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“This is a fascinating, convincing,and highly detailed discussion of the innovation-and-marketing process as it actually works. Phil Baker has helped me understand how the modern, global high-tech industry actually works, and anyone who shares that curiosity will benefit from reading his book.”
—James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly
“In the high volume, fast moving field of [...]
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"An entertaining, educational and practical guide to the law and business of patents." — Richard A. Covel, VP & General Counsel, Dynamics Research Corporation
“This book shows you how to recognize your innovations, how to protect them and, ultimately, [...]
Completely updated and revised, this book is a comprehensive resource for engineers both studying for the Certified Quality Engineer exam and also on the job. Every quality engineering concept and technique is covered, including management and leadership, quality systems, product and process design, product and process control, continuous improvement, and quantitative methods and [...]
Written for anyone in a leadership position in maintenance, storeroom or production, this unique book will also be found useful by vendors to the maintenance departments, including maintenance contractors, parts vendors, and various kinds of service providers. As a practical book, Lean Maintenance will take the reader on a journey from uncovering waste, [...]
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Picking up where they left off in Ben & Jerry’s: The Inside Scoop (LJ 4/1/94), entrepreneurs Ben and Jerry continue the story of their successful ice cream company with their ideas on bettering the community through corporate activities. As they reexamine their philosophy, they realize [...]
Completely updated and revised, this book is a comprehensive resource for engineers both studying for the Certified Quality Engineer exam and also on the job. Every quality engineering concept and technique is covered, including management and leadership, quality systems, product and process design, product and process control, continuous improvement, and quantitative methods and [...]
Practical, up-to-date coverage for a new generation of engineering and management professionals.
Lawrence S. Aft s Productivity, Measurement, and Improvement has long served as a seminal reference for students and professionals in industrial engineering, quality management, and other related fields. Now Work Measurement and Methods Improvement brings his work right [...]
The field of maintenance is hard to approach because the language is strange. This book introduces the fundamentals of maintenance and will allow the outsider to understand the jargon. Features Offers a complete survey of the field, an introduction to maintenance and a review of maintenance [...]
“The one and only reason to go lean is to make more money”, says Bill Carreira. Lean Manufacturing That Works is the first book to bring all the principles of lean manufacturing to where they’re needed most: the shop floor and the people supervising daily operations. Engagingly written and easy to put to [...]
Editorial Reviews
In the mid-1960s geotechnical engineers paid the highest liability insurance of any profession and by 1969 were virtually uninsurable. As a result, the ASFE was founded and helped these engineers not only lower their insurance rates, but get to the point where, by 1980, they were the least liability-prone members of the [...]
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