Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Cross-reference List -- 1. Operations Management -- 2. Internationalization -- 3. Developing International Goals -- 4. The International Strategy -- 5. The International Flow of Information -- 6. Suppliers -- 7....

Laurie A. Fitzgerald, PhD is Principal and Senior Practitioner for TheConsultancy, Inc., a US-based firm providing services in organizational designand whole-system transformation to the international business community.Her special expertise is in the facilitation of profound organizational...

Intro -- Contents -- Abstracts & keywords -- Guest editorial -- Inside modular production networks: ''soft operational issues'' in building factory competitiveness -- Competitive strategies and core competencies: perspectives for the internationalisation of industry in Brazil -- Flexibility...

When research in the area of office automation began more than 25 years ago the typical enterprise infrastructure consisted of heterogeneous computing platforms and operating systems, different networking standards, a variety of email products and limited user interface technologies

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is becoming the new revolution as company's of all sizes are seeking to take advantage of this source of competitive advantage.This book provides a step-by-step approach to understanding the application of Business Process Outsourcing, assessing the BPO...

Intro -- Title page -- Full title -- Copyright -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- CONCLUSION -- GLOSSARY -- FURTHER READINGS -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Intro -- Contents -- Material on Enclosed CD-ROM -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- PART I Setting the Stage -- 2 Describing Processes -- 3 Seven Approaches to Variation Reduction -- 4 An Algorithm for Reducing Variation -- 5 Obtaining Process Knowledge...

Maximizing Electronic Resources Management in Libraries: Applying Business Process Managementexamines the use of Business Process Management (BPM) and the ways it can be beneficially applied to electronic resources management (ERM) to help organize processes in libraries. The book offers...

COVER -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER 1 : TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT - AN INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 : ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT CONCEPT -- CHAPTER 3 : NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF BPR -- CHAPTER 4 : IMPLEMENTATION OF BPR -- CHAPTER 5 : PROBLEMS, ISSUES, SCOPE AND TRENDS IN BPR -- CHAPTER 6 : APPRAISAL OF BPR...

COVER -- Contents -- Introduction to Production and Operations Management -- Strategic Operations Management -- Demand Forecasting -- Production Processes,Manufacturing and Service Operations -- Design of Production Systems -- Production Technology and Technology Management -- Long-Range...