Iedereen heeft plannen, zowel zakelijk als privé. Maar doordat veel plannen gewoonweg niet goed of concreet genoeg zijn en/of te weinig draagvlak hebben, realiseren we onze plannen vaker niet dan wel. Met 'Businessplan op 1 A4' van Marc van Eck en Ellen Leenhouts leer je hoe je een (business)plan maakt dat wél werkt. De methodiek heet OGSM: Objective, Goals, Strategies, Measures. Het is een plan op 1 A4 (ja, je leest het goed: één A 4) dat leidt van visie naar actie. Het verbindt ambitieu...

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...

De Goudmijn is een helder geschreven en toegankelijk boek over een Lean implementatie, waarin zowel alle Lean-concepten en –technieken duidelijk aan de orde komen, als ook de menselijke kant van de invoering van Lean wordt behandeld. Freddy en Michael (vader en zoon) zijn er in geslaagd hun ruime ervaring in een prachtig verhaal te gieten.

De Goudmijn is een "managementroman", geschreven in de vorm van een verhaal in plaats van conceptueel en theoretisch. De schrijvers Freddy en Michael Bal...

As the business environment continues to rapidly change, Dan Reid and Nada Sanders have developed an integrated approach that makes the introductory OM course accessible and engaging for all business majors. Beyond providing a solid foundation, this text covers emerging topics like Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Data Analytics, and Sustainability and gives equal time to strategic and tactical decisions in both service and manufacturing organizations.

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...

Improve your company's ability to avoid or manage crises Managing the Unexpected, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised text that offers an updated look at the groundbreaking ideas explored in the first and second editions.

The bestselling guide to Toyota's legendary philosophy and production system-updated with important new frameworks for driving innovation and quality in your business. One of the most impactful business guides published in the 21st Century, The Toyota Way played an outsized role in launching the continuous-improvement movement that continues unabated today. Multiple Shingo Award-winning management and operations expert Jeffrey K. Liker provides a deep dive into Toyota's world-changing process...

Creativity Today - the management book on applied creativity and written by Ramon Vullings & Igor Byttebier - has inspired tens of thousands of managers, teachers and students around the world. Now this book is made available again in a revised version, under a new title, new subtitle and with a new cover design. All intended to focus this creativity classic more on education and to emphasize its attractiveness as a basic guide for businesses, schooling institutions and organizations that wis...

This volume brings together the best--known and most influential articles on sensemaking in organizations by one of its most distinguished exponents, Karl Weick. * Brings together the best most influential articles written by one of the gurus of sensemaking -- Karl Weick.