What a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planetMatsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world-and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it sometimes commands astronomical prices.

In all its contradictions, matsutake offers insights into areas far beyond just mushrooms and addresses a cru...

Innovate your way toward growth using practical, research-backed frameworks The Art of Opportunity offers a path toward new growth, providing the perspective and methods you need to make innovation happen. Written by a team of experts with both academic and industry experience and a client roster composed of some of the world s leading companies this book provides you with the necessary tools to help you capture growth instead of chasing it. The visual frameworks and research-based methodolog...

For courses in operations and supply chain management. An integrated approach to operations and supply chain managementIntroduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management is an integrated, comprehensive introduction to both operations and supply chain management (SCM). The text remains engaging and brief while integrating all of the major concepts of both subjects in one cohesive source.

The 5th Edition contains updated content and thorough coverage of analytical tools and techni...

Statistics for Business and Economics introduces statistics in the context of contemporary business. Emphasising statistical literacy in thinking, the text applies its concepts with real data and uses technology to develop a deeper conceptual understanding. Examples, activities, and case studies foster active learning in the classroom while emphasising intuitive concepts of probability and teaching students to make informed business decisions.

The 14th Edition continues to highlight the impor...

'Indispensable and subversive' - Simon Caulkin, The Observer 'A highly entertaining polemic.... This slim volume more than lives up to its title' - Stefan Stern, Financial TimesConceived by Chris Grey and written to get you thinking, the 'Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap' series offers informal, conversational and critical overviews of popular areas of study. Updated throughout with examples from the biggest global news events, including the Trump presidency, cost-cutting a...

Modern warehouses are capitalizing on cutting-edge technologies, new operating models and innovative practices to maximize their role in the wider supply chain. Understand how to successfully manage these warehouses with this bestselling guide. Warehouse Management guides the reader through all aspects of successfully managing a warehouse, its operations and distribution.

This bestselling book covers an extensive range of key topics from defining the modern warehouse, detailing management pro...

In “Pleidooi voor het kapitalisme” breekt Ton Appels een lans voor dit systeem dat tegenwoordig wederom door velen vaak fel wordt bekritiseerd. De ongeëvenaarde economische groei en welvaart die het kapitalisme in de geschiedenis heeft gebracht wordt met talrijke praktijkvoorbeelden aangetoond, waarna dit succes theoretisch, op basis van de inzichten van een aantal van de grootste economen vanaf Adam Smith, wordt verklaard. Het kapitalisme is tevens nauw verbonden met vrijheid, maakt bel...

‘Sterke schakels, sterke ketting’ beschrijft hoe de ondernemende dorpssmid Eke Elzinga, zijn zoons en kleinzoons, in 75 jaar een groot concern opbouwden uit dat smederijtje. De Elzinga Groep in Uithuizermeeden mag de afgelopen decennia vaak de wind in de zeilen hebben gehad, maar dat die wind optimaal benut werd, dat elke kans gegrepen werd om vooruit te komen, dat is puur ondernemerschap.

Het is dit ondernemerschap dat de rode draad vormt in de geschiedenis van het bedrijf. Die geschied...

To move towards a more sustainable society, we need alternative products, practices and systems. As a temporary mini society, festivals are a perfect playground to experiment with these alternatives. They offer a real-life context with similarities to the real world where people can experiment with sustainable innovations in a rather safe, fun and laid-back atmosphere.

This guide provides sustainable innovators, start-ups, incubators, festival organisers, researchers, students, government re...

A comprehensive, practical introduction to one of the most important new trends in manufacturing, globally