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  • CATIA V5

    Macro Programming with Visual Basic Script

    by Dieter R. Ziethen ...
    Write powerful, custom macros for CATIA V5CATIA V5 Macro Programming with Visual Basic Script shows you, step by step, how to create your own macros that automate repetitive tasks, accelerate design procedures, and automatically generate complex geometries. Filled with full-color screenshots and illustrations, this practical guide walks you through the entire process of writing, storing, and ... Read more

    R2 036,87

  • The Things We Make

    The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans

    by Bill Hammack Ph.D. ...
    Discover the secret method used to build the world…For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress. But this powerful method, the "engineering method", is an all but hidden process that few of us have heard of—let ... Read more

    R280,36

  • Theory of Constraints Handbook

    by James Cox III,John Schleier ...
    The definitive guide to the theory of constraints In this authoritative volume, the world's top Theory of Constraints (TOC) experts reveal how to implement the ground-breaking management and improvement methodology developed by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Theory of Constraints Handbook offers an in-depth examination of this revolutionary concept of bringing about global organization performance ... Read more

    R2 036,87

  • Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design in Weak Rocks

    Edited by Derek Martin, Peter Stacey ...
    Weak rocks encountered in open pit mines cover a wide variety of materials, with properties ranging between soil and rock. As such, they can provide a significant challenge for the slope designer. For these materials, the mass strength can be the primary control in the design of the pit slopes, although structures can also play an important role. Because of the typically weak nature of the ... Read more

    R1 959,24

  • Demand Driven Performance

    Operational Metrics for the 21st Century

    by Debra Smith, Chad Smith ...
    Implement demand driven smart metrics to drive and sustain dramatic gains in flow and improve ROI performanceWhat if the objective of minimizing unit product cost that is hard coded into all reporting and measurement systems is simply "bad math" that drives decisions and actions that destroy ROI?In today's volatile, globally competitive environment, new decision-making tools are required to ... Read more

    R1 298,91

  • Space Meets Status

    Designing Workplace Performance

    by Jacqueline Vischer ...
    Showing how worker productivity and stress levels are affected by factors such as lighting, ventilation, temperature, noise and layout, this book demonstrates how the technical aspects of human comfort do not always tally with users' perceptions and behaviour. With vivid examples and case studies to illustrate how space is a corporate resource rather than simply overhead, Vischer reveals how ... Read more

    R1 020,93

  • The Portfolio

    by Lesley Lokko, Katerina Ruedi Ray, Igor Marjanovic ...
    The portfolio is the single most important part of every architectural student's education. This book proides a complete guide to preparing, compiling and presenting this crucial element of the architecture course. The experienced author team gives practical advice for the creation of the portfolio covering issues of size, storage, layout and order. They go on to guide the student through the ... Read more

    R896,40

  • Small Change

    About the Art of Practice and the Limits of Planning in Cities

    by Nabeel Hamdi ...
    What exactly is 'small change'?Build a bus stop in an urban slum and a vibrant community sprouts and grows around it - that is the power of small changes that have huge positive effects.This book is an argument for the wisdom of the street, the ingenuity of the improvisers and the long-term, large-scale effectiveness of immediate, small-scale actions. Written by Nabeel Hamdi, the guru of urban ... Read more

    R1 095,65

  • Energy and Civilization

    A History

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    **A BILL GATES “BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR”A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped 10,000 years of human history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today’s fossil fuel–driven civilization.**Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive ... Read more

    R368,33

  • Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain: The Key to World-Class Procurement

    The Key to World-Class Procurement

    by Sheila Petcavage, Richard Pinkerton, David N. Burt ...
    Transform purchasing operations from reactive to proactive supply managementWritten for purchasing managers, Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain reveals how to use the latest and best procurement practices to help your organization maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of its supply chain. The ability of purchasing to dramatically increase return on investment, reduce costs, improve ... Read more

    R1 476,01

  • Environmental Management:

    Revision Guide for the IEMA Associate Membership Exam and NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management

    by Adrian Belcham ...
    Written by Adrian Belcham, author of Manual of Environmental Management, this is the essential guide to prepare you for the IEMA Associate Membership Exam and NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management.Through the inclusion of revision tips, exam guidance and self-test questions, this guide will consolidate your understanding of environmental management and help you to prepare for your exam. It ... Read more

    R1 095,65

  • Geological Engineering

    by Luis Gonzalez de Vallejo, Mercedes Ferrer ...
    A thorough knowledge of geology is essential in the design and construction of infrastructures for transport, buildings and mining operations; while an understanding of geology is also crucial for those working in urban, territorial and environmental planning and in the prevention and mitigation of geohazards.Geological Engineering provides an inte ... Read more

    R3 636,15

  • Electric Vehicles

    Technology, Policy and Commercial Development

    by Joao Vitor Fernandes Serra ...
    Modern electric vehicles (EVs) are well suited to most people's general transport needs. Despite this, their adoption at a large scale has been grindingly slow. What are the reasons for this?Unlike most books which focus on the technical aspects of EV performance, this guide sets out the commercial and political barriers to their increased use and lays out the ways in which these barriers can be ... Read more

    R1 444,35

  • Born to be Riled

    by Jeremy Clarkson ...
    Born to be Riled is a collection of hilarious vintage journalism from Jeremy Clarkson.Jeremy Clarkson, it has to said, sometimes finds the world a maddening place. And nowhere more so than from behind the wheel of a car, where you can see any number of people acting like lunatics while in control (or not) of a ton of metal.In this collection of classic columns, first published in 1999, Jeremy ... Read more

    R165,59

  • Hello World

    How to be Human in the Age of the Machine

    by Hannah Fry ...
    'One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place on the bestseller charts.' (The Times)You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a not ... Read more

    R220,79

  • Engineering in Plain Sight

    An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

    by Grady Hillhouse ...
    **Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide with accessible explanations to nearly every part of the constructed world around us.Author Grady Hillhouse is the creator behind the popular YouTube channel Practical Engineering (over 4.5 million subscribers!) and this book is essentially 50 new episodes crammed between two covers.**Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field ... Read more

    R472,18

  • The Woman on the Bridge

    You saw The Girl on the Train. You watched The Woman in the Window. Now meet The Woman on the Bridge

    by Holly Seddon ...
    'Strangers On A Train meets The Pact in this high concept thriller: daring, dramatic and totally original, I loved it.' Gillian McAllisterHow far would you go to save a perfect stranger?Maggie is trapped. Dumped on her wedding day, rejected by her family and hounded by a man determined to make her suffer.Charlotte is desperate. Double-crossed by her only friend and facing total ruin, she wi... ... Read more

    R172,37

  • Lights Out

    A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath

    by Ted Koppel ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America’s power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared.“Fascinating, frightening, and beyond timely.”—Anderson Cooper**Imagine a blackout lasting not days, but weeks or months. Tens of millions of people over several states are affected. For ... Read more

    R258,62

  • Toward Sustainable And Economic Smart Mobility: Shaping The Future Of Smart Cities

    by Mahmoud Hashem Eiza, Yue Cao, Lexi Xu ...
    During the last decade, developments in smart cars, mobile devices, internet of things and vehicular communications are revolutionizing the future of smart cities. With the rapid integration of these smart devices into our surroundings, we are heading to a new era of a highly connected and environmentally friendly ecosystem.This book offers a unique opportunity for the reader to explore state-of ... Read more

    R940,46

  • Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications

    Proceedings of the VIIth Biennial Australian Pattern Recognition Society Conference, DICTA 2003

    Edited by Changming Sun, Hugues Talbot, Sebastien Ourselin, Tony Adriaansen ...
    Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications is the premier biennial conference in Australia on the topics of image processing and image analysis. This seventh edition of the proceedings has seen an unprecedented level of submission, on such diverse areas as: Image processing; Face recognition; Segmentation; Registration; Motion analysis; Medical imaging; Object recognition; Virtual ... Read more

    R2 866,48

  • Politics Across the Hudson

    The Tappan Zee Megaproject

    by Philip Mark Plotch ...
    Winner of the 2015 American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter Journalism AwardThe State of New York built one of the world’s longest, widest, and most expensive bridges—the new Tappan Zee Bridge—stretching more than three miles across the Hudson River, approximately thirteen miles north of New York City. In Politics Across the Hudson, urban planner Philip Plotch offers a behind-the ... Read more

    R389,03

  • Elements Of Stochastic Dynamics

    by Guo-qiang Cai, Weiqiu Zhu ...
    Stochastic dynamics has been a subject of interest since the early 20th Century. Since then, much progress has been made in this field of study, and many modern applications for it have been found in fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, economy, finance, and many branches of engineering including Mechanical, Ocean, Civil, Bio, and Earthquake Engineering.Elements of Stochastic ... Read more

    R725,52

  • Transport Economics Matters

    Applying Economic Principles to Transportation in Great Britain

    by Mengqiu Cao ...
    This book reveals and discusses existing and potential problems derived from the transport economics domain in relation to their environment, and the social, political and economic impacts, with reference to a wide range of transport modes. It is suitable ... Read more

    R510,47

  • I'll Take the Plane, the Bus and the Train 'Til I Get There! Travel Book for Kids | Children's Transportation Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Oh boy! Your little learners will surely adore this book on transportation. The contents give knowledge on the use of vehicles, like the plane, the bus and the train, when traveling. Allow your child to study materials not necessarily used in school because you want knowledge and learning to be inclusive. So what are you waiting for? Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    R59,90