1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910130589403321

Autore

Goggi Giulio

Titolo

Ragione e fede : studio sul rapporto tra la ragione epistemica e l'esperienza credente / / Giulio Goggi ; prefazione di Alberto Peratoner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Venezia, : Marcianum Press, 2009

ISBN

88-89736-63-1

Descrizione fisica

129 p. ; ; 24 cm

Collana

Uomo-polis-economia ; ; 6

Disciplina

230

190

210

241

110

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910815908203321

Autore

Click Rick L

Titolo

Business process outsourcing [[electronic resource] ] : the competitive advantage / / Rick L. Click, Thomas N. Duening

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2005

ISBN

1-280-26551-5

9786610265510

0-471-70097-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DueningThomas N

Disciplina

658.4/058

Soggetti

Contracting out

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Business Process Outsourcing; contents; foreword; preface; acknowledgments; Part One: BPO Overview; Chapter 1: What Is So Revolutionary about BPO?; BPO: A SOCIO-TECHNICAL INNOVATION; DRIVING FACTORS; BPO TYPES; TO BPO OR NOT TO BPO? A STRATEGIC QUESTION; SUMMARY; Chapter 2: Who Is Using BPO and How?; SUCCESSFUL OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; COMPETENCE CO-DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING; VARIABLE-PRICE OUTSOURCING; FIRST-TIME OUTSOURCING; REVERSE OUTSOURCING; BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION OUTSOURCING; UNSUCCESSFUL OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Part Two: To BPO or Not to BPO?

Chapter 3: Identify and Select the BPO Opportunity BPO PROJECT TEAM STRUCTURE; SIX-STEP PROCESS; STEP 1: ESTABLISH A BPO ANALYSIS TEAM; STEP 2: CONDUCT A CURRENT STATE ANALYSIS; STEP 3: IDENTIFY CORE AND NONCORE ACTIVITIES; STEP 4: IDENTIFY BPO OPPORTUNITIES; STEP 5: MODEL THE BPO PROJECT; STEP 6: DEVELOP AND PRESENT THE BUSINESS CASE; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Chapter 4: Identify and Manage the Costs of BPO; TOTAL COST MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL COSTS; STRATEGIC COSTS; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Part Three: BPO Vendor Selection; Chapter 5: Identify and Select a BPO Vendor; AN EIGHT-STEP PROCESS

STEP 1: APPOINT A VENDOR SELECTION TEAM STEP 2: ESTABLISH



QUALIFICATIONS; STEP 3: DEVELOP A LONG LIST; STEP 4: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; STEP 5: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS; STEP 6: EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS; STEP 7: SELECT A SHORT LIST; STEP 8: SELECT THE VENDOR; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Chapter 6: BPO Contracts; NEGOTIATING BPO AGREEMENTS; TERMS OF THE BPO CONTRACT; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Part Four: Executing an Outsourcing Project; Chapter 7: Managing the BPO Transition; THE BPO PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN; GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY

Chapter 8: Managing the Buyer - Vendor Relationship FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BPO PROJECT; BPO RELATIONSHIP SUCCESS FACTORS; RELATIONSHIP RISK FACTORS; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Chapter 9: Infrastructure Considerations and Challenges; HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE; SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE; KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE; TRAINING AND SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Chapter 10: Business Risks and Mitigation Strategies; HUMAN CAPITAL RISKS; PROJECT RISKS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RISKS; LEGAL RISKS; VENDOR ORGANIZATIONAL RISKS; VALUE RISKS; FORCE MAJEURE RISKS; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY

Part Five: The Future of BPO Chapter 11: Future Potential for BPO; GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT; STRATEGY AND COMPETITIVENESS; BPO AND POLITICS; BPO AND GLOBAL ECONOMICS; BPO AND GLOBAL WORKERS; BPO AND EDUCATION; OUTRAGEOUS PREDICTIONS: WHAT'S LEFT FOR AMERICA?; CONCLUSION; endnotes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is becoming the new revolution as company's of all sizes are seeking to take advantage of this source of competitive advantage.This book provides a step-by-step approach to understanding the application of Business Process Outsourcing, assessing the BPO opportunity in the company, and then managing the transition to BPO. It serves as a guide to implementing BPO and as a reference source to solving the variety of issues that may arise during a BPO initiative. Each chapter features a case study, insight from a practitioner, focus on how BPO affects people,



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910672443103321

Titolo

16th WCEAM Proceedings / / edited by Adolfo Crespo Márquez, Juan Francisco Gómez Fernández, Vicente González-Prida Díaz, Joe Amadi-Echendu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-25448-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (736 pages)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, , 2195-4364

Disciplina

657.7

620.0068

Soggetti

Industrial Management

Building laws

Buildings - Repair and reconstruction

Buildings - Maintenance

Operations research

Industrial organization

Building Law for Engineers and Architects

Building Repair and Maintenance

Operations Research and Decision Theory

Industrial Organization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Asset valuation, acquisition, and disposal options -- Product-service transformation, and product-service systems -- Asset operations and maintenance strategies -- Sustainable asset operations and maintenance processes -- Dynamic modelling and simulation of asset operations and maintenance -- Reliability and resilience engineering -- IOT and applications of smart and intelligent sensing and instrumentation -- Condition monitoring, diagnostics, prognostics, and asset health indexing -- Industry 4.0 platforms and interoperability of ICT systems -- Augmented and virtual reality applications -- Asset condition, risk, resilience and vulnerability assessments -- Asset management and decision support systems -- Applications of



international and local guidelines and standards -- Refurbishment, renovation, replacement,upgrade decisions and actions -- Human dimensions and asset management performance -- Blockchain applications. -- Role of cybersecurity in assetmanagement -- Asset management in the energy sector -- Asset management in the healthcare sector -- Asset management in the food and beverage industry -- Asset management in the petrochemicalindustry -- Monitoring, diagnostics and prognosticsforsmart maintenance -- Asset management in Agro-allied sector -- Air and Sea ports infrastructure and facilities -- Adventure and wildlife parks infrastructure and facilities -- City and metropolitan infrastructure and facilities.

Sommario/riassunto

This book gathers selected peer-reviewed papers from the 16th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM), held in Seville from 5–7 October 2022. This book covers a wide range of topics in Engineering Asset Management, including: Asset management and decision support system Industry 4.0 tools and its impact on asset management Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics for smart maintenance Asset life cycle management Asset management in the industrial sector Human dimensions and asset management performance Infrastructure Asset management Asset condition, risk, resilience, and vulnerability assessments Asset operations and maintenance strategies Reliability and resilience engineering Applications of international and local guidelines and standards The breadth and depth of this state-of-the-art, comprehensive proceedings make it an excellent resource for asset management practitioners, researchers and academics, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students.