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Engineering Contracts is intended for those who wish to acquire skills in drafting, negotiating and working with commercial and engineering contracts. It aims to bring a different approach to the subject;combining the traditional legal perspective of the law of contract with the needs of the commercial manager or engineer who is seeking solutions to technical and commercial problems.

The context within which these matters are examined is as wide as possible; for the purposes of illustration cases are drawn from the fields of mechanical, electrical, chemical, electronic and civil engineering, as well as from construction and building contracts. In many cases the important points are common to all disciplines, for instance the importance of ensuring that what has been specified is what is delivered by a supplier, and that any such delivery or indeed any event critical to the timely conclusion of a project takes place when arranged.

There is advice on how to the concepts broached relate to real-life requirements and the reader will benefit from the helpful 'Legal Questions Answered' section that is included in most chapters. In addition there is a summary guide to drafting an engineering contract, a section on the relevant statutes and other legislation in force, and a list of the engineering institutions and their standard forms of contract. Case-studies of genuine and practical origin from the author's wide-ranging experience in industrial practice complete this comprehensive treatment of the subject matter. ... Read more

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The just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing revolution has transformed the relationship between buyers and suppliers. Under JIT, purchasing is done in small batches and ideally from a single source as opposed to purchasing large batches from multiple sources.

Now, A. Ansari and B. Modarress have written the first full-length book on the various dimensions of JIT purchasing based upon their field research in companies that have successfully implemented JIT purchasing practices such as General Motors, Hewlett Packard, Honda, Nissan, Kawasaki, Goodyear, Control Data, Boeing, Matsushita, and Sony. Using information obtained from company documents and professional associations, and through personal interviews with managers in purchasing, production, quality control, engineering/design, and transportation/traffic, the authors show that companies which emphasize the importance of product quality, supplier relationships, delivery performance, and price -- in this order -- have a distinct competitive advantage in the crucial function of purchasing. Instead of being a cost center, as purchasing has traditionally been considered, the purchasing department can add value to the product and become a "quality and productivity" center for the firm.

The authors document that implementing JIT purchasing practices can produce dramatic economic improvements. At the Greeley Division of Hewlett Packard, for example, inventory turnover has nearly tripled; scrap cost has declined from 10 percent to 1 percent; and delivery lead time has been reduced from 90 to 64 days. JIT purchasing practices at Kawasaki's Lincoln plant have decreased manufacturing costs from $15 million to $12.6 million in five years. Even greater benefits are envisioned at these companies when the JIT purchasing system is fully developed within the next few years.

Today, the purchasing function is becoming increasingly central to decisions made throughout the company. Just-In-Time Purchasing will be an indispensible handbook, not only for purchasing managers and their suppliers, but for managers charged with the development of engineering specifications, new product planning, and plant and equipment responsibilities. ... Read more

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Illustrating how to bring order to the chaos of a growing business, Process to Profits applies the principles of strategy to growing businesses with systematic strategic analysis. Extremely practical, the book helps readers think for the long haul. It emphasizes strategy and implementationand gives specific information on how to follow through. It helps readers create a strategic frameworkcomplete with a realistic mission statementas well as design and implement their strategies with an effective business plan. It covers all the bases of growing a businessmarketing, financing, service, location, diversificationand it also spotlights the unique issues associated with restructuring. ... Read more

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David P. Zimmerman applies 36 years of industrial experience as the basis for providing better and faster customer service. He clearly explains why current paradigms don't work effectively, and proposes better methods that reduce costs and improve customer service. ... Read more

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This book exposes the barriers companies face in trying to apply SCM and furnishes that reader with the tactics to avoid and overcome there barriers. ... Read more

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Is your company saving money by using outside suppliers? Is outsourcing reliable? As a result, is your company gaining a competitive edge? Or would the company do better by keeping some of the efforts in-house? And how is the performance of outside suppliers and in-house functions measured to facilitate effective sourcing decisions? These are questions the author, a specialist in corporate performance improvement, tackles in this book. The answers are surprising, and the guidance presented will have far-reaching benefits for organizations. He maintains that companies' expectations from outsourcing are not being met, because there is not a methodical approach to measuring and evaluating the performance of sources. By fully assessing the performance of available sources, the best can be selected and the company can benefit long term. Succinctly and comprehensively, Maromonte guides companies step by step through his proprietary techniques for sourcing performance assessment and decision making. His book will be an important, useful resource for senior management and executives, operations managers, finance, purchasing and quality professional, and anyone with responsibility for bottom-line results. ... Read more

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The perfect companion piece to McGraw-Hill's bestselling The Purchasing Handbook, this anthology keeps purchasing managers current on the latest developments in purchasing and supply. The best of the best from The Journal of Supply Chain Management to mainstream magazines including Forbes and Harvard Business Review combine with original articles written by top practitioners - plus a comprehensive reference section - to provide professionals with a one-stop resource for late-breaking developments in this dynamic field. ... Read more

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This book is unique in providing the first full English translation of Menger’s seminal article ‘Geld’ - one of the most influential papers on the origin of money. The editors facilitate a broader and more detailed discussion of Menger’s method, theory and findings with this translation and in depth analysis.

Menger’s institutional approach is applied and extended to the analysis of the evolution of payments systems, focusing in particular on electronic money, on its institutional character, and on monetary policy as well as predictions of likely future developments.

Carl Menger and the Evolution of Payments Systems will be of great interest to financial economists and Austrian economists as well as historians of economic thought. ... Read more

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This book explains, in a practical way, the operational linkage of series purchasing with cost and project management. The text takes the key example of a company setting up a new factory from which to launch an innovative product. It examines how a company acquires the wide range of services needed in order to be successful. The authors clearly demonstrate how purchasing, from the very first decision, contributes to the success of the enterprise. ... Read more

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The COT Planning Guide Second Edition is a referenceguide for high tech companies on how to outsourcesemiconductor manufacturing using the customer ownedtooling model. ... Read more

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This book has practical content which includes an indepth study of supplier selection and sourcing. ... Read more