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This book examines the extensive changes in markets, technologies and value chains that telecommunication companies are currently confronted with. It analyzes the crossroads they have reached and the choices that now need to be made - to be a bit pipe or a trendsetter of digitalization. Based on an analysis of the key challenges for telcos, the book derives future market scenarios and puts forward recommendations for how they can successfully position themselves. It proposes a framework based on...

Public Sector organizations have experienced a rise in the use of business process improvement methodologies including Lean, Six Sigma, and their counterparts. The evidence of their implementation includes Health, Central Government, Local Government, Police and Fire Service organizations within the UK, Europe, Australia, and the US. The drivers for introducing business process improvement methodologies include government agendas, struggle with performance indicators, introduction of new leaders...

Dieses zweibändige Handbuch vermittelt die systemtechnischen Grundlagen und den technischen Entwicklungsstand der Bereiche Materialfluss und Logistik. Der erste Band behandelt zunächst die Bereiche der Entwicklung und Eingrenzung von Fördertechnik, Materialflusstechnik, Intralogistik und technischer Logistik. Diese beinhalten die Beschaffungs-, Produktions-, Distributions- und Entsorgungslogistik. Eingegangen wird ebenfalls auf die wirtschaftliche und volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Logistik...

This book provides an accessible one-volume introduction to Lean Six Sigma and statistics in engineering for students and industry practitioners. Lean production has long been regarded as critical to business success in many industries. Over the last ten years, instruction in Six Sigma has been linked more and more with learning about the elements of lean production. Building on the success of the first and second editions, this book expands substantially on major topics of increasing relevanc...

In contrast to hierarchical leadership within intra-organizational contexts, leaders of inter-organizational networks have to lead across organizational boundaries without hierarchical fiat or directive authority. The central research question of Susanne Ruckdaschel is how leadership behavior of network managers can influence network performance. Hereby, relational leadership in the form of empowering leadership is regarded as decisive criterion. Her study focuses on the interplay between networ...

Mergers and acquisitions are a fundamental part of the business landscape, yet over half fail to deliver on their objectives. Leading the Deal is the first essential step in boosting the probabilities of success, providing unique new insights into established strategies, and detailing the key psychological leverage points that allow leadership teams to effectively harness 'people power' in the M&A process. Leading the Deal supports leaders at each step in the M&A journey and reveals a clear pa...

This book addresses the challenges companies face when different customer value propositions require them to pursue a differentiated supply chain strategy. It provides practical insights on how to achieve successful supply chain segmentation and presents the benefits this can yield for companies on the basis of best-in-class industry case studies from Gardena, Philips Luminaire, Siemens Healthcare and Volvo Construction Equipment. Drawing on these examples, it provides recommendations and soluti...