"What if there was an algorithm that could predict which novels become mega-bestsellers? Are books like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl the Gladwellian outliers of publishing? The Bestseller Code boldly claims that the New York Times bestsellers in fi…
"What if there was an algorithm that could predict which novels become mega-bestsellers? Are books like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl the Gladwellian outliers of publishing? The Bestseller Code boldly claims that the New York Times bestsellers in fi…
Benchmarking is one of the key management techniques the construction industry now needs to adopt if it is going to meet the new targets of increasing efficiency. Preferred contractors are increasingly being awarded contracts only if they can demonstrate the lean construction pr…
This accessible book will help the construction professional set up benchmarking systems. It explains the theoretical background and offers practical guidance with extensive reference to case studies from best practice firms.
This is the first post-Egan book to look at benchmarking and KPIs (key performance indicators) in the construction industry. Benchmarking is one of the key management techniques the construction industry now needs to adopt if it is to meet challenging new efficiency and producti…
The formulation and solution of a model that properly described the temperature profiles of uranium in fire conditions was prepared, verified and validated, to support a-posteriori benchmarking of historical experiments. Data from the multi-physics model combined with data regre…
In this thesis report, the performance evaluation of production systems has been studied, to create an internal benchmarking. The idea of this thesis is to apply performance evaluation based on Little's Law with simulation modeling for an entire production system. The scope of t…
This reference text covers the trilogy of processes - quality planning, quality control, and quality results - that underlie management for quality. This edition contains all the tools necessary for successful quality engineering and management.
