India's sustained and rapid economic growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of poverty. But this may come at a steep cost to the nation's environment and natural resources. This insightful book analyzes India's growth from an economic perspective and assesses whether …
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Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of algal biofuels to meet even 5 percent of U.S. transportation fuel needs could create unsustainable demands for energy, water, and n…
Dynamics in chains and networks: proceedings of the sixth International Conference…
by International Conference on Chain and Network Management in Agribusiness and the Food Industry, Ede, Netherlands), Bremmers, J. H., Wageningen Universiteit., Management Studies Group, International Conference on Chain and Network Management in Agribusiness and the Food Industry
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Companies in food- and agribusiness chains and networks are facing ever-faster changes in the business environment, to which they must respond through continuous innovation. Societal concerns regarding animal welfare and environmental issues have to be met in a very competitive,…
Through illustrative examples from organizations including AT & T, GTE, Ford, and Motorola, the authors show how their Process Management approach can: forge a stronger link between strategy and process redesign; install a top-to-bottom measurement system that provides a foundat…
The assembly line—developed at the Ford Motor Company in 1913 for the mass production of Model Ts—first created and then served an expanding mass market. It transformed industrial labor and provoked strikes and union drives. During World War II and the Cold War, it was often see…
Recommends the use of Japanese methods of management in order to simplify the assembly-line process, increase productivity, and improve quality control in manufacturing plants. Japanese productivity and quality standards have fired the imagination of American managers, but unti…
Mineral wool: production and properties
by Širok, B., Blagojević, B., Bullen, P.
fromWoodhead publishing in materials
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