“thomas vollmann”

The Transformation Imperative shows why change initiatives like reengineering, continuous improvement, and employee empowerment, when implemented by themselves, are not enough to achieve dominance in today's rapidly evolving business environment. Only when change programs are deep and fully integrat... More

Central themes are master planning, material requirements planning, inventory management, capacity management, production activity control, and just-in-time. Each has been updated for this edition to reflect new ideas and practices as the manufacturing world moves toward the "zero everything" (zero... More

German cinema of the 1920s is still regarded as one of the "golden ages" of world cinema. Films such as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu" and "The Blue Angel" are among the key films defining an age of Germany as a nation uneasy with itself. Directors such as Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau and G.W. ... More

Greek and Roman Slavery brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering the reader a comprehensive review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization. In... More

The Standard Preparatory Text for APICS Certification Exams!. How to use the latest MPC techniques to improve your supply chain effectiveness. In today's manufacturing environment, decisions must be made immediately and with little time for on-the-spot research or second-guessing. More than at any t... More

Since the publication of his first book in 1987, William T. Vollmann has established himself as one of the most fascinating and unconventional literary figures on the scene today. Named one of the twenty best writers under forty by the New Yorker in 1999, Vollmann received the best reviews of his ca... More

Vollman, Berry, Whybark and Jacobs', Manufacturing Planning & Control Systems, 5/e provides comprehensive real world based coverage of the concepts, tools, and methods used to manage and control manufacturing systems. This major revision contains four entirely new chapters and four thoroughly upgrad... More

Since antiquity, historians have put forth a number of theories to explain the role gladiatorial games played in Roman culture. The games have been seen as sacrifices to the gods or to the souls of the deceased, as a method to inure citizens against the horrors of fighting, and as a substitute for w... More

Whom did the Romans see as bandits ("latrones") and what did they understand as robbery "(lactrocinium)"? How pressing was the threat that the bandits posed?How did their contemporaries perceive the danger?This book examines the concept of "latrones," literally bandits or robbers, and how the term w... More