Saturday, December 5, 2009

Rath Strongs Six Sigma Leadership Handbook or Microeconomics

Rath & Strong's Six Sigma Leadership Handbook

Author: Rath Strong

Achieve unparalleled customer satisfaction and greater profitability with this essential handbook! Six Sigma is a proven and highly effective business initiative for improving customer satisfaction and increasing the efficiency of processes. Rath & Strong's Six Sigma Leadership Handbook highlights the critical factors that make or break implementation, offers key best practices for getting it right the first time, and offers real-life examples and case studies that light the path to success. With Rath & Strong, you'll get an overview of the tools, methods, approaches, benefits, and risks that are associated with each element of the methodology.



Table of Contents:
Foreword
Preface
About the Company: Rath & Strong: A Distinguished History
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ch. 1What Is Six Sigma?1
Ch. 2Why Six Sigma?15
An Interview with William Quinn, Johnson & Johnson25
Ch. 3Six Sigma and Its Application in Different Industries and Functions28
An Interview with Dr. Joseph M. Juran35
An Interview with Robert W. Galvin, Motorola Inc41
An Interview with Dr. Mikel Harry, Six Sigma Academy, Inc50
Ch. 4Roles and Infrastructure57
Ch. 5The Nondelegable Role of Executives84
An Interview with Dave Cote, Honeywell International105
An Interview with Kenneth W. Freeman, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated114
Ch. 6Lean and Six Sigma121
Ch. 7Work-Out and Six Sigma131
An Interview with Mo Kang, Zurich Financial Services Ltd138
Ch. 8Organizational Culture and Six Sigma141
An Interview with Randy H. Zwirn, Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation154
Ch. 9The Customer Connection169
An Interview with Ruth Fattori, Conseco186
Ch. 10Process Improvement-DMAIC196
An Interview with Stephen J. Senkowski, Armstrong Building Products211
Ch. 11Design for Six Sigma219
Ch. 12Process Management245
An Interview with Timothy W. Hannemann, TRW Space & Electronics261
Ch. 13Managing with Dashboards265
Ch. 14Preparing for Six Sigma276
Ch. 15Launching Six Sigma289
An Interview with John C. Plant and Bryce Currie, TRW Automotive302
Ch. 16Cross-Cultural Aspects of Deploying Six Sigma311
An Interview with William Quinn, Johnson & Johnson317
Ch. 17Stabilizing, Extending and Integrating Six Sigma328
Ch. 18Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Six Sigma Deployment349
Ch. 19Change Management and Communications357
Ch. 20Black Belt Selection and Development392
Ch. 21Project Selection406
Ch. 22Project Reviews428
An Interview with Francois Zinger, ALSTOM444
Ch. 23Replicating Results and Managing Knowledge450
Ch. 24Measuring and Auditing Results458
Ch. 25Developing Change Leadership Capacity478
App. ABasic Six Sigma Concepts487
App. BCase Study: Six Sigma in Small and Medium Enterprises496
App. CDFSS Case Study507
Notes540
Index547
About the Contributors559

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Microeconomics: Principles and Applications with Xtra! CD-ROM and InfoTrac

Author: Robert Hall

Microeconomics: Principles and Applications provides a lively, rigorous introduction to basic economic theory and its applications. It has been carefully crafted in terms of both content and supporting pedagogy to keep readers focused on learning and applying the central ideas used in economic analysis. In-text Internet links and a dedicated Web site provide opportunities and exercises for readers to access and analyze additional real-world economic applications.

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Hall (economics, Stanford U.) and Lieberman's (economics, New York U.) introductory college text explains the basic principles of economics and how economists use them to understand the world. The updated second edition features an optional appendix on using consumer and producer surplus to gauge efficiency, and an entirely new final chapter, "Using All the Theory: The Microeconomics of Domestic Security." All data tables and figures have been updated, and answers to even-numbered problems and exercises are now included in the back of the book. The accompanying CD-ROM contains several additional online learning tools. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



Friday, December 4, 2009

Globalization and World Society or Metropolitan Income Growth and Convergence

Globalization and World Society

Author: Tony Spybey

This book provides an accessible overview of the processes associated with globalization, examining the various institutions which emerged from these processes.



Table of Contents:
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction1
1The European Global View15
2Mass Society and the American Dream36
3The Citizen in the Nation-State System53
4The Producer-Consumer in the Global Economy75
5The Viewer in the Global Communication System104
6The Soldier in the World Order120
7Global Social Movements137
Conclusion: The Individual and the Global151
Bibliography171
Index181

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Metropolitan Income Growth and Convergence

Author: Roberto J J Cavazos

The Bruton Center for Development Studies is a part of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, and brings an interdisciplinary focus to the study of development. Located in a dynamic metropolitan area that is playing an increasing role in the emerging global economy, the Center recognizes the growing significance of information and technology in local, national and global development. Research conducted within the Center includes both theoretical and empirical investigations of regional housing markets; mobility and location choices of households and business; interaction of land use and transportation; relationships between spatial patterns of development and the dynamics of regional economies, and on the interaction of market forces and public policies in shaping development.



Thursday, December 3, 2009

Managed Care and Public Health or Field Guide to Project Management

Managed Care and Public Health

Author: Paul K Halverson

This book analyzes the effect managed care is having on public health. Managed care has moved to the forefront in wellness, prevention and health promotion——areas that were once exclusively the domain of public health. The authors use case studies to explore the areas where public health and managed care can work together and the areas where they have to compete.

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Reviewer: Bernard J. Turnock, MD, MPH(University of Illinois at Chicago)
Description: Managed care strategies continue to expand into all corners of the American healthcare delivery system. At the same time, public sector responsibilities for health and community public health practice are also undergoing major changes. This book presents an extensive examination of the issues and opportunities that exist along the many interfaces between public health and managed care in this rapidly changing environment.
Purpose: Through an examination of these interfaces, critical problems and issues that require action can be identified and opportunities for collaboration and synergy seized. Such information will be critical for those attempting to manage care as well as those working to promote and protect the public health.
Audience: Administrators, managers, professionals, and other officials from both the private and public sectors will benefit from the insights and lessons provided in this book. Students preparing for future roles in the health sector will also find the book valuable.
Features: The book's most unique feature is the comprehensive treatment of its subject. The editors and contributors are highly credible authorities; they provide a thorough and thoughtful examination of key issues. There is, however, some unevenness in the treatment of the various topics and a fair level of duplication of themes and information. The book includes a very interesting collection of case studies that supplements and complements the topic-oriented chapters.
Assessment: This is an important contribution to thefields of public health and health services administration. Rather than merely viewing the ever-changing health sector in terms of the new challenges and issues that face public health on the one hand and managed care on the other, this book also presents the many opportunities accompanying these changes. These are important lessons for those in both managed care and public health organizations; they make this book a necessary addition for health science libraries everywhere.



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Field Guide to Project Management

Author: David I Cleland

One of the best-known authorities on project management, David Cleland developed this new edition for professionals who need a dependable, on-the-job resource to answer questions and solve problems as they arise. Field Guide to Project Management is unmatched in its wealth of reliable information on project management systems and its concise and accessible format, also making it the perfect volume to read cover to cover for a unique, up-to-date survey of the field. Every aspect of project management is addressed with practical explanations and advice by a who’s-who roster of expert authors who cover planning techniques, concepts, paradigms, processes, tools, and techniques.



Table of Contents:
Sect. IProject management1
Ch. 1Strategic planning3
Ch. 2The elements of project success14
Ch. 3Why project management?28
Ch. 4Implementing the project-management process42
Sect. IIProject planning techniques55
Ch. 5Practical tools for project selection57
Ch. 6A comprehensive model of project management71
Ch. 7Another look at life cycles88
Ch. 8Putting together a work-breakdown structure103
Ch. 9Tools to achieve on-time performance116
Ch. 10Keeping the lid on project costs143
Ch. 11Calculating costs and keeping records for project contracts159
Ch. 12Developing winning proposals180
Ch. 13Techniques for managing project risk202
Ch. 14Building the foundation for project success - the statement of work219
Sect. IIIProject leadership245
Ch. 15The tasks of project leadership247
Ch. 16Making optimal use of the matrix organization272
Ch. 17How to motivate all stakeholders to work together288
Ch. 18Political strategies for projects and project managers305
Ch. 19The role of senior management on projects313
Ch. 20Building a high-performance project team325
Ch. 21Motivating in the project environment343
Ch. 22How to get the right message across353
Ch. 23Negotiating skills for project managers368
Ch. 24Integrating project-management skills for the future379
Sect. IVProject oversight405
Ch. 25How to monitor and evaluate projects407
Ch. 26Project-management software : a guideline for system selection and use426
Ch. 27Effective project-management information systems448
Ch. 28Total customer satisfaction467
Ch. 29Project evaluation at lucent technologies481
Ch. 30Project termination : the good, the bad, and the ugly503
Ch. 31Implementing earned-value project management in ten easy steps521
Ch. 32Legal considerations for project managers540
Sect. VTeam management559
Ch. 33New ways to use project teams561
Ch. 34Energizing project teams575
Ch. 35Concurrent product-development teams594
Ch. 36Self-managed production teams609