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Mechanics of Solid Polymers: Theory and Computational Modeling - Plastics Design
Introducing and demonstrating the utility of computational tools and simulations, this book provides a modern view of how solid polymers behave and how to predict their behavior in different load environments, as industrial work relies heavily on finite element simulations and specialized computer software... Read more

Plastic Part Design for Injection Molding
The book aims to assist the designer in the development of parts that are functional, reliable, manufacturable, and aesthetically pleasing. Since injection molding is the most widely used manufacturing process for the production of plastic parts, a full understanding of the integrated design process presented is essential to... Read more

Modern Plastics Handbook
This book is a reference loaded with information, data, and guidelines in plastics processes, plastic forms and formulations, plastic design auxiliary equipment, plastic testing and plastics recycling. The purpose of this book is to provide readers with the best possible information for most uses of... Read more

Handbook of Plastics, Elastomers, and Composites From Book News, Inc.
The present revised and updated edition presents all of the fundamental information required to understand the large number of materials and material forms, and provides the necessary data and guidelines for optimal use of... Read more

The Business of Injection Molding : What It Takes to Succeed As a Custom Molder
Plastic injection molding is an exceedingly technical business. We turn small blobs of petroleum by-product into some of the finest artifacts of our technological society. To do so, we must manage skills from such diversified disciplines as... Read more

Plastic Component Design
From Book News, Inc.
Explains how different plastics are processed, how a range of common and unusual plastic components and products are manufactured, how to choose the best processing method, fastening and joining methods, and how to use the characteristics of... Read more

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
The Economist
"A survey of the reading habits of managers found that though they buy books by the likes of Tom Peters for display purposes, the one management book they have actually read from cover to cover is The Goal." Read more

Critical Chain
Harvard Business Review
"This book (Critical Chain) is valuable to two main audiences: project managers and senior managers... useful for dealing with one of the most difficult and pressing management challenges: developing highly innovative new products." Read more

New Shop Floor Management: Empowering People for Continuous Improvement
In this comprehensive departure from the time-and-motion dictums of Frederick Taylor's Shop Management that have influenced management practices for most of the century, Kiyoshi Suzaki demonstrates how modern shop floor management techniques, focusing maximum energy on the front line, leads to dramatic improvements in productivity and value added to services. Read more

Developing Products in Half the Time: New Rules, New Tools, 2nd Edition
In 1991, the original edition of this book became an instant hit as the leading guide to reducing product development cycle time. The expanded set of tools in this new edition meets the needs of today's more demanding times. The book's premise remains solid: time is worth money, and if you quantify... Read more

Markets of One: Creating Customer-Unique Value through Mass Customization
Harvard Business Book
What does it mean "to dell?" This newly coined business verb means to mass-customize, making products only in response to actual demand. This allows a product to "go direct" to a customer, and it's what Dell Computer does instead of forcing mass-produced computers on its customers. And Dell's not... Read more

The New Manufacturing Challenge : Techniques for Continuous Improvement
As a consultant, Kiyoshi Suzaki has helped scores of Fortune 500 clients improve manufacturing operations and get the job done faster, cheaper, better, and safer. Now, in this detailed "operating manual" – full of more step-by-step applications than any other book available – Suzaki spells out new... Read more

5S for Operators : 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace
The "five pillar" approach to improving workshop environments (and consequently productivity) written for shop floor workers and designed to be used in group sessions. The text outlines and discusses the five main principles (organization, orderliness, cleanliness, cleanup, and discipline)... Read more

Kaizen : The Key to Japan's Competitive Success
For the professional manager or student of management, a comprehensive handbook of 16 Kaizen management practices that can be put to work. KAIZEN uses more than 100 examples in action and contains 15 corporate case studies. Read more

Toyota Production System : An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time : The nuts and bolts of how JIT works. 
With all of the recent attention to "Lean Manufacturing" (Womak, The Machine That Changed The World, Lean Thinking), this book, now in its third edition, is different. Rather than telling you how to implement the Toyota Production System, Monden gives the reader a comprehensive technical... Read more

Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM): A Companywide Approach to Reducing Lead Times
Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) builds upon kaizen, TQM, TPM, and other strategies to use speed for competitive advantage. The difference between QRM and other time-based programs is QRM involves the entire organization – from the shop floor to the office, from purchasing to sales. Read more

Introduction to Statistical Quality Control
From Book News, Inc.
A new edition of the undergraduate engineering text emphasizing statistical methods for quality control. Montgomery (industrial and management systems engineering, Arizona State U.) introduces the basic concepts of quality improvement and total quality management (TQM), the statistical methods... Read more

The Practical Application of the Process Capability Study: Evolving From Product Control to Process Control
This book shows readers how to use the process capability study to increase return on investment from their statistical process control/Six Sigma effort and make their company more competitive. It provides benefits to every department within a manufacturing organization... Read more

Balanced Scorecard Evolution: A Dynamic Approach to Strategy Execution - Wiley Corporate
Here is an accounting text that requires absolutely no knowledge of methods and acronyms, but rather needs a strong business orientation to understand. What professor Kaplan and consultant Norton have created is a system that not only measures but, more important, manages such elusive corporate... Read more

Performance Drivers : A Practical Guide to Using the Balanced Scorecard
The concept of the Balanced Scorecard, first introduced by Kaplan and Norton in a Harvard Business Review article in 1992, enables managers and company leaders to implement a successful performance measurement plan which incorporates both financial and operational concerns. It gives managers a fast,... Read more

Service Profit Chain A Complete Guide - 2021
That the customer should be--indeed, must be--at the heart of any service company's strategy is certainly not a cosmos-altering revelation. But the equations, formulas, research, and just plain common sense that three Harvard Business School professors apply to the process of creating a lifetime... Read more

Only The Paranoid Survive
The President and CEO of Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, reveals how to identify and exploit the key moments of change in any industry that generates either drastic failure or incredible success. Under Andrew Grove's leadership, Intel has become the world's largest computer chipmaker, the 5th most... Read more

Understanding Just in Time (Barron's Business Success Guide)
Just in Time is a cost effective method of inventory control, which can spell the difference between big profits and business failure. Just in Time is explained in detail here, including how to work with suppliers, how to schedule deliveries to minimize delivery time, how to maintain high quality... Read more

Business Process Management: Practical Guidelines to Successful Implementations
Business Process Management, a huge bestseller, has helped thousands of leaders and BPM practitioners successfully implement BPM projects, enabling them to add measurable value to their organizations. The book’s runaway success can be attributed partly to its overview of all major useful frameworks... Read more

Energy Management in Plastics Processing: Strategies, Targets, Techniques, and Tools
This book addresses energy benchmarking and site surveys, how to understand energy supplies and bills, and how to measure and manage energy usage and carbon footprinting. How to to reduce the kWh/kg of materials processed and the resulting permanent reductions in consumption and costs. Read more

Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs
Innovation principles to bring about meaningful and sustainable growth in your organization using a list of more than 2,000 successful innovations, including Cirque du Soleil, IBM mainframes, and many more, the authors applied a proprietary algorithm and determined ten meaningful Read more

Lean supply chain and logistics management
Expert Strategies for Improving Supply Chain and Logistics Performance using Lean. This practical guide reveals how to identify and eliminate waste in your organization's supply chain and logistics function and provides explanations of both basic and advanced Lean tools, as well as specific Lean implementation opportunities. Read more

The Basics of Process Mapping
Process mapping gives you an accurate picture of work flow and customer-supplier relationships, which in turn helps you make the right improvements. The Basics of Process Mapping introduces process mapping and shows you how to use it in your organization. Two levels of process mapping are detailed:... Read more

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager
No project management training? No problem! In today's workplace, employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects. Yet, chances are, you aren't formally trained in managing projects - you're an unofficial project manager and this book is for you.. Read more

Project Management All–in–One For Dummies (2021)
Your ultimate go-to project management bible Perform Be Agile! The business world has never moved so fast and project managers have never been so much in demand. The PMI has estimated that industries will need at least 87 million employees with the full spectrum of PM skills by 2027. This book will provide you with... Read more