The eight papers contributed to this special issue of the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management on trends in Production System Research reveal a rich variety of quality research studies, which attest to the continuing interest of researchers worldwide in exploring new ways to enhance...

TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- CONTENTS -- PART 1 Introduction -- INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVE MEETINGS -- WHAT IS A MEETING AND WHAT MAKES ONE EFFECTIVE? -- What Is a Meeting? -- When Is a Meeting Effective? -- EVALUATE A MEETING -- TYPES OF MEETINGS -- KEY DIFFERENCES IN TYPES OF...

Accident investigation and risk assessment have for decades focused on the human factor, most notably in the form of "human error". Countless books and papers have been written about how to identify, classify, eliminate, prevent and compensate for "human error". This preoccupation with failure...

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Graphs -- 1. Introduction to OrganicAgricultural Practices -- 1.1 FACTORS -- 1.2 THE IDEAL OF PHILOSOPHERS IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE INPUTS -- 1.3 ORGANIC MOTIVATION -- 1.4 NECESSITY IN...

In response to toughening environmental legislation, national and supra-national environmental product policies and growing customer demands, this book provides both analysis and case studies on why and how companies are developing new products and services to fit "triple-bottom-line" expectations.

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. AMERICAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO WESTERN EUROPE, 1948- 53 -- II. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE EPA, 1953- 61 -- III. AN OPERATIONAL BRANCH OF THE OEEC -- IV. AN AMERICAN AID AGENCY -- V. A EUROPEAN FEDERATOR -- VI. EPA: A TRIPARTITE...