The business solution to poverty [[electronic resource] ] : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick
| The business solution to poverty [[electronic resource] ] : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick |
| Autore | Polak Paul |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarwickMal |
| Collana | A BK currents book The business solution to poverty |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty
Social responsibility of business Industrial management - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78402-614-X
1-60994-078-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction: eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty -- "The poor are very different from you and me" -- What is poverty? -- What can government and philanthropy do? -- Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions -- What to do before you launch your business -- The ruthless pursuit of affordability -- Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation -- Design for the market -- Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale -- Design for scale -- Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages -- Design for delivery the last 500 feet -- Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound -- It's your turn now -- Resources : takeaways and what we say to critics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Index. |
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| San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 | ||
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The business solution to poverty [[electronic resource] ] : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick
| The business solution to poverty [[electronic resource] ] : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick |
| Autore | Polak Paul |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarwickMal |
| Collana | A BK currents book The business solution to poverty |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty
Social responsibility of business Industrial management - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-78402-614-X
1-60994-078-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction: eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty -- "The poor are very different from you and me" -- What is poverty? -- What can government and philanthropy do? -- Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions -- What to do before you launch your business -- The ruthless pursuit of affordability -- Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation -- Design for the market -- Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale -- Design for scale -- Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages -- Design for delivery the last 500 feet -- Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound -- It's your turn now -- Resources : takeaways and what we say to critics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Index. |
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Polak Paul
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| San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 | ||
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The business solution to poverty : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick
| The business solution to poverty : designing products and services for three billion new customers / / Paul Polak and Mal Warwick |
| Autore | Polak Paul |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WarwickMal |
| Collana | A BK currents book The business solution to poverty |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty
Social responsibility of business Industrial management - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
9781784026141
178402614X 9781609940782 1609940784 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction: eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty -- "The poor are very different from you and me" -- What is poverty? -- What can government and philanthropy do? -- Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions -- What to do before you launch your business -- The ruthless pursuit of affordability -- Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation -- Design for the market -- Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale -- Design for scale -- Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages -- Design for delivery the last 500 feet -- Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound -- It's your turn now -- Resources : takeaways and what we say to critics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Index. |
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Polak Paul
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| San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The mastery of innovation : a field guide to lean product development / / Katherine Radeka
| The mastery of innovation : a field guide to lean product development / / Katherine Radeka |
| Autore | Radeka Katherine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 245 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Soggetto topico |
Production planning
New products - Management Lean manufacturing Industrial efficiency |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-429-25166-1
1-4398-7706-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword to be determined -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Lean product development : the mastery of innovation -- What is the mastery of innovation? -- Value and waste in product development -- The lean product development benchmarking study -- The pioneers of lean product development -- DJO global : the fundamentals of lean product development -- Scania technical centre : a pioneering lean product champion -- Ford Motor Company : how to revitalize an American icon -- Lean product development to make the right products -- Buckeye technologies : lean tools for strategic alignment -- Steelcase : go-and-see new customers to open new markets -- Philips : comprehensive lean scheduling -- Lean product development to make products better, faster, cheaper -- Novo Nordisk : metrics to drive change -- Visteon : knowledge at the engineer's fingertips -- A-Dec : project chiefs to speed decision-making -- Lean product development transformation -- Nielsen Kellerman : just start somewhere -- Vaisala : from pilot projects to global transformation -- Playworld systems : how to cut time to market in half, twice -- The path of innovation mastery -- Innovation mastery : how to begin with lean product development -- Epilogue just start somewhere, just do something -- Appendix 1: The mastery of innovation self-assessment -- Appendix 2: Guide for book study groups -- Appendix 3: List of participating companies -- Appendix 4: Suggested reading list -- Index. |
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Radeka Katherine
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| Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The mastery of innovation : a field guide to lean product development / / Katherine Radeka
| The mastery of innovation : a field guide to lean product development / / Katherine Radeka |
| Autore | Radeka Katherine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 245 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Soggetto topico |
Production planning
New products - Management Lean manufacturing Industrial efficiency |
| ISBN |
1-4665-8129-8
0-429-25166-1 1-4398-7706-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword to be determined -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Lean product development : the mastery of innovation -- What is the mastery of innovation? -- Value and waste in product development -- The lean product development benchmarking study -- The pioneers of lean product development -- DJO global : the fundamentals of lean product development -- Scania technical centre : a pioneering lean product champion -- Ford Motor Company : how to revitalize an American icon -- Lean product development to make the right products -- Buckeye technologies : lean tools for strategic alignment -- Steelcase : go-and-see new customers to open new markets -- Philips : comprehensive lean scheduling -- Lean product development to make products better, faster, cheaper -- Novo Nordisk : metrics to drive change -- Visteon : knowledge at the engineer's fingertips -- A-Dec : project chiefs to speed decision-making -- Lean product development transformation -- Nielsen Kellerman : just start somewhere -- Vaisala : from pilot projects to global transformation -- Playworld systems : how to cut time to market in half, twice -- The path of innovation mastery -- Innovation mastery : how to begin with lean product development -- Epilogue just start somewhere, just do something -- Appendix 1: The mastery of innovation self-assessment -- Appendix 2: Guide for book study groups -- Appendix 3: List of participating companies -- Appendix 4: Suggested reading list -- Index. |
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Radeka Katherine
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| Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The mastery of innovation : a field guide to lean product development / / Katherine Radeka
| The mastery of innovation : a field guide to lean product development / / Katherine Radeka |
| Autore | Radeka Katherine |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla., : CRC Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 245 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Soggetto topico |
Production planning
New products - Management Lean manufacturing Industrial efficiency |
| ISBN |
9781466581296
1466581298 9780429251665 0429251661 9781439877067 1439877068 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreward to be determined -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Lean product development : the mastery of innovation -- What is the mastery of innovation? -- Value and waste in product development -- The lean product development benchmarking study -- The pioneers of lean product development -- DJO global : the fundamentals of lean product development -- Scania technical centre : a pioneering lean product champion -- Ford Motor Company : how to revitalize an American icon -- Lean product development to make the right products -- Buckeye technologies : lean tools for strategic alignment -- Steelcase : go-and-see new customers to open new markets -- Philips : comprehensive lean scheduling -- Lean product development to make products better, faster, cheaper -- Novo Nordisk : metrics to drive change -- Visteon : knowledge at the engineer's fingertips -- A-Dec : project chiefs to speed decision-making -- Lean product development transformation -- Nielsen Kellerman : just start somewhere -- Vaisala : from pilot projects to global transformation -- Playworld systems : how to cut time to market in half, twice -- The path of innovation mastery -- Innovation mastery : how to begin with lean product development -- Epilogue just start somewhere, just do something -- Appendix 1: The mastery of innovation self-assessment -- Appendix 2: Guide for book study groups -- Appendix 3: List of participating companies -- Appendix 4: Suggested reading list -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910961826803321 |
Radeka Katherine
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| Boca Raton, Fla., : CRC Press, 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stimulating innovation in products and services : with function analysis and mapping / / J.Jerry Kaufman, Roy Woodhead
| Stimulating innovation in products and services : with function analysis and mapping / / J.Jerry Kaufman, Roy Woodhead |
| Autore | Kaufman J. Jerry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Interscience, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WoodheadRoy (Roy M.) |
| Collana | Wiley series in systems engineering and management |
| Soggetto topico |
New products - Management
Production planning Product management Success in business Organizational effectiveness Corporate culture |
| ISBN |
9786610349715
9781280349713 1280349719 9780470248089 0470248084 9780471773658 0471773654 9781615836055 1615836055 9780471773665 0471773662 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
STIMULATING INNOVATION IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; The Meaning of Function; Reading FAST; FAST Logic; Some Observations; What Have We Learned?; Applying FAST to Hardware Products; Reading a FAST Model; Analyzing a FAST Model; Some Unique Ways That a FAST Model Has Been Used; How It All Began; Toward an Innovation Process; Who Models Functions?; Why an Interdisciplinary Team?; Team Makeup; Unlocking Practical Ingenuity; When Should We Use FAST?; Fundamental Questions; Distinguishing Between Problem and Opportunity
Difference Between FAST Diagrams and FAST ModelsValidating Function Models; Outline of This Book; 2 PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES; Verb-Noun Function Technique; Fuzzy Problem Technique; Setting Up the Problem in the Fuzzy Problem Technique; Hierarchical Technique; Verb-Noun and Fuzzy Problem Techniques Within the Hierarchical Technique; Closing Remarks; 3 FUNCTION ANALYSIS; Function Analysis Syntax; Active Verbs; Measurable Nouns; Using Two Words to Describe Functions; Defining and Classifying Functions; Types of Functions; Extrinsic Functions; Intrinsic Functions; Basic Functions Secondary FunctionsPractical Definitions; Rules Governing Basic Functions; Function Identification Example; Random Function Determination; Levels of Abstraction; Function and Component Selection; Function Cost Matrix; Simplifying the Process; Closing Remarks; 4 FUNCTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM TECHNIQUE; Process Overview; Some Misconceptions; "As Is" Versus "Should Be" Models; Syntax Used to Create and Read a FAST Model; Reading How-Why and Our Intentions; How-Why Versus Why-How Orientation; Reading When to Consider Causality and Consequential Functioning; Key Elements of a FAST Model; Scope Lines Highest-Order Function(s)Lowest-Order Function(s); Basic Function(s); Content; Requirements or Specifications; Dependent Functions; Independent (Support) Functions; Logic Path Functions; Articulating Theories in FAST; Variations of How-Why Questions; Considering And-Or Along the Logic Path; Considering And in the When Direction; Considering Or in the When Direction; FAST Model-Building Process: Product Example; Expanding the Number of Functions; Case for Using Active Verbs; Purpose of Expanding Functions; Avoiding Duplicate Functions; Starter Kit Functions Preparations for Building a FAST ModelBuild How and Test Why; Relationship of the Left Scope Line to the Basic Function; Right Scope Line; Left Scope Line; What's the Problem?; Defining the Problem; Three Questions Before Starting the FAST Process; How the Strategic Questions Are Asked in a Workshop; Symbols and Notations Used in FAST Modeling; Taking Exception to the FAST Rules; Independent Functions Above the Logic Path, Activities Below the Logic Path; No Activities in the Major Logic Path; Only Two Words Used to Describe Functions; Loop-Back Modeling; Validating the Logic Flow Exploration Drilling Model |
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Kaufman J. Jerry
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| Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Interscience, c2006 | ||
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A value approach to product and systems development [[electronic resource] /] / Stanley I. Weiss
| A value approach to product and systems development [[electronic resource] /] / Stanley I. Weiss |
| Autore | Weiss Stanley I |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Soggetto topico | New products - Planning |
| ISBN |
1-118-59297-2
1-118-59294-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Product and Systems Development: A Value Approach; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Preview of Best Practices; Resource and Note; Review Checklist; 2 Stakeholder Values; 2.1. Value and Stakeholder Identities; 2.2. The Stakeholder Connection; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 3 Role of Systems Engineering; 3.1. Definition of a System; 3.2. Industry Views; 3.3. Stakeholders and Systems; 3.4. System Value Stream; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 4 Stakeholder Value Drivers; 4.1. Value Analysis in a Strategic Framework; 4.2. The QFD Stakeholder Values Matrix Process
4.3. QFD Process SummaryResources and Notes; Review Checklist; 5 Value-Driven Requirements Development; 5.1. Establishing the Parameters; 5.2. Translating Values to Requirements; 5.3. Changing Requirements; 5.4. Quantifying Requirements; 5.5. Requirements Process Summary; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 6 Functional Analysis; 6.1. Functional Flows; 6.2. Functional Block Diagrams; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 7 Interface Definition and Management; 7.1. Interface Complexity; 7.2. The N-Squared Matrix; 7.3. Interface Control; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist 8 Concept Selection and Trades8.1. Concept Options; 8.2. Concept Creativity; 8.3. Decision Processes; 8.4. Multidiscipline Analysis and Optimization; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 9 Architectures and "Architecting"; 9.1. Selecting an Architecture; 9.2. Architectural Design; 9.3. Architectural Imperatives and Precautions; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 10 Failure Modes and Fault Tolerance; 10.1. Causes of Failure; 10.2. Failure Modes and Effects; 10.3. Fault Tolerance; 10.4. Redundancy Concepts; 10.5. Human Factors and Hazards; 10.6. Programmatic Failures and Fault Tolerance 10.7. SummaryResources and Notes; Review Checklist; 11 Risk Analysis; 11.1. Risk Philosophies; 11.2. Risk Management; 11.3. Risk Mitigation Practices; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 12 Integration, Verification, and Validation; 12.1. Definitions; 12.2. Planning Issues; 12.3. Design Verification and Validation; 12.4. Quality Assurance; 12.5. Test Considerations; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 13 Integrated Product and Process Development; 13.1. Definitions; 13.2. Integrated Project Teams; 13.3. IPPD Benefits; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 14 Design for X Resources and NotesReview Checklist; 15 Development Management; 15.1. Key Integrations; 15.2. Strategic Approaches; 15.3. Measuring Progress; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 16 Cost Estimating; 16.1. Stakeholder Involvement; 16.2. Costing Factors; 16.3. Estimating Methods; 16.4. Learning Curves; 16.5. Cost-Estimating Problems; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 17 Lean Principles and Practices; 17.1. Thinking Lean Precepts; 17.2. Dealing with Waste; 17.3. Lean Models; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 18 Value Stream Mapping; 18.1. Streamlining the Process 18.2. Adapting to New Developments |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013 | ||
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A value approach to product and systems development / / Stanley I. Weiss
| A value approach to product and systems development / / Stanley I. Weiss |
| Autore | Weiss Stanley I |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5/038 |
| Soggetto topico | New products - Planning |
| ISBN |
9781118592977
1118592972 9781118592946 1118592948 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Product and Systems Development: A Value Approach; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Preview of Best Practices; Resource and Note; Review Checklist; 2 Stakeholder Values; 2.1. Value and Stakeholder Identities; 2.2. The Stakeholder Connection; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 3 Role of Systems Engineering; 3.1. Definition of a System; 3.2. Industry Views; 3.3. Stakeholders and Systems; 3.4. System Value Stream; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 4 Stakeholder Value Drivers; 4.1. Value Analysis in a Strategic Framework; 4.2. The QFD Stakeholder Values Matrix Process
4.3. QFD Process SummaryResources and Notes; Review Checklist; 5 Value-Driven Requirements Development; 5.1. Establishing the Parameters; 5.2. Translating Values to Requirements; 5.3. Changing Requirements; 5.4. Quantifying Requirements; 5.5. Requirements Process Summary; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 6 Functional Analysis; 6.1. Functional Flows; 6.2. Functional Block Diagrams; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 7 Interface Definition and Management; 7.1. Interface Complexity; 7.2. The N-Squared Matrix; 7.3. Interface Control; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist 8 Concept Selection and Trades8.1. Concept Options; 8.2. Concept Creativity; 8.3. Decision Processes; 8.4. Multidiscipline Analysis and Optimization; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 9 Architectures and "Architecting"; 9.1. Selecting an Architecture; 9.2. Architectural Design; 9.3. Architectural Imperatives and Precautions; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 10 Failure Modes and Fault Tolerance; 10.1. Causes of Failure; 10.2. Failure Modes and Effects; 10.3. Fault Tolerance; 10.4. Redundancy Concepts; 10.5. Human Factors and Hazards; 10.6. Programmatic Failures and Fault Tolerance 10.7. SummaryResources and Notes; Review Checklist; 11 Risk Analysis; 11.1. Risk Philosophies; 11.2. Risk Management; 11.3. Risk Mitigation Practices; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 12 Integration, Verification, and Validation; 12.1. Definitions; 12.2. Planning Issues; 12.3. Design Verification and Validation; 12.4. Quality Assurance; 12.5. Test Considerations; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 13 Integrated Product and Process Development; 13.1. Definitions; 13.2. Integrated Project Teams; 13.3. IPPD Benefits; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 14 Design for X Resources and NotesReview Checklist; 15 Development Management; 15.1. Key Integrations; 15.2. Strategic Approaches; 15.3. Measuring Progress; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 16 Cost Estimating; 16.1. Stakeholder Involvement; 16.2. Costing Factors; 16.3. Estimating Methods; 16.4. Learning Curves; 16.5. Cost-Estimating Problems; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 17 Lean Principles and Practices; 17.1. Thinking Lean Precepts; 17.2. Dealing with Waste; 17.3. Lean Models; Resources and Notes; Review Checklist; 18 Value Stream Mapping; 18.1. Streamlining the Process 18.2. Adapting to New Developments |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013 | ||
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