The asset lifecycle represents a myriad of processes and activities that are conducted throughout the life of an asset. This book seeks to provide an interesting view of the complexities and intricacies within the lifecycle. My hope is that through this journey, the reader is entertained and left better informed.

Here Dr. Goldratt, developer of the Theory Of Constraints, gives his perspective on what TOC is, its goals and objectives, and the state of its progress in bringing about improvement. An academic perspective is also provided on the strength of this new theory and how it has developed in its many dimensions.

Every manufacturing business operates a Sales and Operations Planning process of some sort. Somehow we decide which customers to pursue, what promises we should make to those customers, how much product to produce, what people and other resources we need, how much inventory to hold and how we will operate our factories. Most businesses agree that they could do this much better.Many companies have made at least one unsuccessful attempt to formalize and improve their Sales and Operat...

The basics of industrial and supply-chain excellence in less than 200 pages ! This book for self-learning offers a step-by-step presentation of the best practices of modern manufacturing and logistic management, which have been moving beneath the surface, like tectonic plates, over the last few years. Thanks to their proven operational effectiveness, they have emerged as an interlocking group of five basics: - Voice of the Customer for innovation and development - production activities wit...

Understand competitive forces and stay ahead of the competitionThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Porter’s five forces, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Understand the five forces that affect profitability and analyze each force in depth in relation to your company• Analyze the intensity of the competition within an industry a...

Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the engineering project goals and objectives while honoring the preconceived project constraints. Typical constraints are scope, time, and budget the secondary—and more ambitious—challenge is to optimize the allocation and integration of inputs n...

Perhaps the most misunderstood of the project management disciplines, project risk management is simple to master and is one of the most powerful tools for both novice and advanced project managers.Whatever concerns your project may offer: political, technical, resource or inexperienced team, project risk management can reduce or eliminate them.You'll learn how to use risk management to:• manage stakeholder expectations• retain resources• control scope

Busines rules often seem complicated and the are often not well documented, which can lead to a lot of issues..This book is designed to help the business analyst understand the differnt types of business rules as well as understanding their importance.The book also provides a simple toolkit to use in identifying, analysing and documenting business rules

Noted as one of the most talked about books in the asset management industry, this premier guide gives you all facts that you'll need to know about asset management program, industrial asset management, asset management software, physical asset management and much more.

The following is a chapter from the fully updated and revised The Six Sigma Handbook , Third Edition. It covers the management systems and statistical tools that are the foundation of Six Sigma. The book's presentation is based on the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) implementation strategy for Six Sigma, with focus on the management responsibilities and problem-solving methodologies.

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Within any dynamic business climate, Lean and Six Sigma are symbiotic, perhaps even inseparable. Whereas Six Sigma methodologies are widely accepted as benchmarks for increasing profitability via product/service performance in every constrained area of an organization, Lean is closely associated with speed, efficiency and waste minimization. While meeting modern quality standards, corporations must simultaneously decrease lead times and become ever more proactive to evolving customer urgencie...