Systems & Planning

Praise for Best Practices in Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement "Dr. Schonberger reveals why successful companies lose their way on their continuous improvement journey and the magic formula for achieving rapid continuous improvement. This is a must-read for those who must develop or broaden their c... More

""This book provides the most comprehensive account to date of women's persistent underrepresentation in leadership roles, why it matters, and what can be done to change it.""--From the Foreword by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.) Despite recent progress, women seeking leadership positions face p... More

In Document Management for the Enterprise, Michael Sutton clearly defines and simplifies the principles of document engineering and management. He arms you with a set of proven techniques and methods for planning, building, and maintaining automated systems for fast and efficient storage and retriev... More

In today's rapid-fire, global economy, insightful business policy and on-target strategy are essential for a corporation's survival. Business globalization, deregulation, mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and international joint ventures-along with the new emphasis placed on shareholders-c... More

The Fast Forward MBA in Business Planning for Growth gives you a strategy for success! Is your company at a standstill, or is it growing but without the focus and strategy it needs for sustained and continued growth? Do you have an idea for a business but no idea where to start? Business planning i... More

With an uncompromising clarity and vivid examples, "Blown to Bits" is targeted squarely at today's practicing business and corporate leaders. This groundbreaking book shows how to build new strategies that reflect a world where richness and reach go hand in hand and explains how to take advantage of... More

* Why are large organisations, including household names, sometimes accused of 'losing the plot' in their business strategy? * Why do organisations fail to exploit new opportunities such as that presented by Dyson's innovative vacuum cleaner design? * Why were funds poured into the UK Dome and the... More

Packed with information, illustrations, graphs, forms, and worksheets, the Streetwise "RM" books provide everything business-people need to get up and running in the fast lane. Readers benefit from the expert advice of seasoned professionals in all areas of business, from motivating employees to mar... More

"This book presents an instructive insight into the complex process of ERP implementation in a global company"--Provided by publisher.... More

If we trust someone we put ourselves at risk, but we do so voluntarily. In business there may be no way of clinching that deal without engaging in that personal risk, but to deny or externalise that risk is to enter the world of blame and misuse of power. This book reconnects our intuitive understan... More

Praise for Winning Clients in a Wired World "No matter what your job title, you need to read this book. Your personal productivity will improve, your customers will appreciate you more, and your business will expand in ways you have only dreamed about." -Hans Carstensen Chairman and CEO, Aviva Life ... More

This helpful nuts-and-bolts resource teaches entrepreneurs how to create an effective business plan. Packed with real-life examples and exercises, it walks readers step by step through the process of writing a business plan. Drawing examples from product companies, service companies and retailers, S... More

Do you know how to get the competitive advantage? STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: BUILDING AND SUSTAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE shows you in detail how the world's top companies build, extend, and sustain a competitive advantage. How do they do it? Through distinctive competence, quality, globalization, chang... More

Praise for The New Forensics "Joe Anastasi's The New Forensics is a timely book that addresses some of today's crucial issues. He describes in fascinating detail how our national security is dependent, in part, on computers analyzing raw data collected by communication satellites. But the main thrus... More

Asia is constantly changing and" Big in Asia" is a completely revised and updated edition of Michael Backman and Charlotte Butler's bestselling book with five additional, entirely new chapters. This book combines management school theory with the grit of Asian corporate realities and is the essentia... More

As organizations operate in an increasingly complex and often confusing world, they find it even more difficult to plan. In this practical and comprehensive guide Gill Ringland shows how scenario thinking can help organizations think about uncertainty in a structured way and manage their own future.... More

This book focuses on new and useful ways of thinking about strategy in the integrating world economy. What will it take to win in markets and industries that are fundamentally changing and evolving? The key to success, say the authors, lies in owning and leveraging superior intangible assets - talen... More

"The Strategy Pathfinder" provides today's hard-pressed business students with a new, effective way to learn about business strategy. Built around micro-cases of real-life problems faced by companies and executives, this 'strategy i-pod' helps business students to engage with the kinds of situation ... More