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An A to Z of all the essential concepts and models applied in business and management, from Balanced scorecard and the Boston matrix to Experience curve, Kaizen, McKinsey 's 7S model, Market analysis, Porter 's generic strategies, Relative cost position, Sustainable development to Yield management and Zero-based planning.A superb and comprehensive source of reference for professionals in all sectors of business and MBA students. Bengt Karl'f and Fredrik L'vingsson are successful consultants who have been determined to fill a need for an up to date and approachable A to Z of management concepts, ratios and models. Bengt Karlof is the author of several books published by Wiley.
Here is a practical guide for anyone faced with organising a business. Because every organisation situation is unique, the reader should be familiar with a number of conceptual models and tools which can be of help when creating a theory for a particular situation. As consultants and businessmen, as well as through the elaboration of certain methods, the authors have developed a sense of what is important in the work of shaping or redesigning an organisation. This book will help anyone on the point of realizing a development in their organisation and wishing to know how this can effectively and successfully be accomplished.
This is an introduction to a systematic process whereby business managers can compare the efficiency of their own companies, in terms of productivity, quality and practices, with that of other organizations.
The Benchmarking Workbook will do exactly what the title suggestsmake it easier for you to put theory into practice. It is a"do-it-yourself" guide to benchmarking. Benchmarking methods aresimple, easy to grasp, and universal everyone can do it! But manypeople suffer from unclear frames of reference, impossibledeadlines, inadequate budgets, unexplained expectations; even whenthese obstacles are overcome, the greatest danger is becomingswamped by detail. This is where the Benchmarking Workbook willprove to be a major ally. If you are on a benchmarking team, youwill find that this workbook is a tool to help get at the practicalaspects; aspects with which books of theory just cannot cope. Itincludes * examples from actual cases * self-diagnostic "what to do" sections * forms, checklists and questionnaires The Benchmarking Workbook helps you * organize your research * clarify your thinking * prioritize your findings The Benchmarking Workbook has been developed by Karlof andPartners. It is the practical companion to the original bookBenchmarking: A Signpost to Excellence in Quality and Productivityby Bengt Karlof and Svante Ostblom, published by John Wiley &Sons.
The book covers definitions and examples of well known concepts and models in business strategy. This need from stems inefficiency and confusion in communication between people in organisations as they tend to put different meanings into different modern concepts - words such as 'business mission' or 'entry barrier'.
In today`s industrial manufacturing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is essential in order to cope with the challenges of more demanding global competition. New and more complex products must be introduced to markets faster than ever before. Companies form large collaborative networks, and the product process must flow flexibly across company borders. This first book on Product Lifecycle Management in English language is designed to introduce the reader to the basic terms and fundamentals of PLM and to give a solid foundation for starting a PLM development project. It gives ideas and examples how PLM can be utilized in various industries. In addition, it also offers an insight into how PLM can assist in creating new business opportunities and in making real eBusiness possible.
In this book,the multidisciplinary roots of KM are enumerated, together with their contributions to the discipline. The importance of KM today is described together with the emerging roles and responsibilities needed to examine KM implementation. The emergence of economic system with knowledge as its basic ingredient is enumerated and the need to develop knowledge management strategy to stay competitive in today's environment were pointed out finally how to prioritise the knowledge strategy is justified.
Highly applicable – the choice of featured techniques is weighted heavily toward those that have been field-tested in local government settings and shown to work in that arena. Very clearly organised into sections by clustering techniques that share particular characteristics. The simplified, practical approach will make this a popular primary text for professors seeking to shift the balance in their analysis course toward techniques more likely to be used by their students on the job. A website with online resources, including Excel templates, provided.