This book focuses on the tactical planning level for spare parts management. It describes a series of multi-item inventory models and presents exact and heuristic optimization methods, including greedy heuristics that work well for real, life-sized problems. The intended audience consists of graduate students, starting scholars in the field of spare parts inventory control, and spare parts planning specialists in the industry.

In individual chapters the authors consider topics includ...

SqEME wordt al jarenlang succesvol toegepast in verschillende sectoren. Het wordt gezien als een eigentijdse invulling van het managen van processen. In 2002 kwam de eerste druk uit van Procesmanagement en de SqEME-benadering, waarvan nu een compleet herziene druk is verschenen. In deze derde druk is een aantal belangrijke aanvullingen aangebracht.

SqEME als methodologie bekijkt een proces in de organisatie vanuit vier verschillende invalshoeken, die vensters worden genoemd:

1. Constitutie

2. Ch...

We need strategy. The world is changing, the future uncertain. What is required is vision: What might the future bring? Where is our business going? What are our fundamental business values? This book is a manual for all those who want to apply strategy in organisations.

It is intended for everyone who wants to put the future on the agenda, to look beyond the short term and beyond mere profit. It describes in practical terms the eight questions we must continually discuss in order to pursue a...

Going beyond the usual how-to guide, Lean Six Sigma Secrets for the CIO supplies proven tips and valuable case studies that illustrate how to combine Six Sigma rigorous quality principles with Lean methods for uncovering and eliminating waste in IT processes. Using these methods, the text explains how to take an approach that is all about improving IT performance, productivity, and security much as it is about cutting costs. Savvy IT veterans describe how to use Lean Six Sigma with IT governa...

Een strategie is de manier waarop je je aan veranderende omstandigheden aanpast om van waarde te blijven.

In deze tijd verandert de technologie snel en daarmee ook de omgeving waarin je als organisatie opereert. Zonder een goede digitale strategie is het moeilijk om als organisatie met die veranderende omstandigheden van waarde te blijven.

Hoe maak je nu een digitale strategie die inspireert, die handvatten geeft om aan te trekken en bovenal een beeld geeft van de samenhang. Ingrediënten waa...

Lean Production for Competitive Advantage: A Comprehensive Guide to Lean Methodologies and Management Practices, Second Edition introduces Lean philosophy and illustrates the effective application of Lean tools with real-world case studies. From fundamental concepts to integrated planning and control in pull production and the supply chain, the text provides a complete introduction to Lean production. Coverage includes small batch production, setup reduction, pull production, preventive maint...

We live in disruptive times. The world is changing faster than ever before, leaving people dazed, businesses struggling, economies floundering and societies fracturing. But why? Transition Point is the result of over five years of research to establish the answer; a breathtaking tale of freedom, unintended consequences and disruptive technologies that starts 1000 years ago and ends up in the second half of the 21st Century.

Starting with an examination into the drivers of technological change...