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Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Simple Steps to Fast, Affordable, and Flawless Healthcareby Jay Arthur
McGraw-Hill 2011; US$ 40.00Proven strategies for applying Lean Six Sigma to the healthcare industry—and getting practical, sustainable results in as few as five days Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals explains how to use tested LSS methods and tools to achieve the goals of better, faster, and cheaper healthcare. These strategies follow the patient from the front door of the hospital or emergency room all the way through discharge—examining key aspects of patient flow and quality—and also follow the trail of billing and collections to discover major leaks in cash flow. The book emphasizes both the clinical and operational sides, so the “three demons of healthcare”—delay, defects, and deviation—can be reduced. Using Lean Six... more...
Resilience Engineeringby Erik Hollnagel; David D. Woods; Nancy Leveson
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 49.95For Resilience Engineering, "failure" is the result of the adaptations necessary to cope with the complexity of the real world, rather than a malfunction. Human performance must continually adjust to current conditions and, because resources and time are finite, such adjustments are always approximate. Featuring contributions from leading international figures in human factors and safety, Resilience Engineering provides thought-provoking insights into system safety as an aggregate of its various components - subsystems, software, organizations, human behaviours - and the way in which they interact. more...
ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook - updated for the ISO 9001:2008 standardby David Hoyle
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 64.95Whether you are establishing a quality management system for the first time or improving your existing system, this best-selling guide to effective quality management using the ISO 9000 family of standards as a framework for business process management (BPM) and improvement is an essential addition to your quality bookshelf. For newcomers to the field and those needing a refresh on the fundamental principles, quality expert David Hoyle covers the crucial background including the importance and implications of quality system management, enabling those seeking ISO 9001 certification to take a holistic approach that will bring about true business improvement and sustained success. Packed with insights into how the standard has been used,... more...
Theory of Constraints Handbookby James Cox III; John Schleier
McGraw-Hill 2010; US$ 99.95The definitive guide to the theory of constraints In this authoritative volume, the world's top Theory of Constraints (TOC) experts reveal how to implement the ground-breaking management and improvement methodology developed by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Theory of Constraints Handbook offers an in-depth examination of this revolutionary concept of bringing about global organization performance improvement by focusing on a few leverage points of the system. Clear explanations supplemented by examples and case studies define how the theory works, why it works, what issues are resolved, and what benefits accrue, and demonstrate how TOC can be applied to different industries and situations. Theory of Constraints Handbook covers: ... more...
Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenanceby Wallace R. Blischke; D. N. Prabhakar Murthy
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 156.00Introducing a groundbreaking companion book to a bestselling reliability text Reliability is one of the most important characteristics defining the quality of a product or system, both for the manufacturer and the purchaser. One achieves high reliability through careful monitoring of design, materials and other input, production, quality assurance efforts, ongoing maintenance, and a variety of related decisions and activities. All of these factors must be considered in determining the costs of production, purchase, and ownership of a product. Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance serves as a valuable addition to the current literature on the subject of reliability by bridging the gap between theory and application. Conceived during... more...
Implementing Six Sigmaby Forrest W. Breyfogle
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 120.00Includes new and expanded coverage of Six Sigma infrastructure building and benchmarking. Provides plans, checklists, metrics, and pitfalls. more...
Improving Product Reliabilityby Mark A. Levin; Ted T. Kalal
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 165.00The design and manufacture of reliable products is a major challenge for engineers and managers. This book arms technical managers and engineers with the tools to compete effectively through the design and production of reliable technology products. more...
Reliability of Computer Systems and Networksby Martin L. Shooman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 175.95With computers becoming embedded as controllers in everything from network servers to the routing of subway schedules to NASA missions, there is a critical need to ensure that systems continue to function even when a component fails. In this book, bestselling author Martin Shooman draws on his expertise in reliability engineering and software engineering to provide a complete and authoritative look at fault tolerant computing. He clearly explains all fundamentals, including how to use redundant elements in system design to ensure the reliability of computer systems and networks. Market: Systems and Networking Engineers, Computer Programmers, IT Professionals. more...
Municipal Wastewater Treatmentby Andrew Stoddard; Jon B. Harcum; Jonathan T. Simpson; James R. Pagenkopf; Robert K. Bastian
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 170.00A thorough analysis of public policy and the Clean Water Act's effect on water quality in the U.S. Using water quality data and historical records from the past 60 years, this book presents the measured impact of the 1972 Clean Water Act on domestic waterways-ecologically, politically, and economically. Municipal Wastewater Treatment supports the hypothesis that the Act's regulation of wastewater treatment processes at publicly owned treatment works (POTW) and industrial facilities has achieved significant success. The authors' case is presented in: * Background information on the history of water pollution control and water quality management * Chapters addressing long-term trends in biochemical oxygen demand loadings from municipal wastewater... more...
Introduction To Control Systems, An (2nd Edition)by K Warwick
World Scientific 1996; US$ 71.50This significantly revised edition presents a broad introduction to Control Systems and balances new, modern methods with the more classical. It is an excellent text for use as a first course in Control Systems by undergraduate students in all branches of engineering and applied mathematics. The book contains: A comprehensive coverage of automatic control, integrating digital and computer control techniques and their implementations, the practical issues and problems in Control System design; the three-term PID controller, the most widely used controller in industry today; numerous in-chapter worked examples and end-of-chapter exercises. This second edition also includes an introductory guide to some more recent developments, namely fuzzy logic... more...