Engineering Management

Unlock the power of change and pave the way into a sustainable future with "Energizing Change," a groundbreaking eBook that takes you deep into the vital confluence of renewable energy and chemical engineering. In this transformative guide, uncover the principles and technologies that stand at the forefront of an energy revolution, as well as the innovative strategies poised to reshape our world. Dive into the essential role of chemical engineering in sustainable development and explore the historic impact of energy on chemical processes. Take on the challenges and seizes the opportunities ...

Giving up should not even be contemplated. Many small businesses are battling with survival issues, it is quite understandable. Most times when your plans are not yielding desired results, unforeseen circumstance, competitive and business climate set in, they usually call for serious concern. Do not panic. Everything can still place under control. The business survival guide is here to redeem, re-engineer, re-organize and set the business back to the right path. In fact, according a statistic by the United States Small Business Association: ● 30% of small businesses fail within two years ...

The image of modern corporations has been shaped by a focus on profits over people and the environment, but this approach to capitalism is no longer viable. We are at an inflection point where business must take the lead in healing the crises of our time. The Healing Organization shows how corporations can become healing forces.

Explore the pivotal world of Wildlife Conservation with "Wildlife Conservation Decoded." This guide is perfect for anyone from complete beginners to those wishing to deepen their understanding. Discover how you can play a crucial role in safeguarding our planet's future and become a trusted advocate for wildlife.

There’s no place for empathy in business was a belief Dr. Price, a logical, results-focused engineer held onto tightly, until a cascade of life-altering events provided her a new perspective. A perspective that recognized empathy as a critical skill that every leader must develop and employ to achieve success. Dr. Price’s empathetic leadership journey has been a multi-year process, one that continues today, and one that she willingly shares with you—the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Identity and access management (IAM) is a framework of business processes, policies, and technologies that facilitate the management of digital identities to ensure that users only gain access to data when they have the appropriate credentials.

In Full-Contact Leadership, chiefs Flood and Avillo examine what makes a leader and, more importantly, what makes a leader effective in today’s fire service. This audiobook discusses the various types of leaders, how they communicate, discipline, delegate, motivate, and set expectations for the people they lead. Flood and Avillo also take a hard look at what hinders or blocks effective leadership and what steps to take to foster and instill leadership in your department.

Discover a visionary approach to the world we live in and the chemistry that shapes it with "Green Reactions," the groundbreaking eBook that seamlessly blends sustainability with chemical engineering to pioneer a brighter, greener future. Dive into the transformative content of "Green Reactions," where the fundamental principles of sustainable chemical engineering are unveiled across comprehensive chapters that cover the full spectrum, from historical context to cutting-edge innovations. Explore the triple bottom line of sustainable development and understand how life cycle analysis and ...

Steered by Tom Szaky, recycling pioneer, eco-capitalist, and founder and CEO of TerraCycle, this audiobook explores current issues of production and consumption, practical steps for improving packaging and reducing waste today, and big ideas and concepts that can be carried forward. Intended to help every business from a small start-up to a large established consumer product company, this audiobook serves as a source of knowledge and inspiration. The message from these pioneers is not to scale back, but to innovate upward.

Dynasties of the Sea is the first audiobook to examine one of the most powerful forces in global trade and economic development: world shipping and the magnates who drive the industry. Operating from Monaco to Hong Kong, London to Athens, Singapore to Oslo, shipowners and their financiers have changed the world in every way.

Looking to take your innovative technology and engineering projects to the next level? Look no further than "Mastering the Future." This comprehensive eBook covers all the key strategies, techniques, and best practices you need to know in order to excel in this exciting and dynamic field. From agile methodology and hybrid project management approaches to effective communication, stakeholder management, and risk mitigation strategies, this eBook is packed with valuable insights and practical advice. You'll explore the latest trends and emerging technologies, learn how to build a culture of ...

An innovative trend combining technology with economics is unraveling behemoth industries - including corporations, banks, farms, media conglomerates, energy systems, governments, and schools - that have long dominated business and society. Size and scale have become a liability. A new generation of upstarts is using artificial intelligence to automate tasks that once required expensive investment, and "renting" technology platforms to build businesses for hyper-focused markets, enabling them to grow big without the bloat of giant organizations.

In Overcomplicated, complexity scientist Samuel Arbesman offers a fresh, insightful field guide to living with complex technologies that defy human comprehension. As technology grows more complex, Arbesman argues, its behavior mimics the vagaries of the natural world more than it conforms to a mathematical model. If we are to survive and thrive in this new age, we must abandon our need for governing principles and rules and accept the chaos.

Master the art of beekeeping without the sting of uncertainty—even if you’re a complete beginner! Whether you’ve dreamed of nurturing your own hive, contributing to the environment, or enjoying the natural sweetness of honey, The Beekeeper’s Path is your guide to a rewarding and sustainable adventure.

Imagine a world in which corporations such as Costco, Nike, BP, and countless others are forming partnerships with environmental and social justice organizations to ensure better stewardship of the earth and better livelihoods in the developing world. Now, stop imagining - that world is already emerging.

Few organizations solve as many impossible problems as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and nobody knows more about leading rocket scientists to unlikely breakthroughs than Adam Steltzner. As the phase lead and development manager for EDL (entry, descent, and landing) of the Curiosity rover to Mars, Steltzner spearheaded the creation of one of engineering's wackiest kluges - the sky crane, which allowed the heaviest rover in the history of space exploration to land on Mars unscathed.

Elevate your manufacturing processes with advanced quality control techniques that ensure precision, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. This comprehensive guide delves into the latest methodologies and tools to help you achieve manufacturing excellence in quality management. Real-World Applications: Gain insights from detailed case studies across various industries, including automotive, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. Understand the practical application of theoretical concepts and be inspired to implement similar strategies in your organization.

Today, in corporate world, everyone is talking about Scrum. Major companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Deloitte, American Express, and many more have adopted Scrum concepts. This audiobook is written to provide a simplified guide to you such that you can familiarize yourself with the most popular Agile process framework to build complex software products. Scrum is widely defined as an iterative or incremental process framework to build complex products of highest possible value. It is an incremental approach to develop a product through successive improvements.

Best-selling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile, scientific, mechanical and intellectual landscapes. The items we value in our daily lives - a camera, a phone, a computer, a bicycle, a car, a dishwasher perhaps - all sport components that fit together with precision and operate with near perfection....

This new and significantly revised edition of Implementing Six Sigma goes well beyond traditional Six Sigma methodologies, introducing an enhanced roadmap - S4/IEE (Smarter Six Sigma Solution ssm/Integrated Enterprise Excellence). This cutting-edge approach offers a solution to the common problem of sustaining Six Sigma activities and downplays the traditional policy stating that Six Sigma projects must have a defined defect.