A practical, easy-to-read text with a managerial approach to operations management For undergraduate and graduate course in operations management. Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains provides students with a comprehensive framework for addressing operational process and supply chain issues and uses a systemised approach whilst focusing on issues of current interest. The 13th Edition provides ample opportunities for students to experience the role of a manager with challenging p...

Refreshed with new examples and contemporary concepts, this classic continues as the most complete and accessible resource in its domain.'Richard Whittington, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Oxford Exploring Strategic Change engages with the dynamic and complex process of developing and delivering strategic and organisational change, from the analysis of context through to the formulation and implementation of effective strategies and solutions. Change management has become a...

- Praktische tools om te innoveren in een veranderende wereld;

- toepasbaar door de verbanden tussen Lean-methodologieën en duurzaamheidsprincipes;

- rekening houdend met opkomende paradigma's.

Lean Six Sigma is een uitgebreide en zeer praktisch ingestoken introductie tot de methodes LEAN en Six Sigma om bedrijfsresultaten aantoonbaar te optimaliseren. Waar LEAN zich primair concentreert op de verwerking, kijkt Six Sigma naar de inputfactoren. Uitgangspunt hierbij is dat de bedrijfsprocessen...

Dit boek is een absolute must-have voor iedereen die betrokken is bij het managen van een zorgorganisatie! De 5 kwaliteitsuitdagingen van zorgorganisaties biedt dé sleutel tot het transformeren van jouw interne organisatie naar een duurzame, hoogpresterende instelling. In plaats van alleen de zorgkwaliteit onder de loep te nemen, richt dit boek zich op de ruggengraat van elke zorginstelling: de interne organisatiekwaliteit.

De auteurs, met jarenlange ervaring in de zorgsector, onthull...

Oplossingen voor maatschappelijke vraagstukken, klantbehoeften en zorgbehoeften hebben een steeds kortere levensduur. De technologische mogelijkheden veranderen voortdurend, vaak op een onvoorspelbare en onvoorziene manier.

Als je succesvol wilt zijn in de wereld van vandaag zul je de wereld van morgen moeten ontwerpen. Denk als een ontwerper. Ontwerpers hebben altijd al met onzekerheid te maken gehad en weten daar juist hun voordeel mee te doen. Je hebt de juiste mindset, tools en vaardighed...

Operations Management provides a framework for addressing operational process and supply chain issues, in an easy-to-understand format. Using a systemized approach, the text focuses on real-life practices and issues of current interest. It also lets you experience the role of a manager through hands-on problems, cases and exercises.

The 14th Edition shows how businesses can respond when faced with the unexpected, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine–Russia war, and inflation, so you’re ...

Maximize employee performance with this updated edition of the classic bestseller. In Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, renowned thought leader and internationally recognized workplace expert Aubrey Daniels takes a look at today's rapidly changing work environment, providing a timely update to his seminal book on performance management. As one of the foremost speakers and writers in the human performance field, for nearly 40 years D...

A crucial read.' Marshall Goldsmith'A must-read.' Marcus BuckinghamChange and innovation are the cornerstones of dynamic and modern business. Or so we are told. Whether it’s a merger or re-org; a new process, policy, or IT “solution”; or reconfiguring the office layout, change has become the ultimate easy button for leaders, who pursue it with abandon and thereby unleash an endless torrent of disruption on employees.

The result is life in the blender: a perpetual state of upheaval, unce...

This is an exciting and innovative core textbook that focuses on the micro-level analysis of TM as a dynamic capability. Now in its second edition and fully updated throughout, it systematically addresses the major tools and techniques needed for businesses to successfully conduct TM activities. Arguing that there is no single best way to manage technology in a company and there is no mechanistic route to success, this accessible handbook provides a wealth of resources designed to increase th...

This definitive, bestselling text in the field of change management provides comprehensive guidance of everything needed to successfully navigate times of change. Making Sense of Change Management provides a thorough and accessible overview for students and practitioners alike. Without relying on assumed knowledge, it comprehensively covers the theories and models of change management and connects them to workable approaches and techniques that organizations of all types and sizes can use to ...