Decision Support, Analytics, and Business Intelligence, Third Edition
$21.99Rapid technology change is impacting organizations large and small. Mobile and Cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and “Big Data” are driving forces in organizational digital transformation. Decision support and analytics are available to many people in a business or organization. Business professionals need to learn about and understand computerized decision support for organizations to succeed.
This text is targeted to busy managers and students who need to grasp the basics of computerized decision support, including:
- What is analytics?
- What is a decision support system?
- What is “Big Data”?
- What are “Big Data” business use cases?
Overall, Decision Support Analytics, and Business Intelligence addresses 61 fundamental
questions.
In a short period of time, readers can “get up to speed” on decision support, analytics, and business intelligence. The book then provides a quick reference to important recurring questions.
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Basic Cost Benefit Analysis for Assessing Local Public Projects, Second Edition
$21.99Cost benefit analysis is often expected or required for government projects. On the state and local level, the technique is useful for assessing the worthiness of a specific policy proposal. The accounting and analysis of large scale technical projects require specialized training; in this manual, we offer a non-theoretical introduction to CBA, accessible to readers without an advanced statistical or economic background. The book is designed as a how-to primer in the basics of CBA for local officials who actually evaluate proposals or merely interpret reports using cost benefit analysis. A Reference List is provided for further study.
International Economics: Understanding the Forces of Globalization for Managers, Second Edition
$21.99Today the news media focuses on economics and the global financial system as it never has before. Managers and executives possess years of hands-on experience dealing with the consequences of global economic shocks and increasing globalization, but may not have a solid grounding in the relevant economic concepts that shed light on the forces of globalization and attendant macroeconomic fluctuations. This book will teach these very powerful economic concepts in everyday language with examples from the news, using little or no math. Modern economics has a lot to say about the forces underlying long-term economic growth, international trade, and technology. The economics literature in these areas is vast, but it is surprising how little of it has percolated to articles or books for non- specialist audiences. For example, Paul Krugman has been an exception, as an author of excellent non-fiction books on economics and a New York Times column, but his writings do not explain the concepts he assumes readers understand and, in addition, they are explicitly political. This book’s philosophy is that it is important to focus on the core set of models and ideas which have stood the test of time within the economics profession. Its goal is to teach the central economic material that businesspersons can use in their everyday work to help them interpret news and economic and political developments. It is intended as a practical textbook for Executive MBA programs and as a reference for students and businesspersons, not just in North America, but around the world.
The Technological Entrepreneur’s Playbook
$21.99Most texts, university courses and corporate training program have the start point in the entrepreneurial process being the identification of new market opportunities thereby providing the basis for the development of a radically new product or service proposition. Given the high number of commercial successes achieved by this market-driven approach, it is clear this a valid and viable way of creating new firms and sustaining the performance of existing organizations. Nevertheless it is important to register that in terms of maximizing the wealth of organizations and even entire nations, the most economically impactful entrepreneurial outcomes are the result of what Joseph Schumpeter, the father of modern entrepreneurship theory, described as ‘creative destruction’ leading to the decline and sometimes the total disappearance of existing industrial sectors. Schumpeter opined that the most successful form of innovation is technology-driven which occurs with scientific or technological breakthroughs and experimentation leading in many cases to the launch of a radically new product or service at a time when there often is little evidence of the existence of an identified market opportunity. Subsequent to the emergence of Schumpeter’s theories, both academic research and real world case studies have validated the fact that the management of technology-driven entrepreneurship is somewhat different process to that of market-driven entrepreneurship. The existence of these differences generates the perspective that benefit exists in identifying the managerial guidelines that can be of assistance in ensuring the success of technological entrepreneurship projects in both start-ups and existing businesses. This book provides such guidance.
Accounting History and the Rise of Civilization, Volume II
$21.99Accountants were present at the creation of civilization, maintained their importance throughout history, and proved essential at various stages of cultural development—from the earliest record-keeping and the invention of writing, to double-entry bookkeeping, cost accounting of complex manufacturing, the development of professional management and accounting (which went hand-in-hand), through the amazing technologies of the information age. In other words, our civilization does not exist without sophisticated accountants and their dynamic inventions. Telling this amazing story is the purpose of this book. The story of accounting and how information is collected, analyzed and disclosed is as old as—and absolutely essential to—civilization. A fair number of key ingredients needed for modern business (and other institutions) were invented in the ancient world—money, record-keeping, numbers, writing, property rights, trade, banking, the corporation. Many of the factors that are part of today’s rocket science on Wall Street date back to earlier centuries, including the use of credit, derivatives, and stock markets—not to mention manipulation and fraud. Financial, managerial and other accounting information was needed for successful entrepreneurs. The information revolution started with Gutenberg’s press (which conveniently spread Pacioli’s Summa across Europe), the Industrial Revolution with the steam engine, mass transit with the railroad, and instantaneous communications with Samuel Morse’s telegraph. The internet represents important extensions of earlier innovations, the latest phase of the information revolution. Accountants were directly (or indirectly) involved in all of these and accounting information permeates virtually every aspect of the complex culture that is modern civilization. This book is a brief history of accounting, focusing on the long-term importance of accounting on issues from information accumulation and analysis around money and finance, business and government, and continuing success as technology and innovation expands. The focus is relatively traditional, except it intertwines with commerce, finance, and related business interests that make up what became modern civilization. For example, most corporations and other entities innovated and succeeded long-term because of increasingly complex (and useful) accounting techniques providing necessary information and control. This was true of Josiah Wedgwood, Andrew Carnegie, and General Motors. Accounting applications became early uses of computers, beginning with payroll records at General Electric in the 1950s. From electronic spreadsheets to tax preparation, the computer/accounting partnership continues.
Accounting History and the Rise of Civilization, Volume I
$21.99This book is a brief history of accounting, focusing on the long-term importance of accounting on issues from information accumulation and analysis around money and finance, business and government, and continuing success as technology and innovation expands. The focus is relatively traditional, except it intertwines with commerce, finance, and related business interests that make up what became modern civilization. For example, most corporations and other entities innovated and succeeded long-term because of increasingly complex (and useful) accounting techniques providing necessary information and control. This was true of Josiah Wedgwood, Andrew Carnegie, and General Motors. Accounting applications became early uses of computers, beginning with payroll records at General Electric in the 1950s. From electronic spreadsheets to tax preparation, the computer/accounting partnership continues.
Catering and Convention Service Survival Guide in Hotels and Casinos
$21.99The role of the catering and convention service manager (CCSM) is diverse and must juggle event components. This book imparts authors’ in-depth knowledge of what a CCSM does, what emotional and technical skills are required, how to relate to planners, and execute contracts. It covers communication, food and beverage information, banquet service styles, menu planning, and event space setup standards.
Included are best practices of working with nonpro?ts, social, wedding, association, corporate, VIP, celebrity events, and trade shows. The authors also discuss how this industry operates within casino properties. Then, the revenue up sell opportunities for all stakeholders, industry accounting, and the paperwork that pulls it all together.
Understanding the Complexity of Emergency Supply Chains
$21.99Check out the review in the just-released “Inbound Logistics, January 2018, Winter Reading Guide” !
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While conventional commercial supply chains may be complicated, emergency supply chains are inherently complex. By responding to an emergency, they lack a developed forecast, primarily use manual requisitioning systems and do not possess sophisticated means to sense and respond to the emerging demand. Multiple stakeholders come together, many for the first time, to execute “on the fly.” Their success is mostly defined by effectiveness, either in preserving combat capability or providing relief; the primary focus becomes getting the job accomplished “at all costs.” As a result, supply chain efficiency is an afterthought, and optimization is difficult, if not undesired. Finally, due to their infrequent nature, less has been written and studied in the area of emergency supply chains, increasing the risk that those practitioners supporting the next emergency operation will encounter the same difficulties. It is for these reasons Understanding the Complexity of Emergency Supply Chains seeks to complete the education of both practitioners and academics across multiple domains and disciplines. It contributes to military and nongovernmental operators, logisticians and organizations’ understanding of emergency supply chain strengths and vulnerabilities. Similarly, emergency management professionals will gain a sense of how supply chain accomplishes or constrains the emergency management process. Moreover, students and other supply chain professionals seeking a deeper understanding of supply chains will benefit from Understanding the Complexity of Emergency Supply Chains, as it explores circumstances that run contrary to supply chain theory and thus reinforces a solid grasp on supply chain fundamentals.
Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Management and Logistics
$21.99This book offers a framework for designing and implementing global supply chains and courses concerning them. Its interdisciplinary approach –and contributions from specialists in a variety of different functional areas–reflects the myriad of factors involved in developing global supply chains and the curricula needed to teach them.