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Machine Learning for Business Analytics Real-Time Data Analysis for Decision-Making

Machine Learning for Business Analytics Real-Time Data Analysis for Decision-Making

Machine Learning is an integral tool in a business analyst’s arsenal because the rate at which data is being generated from different sources is increasing and working on complex unstructured data is becoming inevitable. Data collection data cleaning and data mining are rapidly becoming more difficult to analyze than just importing information from a primary or secondary source. The machine learning model plays a crucial role in predicting the future performance and results of a company. In real-time data collection and data wrangling are the important steps in deploying the models. Analytics is a tool for visualizing and steering data and statistics. Business analysts can work with different datasets - choosing an appropriate machine learning model results in accurate analyzing forecasting the future and making informed decisions. The global machine learning market was valued at $1. 58 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $20. 83 billion in 2024 - growing at a CAGR of 44. 06% between 2017 and 2024. The authors have compiled important knowledge on machine learning real-time applications in business analytics. This book enables readers to get broad knowledge in the field of machine learning models and to carry out their future research work. The future trends of machine learning for business analytics are explained with real case studies. Essentially this book acts as a guide to all business analysts. The authors blend the basics of data analytics and machine learning and extend its application to business analytics. This book acts as a superb introduction and covers the applications and implications of machine learning. The authors provide first-hand experience of the applications of machine learning for business analytics in the section on real-time analysis. Case studies put the theory into practice so that you may receive hands-on experience with machine learning and data analytics. This book is a valuable source for practitioners industrialists technologists and researchers. | Machine Learning for Business Analytics Real-Time Data Analysis for Decision-Making

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OEE for Operators Overall Equipment Effectiveness

OEE for Operators Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a crucial measure in TPM that reports on how well equipment is running. It factors three elements -the time the machine is actually running the quantity of products the machine is turning out and the quantity of good output – into a single combined score. Directly addressing those who are best positioned to track and improve the effectiveness of equipment OEE for Operatorsdefines basic concepts and then provides a systematic explanation of how OEE should be applied to maximize a piece of equipment’s productivity and recognize when its efficiency is being compromised. Features | OEE for Operators Overall Equipment Effectiveness

GBP 175.00
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The Lean Office Collected Practices and Cases

The Lean Office Collected Practices and Cases

The Lean Office: Collected Practices and Cases is a compilation of articles previously published in the Productivity Press newsletter Lean Manufacturing Advisor. These articles discuss lean implementations in non-manufacturing operations from design to processing invoices to customer service. Most articles are written in the form of case studies. Highlights include - Practical in-depth description of lean implementation written in a conversational easy-to-read style A large quantity of case studies unavailable from any other single source Responds to your desire for real-world lean office information | The Lean Office Collected Practices and Cases

GBP 170.00
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Job Shop Lean An Industrial Engineering Approach to Implementing Lean in High-Mix Low-Volume Production Systems

Job Shop Lean An Industrial Engineering Approach to Implementing Lean in High-Mix Low-Volume Production Systems

In the 1950’s the design and implementation of the Toyota Production System (TPS) within Toyota had begun. In the 1960’s Group Technology (GT) and Cellular Manufacturing (CM) were used by Serck Audco Valves a high-mix low-volume (HMLV) manufacturer in the United Kingdom to guide enterprise-wide transformation. In 1996 the publication of the book Lean Thinking introduced the entire world to Lean. Job Shop Lean integrates Lean with GT and CM by using the five Principles of Lean to guide its implementation: (1) identify value (2) map the value stream (3) create flow (4) establish pull and (5) seek perfection. Unfortunately the tools typically used to implement the Principles of Lean are incapable of solving the three Industrial Engineering problems that HMLV manufacturers face when implementing Lean: (1) finding the product families in a product mix with hundreds of different products (2) designing a flexible factory layout that fits hundreds of different product routings and (3) scheduling a multi-product multi-machine production system subject to finite capacity constraints. Based on the Author’s 20+ years of learning teaching researching and implementing Job Shop Lean since 1999 this book Describes the concepts tools software implementation methodology and barriers to successful implementation of Lean in HMLV production systems Utilizes Production Flow Analysis instead of Value Stream Mapping to eliminate waste in different levels of any HMLV manufacturing enterprise Solves the three Industrial Engineering problems that were mentioned earlier using software like PFAST (Production Flow Analysis and Simplification Toolkit) Sgetti and Schedlyzer Explains how the one-at-a-time implementation of manufacturing cells constitutes a long-term strategy for Continuous Improvement Explains how product families and manufacturing cells are the basis for implementing flexible automation machine monitoring virtual cells Manufacturing Execution Systems and other elements of Industry 4. 0 Teaches a new method Value Network Mapping to visualize large multi-product multi-machine production systems whose Value Streams share many processes Includes real success stories of Job Shop Lean implementation in a variety of production systems such as a forge shop a machine shop a fabrication facility and a shipping department Encourages any HMLV manufacturer planning to implement Job Shop Lean to leverage the co-curricular and extracurricular programs of an Industrial Engineering department | Job Shop Lean An Industrial Engineering Approach to Implementing Lean in High-Mix Low-Volume Production Systems

GBP 52.99
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Reshore Production Now How to Rebuild Manufacturing and Restore High Wages High Profits and National Prosperity in the USA

Reshore Production Now How to Rebuild Manufacturing and Restore High Wages High Profits and National Prosperity in the USA

This book addresses the vital importance of reshoring US manufacturing capability to ensure economic and military security and then discusses the proven methods that the United States used to gain manufacturing supremacy in the first place. The vital takeaway is: If the job can be made sufficiently productive the per-unit labor cost ceases to be relevant which means a business can pay high wages realize high profits and deliver low prices simultaneously. The contest is then not between high wages and cheap labor but between efficiency and inefficiency and when automation is involved machine against machine. Readers will be able to put these principles to work very quickly to achieve tangible results. The relatively low Federal minimum wage has meanwhile become a major issue but inflation skyrocketed in the second quarter of 2022 when higher wages and higher demand for goods and services were not matched with higher productivity. The book addresses the relationship between the money supply and the velocity of money to prices wages and productivity. A manufacturing resurgence in the United States will not only increase our standard of living enormously but generate taxable economic activity that will help pay down rather than increase the Federal debt. Higher productivity also delivers a greater supply of goods to accompany higher wages and thus works against inflation. This can prevent looming recessions and disruptions. | Reshore Production Now How to Rebuild Manufacturing and Restore High Wages High Profits and National Prosperity in the USA

GBP 34.99
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The Unstoppable Sales Team Elevate Your Team’s Performance Win More Business and Attract Top Performers

The Unstoppable Sales Team Elevate Your Team’s Performance Win More Business and Attract Top Performers

Why are companies like Salesforce Whirlpool and Cintas repeatedly recognized for their top sales performance? What are they doing that sets them apart from their competition allowing them to increase sales revenue year over year? It’s not a result of their ability to master online sales funnels or introduce software that automates their sales process. Instead these companies dominate in their markets because they continually elevate their sales team’s performance to the level of being unstoppable. This book is written for sales executives sales leaders and sales managers. If you lead a sales team and want to accelerate their performance without being forced to invest in new technology hire more employees or completely restructure your existing sales team then this book is for you. The Unstoppable Sales Team contains the lessons learned best practices and observations applied through the author’s work with sales teams globally. Building on his popular book The Unstoppable Sales Machine the author shares the best strategies for building a high-performing sales team that outsells and outperforms their competition. | The Unstoppable Sales Team Elevate Your Team’s Performance Win More Business and Attract Top Performers

GBP 23.99
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Standard Work for Lean Healthcare

Standard Work for Lean Healthcare

Proven to increase efficiencies in the manufacturing sector Standard Work has become a key element in reducing process waste ensuring patient safety and improving healthcare services. Part of the Lean Tools for Healthcare Series this reader-friendly book builds on the success of the bestselling Standard Work for the Shopfloor. Standard Work for Lean Healthcare explains how to apply this powerful Lean tool to increase patient safety and reduce the cost of providing healthcare services. It illustrates how standardization can help you establish best practices for performing daily work and why it should be the cornerstone for all of your continuous improvement efforts. Presented in an easy-to-assimilate format the book describes work in terms of cycle time work in process takt time and layout. It also: Defines the key concepts of standard work and explores the essential elements of a continuous improvement culture Provides detailed guidance through the process of creating maintaining and improving standards Illustrates the application of standardization and standard work in healthcare with a range of examples Includes access to helpful websites and further reading on standardization standard work the 5S System and Lean healthcare A joint effort between the Rona Consulting Group and Productivity Press this book presents invaluable insights from pioneers in Lean thinking to help you avoid common mistakes that can lead to unnecessary wastes of time and resources. Each richly illustrated chapter includes a chapter summary reflection questions and margin assists that highlight key terms how-to steps and healthcare examples making this an essential resource for healthcare professionals starting out on their Lean journey.

GBP 170.00
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Age of Agency Rise with AI

Age of Agency Rise with AI

When the digital world started many companies moved slowly and cautiously not willing to replace their traditional operations. Now most companies have gone digital. We are now moving beyond digital into an AI world. Don't ignore it. This important book will guide you by providing a fresh perspective on the interrelationships between humans and AI. – Philip Kotler Do you feel overwhelmed by the AI wave? Worried that it could cost you your job harm your business or even take over? AI has pervaded our lives and is aggressively disrupting business. No person today can afford to ignore AI. Age of Agency is your companion helping you leverage AI's capabilities to power your productivity and success. By understanding AI you will learn to use it as a tool for personal career growth and business success. Former Microsoft executive Kerushan Govender demystifies AI emphasising the importance of human agency. Reconnect with the needs of humanity and learn the importance of care as a differentiator in an AI world. Avoid the potential pitfalls of excessive reliance on the technology. Age of Agency is a blueprint for ensuring human agency outpaces computer agency. It boldly pits the limits of machine learning against the infinity of human ability. With this survival guide you’ll uncover ways to connect with humanity on a deeper level going beyond anything AI can do. Ready to become AI-savvy with your humanity as your differentiator? Dive into the future with the confidence to ride the wave of today’s AI revolution. | Age of Agency Rise with AI

GBP 26.99
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Practical Lean Accounting A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterprise Second Edition

Practical Lean Accounting A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterprise Second Edition

The methods and concepts presented in the bestselling first edition revolutionized the approach to the management and control of Lean companies. Enhanced with extensive end-of-chapter exercises and downloadable resources with Lean accounting tools the second edition of this preeminent practitioner’s guide is now suitable for classroom use. Practical Lean Accounting: A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterprise Second Edition explains exactly what it takes to transform a traditional accounting system to one that supports and enhances a company’s Lean efforts. Defining the fundamental principles of Lean accounting it demonstrates how to use them to identify and eliminate wasteful transactions. The book includes coverage of cell performance measurement use of the box score operational and financial planning cost targeting Lean accounting diagnostics and value stream mapping. Retaining the easy-to-use format that made the first edition a bestseller this updated edition includes:A new section on the use of value stream performance measurements in continuous improvementA re-written Target Costing chapter that emphasizes a value-based approach to the management of the Lean value systemA Lean Accounting Diagnostic tool to help you assess progress and develop a plan for implementing changesCutting-edge examples that illustrate implementation in accounting departmentsDownloadable resources with data from the ECI Value Stream Cost Analysis case study included in the text Excel templates and end-of-chapter questions with solutionsThe book contains a wealth of tools that makes it ideal for company training sessions and advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses. For each major example provided two similar problems are included—one for instructors to guide students through and a second for students to work through on their own. An additional set of problems and questions for testing purposes are also available to instructors on the authors’ website. Unfortunately during the publishing process mistakes can be made that are not caught before the book is printed. Productivity Press takes great care to catch any errors prior to the printing stage. | Practical Lean Accounting A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterprise Second Edition

GBP 170.00
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Demystifying AI for the Enterprise A Playbook for Business Value and Digital Transformation

Demystifying AI for the Enterprise A Playbook for Business Value and Digital Transformation

Artificial intelligence (AI) in its various forms –– machine learning chatbots robots agents etc. –– is increasingly being seen as a core component of enterprise business workflow and information management systems. The current promise and hype around AI are being driven by software vendors academic research projects and startups. However we posit that the greatest promise and potential for AI lies in the enterprise with its applications touching all organizational facets. With increasing business process and workflow maturity coupled with recent trends in cloud computing datafication IoT cybersecurity and advanced analytics there is an understanding that the challenges of tomorrow cannot be solely addressed by today’s people processes and products. There is still considerable mystery hype and fear about AI in today’s world. A considerable amount of current discourse focuses on a dystopian future that could adversely affect humanity. Such opinions with understandable fear of the unknown don’t consider the history of human innovation the current state of business and technology or the primarily augmentative nature of tomorrow’s AI. This book demystifies AI for the enterprise. It takes readers from the basics (definitions state-of-the-art etc. ) to a multi-industry journey and concludes with expert advice on everything an organization must do to succeed. Along the way we debunk myths provide practical pointers and include best practices with applicable vignettes. AI brings to enterprise the capabilities that promise new ways by which professionals can address both mundane and interesting challenges more efficiently effectively and collaboratively (with humans). The opportunity for tomorrow’s enterprise is to augment existing teams and resources with the power of AI in order to gain competitive advantage discover new business models establish or optimize new revenues and achieve better customer and user satisfaction. | Demystifying AI for the Enterprise A Playbook for Business Value and Digital Transformation

GBP 48.99
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Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century - Embracing a Digital World 3rd Edition Book 3 Innovation Technology and Applied Informatic

Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century - Embracing a Digital World 3rd Edition Book 3 Innovation Technology and Applied Informatic

Innovation Technology and Applied Informatics for Nurses explores informatics trends emerging over the next decade including personalized healthcare telehealth artificial intelligence voice recognition and predictive analytics. Emphasis is placed on their importance benefits and key challenges for nurses. Digital health and patient-generated data in the context of remote monitoring are highlighted with a focus on digital health tools issues challenges and implications for the future. A featured case study includes the use of patient-generated data during the COVID-19 pandemic including critical lessons learned. A discussion of the technological building blocks of sensors and the Internet of Things highlights examples of how healthcare delivery system models of care are being transformed. Applied data science as an emerging healthcare discipline explores natural language processing data science frameworks implications for data bias and ethical considerations. The conceptual building blocks of artificial intelligence and machine learning are outlined resulting in a call for all nurses to develop an improved understanding of implications for our practice and our patients. Telehealth is described as including modalities services virtual care human factors and financial legal and regulatory considerations. Key drivers and stakeholders advancing simulation-based care delivery are discussed including recommendations for how healthcare organizations can perform event simulation as they prepare to meet the risk management needs of the future. This book concludes by highlighting documentation best practices implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century – Embracing a Digital World 3rd Edition is comprised of four books which can be purchased individually: Book 1: Realizing Digital Health – Bold Challenges and Opportunities for Nursing Book 2: Nursing Education and Digital Health Strategies Book 3: Innovation Technology and Applied Informatics for Nurses Book 4: Nursing in an Integrated Digital World that Supports People Systems and the Planet | Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century - Embracing a Digital World 3rd Edition Book 3 Innovation Technology and Applied Informatic

GBP 69.99
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Thriving at the Edge of Chaos Managing Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems

Thriving at the Edge of Chaos Managing Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems

For many organizations the way in which projects are managed is a fundamental factor in how well they can prosper in today’s marketplace. Unfortunately the current solutions available to companies for managing projects are proving to be increasingly ineffective in a complex world that is becoming more and more dynamic and unpredictable. Organization’s pay for this complexity in delayed time-to-market slow response to customer needs and decreased productivity. While tweaking the current project management paradigm may provide some minimal gains to have a real impact requires a fundamental change in mindset. New business models like Uber and AirBnB show us that the most efficient operations in today’s business environment behave like complex adaptive systems (CAS) where self-managing participants following a set of simple rules organize themselves to solve incredibly complex problems. Instead of trying to function like a well-oiled machine where things work like clockwork companies like Uber function more like an organism that is alive and constantly changing. They fully embrace the characteristics of a CAS. Viewing an organization as a complex adaptive system drives a radically new philosophy of project management that is much better suited to the needs of the 21st-century organization and can provide the quantum leap improvement in project production that we are looking for. This book exposes the assumptions underlying the accepted paradigm of project management describes the common practices that are based on those assumptions analyzes why these practices are unhelpful and even harmful and proposes an alternative sometimes seemingly counter intuitive approach to project management based on CAS thinking. By the end of the book the reader will have a completely new perspective on the way projects can be managed in their organization and how they can quickly start reaping the benefits provided by a CAS-driven management methodology and supporting toolset that is more in tune with today’s business demands - and that turns complexity into a competitive advantage. | Thriving at the Edge of Chaos Managing Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems

GBP 31.99
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Blockchain in Healthcare Innovations that Empower Patients Connect Professionals and Improve Care

Blockchain in Healthcare Innovations that Empower Patients Connect Professionals and Improve Care

Blockchain technology is poised to revolutionize more than just payment and crypto-currency. Many vertical industries will be reshaped by the new trusted data models enabled and inspired by the blockchain – healthcare is no exception. In fact healthcare may hold the greatest opportunities for meaningful use of the technology. Early pioneers have explored some of the first use cases for medical payments electronic health records HIPAA/data privacy drug counterfeiting and credentialing of healthcare professionals. We have only begun to scratch the surface in how to automate the complexities of today’s healthcare systems and design new systems which focus on trust transparency and the alignment of incentives. Metcalf Bass Dhillon and Hooper have curated a collection of examples based on the fundamentals of blockchain that build upon the early successes and examples that point to the future. After a brief introduction to bitcoin blockchain and the protocols available a getting-started guide is presented specific to health and healthcare. The authors discuss the complexities and possibilities of smart contracts and some of the early consortia that are exploring the possibilities. Examples and use cases are found throughout the book with specific sections that cover the more sophisticated and far-reaching examples which have the potential to scale at the industry-level. In addition a discussion of integrating blockchain technology into other advanced healthcare trends and IT systems – such as telemedicine artificial intelligence machine learning the Internet of Things value-based payments patient engagement solutions big data solutions medical tourism and precision medicine/genetic therapies among many others are presented. The final section provides a glimpse into the future using blockchain technology and examples of research projects that are still in labs across the globe. The appendices may prove particularly useful for additional details on how to get started including resources and organizations specifically focusing on blockchain and distributed ledger solutions. | Blockchain in Healthcare Innovations that Empower Patients Connect Professionals and Improve Care

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Digital Transformation A Strategic Structure for Implementation

Digital Transformation A Strategic Structure for Implementation

With the advent of digital technologies society is reshaping itself radically. In the last decade digital technologies have brought fundamental changes in the industry and business environment. The holistic socioeconomic and industrial changes are a result of general-purpose technology aspects of digital transformation which are rare and have inherent capabilities of self-transformation to bring long-term benefits across the entire global business environment. After the steam engine electric generator and printing press the recent development of digital transformation has created an opportunity with extensive sustainable and incremental influence for disruption and renovation. However the most important difference between digital transformation and the previous general-purpose technologies such as steam engines and electric generators is the pace of technology’s penetration across the globe. To cope with the accelerated speed of global digitization the digital transformation process should be accepted adopted and adapted across society and business utilizing a multi-dimensional strategy. This book illustrates a strategic structure that covers Digital Challenges for Industries Applicability for Digital Transformation Digital Transformation Framework People and Organization Structure Capability Delivery Activities and Life Cycle Benefits. How will businesses embrace digital transformation? How will organizations formulate a digital transformation strategy? How will they invest in digital technologies? To answer these questions a strategic structure is created which can provide guidelines to businesses to create a framework for digital transformation that includes strategy process governance and funding. The exponential growth in data capacity (storage process and communication) due to rapid digitalization has created infinite opportunities and different dimensions to businesses. Digital platforms have enabled alternative business models by deconstructing the traditional value chains. Agile concepts driven by design thinking have brought innovative perspectives with an environment of boundless disruption. To run a company with sustainability and manage disruptions more consciously the adoption of a digital platform with an appropriate strategy is the only viable option. Digital transformation (DX) goals and strategies should be in line with a company’s business objectives. The strategic structure explained in the book is a global framework that can be adopted by any profit or nonprofit organization. Like any other transformational process digital transformation has created structural tension between old and new. In this tension employees play a large role and their clarity of thought regarding the transformation process is of paramount interest. To overcome this tension companies need to orient as learning organizations which will provide opportunities for growth in an ambidextrous environment embraced with a digital ecosystem. The book explains how the structural tension between old and new can be mitigated by effectively involving all stakeholders in the transformation process. | Digital Transformation A Strategic Structure for Implementation

GBP 24.99
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Leading Transformations Using the LEGO Way of Change to Drive Transformations Effectively and Successfully

Leading Transformations Using the LEGO Way of Change to Drive Transformations Effectively and Successfully

The world and its business environments are in a state of constant change. The reality today is that organizations and their leaders are faced with increasingly daunting demands for change and unless they build organizations that can keep pace with these fast-changing environments it will be a challenge simply to survive while at the same time continuing to thrive and embrace uncertainty and disorder. One effective example of a world-renowned company that survived an existential crisis to become one of the most iconic companies in the world: The LEGO Group. In Building a Global Learning Organization (CRC Press 2014) the authors showed how to develop and implement a global structure for learning based on the TWI (Training Within Industry) methods. In that book you learned how the LEGO Group worked on business transformation through changes in organizational learning systems including new ways of working and other Lean transformational initiatives. Great organizations have used that book as a benchmark for global and national rollouts of TWI programs and standard work initiatives. In this book you get inspiration on how the LEGO Group met these challenges by developing and implementing a framework for transformations to create a common approach to designing leading and anchoring change in an effective and impactful way. You get insights into the journey which began by designing the LEGO Way of Change the process of testing the approach in a bigger transformation which based on pilot learnings was implemented in transformational initiatives. This book outlines some of the approaches that the LEGO Group implemented in order to ensure change would be both successfully implemented and sustained including in-depth guides on impactful interventions with both leaders and people in the organization. The author discusses personalizing and navigating change as well as designing change in the organization and measuring its impact. You will continue learning more from specific real-life case studies from business leaders focused on different kinds of transformation from reshaping functional teams to optimizing lead time through improved ways of working. When it comes down to it change is about the people side of the equation. It is easy to change strategy process or technology but it is harder to change individuals people and their behaviors. This book will provide inspiration and guidance on how to bring the people side of change into play in an effective and impactful way. | Leading Transformations Using the LEGO® Way of Change to Drive Transformations Effectively and Successfully

GBP 38.99
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Government Big Pharma and The People A Century of Dis-Ease

Government Big Pharma and The People A Century of Dis-Ease

Pharmaceuticals constitute a relatively small share of the total Health Care expenditure in most developed economies and yet they play a critical role in the ongoing debate over how best to advance improve and afford Health Care. Despite this and perhaps because of this the industry has had for many years an outsized claim to fame and controversy praise and criticisms and support and condemnation. Unfortunately many participants in the debate do not fully understand the complexities of the industry and its role in the overall Health Care system. The analytical tools of economics provide a strong foundation for a better understanding of the dynamics of the pharmaceutical industry its contribution to Health and Health Care and its dual and often conflicting priorities of affordability and innovation as well as the various Private and Public Policy initiatives directed at the sector. Everyone is affected by Big Pharma and the products they produce. At the Drug store the physician’s office in front of the television in everyday conversations Drugs are a part of our lives. Society shapes our values toward Drugs and Drugs shape society. (The Pill and minor tranquilizers are good examples. ) And of course the way Congress deliberates and Big Pharma responds has a huge impact on how Drugs affect our lives. This book is well-researched on the subject of the pharmaceutical industry its struggles with Government and its relationship to the consumer from the early twentieth century until the present. The Dynamic Tension between the three participants – Government Big Pharma and the People – is described and explained to lead to an understanding of the controversies that rage today. The author describes how the Government its many investigatory efforts and the ultimate legislative results affect the industry and the consequences of their activities are explored in light of their effects on other players including the patients and consumers who rely on both Government and Big Pharma for their well-being and who find sometimes unexpected consequences while giving special attention to the attitudes beliefs and misadventures of less-than-optimal Drug use. Stakeholders are identified with physicians as a major focus as well as describing the significance of prescriptions as social objects and the processes by which physicians make choices on behalf of their patients. The author ties it all together with how Big Pharma affects and is affected by each of these groups. The author utilizes his 50-plus years’ experience as an academic practicing pharmacist and Big Pharma employee to describe the scope of the pharmaceutical industry and how it affects us on a daily basis concluding with an inside look at Big Pharma and how regulations marketing and the press have affected their business both good and bad. | Government Big Pharma and The People A Century of Dis-Ease

GBP 48.99
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Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century - Embracing a Digital World 3rd Edition Book 4 Nursing in an Integrated Digital World that Su

Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century - Embracing a Digital World 3rd Edition Book 4 Nursing in an Integrated Digital World that Su

In Nursing in an Integrated Digital World that Supports People Systems and the Planet the leading-edge innovators in digital health applications global thought leaders and multinational cooperative research initiatives are woven together against the backdrop of health equity and policy-setting bodies such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization. As the authors prepared this book the world is struggling with the core issues of access to care access to needed medical equipment and supplies and access to vaccines. This access theme is reflected throughout the policy and world health chapters with an emphasis on how this COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the fissures divides unfairness and unpreparedness that are in play across our globe. Sustainability and global health policy are linked to the new digital technologies in the chapters that illustrate healthcare delivery modalities that nurse innovators are developing leading and using to deliver care to hard-to-reach populations for better population health. A trio of chapters focus on the underlying need for standards to underlie nursing care in order to capture the data needed to enable new science and knowledge discoveries. The authors give particular attention to the cautions potential for harm and biases that the artificial intelligence technologies of algorithms and machine learning pose in healthcare. Additionally they have tapped legal experts to review the legal statues government regulations and civil rights law in place for patients’ rights privacy and confidentiality and consents for the United States the United Kingdom and the European Union. The book closes with a chapter written by the editors that envisions the near future—the impact that the new digital technologies will have on how care is delivered expanding care settings into community and home virtual monitoring and patient generated data as well as the numerous ways that nurses’ roles and technology skill sets must increase to support the global goals of equal access to healthcare. Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century – Embracing a Digital World 3rd Edition is comprised of four books which can be purchased individually: Book 1: Realizing Digital Health – Bold Challenges and Opportunities for Nursing Book 2: Nursing Education and Digital Health Strategies Book 3: Innovation Technology and Applied Informatics for Nurses Book 4: Nursing in an Integrated Digital World that Supports People Systems and the Planet | Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century - Embracing a Digital World 3rd Edition Book 4 Nursing in an Integrated Digital World that Su

GBP 69.99
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The Lean Approach to Digital Transformation From Customer to Code and From Code to Customer

The Lean Approach to Digital Transformation From Customer to Code and From Code to Customer

The Lean Approach to Digital Transformation: From Customer to Code and From Code to Customer is organized into three parts that expose and develop the three capabilities that are essential for a successful digital transformation: 1. Understanding how to co-create digital services with users whether they are customers or future customers. This ability combines observation dialogue and iterative experimentation. The approach proposed in this book is based on the Lean Startup approach according to an extended vision that combines Design Thinking and Growth Hacking. Companies must become truly customer-centric from observation and listening to co-development. The revolution of the digital age of the 21st century is that customer orientation is more imperative - the era of abundance usages rate of change complexity of experiences and shift of power towards communities - are easier using digital tools and digital communities. 2. Developing an information system (IS) that is the backbone of the digital transformation – called “exponential information system” to designate an open IS (in particular on its borders) capable of interfacing and combining with external services positioned as a player in software ecosystems and built for processing scalable and dynamic data flows. The exponential information system is constantly changing and it continuously absorbs the best of information processing technology such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. 3. Building software “micro-factories” that produce service platforms which are called “Lean software factories. ” This “software factory” concept covers the integration of agile methods tooling and continuous integration and deployment practices a customer-oriented product approach and a platform approach based on modularity as well as API-based architecture and openness to external stakeholders. This software micro-factory is the foundation that continuously produces and provides constantly evolving services. These three capabilities are not unique or specific to this book they are linked to other concepts such as agile methods product development according to lean principles software production approaches such as CICD (continuous integration and deployment) or DevOps. This book weaves a common frame of reference for all these approaches to derive more value from the digital transformation and to facilitate its implementation. The title of the book refers to the “lean approach to digital transformation” because the two underlying frameworks Lean Startup and Lean Software Factory are directly inspired by Lean in the sense of the Toyota Way. The Lean approach is present from the beginning to the end of this book - it provides the framework for customer orientation and the love of a job well done which are the conditions for the success of a digital transformation. | The Lean Approach to Digital Transformation From Customer to Code and From Code to Customer

GBP 32.99
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Equipment Management in the Post-Maintenance Era Advancing in the Era of Smart Machines

Equipment Management in the Post-Maintenance Era Advancing in the Era of Smart Machines

Recent advancements in information systems and computer technology have led to developments in equipment and robotic technology that have permanently changed the characteristics of manufacturing equipment. Equipment Management in the Post-Maintenance Era: Advancing in the Era of Smart Machines introduces a new way of thinking to help high-tech organizations manage an increasingly complex equipment base. It also facilitates the fundamental understanding of equipment management those in traditional industries will need to prepare for the emerging microchip era in equipment. Kern Peng shares insights gained through decades of managing equipment performance. Using a systems model to analyze equipment management he introduces alternatives in equipment management that are currently gaining momentum in high-tech industries. The book highlights the fundamental internal flaw in maintenance organizational setup presents new approaches to replace maintenance functional setup and illustrates a time-tested transformation and implementation process to help transition your organization from the maintenance era to the new post-maintenance era. Fundamentally it: Breaks down the history of equipment into five phases Provides a clear understanding of equipment management fundamentals and Introduces alternatives in equipment management beyond the mainstream principles of maintenance management. More specifically the book examines maintenance management logistics including planning and budgeting; training and people development; customer services and management; vendor management; and inventory management. Supplying a comprehensive look at the history of equipment management it analyzes current maintenance practice and details approaches that can significantly improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your equipment management well into the future. This second edition addresses the role of the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in enabling a new generation of smart machines which have in turn laid the foundation for Industry 4. 0. Equipment utilizing IoT and sensors can monitor components and allow them to be serviced at an exact time without the need for a preventive maintenance schedule. Moreover equipment replacement rarely occurs at the end of the piece of equipment’s natural life; rather replacement is driven by the introduction of new technologies and products all of which lead to less maintenance activities and reduces the importance of the traditional maintenance function. Maintenance departments today operate with fewer employees and smaller budgets. At a point when machines are smart enough to keep themselves running or equipment is rendered obsolete by better equipment in a short time such as with computers and cellphones companies do not need a maintenance department. This updated edition reiterates the importance of transitioning to the post-maintenance era to effectively manage today’s sophisticated smart yet expensive equipment. Many changes the author predicted a decade ago are accelerating in the IoT era. Equipment management is moving further away from the maintenance era and advancing deeper into the post-maintenance era. The trend for smart machines is very clear and companies that do not upgrade their equipment will lose their competitiveness. As equipment and factories become smarter companies must change their practices and organizational structures to manage the new generation of equipment for Industry 4. 0. | Equipment Management in the Post-Maintenance Era Advancing in the Era of Smart Machines

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