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UNINA9910784449103321 |
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Autore |
Gilb Tom |
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Competitive engineering [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for systems engineering, requirements engineering, and software engineering using Planguage / / Tom Gilb ; editor, Lindsey Brodie |
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Oxford ; ; Burlington, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005 |
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1-280-62922-3 |
9786610629220 |
0-08-045709-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (497 p.) |
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Systems engineering - Management |
Process control |
Project management |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-447) and indexes. |
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Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; Endorsements; Preface; Background to writing Competitive Engineering; Major influences on Planguage; How to use this book; Some book conventions; Acknowledgements; Further acknowledgements; Introduction; What is in Competitive Engineering?; How was Competitive Engineering developed?; What is special about Planguage?; How to use Competitive Engineering; Structure of Competitive Engineering; Format of Competitive Engineering; A friendly warning; 1 Planguage Basics and Process Control: The Purpose of Planguage |
1.1 Introduction: Why We Need a Different 'Systems Engineering' Approach Learning through Rapid Feedback; Dynamic Adaptability; Capturing the Requirements; Focus on Results; Interdisciplinary Communication; Leadership and Motivation; Receptiveness to Organizational Change; Continuous Process Improvement; Practical Strategies for Systems Engineering; 1.2 Practical Example: Twelve Tough Questions; 1.3 Language Core: Planguage Basics and Process Control; Planguage Specification Language; A Set of Defined Concepts; A Set of Defined Parameters and Grammar; A Set of Icons |
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Planguage Process Descriptions Requirement Specification (RS); Design Engineering (DE); Specification Quality Control (SQC); Impact Estimation (IE); Evolutionary Project Management (EVO, also known as Evo); Standards; Rules; Process Descriptions; Entry Conditions; Procedure; Exit Conditions; 1.4 Rules: Generic Rules for Technical and Management Specification; 1.5 Process Description: Generic Project; Entry Conditions; Procedure; Exit Conditions; Generic Entry and Exit Process and Conditions; Process: Generic Entry or Generic Exit; Procedure; 1.6 Principles: Generic Project |
1.7 Additional Ideas Continuous Process Improvement; 1.8 Further Example/Case Study: Continuous Process Improvement at Raytheon; Background; Aim; Financing the Improvements; Measuring the Effects; Calculating Savings; 1.9 Diagrams/Icons; Some Basic Planguage Icons; Document or Specification; Plan-Do-Study-Act Process Cycle; 1.10 Summary: Planguage Basics and Process Control; 2 Introduction to Requirements: Why?; 2.1 Introduction to Requirements Specification; Definition of Requirements; Key Issues for Requirements; Identifying the critical stakeholders; Separating Ends and Means |
Identifying the key requirements Quantifying success and failure; Understanding the past and the future - benchmarks and state-of-the-art; Considering the timescales for delivery of requirements; Avoiding the 'ambiguity trap'; Handling complex requirements; Allowing requirements to evolve; 2.2 Practical Example: What is 'Flexibility Improvement'?; Analyzing a requirement; Decomposition of Requirements; Scalar Requirements; 2.3 Language Core: System Attributes and Requirement Specification Types; System Attributes; System; Attribute; Function; Performance; Resource; Design; Requirement Types |
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Competitive Engineering documents Tom Gilb's unique, ground-breaking approach to communicating management objectives and systems engineering requirements, clearly and unambiguously. Competitive Engineering is a revelation for anyone involved in management and risk control. Already used by thousands of project managers and systems engineers around the world, this is a handbook for initiating, controlling and delivering complex projects on time and within budget. The Competitive Engineering methodology provides a practical set of tools and techniques that enable readers to effectively |
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UNINA9910557135703321 |
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Autore |
Turner Raymond J |
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Silver-Based Antimicrobials |
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Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Biology, life sciences |
Research & information: general |
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There is some talk about an antibiotic Armageddon due to quickly developing resistance towards commercially available antibiotics. For the most part, the classical antibiotic pipeline has dried up, and antibiotic resistance to any new drugs quickly develops. It is here that metal-based antimicrobials can step forward as possible solutions in this antimicrobial resistance era. The biological targets of metal atoms are more diverse, thus making it more difficult for bacteria to develop resistance compared with classical antibiotics. The metal silver has been used since antiquity for wound healing and water purification. At present, it is the most prevalent antimicrobial metal used in healthcare, industry, and consumer products. Silver is being used in the form of ionic salt, colloids, or in specific nanomaterials, and as described in this book, it can be applied as mixtures with other antimicrobials or coating composites. The different formulations are explored for their efficacy against a variety of problems related to agricultural and medical infections. Whilst by no means exhaustive, this book nicely highlights the present directions in silver-based antimicrobial research and antimicrobial formulation development. The chapters have been organized from a general introductory review to approaches of mixing other antimicrobials and materials to enhance silver performance. This is followed by synthetic approaches. First are biogenic (sometimes |
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called green or eco-friendly) approaches, followed by advanced physical-chemical synthetic approaches. The book ends with an overview of applications through a review of patents over the past 10 years. |
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