Revolutionizing Product Development
Today, a company's capability to conceive and design quality prototypes and bring a variety of superior products to market quicker than its competitors is increasingly the focal point of competition, contend leading product development experts Steven Wheelwright and Kim Clark. Drawing on six years of in-depth, systematic, worldwide research, they present proven principles for developing the critical capabilities for speed, efficiency, and quality that have worked again and again in scores of successful Japanese, American, and European fast-cycle firms.
The authors argue that to survive, let alone succeed, today's companies must construct a new platform-- with new methodologies-- on which they can compete. Using their model for development strategies, Wheelwright and Clark show that firms can create a solid architecture for the integration of marketing, manufacturing, and design functions for problem solving and fast action-- particularly during the critical design-build-test cycles of prototype creation.
They demonstrate further how successful firms such as Honda in automobiles, Compaq in personal computers, Applied Materials in semi-conductors, Sony in audio equipment, The Limited in apparel, and Hill-Rom in hospital beds have employed recent methodologies to bring new products to market at break-neck speed. Such innovations include design for manufacturability, quality function deployment, computer-aided design, and computer-aided engineering.
Finally, Wheelwright and Clark emphasize the importance of learning in the organization. Companies that consistently design it right the first time and follow a path of continuous improvement in product and process development have a formidable edge in the crucial race to market.
Revolutionizing Product Development
Today, a company's capability to conceive and design quality prototypes and bring a variety of superior products to market quicker than its competitors is increasingly the focal point of competition, contend leading product development experts Steven Wheelwright and Kim Clark. Drawing on six years of in-depth, systematic, worldwide research, they present proven principles for developing the critical capabilities for speed, efficiency, and quality that have worked again and again in scores of successful Japanese, American, and European fast-cycle firms.
The authors argue that to survive, let alone succeed, today's companies must construct a new platform-- with new methodologies-- on which they can compete. Using their model for development strategies, Wheelwright and Clark show that firms can create a solid architecture for the integration of marketing, manufacturing, and design functions for problem solving and fast action-- particularly during the critical design-build-test cycles...
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Desktop and Portable Systems
A self-paced, step-by-step training course for Apple's desktop and portable computers; for people who support Apple computers as part of their jobs as well as for Mac enthusiasts. Keyed to the learning objectives of the Apple Desktop Service and Apple Portable Service certification exams; a supplement to the AppleCare Technician Training and primer for computer support personnel who upgrade and service Macs--P. [4] of cover.
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Fuzzy Logic And the Semantic Web
These are exciting times in the fields of Fuzzy Logic and the Semantic Web, and this book will add to the excitement, as it is the first volume to focus on the growing connections between these two fields. This book is expected to be a valuable aid to anyone considering the application of Fuzzy Logic to the Semantic Web, because it contains a number of detailed accounts of these combined fields, written by leading authors in several countries. The Fuzzy Logic field has been maturing for forty years. These years have witnessed a tremendous growth in the number and variety of applications, with a real-world impact across a wide variety of domains with humanlike behavior and reasoning. And we believe that in the coming years, the Semantic Web will be major field of applications of Fuzzy Logic.
This book, the first in the new series Capturing Intelligence, shows the positive role Fuzzy Logic, and more generally Soft Computing, can play in the development of the Semantic Web, filling...
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100 Tips& Tricks for Home Recording (DVD)
With HOME RECORDING MAGAZINE`S 100 RECORDING TIPS & TRICKS, home studios can produce a sound similar to those of major recording studios. Interviews with engineers, producer, and musicians (taped on location at New York City`s Bass Hit Studios), provide instruction on everything from miking drums to to using computers to mixing.
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Office 2003 Simplified
Are you new to computers? Does new technology make you nervous? Relax! You`re holding in your hands the easiest guide ever to Office 2003 - a book that skips the long-winded explanations and shows you how things work. All you have to do is open the book, follow Chip, your friendly guide - and discover just how easy it is to get up to speed.
The Simplified series is very accessible to beginners and provides useful information for more experienced users. For visual learners (like myself), the illustrations are a great help. It`s challenging to take a complex subject and express it simply, clearly, concisely, and comprehensively. This book meets the challenge.
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* Simplify It sidebars offer real-world advice
* A friendly character called Chip introduces each task
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* Self-contained, two-page lessons make learning a snap
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PC - Talk It Mouse It
This product is shipped in a jewel case. SayGoodbye to your mouse forever! TalkItMouseIt is the effective and convenient solution to speeding up all of your computing tasks and becoming a more efficient computer user. And it works in ANY Windows application. It's so easy to use! Say the name of any kind of object you see on screen -Window,Toolbar - and pop-up hints guide you in positioning the pointer over anything clickable on the screen. Simply say what you want to do -Click,Right-Click - and it happens. What could be simpler? The ideal mouseless computer control solution for those who: Transcribe letters, notes and other documents, enter large amounts of data. Want to avoid or compensate for Repetitive Motion Injuries? Dislike the touchpads, trackpoints and trackballs common on notebook computers? Have fine motor dexterity difficulties?
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Windows 95/98/Me/XP
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Spring Into Windows Xp
The fastest route to Windows XP SP2 masteryAre you a professional who's new to Windows XP and Service Pack 2? Or maybe you've been running Windows XP for years, and you've just upgraded to SP2? Either way, you want to run the latest version of Windows as efficiently and reliably as possible. You want to master Windows XP's latest security and networking features and avoid its traps. And you don't have a minute to waste. This book's for you. It'll take you further, faster than you ever expected. You won't wade through endless beginner's material or useless theory. You will master today's best techniques: just what you need to run Windows XP SP2 as effectively as possible.Need specific solutions? This book's modular,
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Alwaleed
There are few individuals as unique, enigmatic, and colorful as Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud. This biography of the world`s fifth-richest man--worth around $24 billion--tells the story of a businessman who started out with a relatively modest bank loan and built an empire that embraces the best-known brands, from Citigroup and Disney to Apple Computers and the Four Seasons Hotels. Alwaleed, as he`s known to most in the Middle East, is the largest single foreign investor in the U.S. economy, with interests in almost everything that touches the American lifestyle. Like investment guru Warren Buffett, Alwaleed became hugely successful through consecutive strategic high-profile investments, earning him the respect of Wall Street.In this fascinating and uniquely insightful authorized biography, international journalist and broadcaster Riz Khan offers a revealing insider`s view of this provocative business genius, focusing on issues including:--his unique family history --the...
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Our Space, Our Place: Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television
In Our Space, Our Place Women in the Worlds of Science Fiction Television, author Sherry Ginn explores the portrayals of female characters in popular Sci Fi television programs.
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