"A practical guide to leveraging your data to spur innovation and growth. Your business generates reams of data, but what do you do with it? Reporting is only the beginning. Your data holds the key to innovation and growth - you just need the proper analytics. In Big Data, Big I…
In 1983, the first patient classification system to be used on a national basis, the Diagnosis Relate Groups (DRGs), was adopted as part of the Prospective Payment System in the United States. This system caught the attention of health policy makers in other countries, and a num…
"By relying on the recent development of service science, this book focuses on the science of implementing a service system throughout its lifecycle, spanning from service marketing, engineering, delivery, quality control, management, to further improvement. The author utilizes …
"In Coolhunting you will discover the practical tools you need to find the hottest trends - and the people who set them. The art of coolhunting involves zeroing in on the fresh idea that will be the genesis of a hot new trend. It also involves finding the people responsible for …
by Poppendieck, Tom, Poppendieck, Mary
fromAlways learning
Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) verfügen meistens über wenig Kapazitäten und sehr enge Ressourcen. Trotzdem müssen sie besonders innovativ sein - eine Herausforderung, an der viele KMU scheitern. Das Buch zeigt, speziell auf die Situation von KMU abgestimmt, wie ganzheitli…
"Free navigation apps on smartphones wreaked havoc for the makers of standalone GPS devices. Airbnb and other resource sharing services are undermining hotels. Uber, SideCar and Lyft are reinventing the heavily regulated taxi and limousine industry. These are just a few of hundr…
Der Weg zum eigenen Unternehmen ist nie ohne Risiko. Und bis die Firma sich auf dem Markt etabliert hat, dauert es. Wer doch scheitert, verliert in der Regel viel Geld. Genau hier setzt das Konzept von Eric Ries an. Lean Startup heißt seine Methode. Sie ist schnell, ressourcenfr…
"Most startups are built to fail. But those failures, according to entrepreneur Eric Ries, are preventable. Startups don't fail because of bad execution, or missed deadlines, or blown budgets. They fail because they are building something nobody wants. Whether they arise from so…
"A frugal and flexible approach to innovation for the 21st centuryInnovation is a key directive at companies worldwide. But in these tough times, we can't rely on the old formula that has sustained innovation efforts for decades--expensive R & D projects and highly-structured in…
"A frugal and flexible approach to innovation for the 21st centuryInnovation is a key directive at companies worldwide. But in these tough times, we can't rely on the old formula that has sustained innovation efforts for decades--expensive R & D projects and highly-structured in…
Organizations competing in today's rapidly changing technological markets are faced with the challenges of "dualism"--Operating efficiently in the present while innovating effectively for the future. Managers and leaders within these organizations not only have to focus on curre…
