Industrial Management

How can America's healthcare system be transformed to provide consistently higher-quality and lower-cost care? Nothing else in healthcare matters more. Prescription for the Future identifies some standout medical organizations that have achieved higher-quality, more patient-focused, and lower-cost care, and from their examples distills 12 transformational practices that could transform the entire healthcare sector.

Discover the Path to Poultry Perfection with "Virginia's Broiler Farming Blueprint" Embark on a detailed journey into the world of broiler farming in the heartland of Virginia with our comprehensive guide, "Virginia's Broiler Farming Blueprint". This meticulously arranged eBook reveals a treasure trove of information designed to equip both novice and experienced farmers to succeed in the burgeoning Virginia poultry industry. Experience the rich tapestry of Virginia's poultry scene in the introductory chapter, offering a lay of the land including market demands, climatic nuances, and a guide...

Agility isn't a formula, a framework, nor a set of roles and rituals to follow. It's a timeless way of being that matures with practice and skill. Becoming agile involves knowing the difference between being quick or hurrying, moving with ease or difficulty, being in or out of balance, graceful or awkward, adaptable or rigid, resourceful or resentful. With Joy of Agility, Joshua Kerievsky, CEO of Industrial Logic, one of the oldest and most-respected agile consultancies in the world, shows you how to harness agility in work and life to solve problems and succeed sooner.

For the past few decades, Americans have spent billions of dollars on personal finance products. As salaries have stagnated and companies have cut back on benefits, we've taken matters into our own hands, embracing the can-do attitude that if we're smart enough, we can overcome even daunting financial obstacles. But that's not true. In this meticulously reported and shocking audiobook, journalist and former financial columnist Helaine Olen goes behind the curtain of the personal finance industry to expose the myths, contradictions, and outright lies it has perpetuated.

In late 2014, internationally acclaimed blogger and podcaster Chris Ducker coined the term “Youpreneur” to describe the rise of the personal brand entrepreneur, a new business model that very few people saw coming. Since then, the Youpreneur has risen to the top across sectors. A Youpreneur transcends the old rules of business and builds a sustainable business from the foundation of their experience, interests, and personality - their personal brand. Youpreneurs draw an engaged, loyal audience even as they pursue varying, changing interests.

**Title: Lashing Out: A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Your Own Lash Tech Business** **Book Description:** Dive into the thriving world of beauty services with "Lashing Out," your ultimate guide to launching and running a successful lash tech business. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur with a passion for beauty or an experienced beautician looking to specialize in eyelash extensions, this book offers a step-by-step blueprint tailored to help you navigate the nuances of the industry. "Lashing Out" covers every essential aspect, from obtaining the right training and certifications to ...

Conquer the Food Manager Exam: Your Guide to Becoming a Certified Food Manager is a comprehensive resource designed to help you succeed in earning your food manager certification. This study guide focuses on the managerial and operational aspects of running a food service establishment, going beyond food safety to cover essential topics like leadership, staff supervision, menu planning, and customer service. You'll gain insight into how to effectively manage food costs, time, and resources, ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of any food business. Key topics include managing food ...

There are endless books out there about businesses that had their core principles for success baked right into their corporate DNA from the beginning. This is NOT that book. Believe in Better: The Evolution of Core Principles That Pioneered an Industry is the business book for the rest of us. For those who figure things out as we go along, always working to make tomorrow better than yesterday.

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.

On April 10, 1966, a crowd of 10,000 farm workers and supporters gathered at the California state capitol to celebrate victory in one of the most significant strikes in American history - one that made Cesar Chavez famous as leader of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). Marshall Ganz tells the story of the UFW's ground-breaking victory, drawing out larger lessons from this dramatic tale.

Based on extensive research and workplace experience, The Female Vision demonstrates that what women perceive in organizations and beyond that goes unnoticed and unrewarded is exactly what so many companies need to succeed. Helgeson and Johnson delve deeply into the stories of a number of women whose vision improved their companies - although often they had to struggle not only against unresponsive organizations, peers, or others, but also against their own personal fears.

MegaWealth™ shows you how to map your unique wealth path to join the 25,000 self-made families worth over $100 million in the US without needing to come from families with connections, to know people, or be born in Silicon Valley or NYC. The next hundred millionaires shouldn't just be those who knew someone in New York or Silicon Valley and grew up hearing stories of Wall Street, board directors, venture capital, and private equity. You don't need to be from a certain family or region, but you do need to know the paths, start early enough, work hard, and have some talent and luck.

"Embark on a transformative journey through the complexities of construction project management with 'Navigating Uncertainty: Effective Risk Management in Construction Projects.' Tailored exclusively for project managers, this compelling guide is a beacon in the dynamic sea of uncertainties. Uncover strategies to navigate the intricacies of risk, turning challenges into opportunities for unprecedented success. This literary compass equips project managers with invaluable insights, offering a roadmap to identify, assess, and mitigate risks effectively. Seamlessly blending theory with real-...

This book discusses the seven deadly wastes (muda) in the value stream process. It presents the cost of each waste, its effect on the process, and how it can be eliminated to increase profitability. Waste removal increases the profitability of any business. Processes are classified into value added and waste. The seven deadly wastes that could exist in any manufacturing process originated in Japan and are defined in the Toyota production system (TPS). The main goal became removing them. For each waste, there is a strategy to remove or eliminate it. What is less likely is that managers will ...

Each of us will know physical pain in our lives, but none of us knows when it will come or how long it will stay. Today as much as 10 percent of the population of the United States suffers from chronic pain. It is more widespread, misdiagnosed, and undertreated than any major disease. While recent research has shown that pain produces pathological changes to the brain and spinal cord, many doctors and patients still labor under misguided cultural notions and outdated scientific dogmas.

From CO to CEO aims to help you get the most out of your industry career, thinking through the kind of company and career track that is best for you. It provides a step-by-step guide to navigating the search, interview, and negotiation process and helps you acclimate to your new environment and to accelerate your climb to the top.

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....

How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and their Caregivers is a life-affirming, instructive, and inspiring book about living gracefully and purposefully with the challengesfaced by those with chronic pain or illness. These conditions, while not always life-threatening, are life-disrupting and stressful. The audiobook contains over two dozen tools and practices to help people live skillfully and to find equanimity and joy despite the profound changes in their lives.

Anxiety Relief is a warm, compassionate, and expert audiobook to help anxious, panicky, or stressed people, written from both sides of the therapeutic couch! If you're suffering and you don't know how to gain relief from your anxiety, then this audiobook is for you.

My grandmother used to say, "You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a lawyer." The same can be said of financial advisors today. If you're a wealthy business owner or an ultra-high-net-worth individual, this book is your wake-up call. For too long, the wealth management industry has failed to deliver the comprehensive, coordinated services that successful entrepreneurs and their families truly need.