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Operative Transportation Planning: Solutions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains
by Thorben SeilerTransportation management in today's consumer goods industry can be characterized by a high proportion of outsourced transportation services. Due to rising freight costs consumer goods manufacturers are seeking opportunities to increase the efficiency of their transportation network. This book presents an operational transportation planning problem typical of the consumer goods industry focusing on a network of suppliers, production facilities and warehouses. With respect to the large share of outsourcing in these networks a detailed analysis of freight costs based on contractual agreements is provided. From this analysis a number of opportunities for efficiency gains are identified and consolidated in an operative transportation planning problem that is numerically investigated. Furthermore, an overview of processes and organizational requirements in transportation management is given with special focus on the integration of existing commercial Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
Operator Training Simulator Handbook: Best practices for developing and investing in OTS
by Joseph Philip Frank David ToddMake the most of OTS systems in operator training and engineeringKey FeaturesLearn OTS project delivery best practices from the author's 30 years of experienceExplore use cases to understand how your OTS systems can maximize ROI for usersDiscover how to best develop OTS training models for developers and usersBook DescriptionOperator training simulators in the process industry have been around since the 1970s, but you may not find a book that documents the development of these systems and the standard best practices. The Operator Training Simulator Handbook covers best practices for OTS engineering and OTS training development and delivery, starting from the basic the jargon and the different types of OTS systems. It will take you through the best approaches to project specification as well as building, maintenance, planning, and delivering these systems by sharing real-life experiences and dos and don'ts.As you advance, you'll uncover the various challenges in the planning and delivery of operator training models and understand how to address those by working through real-world projects. This book helps in specifying the best fit for purpose, choosing a cost-effective system when acquiring an OTS. You'll also learn how you can turn your OTS projects into digital twins before finally learning all about documentation in a typical OTS project, covering the sample structure that you can use as a starting point in your projects.By the end of the book, you'll have learned best practices for developing operator training simulator systems and have a reference guide to overcome common challenges.What you will learnBecome familiar with the OTS jargon to set a base for understanding OTS aspectsImplement training planning methods that have been tried and tested in the industry for many yearsGet to grips with writing well-planned documentation for your OTS projectReview new model suggestions to maximize benefits of the OTS systems and the actual ICSS control systems to maximize ROI for usersUnderstand Cloud OTS systems as a new way to address some of the common issues that developers and users faceCreate digital twins of your OTS projectsWho this book is forThis book is for suppliers who build and deliver OTS systems, OTS buyers, or companies looking to invest in these systems. Anyone with an interest in OTS systems, including university students or graduates who will work on these systems, will find this book useful. Basic knowledge of either OTS systems, ICSS control systems, or process engineering will help you grasp the concepts covered in this book.
Ophthalmic Imaging: Posterior Segment Imaging, Anterior Eye Photography, and Slit Lamp Biomicrography (Applications in Scientific Photography)
by Christye SissonOphthalmic Imaging serves as a reference for the practicing ophthalmic imager. Ophthalmic imaging combines photography and diagnostic imaging to provide insight into not only the health of the eye, but also the health of the human body as a whole. Ophthalmic photographers are specialists in imaging through and in the human eye, one of the only parts of the body where the circulation and nervous system is visible non-invasively. With technical perspective as context, this book will provide instructional techniques as well as the background needed for problem solving in this exciting field. The book covers all aspects of contemporary ophthalmic imaging and provides image support to ophthalmologists and sub-specialties including retinal specialists, corneal specialists, neuro-ophthalmologists, and ocular oncologists. This text serves as a reference for the practicing ophthalmic imager, or to imagers just getting started in the field.
Ophthalmic Leadership: A Practical Guide for Physicians, Administrators, and Teams
by John B. PintoOphthalmic practices have many types of leaders, functioning at all levels of the organization. Ophthalmic Leadership: A Practical Guide for Physicians, Administrators, and Teams, Second Edition can provide each of these leaders with the tools to be more decisive, motivating, and effective.John B. Pinto, America’s most published author on the business of ophthalmology, has firsthand experience with the best and worst practice leadership habits from his decades of experience as an ophthalmic practice consultant. He has coached countless physician and lay leaders to the next level of their careers. Together with his team of more than 20 expert contributors, Pinto covers every aspect of leadership in ophthalmology, no matter the size of the practice or the current experience of the team.Chapters include: What Do You Believe in? Developing a List of Core Values for Your Practice Grooming and Moving Line Staff Up to Middle Management Contingency Planning in a Less-Certain Environment Leading Your Team Past the Inevitable Conflicts of Practice Life Everyone in ophthalmology can benefit from the lessons inside Ophthalmic Leadership: A Practical Guide for Physicians, Administrators, and Teams, Second Edition—from the rising ophthalmic technician or department manager, to the managing partner, and even the most seasoned practice administrator.“The book you now hold is a wonderful opportunity to rededicate yourself to your professional development as a leader and to the success of your organization.”From the Foreword by Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
Opium and Entrepreneurship in the Nineteenth Century
by Geoffrey G. Jones Elisabeth Koll Alexis GendronConcerns the growth of multinational trading companies in the first global economy. Examines two Scottish-owned merchant houses, Jardine Matheson and James Finlay, and shows their changing trade and investment strategies as well as their use of an organizational form later known as business groups. Also demonstrates the role of ethnic networks in globalization during this historical period. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Opium and Entrepreneurship in the Nineteenth Century
by Geoffrey G. Jones Elisabeth Koll Alexis GrendonConcerns the growth of multinational trading companies in the first global economy. Examines two Scottish-owned merchant houses, Jardine Matheson and James Finlay, and shows their changing trade and investment strategies as well as their use of an organizational form later known as business groups. Also demonstrates the role of ethnic networks in globalization during this historical period. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy
by Pierre-Arnaud ChouvyPierre-Arnaud Chouvy reveals the long and fascinating history of a powerful and addictive drug and explores the changing fortunes of the modern-day illicit opium trade, especially in the remote regions of Asia. In answering these questions, he draws upon geography, anthropology, politics, and development studies. He shows that the history of opium production is unexpectedly linked to the history of Afghanistan.
Opportunism and Goodwill: Canadian Business Expansion in Colombia, 1867–1979 (Themes in Canadian Business History)
by Stefano TijerinaCanada’s social, economic, political, and environmental impacts on the Western Hemisphere have been largely overlooked by historians and other social scientists. Most narratives of the relationships between North America and the emerging markets of the south disproportionately focus on the United States. By downplaying Canada’s role, these narratives have fallen short in reconstructing the history of the region. Opportunism and Goodwill fills in these historical gaps, looking at the dynamics of the relationship between Canada and Colombia as they were spearheaded by Canada’s private sector. Stefano Tijerina argues that since the first era of globalization during the second half of the nineteenth century, Canada’s private sector has carved out niche markets across Latin America, sometimes working independently and in other instances working on behalf of foreign interests. In his historical analysis of these temporal and spatial dimensions, Tijerina shows that the long-term economic development of Canada and Colombia was intertwined and interdependent, ultimately stressing the importance of transnational approaches to the study of history. Contributing to questions about Canada’s "goodwill" and other benevolent constructs, Opportunism and Goodwill sets the historical foundation for current debates about Canadian industries across the world.
Opportunismus in Industrie-4.0-Netzwerken: Eine empirische Betrachtung am Beispiel des Wertschöpfungsnetzwerks im Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
by Christine HofstetterInnerhalb zwischenbetrieblicher Beziehungen gilt Opportunismus seit jeher als zentrales Problem, das trotz großer Forschungsbemühungen noch viele Fragen aufwirft. Erschwerend kommt hinzu, dass Industrie 4.0 weitreichende Veränderungen in den Wertschöpfungsarchitekturen mit sich bringt. Die Wissenschaft hat die Erforschung von Opportunismus in der sich neu herausbildenden Netzwerkumgebung jedoch vernachlässigt. Das vorliegende Buch untersucht unter Zuhilfenahme relevanter Theorien die den Opportunismus betreffenden Wirkungen ausgewählter Determinanten (strukturelle Einbettung, externe Unsicherheit, Abhängigkeit, distributive Ungerechtigkeit, Einsatz von Verträgen, intrinsische Motivation, gemeinsame Beziehungserfahrung) und ihr Zusammenspiel mit dem Moderator Sozialkapital in einer Industrie-4.0-Netzwerkumgebung. Unter Rückbesinnung auf Theorien aus der Psychologie und Soziologie werden zudem die jeweiligen Opportunismusadressaten identifiziert, welche in der dyadischen Forschung naturgemäß offensichtlich waren. Eine qualitativ-empirische Untersuchung von sechs Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken im Industriegütermarkt stützt nicht nur die getätigten Vorannahmen, sondern bringt auch eine völlig neue Größe ins Spiel: das Ökonomische Kapital.
Opportunities and Challenges for Applied Demography in the 21st Century
by David A. Swanson Nazrul HoqueApplied demography continues its rapid pace of evolution in concert with the emerging trends of the 21st century. One significant area of change is the extension of applied demography beyond the United States; this book includes material dealing with applied demography in Australia, Canada, Estonia, and Mexico. Opportunities and Challenges for Applied Demography in the 21st Century presents a score of selected papers from the second post-2000 national conference on Applied Demography, held in San Antonio, Texas, in January, 2010, under the sponsorship of the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Coverage includes the assembly of data by government agencies, with a focus on issues facing the United States; demographic issues associated with globalization; business demography and health demography, as well as a section examining methodological advances in the areas of estimation and projection.
Opportunities and Challenges in Development: Essays for Sarmila Banerjee
by Mousumi Dutta Simanti BandyopadhyayThis book provides a broad overview of the current research on various aspects of development, with a focus on India. The content and treatment of the subject of development in this volume is distinctive in many ways. It is a balanced mix of theory and practical elements, dealing with a number of issues at micro as well as macro levels. The analyses of the current socio-economic problems are attempted in an elegant yet simple manner which makes it equally useful for an aspiring researcher in economics or any inter disciplinary field. The methodologies of the articles include analytical verbal argumentative logic, theoretical constructs or different versions of statistical, econometric or programming techniques. It also contains well written survey articles, which are useful in grasping the fundamental research issues and in tracing the progress of research in an area. The general scope of the book is very wide as the readership can include researchers, scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, policy makers and practitioners. Though the contributors are primarily scholars in the field of Economics or Statistics, the book contains useful takeaways for those working in the area of Development. It will also be of interest to policy makers and practitioners interested in development issues, and to post graduate students in Economics or any field, in social science, management or development.
Opportunities and Pitfalls of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Marange Diamond Mines Case Study (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance)
by Shame Mugova Paul R. SachsThis book addresses key aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and explores them from a variety of perspectives in a case study on the Marange diamond mines in Zimbabwe. The business case of the Marange mines is presented to demonstrate the challenge of practicing social responsibility while considering and balancing the needs of a developing nation, environmental protection, community involvement and international business. Lessons learned from the case study will help business leaders and strategists in developing countries and multinational corporations to better understand and employ CSR principles so as to enhance sustainability and social impact. Further, the book provides a unique combination of academic, industrial and local approaches.
Opportunities and Risks in AI for Business Development: Volume 1 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #545)
by Islam Elgedawy Bahaaeddin AlareeniThis book presents a groundbreaking exploration into the dynamic synergy between artificial intelligence and business development. Titled "AI Integration for Business Development: Navigating Opportunities, Unleashing Potential, Managing Risks," it serves as an indispensable guide for leaders and visionaries aiming to harness the transformative power of AI. The book introduces a comprehensive journey that unveils the strategic integration of AI into business development strategies. This book shows how to navigate a myriad of opportunities, strategically unleash untapped potential, and adeptly manage risks in the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Through meticulous insights, real-world examples, and actionable strategies, readers gain the knowledge to make informed decisions and drive competitive advantage. This book presents not only a roadmap for identifying lucrative opportunities but also a blueprint for unlocking the full potential of AI technologies. Whether you are a seasoned executive, entrepreneur, or decision-maker, this book empowers you to proactively manage risks inherent in AI adoption, ensuring resilience and adaptability in your business model. Discover how to stay ahead in the rapidly changing business landscape, shaping the future of your business development initiatives. This book is your indispensable companion, offering profound insights into AI integration and empowering you to seize the transformative potential of AI. This book is your key to charting a course toward sustained success and innovation in the dynamic world of modern business.
Opportunities and Risks in AI for Business Development: Volume 2 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #546)
by Islam Elgedawy Bahaaeddin AlareeniThis book presents a groundbreaking exploration into the dynamic synergy between artificial intelligence and business development. Titled "AI Integration for Business Development: Navigating Opportunities, Unleashing Potential, Managing Risks," it serves as an indispensable guide for leaders and visionaries aiming to harness the transformative power of AI. The book introduces a comprehensive journey that unveils the strategic integration of AI into business development strategies. This book shows how to navigate a myriad of opportunities, strategically unleash untapped potential, and adeptly manage risks in the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Through meticulous insights, real-world examples, and actionable strategies, readers gain the knowledge to make informed decisions and drive competitive advantage. This book presents not only a roadmap for identifying lucrative opportunities but also a blueprint for unlocking the full potential of AI technologies. Whether you are a seasoned executive, entrepreneur, or decision-maker, this book empowers you to proactively manage risks inherent in AI adoption, ensuring resilience and adaptability in your business model. Discover how to stay ahead in the rapidly changing business landscape, shaping the future of your business development initiatives. This book is your indispensable companion, offering profound insights into AI integration and empowering you to seize the transformative potential of AI. This book is your key to charting a course toward sustained success and innovation in the dynamic world of modern business.
Opportunities in Business and Life after Virgin Money: Asheesh Advani
by Bhaskar Chakravorti Shirley M. SpenceAsheesh Advani is in an enviable position for a successful entrepreneur: he has sold his business and is trying to decide what to do with the next phase of his life. For the first two years after selling CircleLending, a pioneer in the person-to-person lending field, to Richard Branson, he stayed on as president and CEO of Virgin Money USA. Now resigned, he has decided to take a year off, in part to take a "great adventure" with his young family. In October 2009, as they prepare for their departure to India, he reflects on how to spend his time there and whether and how to pursue the several business opportunities that have already emerged. The opportunities present different role options for Advani -- as a hands-on entrepreneur or as an investor.
Opportunities in Emerging Markets
by Gordian GaetaThe practical guide to investing in emerging markets Though potentially risky, investing in emerging markets can offer extremely attractive returns. Opportunities in Emerging Markets offers practical advice for investors based on the real life experiences--both positive and negative--of practitioners, pioneer investors, and local heroes with experience in frontier markets. Exploring how every developing market has its own unique regional cultures and social structures that change the way investors invest, and must be understood in order to make wise investments, the book combines standard approaches to investing with the exigencies of frontier markets to create an invaluable framework for success. A collection of useful ideas that investors--institutions, general partners, limited partners, or shareholders--can draw upon when investing money in emerging markets, the book includes essential information on one of the most attractive opportunities for beating traditional markets and investments. If access, downside, and predictability can be managed, there's a great deal of money to be made in emerging markets, and this book shows how. Both investors and investment managers need to understand fundamental success factors, real framework conditions, and hidden pitfall and in Opportunities in Emerging Markets, author Gordian Gaeta analyses these intricacies in depth. Gives investors of all kinds the information they need to succeed in emerging markets Incorporates real life experiences--both good and bad--to help readers avoid common mistakes and maximize their returns Includes interviews with Mark Mobius, Jim Rogers, Marc Faber, and other leading names in the emerging markets sector For those traders brave enough to engage in high-risk/high-return investing, Opportunities in Emerging Markets is an excellent overview of the world's toughest frontier markets and how to conquer them. Featuring interviews with some of the top investors in the field, this is the definitive guide to the perils and pitfalls of investing in these highly volatile markets.
Opportunity Growth at Grupo Torre M dica
by Juan Alcacer J. Ramon Lecuona-Torras Katherine GrozierSenior management must make a decision for how to grow their search fund to reach the final margins for investors.
Opportunity Insights: Research and Policy for Social Mobility
by Allison M. Ciechanover Scott Duke Kominers Jeff HuizingaOpportunity Insights -- a non-profit that researches drivers of economic opportunity and develops policy solutions to help families achieve better life outcomes -- seeks to expand its impact.
Opportunity International: Measurement and Mission
by Marc J. Epstein Herman B. Leonard Melissa TritterAfter a "first career" in business, HBS graduate Christopher Crane becomes CEO of a worldwide microfinance network. The organization's twin challenges are: 1) developing metrics to give it an accurate picture of its situation and impacts, and 2) generating rapid growth. Students learn how non-financial metrics are integral to Opportunity International's mission but are difficult to define and measure; tailored metrics are necessary for demonstrating success to donors and for strategic planning. Also, the organization is committed to helping as many people out of poverty as quickly as possible, but donations and repayments are not enough to fuel rapid growth; other financial tools are needed. Explores the challenges of measuring non-financial success and considers the trade-offs of continuing as a non-profit versus converting to a for-profit entity. Students will gain skills relevant to growing an organization that is mission-driven but financially constrained, and that has a complex array of international stakeholders.
Opportunity Knocking
by Dick Armey Lori Ann Larocco Wilbur L. RossKnown as the producer with the trillion-dollar Rolodex, Lori Ann LaRocco knows how to get business leaders and entrepreneurs to talk. Many of the world's most well-known executives are so trusting of LaRocco, senior talent producer at CNBC, that she consistently gets scoops on billion-dollar deals before anyone else. In her newest book, Opportunity Knocking, LaRocco uses her close relationships with these organizational leaders to tell their stories-many of which have never been previously revealed, but offer brilliant insights into their minds.In Opportunity Knocking, readers will learn the full stories and secrets of success from some of the world's smartest, most innovative leaders, such as Ford CEO Alan Mulally's strategy for creating a culture of promise that revitalized the American auto industry. This book provides real-world examples from leaders like Mulally and turns them into actionable, proven strategies for identifying and acting on opportunities.What makes Opportunity Knocking stand apart is the diversity of individuals who offer real-world strategies and advice instead of just one person's opinion or vision. From the assembly line to the C-suite, Opportunity Knocking will provide both inspiration and a blueprint for achieving success by recognizing the right opportunity-and seizing it.
Opportunity Knocks: American Economic Policy After Gorbachev
by Robert A. SoloPrimarily concerned with how the US government can outwit its former allies in the rush to exploit their former common enemy. Considers the US sluggishness in technological innovation, flaws in education and labor management, the dangers of free trade, and resource depletion. Annotation copyright Bo
Opportunity Knocks: How Hard Work, Community, and Business Can Improve Lives and End Poverty
by Senator Tim ScottSenator Tim Scott knows adversity. As the son of a single mother from North Charleston, South Carolina, he struggled to get through school and had his dreams of a college football career shattered by a car wreck. But thanks to his mother and a few mentors along the way, he learned that "failure isn't failure unless you quit." He also learned that it's hard work and perseverance, not a government handout, that will get you ahead in life.Today, Senator Scott is the only black Republican in the Senate, and he believes that investment and commerce are the best ways to rebuild our most impoverished communities. This is the idea behind his signature piece of legislation, the "opportunity zones" program, which President Trump has strongly endorsed. The program provides tax incentives for businesses that invest in low-income urban areas, seeking to replace things like welfare and government assistance. In Opportunity Knocks, Senator Scott will tell his life story with a focus on adversity and opportunity. He will teach readers about the principles of hard work and hope while addressing the dangers of veering too far toward socialist policies. The book will also not shy away from discussions of racism and racial inequality in the United States, and will recount some of Senator Scott's own brushes with racism as well as the many discussions he's had with people who want to help, including President Trump.
Opportunity Leadership: Stop Planning and Start Getting Results
by Roger ParrottDon't create change. Capture it.Get ready to forget everything you know about "working your plan." In this counterintuitive book, innovative university president Roger Parrott turns leadership on its head and shows you how unexpected opportunities--the ones you may be missing--are the key to your success.With an Opportunity Leadership mindset, you'll see God-directed results like never before. In plain language, Dr. Parrott guides you in developing six traits to focus your leadership outlook on untapped opportunities. Not only that, he provides a step-by-step plan for you to create six organization-wide tendencies that enable your team to respond to opportunities with expediency, adeptness, and energy.
Opportunity Leadership: Stop Planning and Start Getting Results
by Roger ParrottDon't create change. Capture it.Get ready to forget everything you know about "working your plan." In this counterintuitive book, innovative university president Roger Parrott turns leadership on its head and shows you how unexpected opportunities--the ones you may be missing--are the key to your success.With an Opportunity Leadership mindset, you'll see God-directed results like never before. In plain language, Dr. Parrott guides you in developing six traits to focus your leadership outlook on untapped opportunities. Not only that, he provides a step-by-step plan for you to create six organization-wide tendencies that enable your team to respond to opportunities with expediency, adeptness, and energy.
Opportunity Partners
by James Quinn Robin GreenwoodPhilip Goldstein, the principal in a growing hedge fund and prominent activist investor, has taken a position in a Mexico-based closed-end fund. Following a hard-fought proxy contest in which he advocated for management to eliminate the fund's substantial discount, Goldstein earns a seat on the board of directors. Now he and the board are faced with the decision of how best to "unlock value" in the fund by delivering Net Asset Value (NAV) to shareholders. The case, which provides rich detail on the workings of closed-end funds (CEFs), invites students to examine the trade-offs among liquidating the fund, converting it to an open-end fund, or carrying out a self-tender offer. It also raises topics of fund selection and investing in country-specific funds such as Mexico.