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Fur Unternehmen sind Produktionsplanung und -steuerung (PPS) angesichts sich wandelnder Markte von erheblicher Bedeutung. Dabei erfolgt die Auftragsabwicklung heute in Netzwerken, die weit uber die Unternehmensgrenzen hinausreichen. In dem Handbuch werden theoretisch fundierte Gestaltungsmethoden fur unternehmensinterne und -ubergreifende PPS vorgestellt. In Band 2 erlautern die Autoren neue Entwicklungen rund um das Produktionsmanagement und liefern so eine Orientierungshilfe fur die mittel- un...

Die Kosten der Inbetriebnahme von Neuanlagen sind erheblich, die letzte Phase der Auftragsabwicklung enthdlt gravierende Einsparpotentiale. Dieses Buch systematisiert und erldutert die Aufgaben in Vorbereitung und Durchf]hrung der Inbetriebnahme schon wdhrend der Entwicklung, Planung und Montage. Mit Hilfe zahlreicher Checklisten und Praxisbeispiele werden Erfahrungen und entscheidende Hinweise weitergegeben, die in der praktischen Arbeit direkt umsetzbar sind. Der Autor hat das bewdhrte Werk gr...

Examining the challenges of integrated management, this book explores the importance and potential benefits of using an integrated approach as a cross-functional concept of management. It covers not only standardized management systems (e.g. International Organization for Standardization), but also models of self-assessment, as well as different types of integration. Furthermore, it demonstrates how processes and systems can be integrated, and how management efficiency can be increased. The majo...

Emergency Preparedness: A Safety Guide to Planning for People, Property, and Business Continuity provides step-by-step instructions for developing prevention and response plans for all types of emergencies and disasters. It helps the reader to create an organization-wide emergency management plan that ensures that all procedures are in place and all equipment and personnel needs are addressed so that you and/or your organization can respond to an emergency situation quickly and instinctively. Yo...

This book explores how to design and implement planning & control (P&C) systems that can help organizations to manage their growth and restructuring processes in a sustainability perspective. The book is not designed to enable the reader to become an experienced system dynamics modeler; rather, it aims to develop the reader's capabilities to design and implement performance management systems by using a system dynamics approach. More specifically, the book shows how to develop system dynamics mo...

The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new thinking and direction from leading experts in the fields of: design, process, construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, robotics, delivery platforms, business and transformational strategies, change management, legislation, organisational l...

Eine Erhohung der Kostensicherheit fur Investoren von Bauobjekten setzt eine Verbesserung der Kostentransparenz zwingend voraus. Das Buch zeigt, dass es durchaus moglich ist, in den Phasen der Projektdefinition und Vorplanung Ergebnisse zu erzielen, die keine eklatanten Abweichungen zur Kostenfeststellung aufweisen. Ausserdem wird herausgestellt, dass der Architekt seine gesamte "Kostenplanung" immer an den jeweiligen Zielvorstellungen des Investors hinsichtlich Disposition einmaliger zu laufend...

Welcome to the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM2012) held from November 11 to 14, 2012 at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan and supported by Sichuan University (Chengdu, China), Quaid-i-Azam University (Islamabad, Pakistan) and The National Natural Science Foundation of China. The International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management is the annual conference organized by the International Soc...

This book features state-of-the-art contributions from two well-established conferences: Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference (CARV2020) and Mass Customization and Personalization Conference (MCPC2020). Together, they focus on the joint design, development, and management of products, production systems, and business for sustainable customization and personalization. The book covers a large range of topics within this domain, ranging from industrial success factors...

Jurgen Mihm builds a mathematical model of a complex distributed design project demonstrating how complexity inevitably arises from the interaction of simple components. He characterizes the dynamic behavior of the system analytically and with the aid of simulations, and he derives classes of managerial actions to improve performance dynamics.

Dieses Open-Access-Buch umfasst funfzehn Beitrage aus sechs Verbundvorhaben, die im Rahmen des Foerderschwerpunkts "Arbeit in der digitalisierten Welt" des Bundesministeriums fur Bildung und Forschung unterschiedliche Entwicklungen im Transformationsprozess der Arbeitswelt analysieren, konkrete Loesungsansatze entwickeln und wissenschaftlich begleiten und evaluieren. Die Autoren der Beitrage geben Einblicke in ihre Erkenntnisse und die entwickelten Konzepte. Daraus lassen sich fur Akteure aus Po...

An authoritative, quantitative approach to supply chain management Addressing the need for the study of supply chain management to evolve at the same pace as it's real-world practice, Fundamentals of Supply Chain Theory presents the methodology and foundations of the topic and also demonstrates how recent developments build upon classic models. The authors focus on strategic and tactical aspects of supply chain management, covering a broad range of topics from forecasting, inventory management,...

This contributed volume explores and reveals the dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, trends and implications of entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Presenting papers by respected experts in the field, it shares essential insights on the status quo of entrepreneurship and the opportunities and threats it faces in the MENA region. Topics range from development of entrepreneurial universities to international entrepreneurship, as well as emergent topics such as green...