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Total Institutions - Samuel E. Wallace - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Total institutions are defined in this reader not as a separate class of social establishments that exercise complete or nearly complete control over their population, but rather as specific institutions which exhibit to an intense degree certain characteristics found in all institutions. The issue therefore is not which institutions are total and which are not, but rather how much totality does each of our institutions display? Representing an important new approach to problems of social control, this book concentrates on dynamics—how institutions change in the extent or nature of their totality over time and how they display totality in different ways—rather than the mere enumeration of common traits.

Total Engineering Quality Management - Ronald J. Cottman - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This manual discusses how the Total Quality Management (TQM) of the production and manufacturing environment can be modified, implemented, and measured within the engineering project environment. It aims to integrate predominant quality philosophy with organization research.

Implementation of Total Quality Management - Erdener Kaynak - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Here is a comprehensive guide for training a workforce in Total Quality Management (TQM). An ideal resource for trainers, Total Quality Management Implementation contains a complete presentation of all relevant aspects of TQM. It provides a ready-made training format that can be used in all operational seminar/workshop contexts and includes a full set of charts for use by trainers in their presentations of TQM. The book assumes the trainer has a basic understanding of quality management, and it does not repeat the numerous discussions of TQM concepts readily available in other works. Total Quality Management Implementation begins with an overview of the current status of TQM in the United States. It then presents W. Edward Deming’s 14 point TQM philosophy, the core of his recommendations for achieving quality excellence through continuous improvement, along with a discussion of each point. The presentation charts have been designed to allow the trainer to adapt them to a particular organization’s unique characteristics and to supplement or add to them as necessary to fully explain each point to a particular audience. The charts are arranged in sequential order and follow the approach used by the author in training seminars around the world. Trainers can easily manipulate the length of the presentation for different audiences and purposes. A reference section lists many books on TQM principles which provide a helpful refresher. Total Quality Management Implementation is a unique and helpful guide for trainers with a basic knowledge of TQM, college or university faculty teaching TQM seminars or courses, and consultants and quality professionals who could use a reference and checklist of TQM principles.

Total Propaganda - Alex S. Edelstein - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Total Propaganda moves the study of propaganda out of the exclusive realm of world politics into the more inclusive study of popular culture, media, and politics. All the participatory functioning elements of the society are aspects of membership in the popular culture. Thus, the values of popular music, media, politics, debates over social issues, and even international trade become everyday propaganda to which everyone may relate. To emphasize the necessity for new thinking about propaganda, Edelstein creates the concepts of the new propaganda and the old , and he devises a language of "uninyms" to convey their meanings more quickly. "Oldprop" is characteristic of mass cultures and utilizes totalitarian methods of conflict, hegemony, minimization, demonization, and exclusiveness to achieve its goals. By contrast, "newprop" is created by members of the popular culture to allow them to engage in accomodation, enhance the individual, and promote inclusiveness. Shifts in the old and the new propaganda are tracked across social issues such as race, religion, sexuality, gender, gun control, and the environment, as well as in fashion, politics, advertising, sports, media, and politics. Central to the concept of total propaganda is that it is not simply additive; it is the product of new energies that are produced by the fusing of propaganda in such related forums as music, art, advertising, sports and politics. It is these synergies, and their production of new energies, that make total propaganda greater than the sum of its parts. Edelstein concludes that the most important distinction that should be drawn between mass culture and popular culture is its text; i.e., its propaganda. In a popular culture, everyone creates and consumes propaganda; in a mass culture almost everyone consumes it but only a few create it. This formulation offers new ways to discuss power and ideology in media texts. As an example, where once the least informed and the least educated were the most subject to propaganda, now the most informed and most educated often are the first to create propaganda and the first to consume it.

Integrating Total Quality Management in a Library Setting - Susan Jurow - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Improve the delivery of library services by implementing total quality management (TQM), a system of continuous improvement employing participative management and centered on the needs of customers. Although TQM was originally designed for and successfully applied in business and manufacturing settings, this groundbreaking volume introduces strategies for translating TQM principles from the profit-based manufacturing sector to the library setting. Integrating Total Quality Management in a Library Setting shows librarians how to improve library services by implementing strategies such as employee involvement and training, problem-solving teams, statistical methods, long-term goals and thinking, and an overall recognition that the system (not the staff) is responsible for most inefficiencies. Total Quality Management in a Library Setting describes the principles of TQM, its origins, and the potential benefits and barriers to be expected when adopting quality management approaches in libraries. Chapters provide guidelines for planning and implementation to help libraries use total quality management to break down interdepartmental barriers and work on continuously improving library services. The contributors, who have begun to think about using or who are already using TQM in a library setting, present specific planning and implementation issues that can be put to immediate use in libraries. With this innovative book, library managers will learn that by working together on problem solving teams to address specific operational questions, and by developing a shared knowledge of problem-solving tools and techniques, staff members grow personally and gain a larger sense of organizational purpose. Other TQM methods introduced in this book include the concept of the internal customer, which teaches staff to recognize how other staff members use the results of their work, and the principle of continuous improvement, which enables libraries to set measurable goals based on quantitative performance indicators, and to monitor progress toward those goals.

Principles of Total Quality - Vincent K. Omachonu - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

In this era of global competition, the demands of customers are growing, and the quest for quality has never been more urgent. Quality has evolved from a concept into a strategy for long-term viability. The third edition of Principles of Total Quality explains this strategy for both the service and manufacturing sectors. This edition addresses the theme of reliability against the backdrop of increasing litigation in the area of product performance. New chapters also introduce and provide a historical perspective for Six Sigma, and discuss practical applications of the concepts of service excellence within healthcare organizations. The book also expands its analysis of management of process quality, customer focus and satisfaction, organizing for TQM, control charts for variables, and quality function deployment.

The Right to Speak - Patsy Rodenburg - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

In The Right to Speak, renowned voice teacher Patsy Rodenburg teaches you how to meet any speaking challenge with total self-assurance. Rodenburg has trained thousands of actors, singers, media personalities, lawyers, politicians, business people, teachers and students in the art of using their voice fully and expressively without fear. She has taught them how to breathe, how to support their breath, how to stretch their voice to meet any vocal effort and how to have total confidence in whatever they say--"the right to speak."

Mapping the Total Value Stream - Sheila R. Poling - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Implementing TPM - Andrew Ginder - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book provides an understanding of the complexity and comprehensiveness of the total productive maintenance (TPM) process. It supplements works by Japanese authors with guidance and detail on how the TPM process relates to North American plants or facilities.

Total Quality Management for Project Management - Kim H. Pries - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

The TPM Playbook - Chris A. Ortiz - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book is a guideline for implementation and it is intended for the Lean practitioner looking for a training tool and a guideline that can be used in the work area while improvements are being conducted. It describes how to effectively implement total productive maintenance.

Operational Performance Measurement - Wilfred Kaydos - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mention the phrase "bottom line," and the immediate thought tends to focus on a company''s financial performance. Think again! There''s an equally important factor that carries tremendous impact on that final total: operational performance measures. Implementation of a performance improvement program can significantly improve a company''s bottom line. Operational Performance Measurement: Increasing Total Productivity shows the way-featuring a new integrated theory of performance measurement, with a never-before-published measurement model that''s applicable to any business activity. Practical procedures and guidelines directly identify the variables that should be measured; guidelines to develop measurement systems; and how to analyze, interpret, and use performance methods effectively. Numerous diagrams, tables and examples make the principles and procedures easy to understand and implement. While this performance measurement approach is simplicity itself, be prepared for powerful results! Managers can put the theory into action right away- giving them better control, improved performance, increased personal productivity-and an easier day at work! Operations, finance, administration and quality managers alike will find there''s so much to gain when they''re Operational Performance Measurement: Increasing Total Productivity ... and a better bottom line is just the beginning!

Four Years Old in an Urban Community - Elizabeth Newson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Although psychologists by training, John and Elizabeth Newson have more aptly been described as pioneers in social ecology; they work from the conviction that the causes and the consequences of child-rearing attitudes can fruitfully be investigated only in the framework of the total social environment in which they occur. This book continues their analysis of child rearing in an English urban setting.

Guide to Preparing the Corporate Quality Manual - Bernard Froman - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Utilizes advanced concepts, guidelines and requirements from the latest ISO 9000 and 10000 series of standards, as well as other models, including TQM (Total Quality Managment). The text shows how to define a policy and explain it clearly. It offers procedures for developing a quality manual, to be used by personnel performing quality-related functions and for external auditors and customers.

Theory of Elastic Stability - Luis A. Godoy - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book gives a unified presentation of the field of stability. Buckling and post-buckling states are studied on the basis of total potential energy of structural systems. Emphasis is placed throughout the text on post-buckling analysis and behaviour. The sensitivity of buckling and post-buckling states to changes in design parameters is also discussed as well as changes due to imperfections and damage.

Teaching Writing - Colin Peacock - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Originally published in 1986. The traditional approach to teaching writing concentrates on mastering the different aspects of writing in the hope that these will eventually unite as a set of integrated skills. More ''progressive'' teachers emphasise that writing is a total process which is ''caught'' intuitively rather than explicitly taught. Both models are partially unsatisfactory, and consequently a third approach has evolved which seeks to combine the best of both. This book considers this ''systematic'' approach, which seeks to retain the emphasis on writing as a total process but identifies within each communicative context the set of sub-skills involved. The author discusses and illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of this approach and the changes in professional thinking and practice that are essential to its successful adoption. He presents an overview of the nature of the writing process, to enable teachers to make clearer and more explicit statements about their objectives in setting classroom writing tasks.

Indexing for Maximum Investment Results - Albert S. Neuberg - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Twenty four years after investment managers decided to implement Standard & Poor''s 500 indexing strategy, the verdict is in. The first indexers beat more than 99% of all actively managed stock funds. Over the last ten years, funds based on the S&P 500 out-performed more than 80% of all mutual funds. Today about $450 billion is indexed to the S&P 500, almost 10% of the total market value of all stocks traded in the US. The strategy has been applied to other asset classes, including bonds and real estate. In total, indexing now accounts for more than 25% of the investment methodology of all pension funds in the US. Topics include: choosing a benchmark; overview of the marketplace; using derivatives to index; performance track record versus active management; index methodology and other styles; and index price effects on constituent securities. Albert S. Neubert is director of the Domestic S&P Indexes Unit within the Equity Services Group.

Teaching Writing - Colin Peacock - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Originally published in 1986. The traditional approach to teaching writing concentrates on mastering the different aspects of writing in the hope that these will eventually unite as a set of integrated skills. More ''progressive'' teachers emphasise that writing is a total process which is ''caught'' intuitively rather than explicitly taught. Both models are partially unsatisfactory, and consequently a third approach has evolved which seeks to combine the best of both. This book considers this ''systematic'' approach, which seeks to retain the emphasis on writing as a total process but identifies within each communicative context the set of sub-skills involved. The author discusses and illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of this approach and the changes in professional thinking and practice that are essential to its successful adoption. He presents an overview of the nature of the writing process, to enable teachers to make clearer and more explicit statements about their objectives in setting classroom writing tasks.

Early Reading and Writing - Ramin Minovi - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Originally published in 1976. This book is about the teaching of reading and writing in infant schools around Britain for all parents and teachers. It outlines some schemes, approaches, methods and developments but focuses on the pragmatic application. The acquisition and growth of literacy must be seen in the context of the child''s total language development, and this book devotes some space to the before-school experience and how parents can help their children.

Therapist's Notebook - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This two-volume set of the Therapist''s Notebook: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy offers a nearly 20% discount over the total retail price of the invdividual products. It includes both compilations of original ideas and hands-on tools, with which you can tap into the knowledge and experience of seasoned professionals to give your clients tangible, field-tested assignments that will represent their work and progress in therapy.

Early Reading and Writing - Ramin Minovi - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Originally published in 1976. This book is about the teaching of reading and writing in infant schools around Britain for all parents and teachers. It outlines some schemes, approaches, methods and developments but focuses on the pragmatic application. The acquisition and growth of literacy must be seen in the context of the child''s total language development, and this book devotes some space to the before-school experience and how parents can help their children.

Pharmaceutical Industry and Public Policy in Post-reform India - Reji K. (school Of International Studies Joseph - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc -

This book examines the impact of economic reforms in India on the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicines. It traces the changing production and trade pattern of the industry, research and development (R&D) preferences and strategies of Indian pharmaceutical firms, patent system alongside pricing policy measures and their shortcomings. It also analyses the public health financing system in India driven largely by out-of-pocket expenditure — about 60 per cent — and characterised by very high share of medicines in total health expenditure.

Plane and Geodetic Surveying - Aylmer Johnson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Plane and Geodetic Surveying blends together theory and practice, conventional techniques and satellite-based methods, to provide the ideal book for students of surveying. It gives detailed guidance on how and when the principal surveying instruments (total stations, levels and navigational satellite receivers) should be used. It fully and clearly explains the concepts and formulae needed to convert instrument readings into useful and reliable results. It offers rigorous explanations of the theoretical background to surveying, while at the same time providing a wealth of useful advice about conducting a survey in practice. The book also contains an accompanying least square adjustment program that is available for free download. What’s New in the Second Edition: - Revises and updates the text to reflect recent developments in satellite navigation, laser scanners and total stations - Provides a more rigorous treatment of how to calculate and use mean earth curvature in geodetic geometry - Includes substantial additional information on precise levelling, spherical and ellipsoidal geometry, trigonometric heighting and setting out - Offers a fuller description of mapping systems, including the State Plane Coordinate System This book is essential for all students of surveying and for practitioners who need a ‘stand-alone’ text for further reading.

Making Innovation Happen - Gerhard J. Plenert - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Human potential can be maximized through organized, integrated systems that focus on developing creativity and innovation. This is the book that tells you how to make it happen-create an environment of exciting, purpose/goal-directed, positive change in your organization. The text integrates several cutting-edge management concepts in one volume: Breakthrough Thinking, World Class Management, Total Quality Management, and Concept Engineering. The authors bring together progressive management philosophies from the East and West as well as revolutionary ideas from manufacturers in Japan, the U.S., and Brazil.

TPM: Collected Practices and Cases - Productivity Press - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Equipment downtime can bring a lean manufacturing operation to a complete standstill. Total productive maintenance (TPM) is such a fundamental part of becoming lean because a machine failure at one step of a continuous flow process will halt all the steps before and after it. Strategies aimed at eliminating downtime are essential in any operation in which the processes require the use of complex machinery and equipment. TPM: Collected Practices and Cases provides a variety of case studies taken from articles previously published in Lean Manufacturer Advisor: the monthly newsletter by Productivity Press.