Managing Maintenance Resources shows how to reduce the complexity involved in engineering, or re-engineering, a maintenance organization. It recognises that this is a complex problem involving many inter-related decisions - such as whether or not resources should be centralized, contractor alliances be entered into or flexible working be adopted. This book provides a unique approach to modeling maintenance-production organizations.

It enables the identification of problems and delivers guidel...

Look at your data. Now available with Macmillan's online learning platform Achieve, The Practice of Statistics for Business and Economics (PSBE) helps students develop a working knowledge of data production and interpretation in a business and economics context, giving them the practical tools they need to make data-informed, real-world business decisions from the first day of class. Achieve for The Practice of Statistics for Business and Economics connects the problem-solving approach and re...

WINNER: 2018 Les Plumes des Achats & Supply Chain - The Committee Special Prize As we learn more about the climate and biodiversity crisis, it is clear that how we make and consume things is a major part of the problem. Extraction and processing of materials, fuels and food makes up about half of global greenhouse gas emissions and over 90% of biodiversity loss and water stress. Many modern businesses deplete resources, destroy ecosystems and dump waste and pollution at every stage - harming ...

In contrast to the use of agendas and restrictive structures, dialogue mapping is a facilitation technique that allows the intelligence and learning of the group to emerge naturally. Each participant can see how their comments contribute (or don't) to the coherence and order of the group's thinking. The first full-length book to bring dialogue mapping to a wider audience, Dialogue Mapping provides an exciting new conceptual framework that will change the way readers view projects and project ...

Develop the analytical skills that are in high demand in businesses today with Camm/Cochran/Fry/Ohlmann's best-selling BUSINESS ANALYTICS, 5E. You master the full range of analytics as you strengthen descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytic skills. Real examples and memorable visuals clearly illustrate data and results.

Step-by-step instructions guide you through using Excel, Tableau, R or the Python-based Orange data mining software to perform advanced analytics. Practical, relevant...

Now in its fifth edition, Economic Approaches to Organisations remains one of the few texts to emphasize the importance of economic issues and developments in the study of organisations and management. It explains in a non-technical way different economic approaches such as behavioural theory of the firm, game theory, agency theory, transaction cost economics, economics of strategy and evolutionary approaches. This latest edition is packed with practical examples from real-world companies, he...

An insight into people-organisational relationship and interrelated influences on human behaviour. Management and Organisational Behaviour, 13th edition, by Mullins and Rees guides students through the understanding, prediction and control of human behaviour at work by applying theories, developing critical thinking and engaging with case studies.

Deepen your understanding and think like an economist Economics, 14th edition, by Michael Parkin is an intuitive guide to modern economics that teaches you how to think like an economist on global issues. Grounded in real-life examples, the text brings together the latest policy and thoughts on world events and encourages critical thinking to enable you to join the discussion. This new edition emphasises real-world applications with diagrams renowned for their pedagogy and clarity throughout.

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For undergraduate courses in corporate finance or financial management. Help students practice and connect to real-world financial decisionsFundamentals of Corporate Finance offers a practical introduction to modern-day core principles, arming students with a problem-solving methodology, real-life financial management practices, and an overarching valuation framework that they can apply in their future careers. Updated with new data, examples, and exercises, the 5th Edition gives students the...

Think Faster, Talk Smarter is the essential guide to finding and delivering the right words when it matters the most – in the moment. From Stanford University lecturer Matt Abrahams.