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IT, Production & Logistics Summaries

Do your upper levels know what's happening down on the factory floor? Let's hope so! If not, these summaries will teach you everything you need to know about supply chain management, production, quality control, and research and development. Tech junkies will also get their fill here.

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5 Future Strategies You Need Right Now
 

George Stalk

Harvard Business Review Press, 2008

(8)

A Complete and Balanced Service Scorecard

Rajesh K. Tyagi and Praveen Gupta

FT Press, 2008

(8)

A Life Decoded
 

J. Craig Venter

Viking Press, 2007

(7)

A Short Course in International Marketing

Jeffrey Edmund Curry

World Trade Press, 1999

(7)

Advanced Supply Chain Management

Charles C. Poirier

Berrett-Koehler, 1999

(8)

Against the Odds
 

James Dyson

Thomson Texere, 2003

(9)

An IBM Guide to Doing Business on the Internet

Kendra R. Bonnett

McGraw-Hill, 2000

(6)

Analysis for Improving Performance

Richard A. Swanson

Berrett-Koehler, 1996

(6)

Baked In
 

Alex Bogusky and John Winsor

AGATE Publishing, 2009

(8)

Beyond the Lean Revolution

Deborah J. Nightingale and Jayakanth Srinivasan

AMACOM, 2011

(7)

Big Brown
 

Greg Niemann

Jossey-Bass, 2007

(8)

Business @ the Speed of Thought

Bill Gates

Business Plus, 1999

(5)

Business Process Management and the Balanced Scorecard

Ralph Smith

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006

(6)

Business Process Outsourcing

Rick L. Click and Thomas N. Duening

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004

(7)

Chain Reaction

Robert A. Malone

Kaplan Publishing, 2007

(7)

Change by Design
 

Tim Brown

HarperBusiness, 2009

(8)

Changing How the World Does Business
 

Roger Frock

Berrett-Koehler, 2006

(8)

Clicking Through
 

Jonathan Ezor

Bloomberg Press, 1999

(6)

Cloud Computing

Michael Miller

QUE Publishing, 2008

(8)

Cloud Surfing
 

Thomas M. Koulopoulos

Bibliomotion, 2012

(8)

Collaborative Advantage

Jeffrey H. Dyer

Oxford UP, 2000

(8)

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IT, Production & Logistics

Understanding the fundamental relationship between information technology, production and logistics is one of the keys to sustaining a successful operation. In an age of heightened competitiveness, companies are always looking for the best ways to upgrade IT, increase production efficiency and streamline logistics management. It’s nearly impossible for busy executives and managers to keep tabs on the latest developments in business logistics and supply chain management. That’s what makes getAbstract an indispensable resource for informal learning. Our vast online library features five-page summaries of the best books on IT, production and logistics. You can access our streamlined service 24/7 on your computer or your hand-held device. Our summaries are also available in several languages and on audio. getAbstract is such a valuable source of knowledge and so easy to use that you’ll wonder how you ever managed without it.

Covering all the Bases

The summaries in this category cover a wide range of topics including research and development; manufacturing and quality control; production and logistics; and distribution. For example, you’ll learn why innovation and maintaining a competitive edge is more critical than ever in the face of an expanding global marketplace. You’ll discover the importance of production management and recognizing when it’s time to abandon a project and return to the drawing board. You’ll also learn why a growing number of companies are choosing offshore outsourcing for their IT needs. Join thousands of satisfied clients who have come to rely on getAbstract for vital information, advice and guidance. Don’t let yourself fall behind the learning curve.

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