It’s time for what matters most

Setting your priorities, and finding purpose or fulfillment at work and at home

can be challenging for all of us. This personal workbook gives you the practical

tools and inspiration you need to take control of your life and get started

on your best and most productive year yet, on both a personal and professional

level.

It took me some time to figure out that all the management books I had read,

all the classes I had taken, and all the effective structures...

Evelyn Samuel was born in South Africa and educated at the university of Durban Westville and the University of South Africa. Now living and working in the United Kingdom, Evelyn has turned her passion for literature by embarking on a career in writing. She has progressed into becoming a budding author of Literature Study Guides Made Super Super Easy to enable students to achieve top grades.

This PhD study addresses the tension between a (children’s) rights-based approach and the imperative to ascertain the veracity of claims in asylum processes, specifically present in asylum interviews. Drawing on narrative interviews with professionals and co-creative visual research with young newcomers in Brussels, this work unravels the daily intricacies of the asylum procedure. The primary focus is on the pivotal moment where children heavily rely on their voice, story, and institutional...

1 WORLD CLASS

1.1 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

1.1.1 History of Lean and Six Sigma

1.1.2 Lean principles

1.1.3 House of Quality

1.1.4 Eight types of Waste

1.1.5 CIMM–framework

1.2 CUSTOMER VALUE (VOC & CTQ)

1.2.1 CTQ – Nursing home

1.2.2 CTQ – Implementation organization

1.2.3 CTQ – Ball bearing on shaft

1.2.4 CTQ–Flowdown – Baking pancakes

1.2.5 CTQ–Flowdown – Hotel room

2 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT

2.1 POLICY DEVELOPMENT

2.1.1 Mission, vision and core values

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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management presents a broad introduction to the field of operations in a practical and application-oriented manner. Through detailed behind-the-scenes perspectives on the production of goods and services—from music concerts to e-commerce package delivery, manufacturing an aircraft to 3D printed stakes—this text offers an inside view that helps students gain a true understanding of how operations work within an organization.

This 14th ...

Horngren's Financial and Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters presents the core content of principles of accounting courses in a fresh format designed to help you succeed. The text's pedagogy and content use leading methods in teaching critical foundational and emerging topics in the field of accounting, all tested in class by the authors themselves.

With this in mind, the 8th Edition continues its focus on readability and student comprehension. Added emphasis on data analytics and g...

Starting Out with Python® introduces programming concepts and problem-solving skills using Tony Gaddis' accessible approach. Written for novice programmers, Gaddis uses easy-to-understand language to introduce concepts. Control structures are explained, then classes and GUI applications. Every chapter includes clear and easy-to-read code listings, practical real-world examples, focused explanations and an abundance of exercises. As you progress through the text, you'll learn to recognize how...

Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists 13th edition provides an excellent foundation for your future career in business, as it covers techniques widely used in financial accounting, management accounting, and financial management. Easy-to-read and use, the book is also filled with up-to-date examples of real-life financial issues.

The ability to demonstrate critical thinking is essential for students who seek to achieve good grades at university but it typically creates a lot of confusion and anxiety. Critical Thinking Skills provides an easy to follow, step by step guide to developing analytical reasoning skills and applying them to tasks such as reading, note-making and writing. A complex subject is broken down into easy to understand blocks, with clear explanations, good examples, and plenty of activities to develop...

From your studies to your career, reflection and reflective writing is a key skill for personal and professional development. However, reflective writing requires a different approach to essays or reports – it can be difficult to know how to accomplish it. Written in a supportive and inclusive tone, The Student's Guide to Reflective Writing is an ideal resource for anyone faced with reflective writing assignments.

It provides clear and practical advice on every step of the process, showing ...