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Spreading the Barcode
Personal memories of Bill Selmeier from the 1970s when he contributed to the establishment of the U.P.C. barcode
The Architecture of Industry
Through a series of case studies, this book documents the changing nature of industrial building and planning from the beginning of the twentieth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Drawing on research from the United States, Europe and Australia, this collection of essays highlights key moments in industrial architecture and planning representative of the wider paradigms in the field. Areas of analysis include industrial production, hydroelectricity, aerospace, logistics, finance, scientific research and mining. This richly illustrated collection will be of interest for a wide range of built environment studies, incorporating findings from both historical and theoretical scholarship and design research.
Eureka
Tracing the long pre-history of five twentieth-century inventions which have transformed our lives, Gavin Weightman reveals a fantastic cast of scientists and inspired amateurs whose ingenuity has given us the airplane, television, bar code, personal computer, and mobile phone. Not one of these inventions can be attributed to a lone genius who experiences a moment of inspiration. Nearly all innovations exist in the imagination before they are finally made to work by the hard graft of inventors who draw on the discoveries of others. While the discoveries of scientists have provided vital knowledge which has made innovation possible, it is a revelation of Weightman’s study that it is more often than not the amateur who enjoys the “eureka moment” when an invention works for the first time. Filled with fascinating stories of struggle, rivalry, and the ingenuity of both famous inventors and hundreds of forgotten people, Weightman’s captivating work is a triumph of storytelling that offers a fresh take on the making of our modern world.
The Making of the Supply Chain
In The Making of the Supply Chain, Remko van Hoek explores the stories of five very different supply chain pioneers—George Stephenson, Henry Ford, George Lauer, Elizabeth Dole, and J. B. Hunt—to demonstrate how innovations in supply chain management have changed the world by reshaping how we obtain our products and services. Van Hoek reflects on these leaders’ seminal achievements in supply chain management, relates their breakthroughs to current best practices and opportunities for the future, and chronicles how other leaders have converted lessons from these Hall of Famers into new breakthroughs. Informed by his work with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Hall of Fame,Van Hoek presents these inspiring stories in an engaging and highly accessible style.
Network World
For more than 20 years, Network World has been the premier provider of information, intelligence and insight for network and IT executives responsible for the digital nervous systems of large organizations. Readers are responsible for designing, implementing and managing the voice, data and video systems their companies use to support everything from business critical applications to employee collaboration and electronic commerce.
IBM's Local Area Networks
Novices and experienced users can utilize this guide to learn how to share data and programs, and efficiently combine a variety of expensive hardware--such as CAD plotters and quality printers.
Handbook on the Economics of Retailing and Distribution
This Handbook explores and critically examines current research in economics and marketing science on key issues in retailing and distribution. Providing a rich perspective for the discussion of public policy, contributions from several disciplines and continents range from the history of chains and the impact of multinational retailers on international trade patterns to US merger policy in the retail context, the rise of the Internet, and consumer-to-consumer sales. The chapters address methodological issues such as the structural estimation of entry games between retailers, productivity measurement when both inputs and output are not fully observable, and demand estimation with variable as...
What Are Those Funny Little Square Things I Now See Everywhere?
EVERYWHERE YOU GO YOU CAN HARDLY PICK UP AN ADVERTISEMENT, PRODUCT BROCHURE, LOOK AT A BILLBOARD, SURF THE INTERNET OR JUST WALK DOWN THE AVENUE WITHOUT SEEING MANY OF THESE LITTLE SQUARE THINGS IN MORE AND MORE PLACES EACH AND EVERY DAY. WHAT ARE THEY? ACTUALLY THESE MYSTERIOUS SQUARES ARE CALLED TWO DIMENSIONAL BAR CODES. THIS BOOK WILL PROVIDE THE READER WITH SOME INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING BACKROUND ON HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY, WHILE EXPANDING YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANY DIFFERENT AUTO IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS AND SHOW YOU HOW TO BEGIN DEVELOPING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR INHERENT CAPABILITIES FOR OWN PERSONAL USE. SOON YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND AND BENEFIT FROM THEM, ENHANCE YOUR BUSINESS WITH THEM, PROMOTE AND COMMUNICATE MORE EFFERCTIVELY WITH THEM AND EVEN BROADEN YOUR OWN PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIENCES WITH THEM, ETC. ETC. START CREATING YOUR OWN CODES AND APPLICATIONS.SO ENTER THIS WORLD OF TERRIFIC CAPABILITIES AND DO IT FOR VITUALLY FREE, BECAUSE THIS BOOK IS YOUR GATEWAY THERE.......
The Problem with Feeding Cities
For most people, grocery shopping is a mundane activity. Few stop to think about the massive, global infrastructure that makes it possible to buy Chilean grapes in a Philadelphia supermarket in the middle of winter. Yet every piece of food represents an interlocking system of agriculture, manufacturing, shipping, logistics, retailing, and nonprofits that controls what we eat—or don’t. The Problem with Feeding Cities is a sociological and historical examination of how this remarkable network of abundance and convenience came into being over the last century. It looks at how the US food system transformed from feeding communities to feeding the entire nation, and it reveals how a process t...
