE Synergize for Profits * Developing CMMS as a Maintenance Business Management System * Key Requirements for Profit- and Customer-Centered Maintenance * Validating Results Using Your Maintenance Excellence Index * Summary of Today's Key Best Practices for Improved Profit and CustomerService.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 1996 im Fachbereich BWL - Personal und Organisation, Note: 1, Technische Universitat Darmstadt (I Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, BWL III), Veranstaltung: Dr.-Ing. R. Helbig, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Problemstellung: Die Einfuhrung von Gruppenarbeit in bisher tayloristisch gepragten Produktions- und Fertigungsbereichen hat in den letzten Jahren die okonomische Uberlegenheit dieses mitarbeiterbezogenen alternativen Arbeitsorganisationskonzepts deutlich gemacht. Die motivationalen und psychologischen Starken von Gruppenarbeit als Personalkonzept werden zur Zeit intensiv in der Literatur diskutiert. Einige Autoren versuchen dabei den auf den Produktionsbereich fokussierten Blickwinkel auf andere Bereiche der Unternehmen und andere Branchen zu erweitern und bereits gewonnene Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse auf den Buro- und Verwaltungsbereich bzw. den Dienstleistungssektor zu ubertragen. Meistens wird allerdings nur ein Teilaspekt der Umsetzungsproblematik von Gruppenarbeit in diesen typischen Angestelltenbereichen betrachtet, eine zusammenhangende oder vollstandige Darstellung fehlt. Ziel dieser Studienarbeit soll deshalb sein, diese Thematik unter arbeitswissenschaftlichen Gesichtspunkten zu analysieren um Wissenschaft und Praxis einen moglichst umfassenden Einblick in die mit der Einfuhrung von Gruppenarbeit im Angestelltenbereich verbundenen Probleme und Schwierigkeiten zu geben und Losungsmoglichkeiten aufzuzeigen. Nach einem einleitenden Vorwort werden in Kapitel 2 die historischen Grundlagen fur die weitere Beschaftigung mit dem Thema erarbeitet. Zunachst zeigt der Verfasser den allgemeinen Wandel der Arbeitsorganisationskonzepte von arbeitsteiligen zu teamorientierten Prinzipien auf, um eine detailliertere Betrachtung von typischen Burobereichen anzuschliessen. Den Schwerpunkt dieses Kapitels bildet die Untersuchung der historischen Entwicklung der Angestellten, die einen bis heute spurbaren und wirksamen Mentalit

Between May 5 and June 3, 1864, the Union and Confederate armies suffered 88,000 casualties. Twenty-nine thousand were killed, wounded or captured in the first two days of combat. The savagery shocked a young, divided nation.
Against this backdrop of the birth of modern warfare and the painful rebirth of the United States, "New York Times" bestselling novelist Ralph Peters has created a breathtaking narrative that surpasses the drama and intensity of his recent critically acclaimed novel, "Cain at Gettysburg."
In "Hell or Richmond," thirty days of ceaseless carnage are seen through the eyes of a compelling cast, from the Union's Harvard-valedictorian "boy general," Francis Channing Barlow, to the brawling "dirty boots" Rebel colonel, William C. Oates. From Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee to a simple laborer destined to win the Medal of Honor, Peters brings to life an enthralling array of leaders and simple soldiers from both North and South, fleshing out history with stunning, knowledgeable realism.
From the horrific collision of armies in the Wilderness, where neither side wanted to fight, to the shocking slaughter of the grand charge at Cold Harbor, this epic novel delivers a compelling, authentic, and suspenseful portrait of Civil War combat.
Commemorating the approaching 150th anniversary of this grim encounter between valiant Americans, Ralph Peters brings to bear the lessons of his own military career, his lifelong study of this war and the men who fought it, and his skills as a bestselling, prize-winning novelist to portray horrific battles and sublime heroism as no other author has done.

Winner of the American Library Association's W. Y. Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction
Two mighty armies blunder toward each other, one led by confident, beloved Robert E. Lee and the other by dour George Meade. They'll meet in a Pennsylvania crossroads town where no one planned to fight.

In this sweeping, savagely realistic novel, the greatest battle ever fought on American soil explodes into life at Gettysburg. As generals squabble, staffs err. Tragedy unfolds for immigrants in blue and barefoot Rebels alike. The fate of our nation will be decided in a few square miles of fields.

Following a tough Confederate sergeant from the Blue Ridge, a bitter Irish survivor of the Great Famine, a German political refugee, and gun crews in blue and gray, "Cain at Gettysburg" is as grand in scale as its depictions of combat are unflinching.

For three days, battle rages. Through it all, James Longstreet is haunted by a vision of war that leads to a fateful feud with Robert E. Lee. Scheming Dan Sickles nearly destroys his own army. Gallant John Reynolds and obstreperous Win Hancock, fiery William Barksdale and dashing James Johnston Pettigrew, gallop toward their fates....

There are no marble statues on this battlefield, only men of flesh and blood, imperfect and courageous. From "New York Times" bestselling author and former U.S. Army officer Ralph Peters, "Cain at Gettysburg" is bound to become a classic of men at war.