The successful design of mechanisms for products, tools and equipment relies on excellent concepts and properly designed details. Both are covered in this book. Many of the examples presented have been realised in practice and properly evaluated, giving the reader/designer a high level of confidence. Every example comes with the considerations underlying the application and the limitations of the particular idea.

This book is based on the work started in the 1960s by W. van der Hoek at Philip...

A unique introduction to the design, analysis, and presentation of scientific projects, this is an essential textbook for undergraduate majors in science and mathematics. The textbook gives an overview of the main methods used in scientific research, including hypothesis testing, the measurement of functional relationships, and observational research. It describes important features of experimental design, such as the control of errors, instrument calibration, data analysis, laboratory safety...

Marketing: An Introduction shows you how creating and capturing customer value drives effective marketing strategies. The text reflects major trends and shifting forces that impact marketing in this digital age of customer value, engagement and relationships. This in turn gives you a richer understanding of basic marketing concepts, strategies and practices.

The 15th Edition features updated and deeply developed chapter-opening vignettes, Marketing at Work highlights, company cases and end-of...

Learning From Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's thirty years of experience in interviewing and teaching others how to do it. The most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation -- an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific and honest accounts of both internal and external events. Against the eclectic background of his work in national sample surveys, studies based o...

This is the first textbook to focus exclusively on issues of distributive justice on the global scale. It gives clear and up-to-date accounts of the major theories of global justice and spells out their significance for a series of political issues, including climate change, international trade, human rights and migration.

This Element takes stock of the current state of the global climate change regime, illuminating scope for policymaking and mobilizing collective action through networked governance at all scales, from the sub-national to the highest global level of political assembly.

A major new interpretation of European integration. Leading scholar, Neil Fligstein, provocatively argues that European integration has produced a truly transnational European society.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of essential operations management principles with this easy to read introduction to the subject "This textbook provides valuable insight into the essentials of directing, designing, delivering and developing operations. For the times we live in, the addition of 'responsible operations' at the end of each chapter makes the book an essential text for any operations management course." Dr Philip Davies, Associate Professor of Operations Management Henley Busin...

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Bij het opstellen van zowel strategische als operationele marketingplannen moet een marketeer zijn beslissingen bedrijfseconomisch kunnen onderbouwen. Commerciële calculaties 2 reikt je hiervoor het model van het strategische marketingplanningsproces aan, een handzame leidraad voor calculaties op marketingmanagementniveau.

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* Leert je marketingplannen bedrijfseconomisch te onderbouwen;

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