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Performance Improvement Methods: Fighting the War on Waste

Performance Improvement Methods: Fighting the War on Waste

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harrington, H. James / Lomax, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill, Waste-eliminating, ong>performanceong>-ong>improvementong> weapons Discover ong>theong> best ways to overcome todayAEs most stubborn business issues: waste of resources, personnel, and opportunity. ong>Performanceong> ong>Improvementong> ong>Methodsong>, by H. James Harrington and Kenneth C. Lomax, details ong>theong> 85 most effective ong>performanceong>-enhancing weapons you can use to get ong>theong> most from ong>theong> least, and get ong>theong> jump on your competitors. You'll learn about activity-based costing...design of experiments...failure mode and effect analysis...matrix data analysis...process benchmarking, redesign,and reengineering...QFD...simulation modeling...ong>theong> six-sigma system...value-added analysis...and all ong>theong> oong>theong>r strategies ong>performanceong> experts have identified as ong>theong> best ways to promote efficiency and productivity, and maximize opportunities in every arena. This book/CD-ROM package gives you ready-to-download sample forms, agreements and analyses, plus exercises, games,definitions, case histories and more that help you put ong>theong>se creative and efficient tools to work.

Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement

Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walberg, Herbert J., PUBLISHER: Information Age Publishing, As suggested by ong>theong> title, ong>theong> purpose of this Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School ong>Improvementong> is to provide principles for restructuring and substantially improving schools. Sponsored by ong>theong> U.S. Department of Education, ong>theong> Center on Innovation & ong>Improvementong> (CII) engaged leading experts on restructuring and school ong>improvementong> to prepare modules for this handbook to assist states, districts, and schools in establishing policies, procedures, and support to successfully restructure schools. ong>Theong> Handbook is organized into three sections. ong>Theong> topic of ong>theong> Handbook's modules - restructuring with a focus on ong>theong> district as ong>theong> impetus for dramatic ong>improvementong> - is relatively new in ong>theong> nation's education history. For this reason, ong>theong> module authors were selected because ong>theong>y are highly experienced experts in ong>theong>ir fields and can be counted on to judiciously weigh ong>theong> less than definitive evidence and to state useful guiding principles.

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The American Civil War (1): The War in the East -May

The American Civil War (1): The War in the East -May

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gallagher, Gary W., PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), ong>Theong> United States saw long-simmering sectional tensions erupt into ong>fightingong> at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in April , beginning what would become ong>theong> most cataclysmic military struggle in ong>theong> western world between Waterloo and ong>theong> First World ong>Warong>. This volume focuses on events in ong>theong> Virginia ong>theong>ater during ong>theong> conflict's first two years, highlighting Union and Confederate strengths and weaknesses, leadership and strategy on each side, and ong>theong> ways in which events on ong>theong> battlefield influenced politics, diplomacy, and debates about emancipation. Osprey Essential Histories are complete yet concise studies of each major conflict in history.

Municipal Waste Disposal in the s Ation

Municipal Waste Disposal in the s Ation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liptak, Bela G., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, This practical guide provides answers to questions about all facets of municipal waste treatment and disposal. Discover ong>theong> latest standards, practices, and technology for handling landfills, hazardous waste disposal, sewage sludge, incineration, pollution-control equipment, HRIs, recycling, and more. Municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal has been a growing concern for decades. In ong>theong> s, ong>theong> problems have multiplied and reached critical mass for many communities. This book examines various ong>methodsong> of treatment and disposal as process control examples on a societal scale. Technical enough for ong>theong> municipal engineer who must make ong>theong> solutions work, this book also provides ong>theong> information needed by municipal leaders to evaluate MSW disposal options, and to select solutions that work today and won't harm future generations.

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Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelsay, John, PUBLISHER: Westminster John Knox Press, This book explores questions regarding ong>theong> justice of ong>warong> and addresses ong>theong> lack of comparative perspectives on ong>theong> ethics of ong>warong>, particularly with respect to Islam. John Kelsay begins with ong>theong> ong>warong> in ong>theong> Persian Gulf, focusing on ong>theong> role of Islamic symbols in ong>theong> rhetoric of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides an overview of ong>theong> Islamic tradition in regards to ong>warong> and peace, and ong>theong>n focuses on ong>theong> notion of religion as a just cause for ong>warong>.

The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History:

The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Creighton, Margaret S., PUBLISHER: Basic Books (AZ), In ong>theong> summer of , as Union and Confederate armies converged on souong>theong>rn Pennsylvania, ong>theong> town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto ong>theong> center stage of ong>warong>. ong>Theong> three days of ong>fightingong> that ensued decisively turned ong>theong> tide of ong>theong> Civil ong>Warong>. In "ong>Theong> Colors of Courage," Margaret Creighton narrates ong>theong> tale of this crucial battle from ong>theong> viewpoint of three unsung groups--women, immigrants, and African Americans--and reveals how wide ong>theong> conflict's dimensions were. A historian with a superb flair for storytelling, Creighton draws on memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspapers to bring to life ong>theong> individuals at ong>theong> heart of her narrative. "ong>Theong> Colors of Courage" is a stunningly fluid work of original history-one that redefines ong>theong> Civil ong>Warong>'s most remarkable battle.

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Peptide Nucleic Acids: Methods and Protocols

Peptide Nucleic Acids: Methods and Protocols

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nielsen, Peter E., PUBLISHER: Humana Press, Peter Eigil Nielsen has assembled a critically evaluated collection of key PNA protocols that are eiong>theong>r already well established around ong>theong> world, such as PCR-clamping and in situ hybridization, or that display promise of significant future impact. Basic ong>methodsong> for PNA oligomer synong>theong>sis and analysis have also been included. Written by experts with hands-on in ong>theong> ong>methodsong> ong>theong>y describe, ong>theong>se readily reproducible protocols contain detailed step-by-step instructions, tips on avoiding pitfalls and on extending ong>theong> method to oong>theong>r situations, and introductory material explaining ong>theong> ong>theong>ory behind ong>theong> process.

Jane's fighting ships

Jane's fighting ships

Jane's ong>fightingong> ships compiled amd edited by Raymond V.B. Blackman. M.I.Mar.E., M.R.I.N.A. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. ldt. ong>Theong> standard work of reference on ong>theong> navies of ong>theong> world.

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Handbook of Teacher Evaluation

Handbook of Teacher Evaluation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Millman, Jason, PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, Millman's tightly-edited volume answers ong>theong> questions: who should evaluate teachers? For what purpose? And using what ong>methodsong> and techniques? ong>Theong> strengths and weaknesses of students, oong>theong>r teachers, or administrators as evaluators are discussed and ong>theong> use of evaluation as a tool for self-ong>improvementong> or for making decisions about promotion and salary is explored. Finally all commonly employed ong>methodsong> are summarized.

Statistics in Management Science

Statistics in Management Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Metcalfe, Andrew V., PUBLISHER: Hodder Education Publishers, This is ong>theong> first book to introduce senior level students of management science practicing managers to ong>theong> modern powerful statistical ong>methodsong> that are available for optimizing and improving business processes. Using realistic case studies from businesses, this book explains ong>theong> key statistical concepts workers in this field need to know. In particular, ong>theong>re is a focus on ong>theong> use of probabilistic ong>methodsong> and statistical analysis in a business context and ong>theong> value of ong>theong>se ong>methodsong> for managers. ong>Theong> maong>theong>matical explanations are comprehensive with an emphasis on ong>theong> essential principles.

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Rethinking Security in Post Cold War Europe

Rethinking Security in Post Cold War Europe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Park, William / Rees, G. Wyn, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, This is a survey of ong>theong> principle items on ong>theong> European security agenda following ong>theong> end of ong>theong> Cold ong>Warong>. ong>Theong> book focuses on regions where ong>theong> reconsideration of security issues has been particularly profound and analyzes ong>theong> main security institutions which have survived ong>theong> Cold ong>Warong> including NATO, ong>theong> European Union/Western European Union and ong>theong> Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Also strides ong>theong> Central European countries, Russia and states of ong>theong> former USSR.

Essay on the Prevailing Methods of the Evangelization of the

Essay on the Prevailing Methods of the Evangelization of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Needham Robert, PUBLISHER: BiblioLife LLC, NA

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Get Your War on 2

Get Your War on 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rees, David, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, "Get Your ong>Warong> On" is ong>theong> comic that became a popular sensation for waking America up and being brave enough to make people think--and laugh--in ong>theong> months following 9/11. Now, David Rees returns to do it once again--just in time for ong>theong> most anticipated election in years. He's taking on ong>theong> Bush Doctrine, Operation Iraqi Freedom, ong>theong> ong>warong> in Afghanistan, tax cuts, ong>theong> campaign--and much, much more Acquista Ora

Battle for Honor

Battle for Honor

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Keehan, Edong>warong>d, PUBLISHER: Trafford Publishing, Battle for Honor chronicles Edong>warong>d "Edyo" Keehan's coming of age during ong>theong> hardships of ong>theong> Great Depression and ong>theong> beginning of World ong>Warong> II, a time when ong>theong> future of ong>theong> free world hung in ong>theong> balance. It's a coming of age story that follows a skinny 17-year-old kid dropping out of high school shortly after Dec. to enlist in ong>theong> US Navy. ong>Theong> book follows Keehan's assignment to a light cruiser USS Savannah, and to her subsequent ong>fightingong> of Axis forces in North Africa and Europe, including taking a German pound radio control bomb on Sept. and inflicting ong>theong> ship with over 200 casualties. From ong>theong> Savannah, Keehan assigned to anoong>theong>r ong>fightingong> ship, ong>theong> USS Saint Paul ong>fightingong> in ong>theong> pacific. ong>Theong> Saint Paul had ong>theong> honor of firing ong>theong> last major salvo of ong>theong> ong>warong> on mainland Japan, Keehan decked in dress blues is aboard ong>theong> Saint Paul at Tokyo Bay when Gen. MacArthur accepts ong>theong> Japanese unconditional surrender, thus ending ong>theong> ong>warong>. ong>Theong> book chronicles Keehan's readjustment to civilian life as, and his subsequent life's mission: ong>theong> honoring of Westport's sons and daughters that left ong>theong> safety of ong>theong> hearth and home to join ong>theong> armed services to fight during World ong>Warong> II. However, Westport's World ong>Warong> II monument, called ong>theong> Honor Roll, which was built during ong>theong> ong>warong>, is missing, a victim of both time and neglect. In an effort to find out what happened to ong>theong> Honor Roll and to have anoong>theong>r ong>warong> memorial rebuilt, Keehan faces numerous obstacles, including opposition from ong>warong>ring town boards and committees, small town politics, and a few vindictive Westport residents bent on derailing Keehan's plans. Battle of Honor is a must read for World ong>Warong> IIbuffs, for those who enjoy history and for anybody who enjoys a good story.

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Energy: Its Use and the Environment

Energy: Its Use and the Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hinrichs, Roger A. / Kleinbach, Merlin H., PUBLISHER: Thomson Brooks/Cole, What is ong>theong> impact of such energy issues as global ong>warong>ming, radioactive waste, and municipal solid waste on ong>theong> individual and society? ENERGY: ITS USE AND ong>THEong> ENVIRONMENT answers ong>theong>se questions, emphasizing ong>theong> physical principles behind energy and its effects on our environment, and explaining ong>theong> basic physical principles behind ong>theong> use of energy, including ong>theong> study of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, ong>theong>rmodynamics, and atomic and nuclear physics. By placing energy issues within ong>theong> context of everyday examples and asking you to define and support critical arguments, ENERGY: ITS USE AND ong>THEong> ENVIRONMENT offers a provocative approach to this crucial issue.

American Civil War Armies (5): Volunteer Militia

American Civil War Armies (5): Volunteer Militia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Katcher, Philip / Volstad, Ronald B. / Volstad, Ron, PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), Uniformed volunteer units were raised by individuals, usually from an area's social e lite who had enough spare money and time to spend on such enthusiasms. ong>Theong>y voted on ong>theong>ir unit designation, ong>theong>ir officers and non-commissioned officers, ong>theong>ir unit rules, and ong>theong>ir uniform. Many future leaders learned ong>theong>ir skills in ong>theong>se ranks, and volunteer militia units formed ong>theong> core of many ong>fightingong> units on both sides of ong>theong> Mason-Dixon line. With ong>theong> help of numerous photographs and illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by Ron Volstad, Philip Katcher does a fine job of detailing ong>theong> uniforms of ong>theong> volunteer militia of ong>theong> American Civil ong>Warong>.

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On Air Defense

On Air Defense

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crabtree, James D., PUBLISHER: Praeger, This book is a study of all aspects of air defense from its beginnings during ong>theong> French Revolution when artillery gunners tried to hit primitive balloons with ong>theong>ir cannons to ong>theong> use of Patriot missiles in ong>theong> Gulf ong>Warong> to shoot down tactical ballistic missiles. Crabtree's history focuses on ong>theong> development of tactics and technology from ong>theong> Franco-Prussian ong>Warong> to ong>theong> present. ong>Theong> strategic air defense of World ong>Warong> I and World ong>Warong> II are featured, as are ong>theong> development of surface-to-air missiles by Germany in World ong>Warong> II and by ong>theong> United States and ong>theong> USSR in Vietnam and ong>theong> Middle East.

The War On Drugs - Biglietti Concerto The War On Drugs -

The War On Drugs - Biglietti Concerto The War On Drugs -

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American Jewry and the Civil War

American Jewry and the Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Korn, Bertram Wallace, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society of America, ong>Warong> has long been considered a classic text on ong>theong> Jewish role in early American history -- on ong>theong> Jewish community as a whole during ong>theong> tumultuous years of ong>theong> ong>warong>, and on its effort to raise ong>theong> concept of human rights and equality above restrictions based on race or religion. This extensive volume features a new foreword and new afterword, as well as an author's preface to ong>theong> original edition, an author's preface to ong>theong> first paperback edition (), an epilogue, four appendixes, notes, a bibliography, and an index.

The Health Care Manager's Guide to Continuous Quality

The Health Care Manager's Guide to Continuous Quality

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leebov, Wendy / Ersoz, Clara Jean / Ersoz, Jean, PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, Health care organizations are increasingly embracing continuous quality ong>improvementong> as essential to ong>theong> continued delivery of high-quality patient care. Surprisingly, ong>theong>re is little information available for managers who must translate ong>theong> principles of continuous ong>improvementong> into practical reality. "ong>Theong> Health Care Manager's Guide to Continuous Quality ong>Improvementong>" supplies managers with guidelines to make customer-driven management and continuous ong>improvementong> an everyday routine.

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Panzerjager: Tank Hunter

Panzerjager: Tank Hunter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Averbeck, Bernhard / Folkestad, William B., PUBLISHER: Burd Street Press, Panzerjager: Tank Hunter follows young Bernhard Averbeck as he leaves home to fight on ong>theong> Eastern and Western Fronts in World ong>Warong> II. ong>Theong> public and specialist alike will recognize that Averbeck's story of frustration and fear, along with ong>theong> tenacity to survive three years of nonstop combat, are without parallel. Few books have recorded ong>theong> experiences of ong>theong> common German soldier on ong>theong> Eastern Front. No book in English concerns German World ong>Warong> II antitank ong>warong>fare, and none would compare with this true account of a German soldier ong>fightingong> with various Panzerjager units between and on ong>theong> Eastern Front and from to on ong>theong> Western Front. German antitank units were ong>theong> bane of Allied tankers. Averbeck supplies ong>theong> reader with details of Panzerjager training, equipment, Panzerjager battle tactics, and personal observations of humor and sorrow that reveal in great detail one young man's life on ong>theong> Third Reich's two fronts.

Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I

Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I

Vendo libro sugli aerei "Jane's ong>Fightingong> Aircraft of World ong>Warong> I: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia with More than Illustrations" del , copertina rigida in buone condizioni. Spedizione inclusa

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The Sport Psych Handbook

The Sport Psych Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murphy, Shane, PUBLISHER: Human Kinetics Publishers, Athletes' physiques and conditioning levels have advanced significantly in ong>theong> past decade. Now, it's time for ong>theong>ir mental prowess to catch up. "ong>Theong> Sport Psych Handbook" makes significant ong>performanceong> ong>improvementong> possible through training ong>theong> mind to parallel ong>theong> body's enhanced development. Experts covering each facet of ong>theong> mental game present research-based, field-tested approaches to enhance individual and team ong>performanceong>. More specifically, this comprehensive guide will give athletes breakthrough ong>methodsong> to do ong>theong> following: -Optimize inner drive for training and competition -Maintain emotional and mental control for unwavering focus -Improve communication skills for better leadership and teamwork -Avoid and overcome slumps, injuries, and oong>theong>r challenges to a successful seasonComplement your physical skills with sharper mental skills. Make "ong>Theong> Sport Psych Handbook" part of your training arsenal, and start performing to your potential.

Nonparametric Statistical Tests: A Computational Approach

Nonparametric Statistical Tests: A Computational Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Neuhauser, Markus, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, This book provides a modern and accessible overview of computationally-intensive nonparametric statistical ong>methodsong>. Presenting up-to-date and detailed information, ong>theong> text focuses on ong>theong> use of permutation and bootstrap ong>methodsong> to assess ong>theong> significance of a statistic in a hypoong>theong>sis test. It includes numerous real examples to illustrate ong>theong> ong>methodsong>, and SAS programs are used throughout to apply ong>theong>m. In addition, a significant portion of ong>theong> book is devoted to (recent) nonparametric tests for ong>theong> comparison of independent groups with potentially unequal variances.

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The Cold War-Volume 2: Magill's Choice

The Cold War-Volume 2: Magill's Choice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gorman, Robert F., PUBLISHER: Salem Press, ong>Theong> three volumes in ong>Theong> Cold ong>Warong> offer a unique event-by-event history of ong>theong> full sweep of ong>theong> Cold ong>Warong>, with up-to-date essays on key events between and , a new introduction that surveys ong>theong> origins and history of ong>theong> Cold ong>Warong>, and a new epilogue which reviews post- developments and assesses ong>theong> legacy of ong>theong> Cold ong>Warong> in ong>theong> early twenty-first century. All essays were selected from Salem's popular "Great Events from History" series.

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