An adult skeleton consists of 206 bones See each and every one of them like never before in this stunning full-color poster package In this unrivaled collection, three life-sized photographic plates reveal the full majesty of the human skeleton, displayed from side, front, and posterior views Accompanying these 6-foot-long plates are 20 smaller озмсш plates displaying individual bones from multiple anatomical regions Meticulously labeled and captured in high-resolution photography, this superb set gives you the richest possible exposure to the human skeleton short of the real thing Uses life-sized, high-resolution photographic plates rather than undersized illustrations for an authentic learning experience Incorporates precise labels to highlight key areas without swamping each image with text Labels are cross-referenced to the CD-ROM /li> Includes additional bone photos, separated into anatomical regions, promoting a thorough understanding of the skeletal system Features a durable, gloss finish and ready-to-hang spiral binding, making the set a practical teaching tool Contains new photos of the jaw for improved clarity and views Includes a new CD-ROM containing all of the images from the posters plus 100 additional clinical photos, clinical presentations, and radiographs that depict common problems and fractures of specific parts of the skeleton 2 edition Авторы (показать всех авторов) Peter H Abrahams Бари М Логан Bari M Logan Ralph T Hutchings.  Издательство: Mosby, 2007 г Мягкая обложка, 60 стр ISBN 0323047939 Язык: Английский.

Book DescriptionIdeas about the role of management accounting systems in a firm's strategy have changed in recent years, and this book explores the ways in which this has happened Management control systems have frequently been seen as irrelevant to strategy, or even damaging Controlling Strategy draws out the various ways in which management озмтж control systems can build and sustain valuable strategic roles The book explores topics such as: q Strategic Management q Strategic data analysis q The Balanced Scorecard q Capital budgeting q Strategy coordination Written as an introduction to the strategic role of management control systems, Controlling Strategy provides a synthesis of current developments in the fields of strategy and management accounting Academics and Advanced Students of Accounting, Strategy, or Management Studies will find the book an indispensable guide to this area.  2005 г ISBN 0199283230.

Переводчики: Е Вишневская Н Попова В книге в доступной форме изложены основные положения биохимии, физиологии и анатомии человека применительно к лабораторным исследованиям озмтк Вступительные главы книги посвящены роли среднего медицинского персонала в процессе лабораторного тестирования В остальных главах рассматриваются конкретные лабораторные исследования или группы родственных тестов В руководстве рассматриваются тесты, наиболее часто встречающиеся в клинической практике и к выполнению которых чаще всего привлекается средний медицинский персонал Основная аудитория книги - медицинские работники среднего звена, но она может быть полезной и интересной другим работникам здравоохранения, а также студентам медицинских училищ и вузов, которые интересуются работой лабораторной службы Автор Кристофер Хиггинс Chris Higgins.  Издательство: Бином Лаборатория знаний, 2004 г Твердый переплет, 376 стр ISBN 5-94774-174-1, 0-632-04245-1 Тираж: 3000 экз Формат: 60x90/16 (~145х217 мм).

Learn about brainstorming, systems, logic, precedents, action plans, and goals Learn how to plan, develop, and implement dynamic business and team strategies with Strategic Thinking This concise and informative guide shows you how to identify the route to success by gathering and analyzing key information, setting short- and long-term objectives, озмтп developing your team-leadership skills, predicting future trends, and maintaining a flexible approach It covers the essential tools of strategic management, from SWOT analysis and feasibility studies to budgeting forecasts and contingency plans, to help give you a competitive edge in today's fast-moving business world The Essential Manager have sold more than 1 9 million copies worldwide! Experienced andnovice managers alike can benefit from these compact guides that slip easily into a briefcase or a portfolio The topics are relevant to every work environment, from large corporations to small businesses Concise treatments of dozens of business techniques, skills, methods, and problems are presented with hundreds of photos, charts, and diagrams It is the most exciting and accessible approach to business and self-improvement available.  ISBN 0789459728.

Переводчик: А Широченская В книге автор приходит к выводу, что церковь должна быть живой, связанной с реальной жизнью, принимающей людей со всей их греховностью и недостатками, озмту принимающей себя такой, как она есть, и стремящейся с Божьей помощью идти по узкому пути достижения все большей святости, приближаясь к Царству Книга написана для всех членов разных церквей, прихожан и священнослужителей Если вас заботят вопросы о том, какой должна быть церковь, что и как я могу ей дать, что церковь может и обязана дать мне, каковы проблемы современной церкви; что такое пастырское служение, как, опираясь на церковь, осуществлять служение в миру, на чем основывать социальные программы церкви, что такое церковная жизнь и почему формы ее столь разнообразны, то ответы на них вы найдете, прочитав книгу "Много шума из-за церкви" Книга поможет и тем, кто еще находится в нерешительности: к какой церкви присоединиться? Она может оказаться полезной и дать новую информацию и ориентиры людям, еще только ищущим Бога, и тем, кто считает себя неверующим Что в ней нового и особенного? О церкви со времен раннего христианства и до наших дней писали и пишут очень много Обычно этого книги богословского, дискуссионного или критического плана Это хорошие книги, но их авторы либо анализируют, либо предлагают план по улучшению или построению идеальной церкви, либо учат прихожан, какими надо быть, чтобы их церковь достигла невероятных высот святости Янси смотрит на церковь и ее проблемы в неожиданном ракурсе: его книга - это взгляд "изнутри", это видение прихожанина, рядового члена церкви (а не ученого-богослова или иерарха) Автор живет, растет, страдает и радуется вместе со своей церковью, любит ее, и именно это позволяет Янси услышать биение ее сердца, найти и описать тот благодатный источник, который делает живой любую церковь и освящает ее Книга выгодно отличается от других изданий на эту тему легким и живым изложением, которые делают понятными для читателя очень сложные вопросы устройства и жизни церкви 2-е издание Автор Филип Янси Philip Yancey.  Издательство: Триада, 2004 г Твердый переплет, 128 стр ISBN 5-86181-2306-X Тираж: 3000 экз Формат: 84x108/32 (~130х205 мм).

Book Description Foundations of Object-Oriented Programming Using NET 2 0 Patterns solves the object-oriented and pattern-programming problem by mixing the two&emdash;the book teaches object-oriented concepts using patterns, or a solutions-based approach The book's material is organized around tasks and patterns, and illustrated озмты through development problems and solutions that include persistence, code efficiency, and good design This book is of special interest to those who want to learn how to use NET 2 0 Generics in conjunction with patterns This unique book is based on the author's lectures, and the information unfolds in a practical manner.  2005 г 376 стр ISBN 1590595408.

Третье издание популярного справочника (предыдущие издания 1998 и 2000 года) Справочник составлен по нозологическому принципу и содержит информацию о необходимых диагностических озмуз и фармакотерапевтических мероприятиях состояний и заболеваний, встречающихся в акушерско-гинекологической практике Методы фармакологической коррекции составлены в соответствии с современными отечественными и зарубежными рекомендациями Лекарственные препараты, сведения о которых приведены в справочнике, официально зарегистрированы в Российской Федерации Систематизация большого материала позволяет врачу быстро определить программу диагностики и лечения, выбрать лекарственное средство по международному и торговому названию, уточнить его дозировку, способ введения, продолжительность фармакотерапии, выписать рецепт Приводятся данные о нефармакологических методах лечения, используемых в клинической практике Справочник адресован акушерам-гинекологам, реаниматологам, анестезиологам, клиническим фармакологам для повседневной практики, руководителям лечебных учреждений для составления лекарственных формуляров, студентам медицинских вузов и слушателям факультетов повышения квалификации для подготовки на кафедрах акушерства и гинекологии, фармакологии и клинической фармакологии, в том числе - к сертификационному и аттестационному экзаменам 3-е издание, переработанное и дополненное Авторы (показать всех авторов) Ирина Зазерская Олег Карпов Аркадий Танаков.  Издательство: Н-Л, 2003 г Твердый переплет, 208 стр ISBN 5-94869-015-6 Тираж: 3000 экз Формат: 60x90/16 (~145х217 мм).

Book Description"Multi-Level Issues in Strategy and Methods" is Volume 4 of Research in Multi-Level Issues, an annual series that provides an outlet for the discussion of multi-level problems and solutions across a variety of fields of study Using a scientific debate format of a key scholarly essay followed by two commentaries and озмум a rebuttal, we present in this series theoretical work, significant empirical studies, methodological developments, analytical techniques, and philosophical treatments to advance the field of multi-level studies, regardless of disciplinary perspective Similar to Volumes 1 (Yammarino and Dansereau, 2002), 2 (Dansereau and Yammarino, 2003), and 3 (Yammarino and Dansereau), this volume, Volume 4, contains five major essays with commentaries and rebuttals that cover a range of topics, but in the realms of strategy and research methods In particular, the five "critical essays" offer extensive literature reviews, new model developments, methodological advancements, and some empirical data for the study of innovation, strategic performance, upper echelons, latent growth modeling, and intra-class correlations While each of the major essays, and associated commentaries and rebuttals, is unique in orientation, they show acommon bond in raising and addressing multi-level issues or discussing problems and solutions that involve multiple levels of analysis.  2005 г ISBN 0762311843.

The second edition of this successful book addresses how technologies evolve and how they drive the need for organizational change and adaptation Focusing on the general-management challenges that innovative firms face, the editors draw from a variety of disciplines and demonstrate the links between innovation, organizational competencies, озмуо organizational architectures, executive teams, and managing change.  ISBN 0195135784.

This book explores how companies can use strategy to achieve competitive advantage in the global market place It shows how a firm should analyze their current strategy in order to formulate a new one in line with the aim of achieving competitive advantage It then goes onto look at the practical application of this strategy through globalization, озмуц leadership and culture, innovation and the management of change Авторы (показать всех авторов) Эбби Гобадиан Abby Ghobadian Николас О'Реган Nicholas O'Regan Дэвид Голлер David Gallear.  Издательство: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004 г Твердый переплет, 256 стр ISBN 1403916187.

Book DescriptionThis book is about competitive advantage and how it is created at the company level Our theoretical starting point is that the alignment of strategies and control systems affects the firm's chances of successfully positioning itself in its chosen area of competition The firm is in a better position to concentrate on activities озмуъ that create value for the customer if its strategies and control systems are mutually consistent and adapted to expected external demands This book is thus a contribution to the literature that treats competitive advantage on the basis of the match between the environment and internal resources Our ambition has been to provide additional knowledge in the area through a comprehensive discussion on co-ordination and integration of strategies and control systems.  2004 г ISBN 354040872X.

Constraint logic programming, the notion of computing with partial information, is becoming recognized as a way of dramatically improving on the current generation of programming languages This collection presents the best of current work on all aspectsof constraint logic programming languages, from theory through language implementation озмфг Beginning in the mid-1980s constraint logic programming became a powerful and essential theoretical concept whose first practical application was the development of efficient programming languages based on Prolog Benhamou and Colmerauer have taken care to illustrate the strong links between current research and existing CLP languages The first part of the book focuses on significant theoretical studies that propose general models for constraint programming, and the two following parts develop current ideas on themes derived from these languages (numerical constraints, Booleans, and other finite domains) The concluding part on CLP language design gathers work on original constraints and on top-level implementation Frdric Benhamou is a Researcher in the Computer Science Department of the Facult des Sciences de Luminy at the University of Marseilles, where Alain Colmerauer is Professor of Computer Science Авторы Фредерик Бенхамоу Frederic Benhamou Алан Колмерауэр Alain Colmerauer.  Издательство: The MIT Press, 1993 г Твердый переплет, 500 стр ISBN 0262023539.

Ruby is an interpreted language, capable of saving programmers considerable time during program development since no compilation and linking are necessary It is ideal for writing text-processing applications, server-side scripts, application prototypes,mathematics, and for many everyday programming tasks * Reviews Ruby's clever syntax озмфе and demonstrates why that makes it a perfect choice for beginning programmers, and also shows how its multipurpose capabilities make it a sound choice for experienced developers * Explores Ruby's uses for prototyping, text processing, and other tasks.  ISBN 047121972X.

Knowledge is power! As its name suggests, the promise of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 is to promote better data analytics by giving information workers the right tool to analyze consistent, timely, and reliable data Empowered with Analysis Services and Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform, you are well positioned to solve озмфп the perennial problem with data—that there is too much of it and finding the right information is often difficult, if not impossible Applied Micrisoft Analysis Services 2005 shows database administrators and developers how to build complete OLAP solutions with Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 and Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform Database administrators will learn how to design and manage sophisticated OLAP cubes that provide rich data analytics and data mining services The book gives developers the necessary background to extend UDM with custom programming logic, in the form of MDX expressions, scripts and NET code It teaches them how to implement a wide range of reporting applications that integrate with Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Microsoft Office This book doesn't assume any prior experience with OLAP and Microsoft Analysis Services It is designed as an easy-to-follow guide where each chapter builds upon the previous to implement the components of the innovative Unified Dimensional Model (UDM) in a chronological order New concepts are introduced with step-by-step instructions and hands-on demos What's Inside: Design sophisticated UDM models Build ETL processes with SSIS Implement data mining tasks Enrich UDM programmatically with MDX Extend UDM with SSAS stored procedures Create rich end-user model Optimize Analysis Services storage and processing Implement dynamic security Build custom OLAP clients Author standard and ad-hoc reports with SSRS Build Office-based BI applications and dashboards and much more Автор Teo Lachev.  Издательство: Prologika Press, 2005 г Мягкая обложка, 712 стр ISBN 0976635305.

This is the leading Java book for those just beginning to program, and it provides a balanced coverage of graphical and non-graphical programs, between applets and applications, and presents object-oriented concepts in a progression that will have readers using objects early on, and then progressing towards writing their own objects and designing озмфы real object-oriented solutions Provides a balanced approach between applications and applets, and between graphical and non-graphical aspects of Java Includes thirteen appendices to enhance the book's reference value Provides a full-color design Includes CodeTrek on CD to move the reader's experience from one of static reading to a dynamic learning environment Beginning programmers who want to learnto program with Java; Experienced programmers who want to add Java to their skill-set.  ISBN 0201781298.

Create sound software designs with data structures that use modern object-oriented design patterns! Author Bruno Preiss presents the fundamentals of data structures and algorithms from a modern, object-oriented perspective The text promotes object-oriented design using Java and illustrates the use of the latest object-oriented design озмхе patterns Virtually all the data structures are discussed in the context of a single class hierarchy This framework clearly shows the relationships between data structuresand illustrates how polymorphism and inheritance can be used effectively Key Features of the Text * All data structures are presented using a common framework This shows the relationship between the data structures and how they are implemented * Object-oriented design patterns are used to demonstrate how a good design fits together and transcends the problem at hand * A single Java software design is used throughout the text to provide a better understanding of the operation of complicated data structures * Just-in-time presentation of mathematical analysis techniques introduces students to mathematical concepts as needed Visit the Text's Web Site A comprehensive web site is available for users of the text at www wiley com/college/preiss The site includes: * The Web Book (a hypertext version of the complete book) * Links to the Java Source Code (all the program examples from the text) * Opus5 Package (a Java package comprised of all the source code from the text) * Documentation (source code documentation) * Demo Applets (various Java applets that illustrate data structures and algorithms from the text) * Archive (JAR format archive of the source code from the text) * Front Matter (table of contents and preface) * Solutions Manual (password required) * Errata.  ISBN 0471346136.

With carefully chosen topics presented in a logical order, this book provides an excellent introduction to the object-oriented features of C++ programming and the Standard C++ library Clearly written and easy to understand, it provides examples and applications along with problem solving techniques, enabling the reader to learn this powerful озмхй language quickly and easily This book covers such topics as the 5-step approach to problem solving; object-based features of C++ and the fundamentals of programming; engineering examples and applications; and an integrated introduction to function templates and classes defined in the Standard C++ library For professional engineers who want to learn C++ programming language about its object-oriented features.  ISBN 0130912662.

Book Description PRICE TRENDS AND INVESTMENT PROBABILITIES is intended for the serious trader with one goal in mind: outperforming the market indices A fully licensed broker and securities dealer, Dussault draws upon his 25 years of trading experience to deliver a technical ? rather than fundamental ? analysis approach to the stock market that озмхр will withstand any market change He provides insight into the psychology of the market and pricing and equips the reader with the tools necessary to manage portfolios of any size Emphasizing price trend analysis, Dussault focuses on the facts and dispels the myths of measuring investment performance Bottom line: Investors learn when to enter the markets, as well as when to get out -- with a profit.  2005 г ISBN 0324271506.

Book Description Corporate CEOs are headline news Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected and dismissed or about their true power This is the first book to take озмхф us into the often secretive world of the CEO selection process Rakesh Khurana's findings are surprising and disturbing In recent years, he shows, corporations have increasingly sought CEOs who are above all else charismatic, whose fame and force of personality impress analysts and the business media, but whose experience and abilities are not necessarily right for companies' specific needs The labor market for CEOs, Khurana concludes, is far less rational than we might think Khurana's findings are based on a study of the hiring and firing of CEOs at over 850 of America's largest companies and on extensive interviews with CEOs, corporate board members, and consultants at executive search firms Written with exceptional clarity and verve, the book explains the basic mechanics of the selection process and how hiring priorities have changed with the rise of shareholder activism Khurana argues that the market for CEOs, which we often assume runs on cool calculation and the impersonal forces of supply and demand, is culturally determined and too frequently inefficient Its emphasis on charisma artificially limits the number of candidates considered, giving them extraordinary leverage to demand high salaries and power It also raises expectations and increases the chance that a CEO will be fired for failing to meet shareholders' hopes The result is corporate instability and too little attention to long-term strategy The book is a major contribution to our understanding of corporate culture and the nature of markets and leadership in general.  2004 г ISBN 0691120390.

Book DescriptionaWhen it comes to essential topics like sales strategies, professionals all across America are looking for relevant, cutting-edge, "real world" solutions to help them succeed Real World Sales Strategies That Work, part of Insight Publishing's Power of Learning series, showcases the strategies, insights and insperation озмхш from 12 experts whose client list reads like a "who's who" in American business So dig in and start applying the lessons from these dynamic professionals; and look for future releases in the Power of Learning series on topics like leadership, customer service, and human resource strategies.  2003 г ISBN 1885640994.

Amazon comAccording to consultants William A Schiemann and John H Lingle, companies that truly "manage by measurement" are outperforming those that don't by an average three-year return on investment of 80 percent versus 45 percent In Bullseye! Hitting Your Strategic Targets Through High-Impact Measurement, they detail a comprehensive озмхя four-phase program for anyone who would like to advance corporate goals by similarly overhauling the way information is gathered, shared, and managed within the organization Their sweeping system helps leaders accurately and consistently track the performance of a half-dozen key components--customers-competitors, financial stakeholders, employees-subcontractors, technologies, partners-suppliers, and overall communities--and then share resultant data across the board While business measurement has traditionally been "a monitoring device primarily used to 'take the temperature' of the organization and help supervisors know where to focus their attention," Schiemann and Lingle's approach utilizes it instead to link ideas and behaviors, integrate performance companywide, and increase self-accountability After demonstrating how corresponding efforts have paid off in Fortune 100 firms such as Procter & Gamble, General Electric, and Sears, they examine deterrents to implementation and explain the process Recommended for senior executives, managers, and production teams seeking new ways to bolster their bottom lines --Howard RothmanBook Description At last,in this book, the great paradox of measurement is resolved According to the authors' original -- and revealing -- research companies that manage by measurement outperform less disciplined competitors by an average three-year return on investment of 80 percent versus an average ROI of 45 percent Yet few companies have put in place a disciplined approach for measuring the key nonfinancial, strategic performance areas that are so crucial to a firm's success Bullseye! treats measurement as a key senior-management business issue The authors explore the role of measurement in adding clarity and specificity to an organization's strategy, and in driving efforts to translate strategy into operational initiatives and business results Organizationalchange and measurement experts William Schiemann and John Lingle have written the first book to provide a complete detailed blueprint for implementing a strategic measurement system To resolve the measurement paradox, they have created as the centerpiece of Bullseye! a detailed case study that describes a four-phase process that will successfully transform any company into a measurement-managed organization The four phases of this process are: defining a strategic business model, designing measures to support the model cascading the model and measures throughout the organization, and embedding the measures into the leadership processes of the organization In eminently readable prose, the authors confront head-on the powerful forces that conspire to prevent a company from gaining the full value from its measurement system In the process, Schiemann and Lingle have developed an integrative framework that covers all the major measurement areas: markets and customers, finance, people, operations,the environment, and suppliers In fact, the authors go Beyond other published accounts of measurement systems by providing strategic tools to manage customer, community, environmental, and regulatory stakeholders along with suppliers, and adaptability -- the level at which a company learns and innovates Focus and speed, they argue, are the essential competitive qualities Following the guidelines recommended in this book, executives with responsibility for setting and implementing strategy should be able to make significant improvements in three months and major changes within a year Bullseye! is must reading for all general managers at the corporate, division, and business-unit levels.  2005 г ISBN 0743284968.

Book DescriptionLeading management consultants and academics discuss the development of the consulting industry and of the firms that have decisively shaped the sector The authors provide in-depth insights into the leadership of top management consultancies, the strategy and structure of consulting firms, the changing dynamics of consultant-client озмци relationships and the development of new consulting approaches.  2005 г ISBN 3409125841.

Book DescriptionModern Competitive Strategy, by Gordon Walker, provides a highly readable, broad synthesis of the theory and empirics of the strategy field and organizes this material pedagogically for a core strategy course The approach is eclectic, reflecting the diversity of the discipline The book draws on studies in industrial and institutional озмцм economics, economic and organizational sociology, mainstream strategy, and finance and marketing when appropriate Both single business and multi-business topics are covered Many short cases and company examples are used to illustrate the concepts The material is appropriate for either a full semester course or a single module in MBA programs, advanced undergraduate courses, EMBA and executive education classes.  2003 г ISBN 0072345632.

With Subclassing and the Windows hooking mechanism ("hooks"), you can manipulate, modify, or even discard messages bound for other objects within the operating system, in the process changing the way in which the system behaves Along with this power comes responsibility; Windows is very unforgiving if subclassing and hooking techniques озмцэ are used incorrectly Subclassing & Hooking with Visual Basic demonstrates how to use the various techniques that deal with the interception of messages bound for one or more windows or controls: you can leave the intercepted message in its original state or modify it; afterwards, you can send the message to its original destination or discard it For both VB 6 and VB NET developers, this book opens up a wealth of possibilities that ordinarily would be completely unavailable, or at least not easy to implement.  ISBN 0596001185.

Millions of programmers are learning Visual Basic NET, Microsoft's newest version of the Visual Basic language for productively developing applications In that spirit of productivity, you don't always have the time or the ability to go back to your shelf of reference books to find the bit of information you need Your answer is the VB NET Language озмчг Pocket Reference Succinct and easy to use, this handy pocket guide is a must-have quick reference for everyone making the transition from VB6 to VB NET The VB NET Language Pocket Reference offers the convenience of a quick reference in a convenient size With VB NET, you're working with a very different framework and language than VB6; you'll welcome a reference book you can use easily andtake anywhere With concise detail and no fluff, this guide presents syntax and brief descriptions of each Visual Basic NET language element.  ISBN 0596004281.

Success It's a goal that many seek to achieve They see the limos, the fans, the front cover of major magazines as the ultimate prize But is success really what it's cracked up to be? Sadly enough, it isn't Successful people around the world are hiding from the glory, dodging greedy relatives, shunning star-struck commuters Why? Because their peace озмчк of mind is under attack How can they regain their time, their sanity, their normalcy? Failure This humorous, ground-breaking "how-to" book willhelp all to see clearer that the simpler things in like are not that bad And to achieve it one must fail, but fail in style.  ISBN 0595257356.

Ruby is a high-level, fully object-oriented programming (OOP) language It is very powerful and relatively easy to learn, read, and maintain Sams Teach Yourself Ruby in 21 Days provides the best introduction to this language and addresses one of the key constraints it faces: "The paucity of quality English-language documentation is one озмчс of the few things holding Ruby back from widespread adoption," according to Dr Curtis Clifton of Iowa State University's Department of Graduate Computer Science Автор Марк Сладжелл Mark Slagell.  2002 г Мягкая обложка, 560 стр ISBN 0672322528.

"This highly readable, practical, principle-centered book absolutely inspires honesty and caring "— Dr Stephen R Covey, Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People "The New Partnership kept me up half the night, engaged with [Melohn's] insights and humor I loved it "—Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor, озмчч University of Southern California, Author of An Invented Life "Tom Melohn's many anecdotes bring home the personal investment in partnership There are important lessons here for each of us "—Bob Galvin, Chairman, Executive Committee, Motorola Corporation "A wonderful book! The kind of leadership Melohn describes takes guts and hard work, for it's built on competence in relationships and moral purpose The results can make capitalism human and fruitful "—Max De Pree, Former CEO of Herman Miller, Author of The Art of Leadership "North American Tool & Die is one of the truly significant success stories I've encountered in all my years at Inc If anything, I think the moral of the great NATD parable is more relevant today than ever "—George Gendron, Editor in Chief, Inc magazine The New Partnership offers a timeless business philosophy that can produce real bottom-line resultsin any organization Relying on fundamental values such as trust, honesty, dignity, equality, mutual respect, teamwork, recognition, and caring, Tom Melohn and his partners produced remarkable results at North American Tool & Die As the result of a "newpartnership" forged with each co-worker, customer, and supplier, NATD experienced record growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction In The New Partnership you'll discover how NATD transformed their company, and you'll learn how to make their experience a lasting reality in your own business, division, or department.  ISBN 0471147389.

Nowadays, societies crucially depend on high-quality software for a large part of their functionalities and activities Therefore, software professionals, researchers, managers, and practitioners alike have to competently decide what software technologies and products to choose for which purpose For various reasons, systematic empirical озмта studies employing strictly scientific methods are hardly practiced in software engineering Thus there is an unquestioned need for developing improved and better-qualified empirical methods, for their application in practice and for dissemination of the results This book describes different kinds of empirical studies and methods for performing such studies, e g , for planning, performing, analyzing, and reporting such studies Actual studies are presented in detail in various chapters dealing with inspections, testing, object-oriented techniques, and component-based software engineering.  ISBN 3540406727.

The NET Languages: A Quick Translation Guide answers two questions posed by the introduction of the NET Framework: "How do I quickly upgrade my skills to this new language?" and "How do I understand the code that another developer has written?" Author Brian Bischof offers a complete translation guide for converting programs озмтз among the three primary Microsoft languages: Visual Basic 6 0, Visual Basic NET, and C# Bischof makes it easy for the thousands of Visual Basic 6 0 programmerstoday to take the knowledge they already have and use it to write for the NET platform Each chapter is laid out in a clear and concise format Most chapters begin with a syntax conversion chart displaying how each language translates into the other languages Included are detailed points explaining these conversions Each chapter ends with a fully comprehensive example, written in each language, that demonstrates that particular chapter's concepts This provides you with all the information you need for converting your programs: quick lookup charts, detailed explanations, and thorough examples Nothing is left out With the help of The NET Languages: A Quick Translation Guide, programmers will quickly learn how to build a widerange of applications for the new Microsoft NET platform.  ISBN 1893115488.

The first business plan is often the most difficult to write Your company may have little or no history Resources and sales may be in the early stages of development And often you may not know lender requirements, what to stress and what to avoid Your First Business Plan simplifies the process by outlining the different parts of a business plan and, озмтн in an uncomplicated question-and-answer style, eases you into the creation of a winning plan for your business The easy-to-follow chapters show you how to-- --Think through your strategies and balance your enthusiasm with facts --Capture and hold the interest of potential lenders and investors --Understand and develop your own financial statements --Recognize the unique selling advantage of your products or services --Avoid potentially disastrous errors like undercapitalization and negative cash flow Also included in this book-- --A glossary of planning and financial terms --A complete sample business plan.  ISBN 1402200021.

In this book, Peter Herzum and Oliver Sims present a complete component based strategy, the business component approach, that applies and extends component thinking to all aspects of the software life cycle for enterprise systems The approach includes aconceptual framework that brings components into the world of scalable systems, and outlines озмтр the different component granularities It also includes a methodology that goes beyond current object-oriented practices to provide the concepts required to meet the real challenges of component-based development Using their business component approach, the authors then provide a blueprint for a business component factory--a development capability that can produce software with the quality, speed, and flexibility needed to match changing business needs Sprinkled with guidelines, tips, and architectural patterns, this book fully prepares you for the approaching component revolution Praise for Business Component Factory " this book should be very useful for anyone considering the daunting task of adopting component software on an enterprise scale "-Clemens Szyperski (Microsoft Research), Author of the award-winning book, Component Software: Beyond Object-Oriented Programming "Herzum and Sims do an admirable job of differentiating the different component concepts, allowing this clearly written book to focus on the construction of business systems by non-software practitioners, out of business component parts developed separately (and perhaps for a commodity component marketplace) This is the future of software systems, and this book is a practical, giant step in that direction "-Richard Mark Soley, PhD,Chairman and CEO, OMG "Finally, a book that takes you from component design all the way down to the middleware on which they are deployed ItÕs an important contribution to the nascent server-side component discipline written by practitioners for practitioners "-Robert Orfali, Author of Client/Server Survival Guide, Third Edition and Client/Server Programming with Java and CORBA, Second Edition (both from Wiley).  ISBN 0471327603.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems integrate the primary applications in an organization A typical ERP system provides applications for accounting and controlling, production and materials management, quality management and plant maintenance, sales and distribution, human resource management, and project management This new озмтщ report from CTR examines the benefits and drawbacks of implementing ERP systems Implementing ERP suites can improve and update corporate resource management, but the training and costs involved can be prohibitive Therefore, the report also provides a five-step plan for ERP implementation and explains how to calculate ERP return on investment (ROI) Topics Covered Include: What Is ERP? ERP: A Business Necessity ERP Philosophy and Functions Extended ERP Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Accounting Sales and Distribution Materials Management Tier One Vendors Mid-market Vendors Vendor Selection The Five Major Steps of ERP Implementation Designing a Business Blueprint Application Configuration Testing and End-user Acceptance Training Big Bang Versus Gradual Implementation ERP Benefits Achieving Year 2000 (Y2K)-compliant Systems Without Rewriting Code Shared Enterprise Data Consolidating Corporate Data Supply Chain Management (SCM) SCM Software Sales Force Automation (SFA) ERP Tools ERP Services ERP Challenges Outsourcing ERP High Implementation Costs Calculating ROI Business Process Reengineering (BPR).  ISBN 1566070686.

Starred Review Unabashedly inspired by Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling The Tipping Point, the brothers Heath—Chip a professor at Stanford's business school, Dan a teacher and textbook publisher—offer an entertaining, practical guide to effective communication Drawing extensively on psychosocial studies on memory, emotion and motivation, озмуе their study is couched in terms of "stickiness"—that is, the art of making ideas unforgettable They start by relating the gruesome urban legend about a man who succumbs to a barroom flirtation only to wake up in a tub of ice, victim of an organ-harvesting ring What makes such stories memorable and ensures their spread around the globe? The authors credit six key principles: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions and stories (The initial letters spell out "success"—well, almost ) They illustrate these principles with a host of stories, some familiar (Kennedy's stirring call to "land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth" within a decade) and others very funny (Nora Ephron's anecdote of how her high school journalism teacher used a simple, embarrassing trick to teach her how not to "bury the lead") Throughout the book, sidebars show how bland messages can be made intriguing Fun to read and solidly researched, this book deserves a wide readership Авторы Чип Хез Chip Heath Дэн Хез Dan Heath.  Издательство: Random House, 2007 г Твердый переплет, 304 стр ISBN 1400064287.

The eleventh edition of Strategic Management is a current, well-written strategic management book with the most up-to-date compilation of cases available Designed in functional four-color, it offers a popular practitioner-oriented perspective, focuses on skill-building in all major areas of strategy formation, implementation, and evaluation, озмук and weaves three very contemporary themes throughout each chapter–globalization, the natural environment, and e-commerce The author provides and overview of strategic management, as well as strategy formulation and implementation, strategy evaluation, strategic management case analysis, 46 Experiential Exercises and 43 cases including service company cases and manufacturing company cases For management professionals, small business owners and others involved in business 11 edition Автор Фрид Дэвид Fred David.  Издательство: Prentice Hall, 2006 г Твердый переплет, 816 стр ISBN 0131869493.

The introductory data structures (CS2) course became a lot more engaging to beginning programmers when Data Structures and Other Objects Using C++ was first published With this revision of their widely used book, Michael Main and Walter Savitch further refine their approach; an approach widely lauded for taking a student's needs into consideration озмун The authors carefully balance coverage of both data structures and object-oriented programming to insure that the material is presented in an easily understandable manner Topics are presented in an order that is appropriate for beginners by focusing on the fundamental data structures up-front and with more challenging material (e g inheritance) later on The book begins with an early and self-containedreview of key C++ and object-oriented topics It then moves on to cover the well-known data types: bag, sequential list, stack, queue, priority queue, set, dictionary, hash table, and graphs Each class is introduced following the steps of specification,use, design, implementation, and analysis.  ISBN 0201702975.

Book DescriptionDuring maintenance of a software system, not all questions can be answered directly by resorting to otherwise reliable and accurate source code Reverse engineering aims at extracting abstract, goal-oriented views of the system, able to summarize relevant properties of the program's computations Reverse Engineering of Object-Oriented озмух Code provides a comprehensive overview of several techniques that have been recently investigated in the field of reverse engineering The book describes the algorithms involved in recovering UML diagrams from the code and the techniques that can be adopted for their visualization This is important because the UML has become the standard for representing design diagrams in object-oriented development A state-of-the-art exposition on how to design object-oriented code and accompanying algorithms that can be reverse engineered for greater flexibility in future code maintenance and alteration Essential object-oriented concepts and programming methods for software engineers and researchers.  2004 г 210 стр ISBN 0387402950.

Book DescriptionWritten by a highly successful teacher and author, this book teaches users how to program in Java from the beginning Exceptionally readable, it conforms to current OO technology and the Java 1 4 SDK, requires no previous programming knowledge, and introduces object-oriented programming gentlyafter learners have mastered озмущ basic programming concepts KEY TOPICS The book features chapters on object-oriented programming, graphical user interfaces, GUIs, using Swing components, applets and graphics, and multidimensional arrays Twenty Problem Solving in Action case studies focus on business applications and scenarios involving event-driven programming, e-commerce, inventory control, present value, payroll professional baseball stats, and easy equation solution For all IS and IT professionals.  2003 г 816 стр ISBN 0131018604.

Book Description This new practical guide explains what makes a crisis and who are the key players It shows the importance of prior preparation and testing so that the company fully understands the crisis management environment and the importance ofcommunications Also included are checklists that should form part of the company's crisis management озмуь handbook and discussion of training and learning opportunities This is a fully comprehensive approach to crisis management planning and implementation.  2005 г ISBN 1403943222.

After reading the newspapers and following the sharp oscillations of the stock market, it becomes apparent that hi-tech companies are of a different breed Never before have the chances of making a fortune been so realistic and never before have large companies been so fragile What is really going on inside these hi-tech companies? What types of озмфд pressures and challenges are they facing? And how do they cope? Computer software providers, especially the ones that specialize in handling the data needsof organizations, are prime examples of these volatile companies In the nineties we witnessed their growth from small businesses into multi-billion dollar giants No wonder investors were attracted In 1998 it was easy for such companies to raise asmuch money as they wanted But now, investment funds have dried up Why? And more importantly, is there a way to reverse the trend? This book gives the answers Авторы Элия М Гольдратт Eliyahu M Goldratt Эли Шрадженхеим Eli Schragenheim Кэрол Э Птак Carol A Ptak.  Издательство: North River Press, 2000 г Мягкая обложка, 232 стр ISBN 0884271706.

This ground-breaking book reframes the perspective taken in most strategy research in two key ways: by describing organizational renewal from a middle-level perspective and by reconceptualizing the theoretical basis for strategy process research PartI reviews the existing literature in the strategy process, including recent literature озмфл on strategic renewal Part II builds the theoretical basis for a middle level perspective, focusing on knowledge development, social network analysis and organizational trust Part III moves from synthesizing existing research toward the development of a model for conducting research from a middle-level perspective.  Мягкая обложка ISBN 0761906452.

The valuation of assets, both tangible and intangible, is an important element of corporate finance Putting a price tag on ideas is almost impossible, and in the new economy, where companies grow dependent on intangible assets all the time, market volatility can be attributed in large part to our collective ignorance of their value There are two озмфх basic approaches to valuation: from financial statements to cash flows, and from cash flows to financial statements The former projects historical financial statements into the future and the latter attempts to construct cash flow statements and use them in forecasting future financial statements Established companies use the first method and start-ups the second In Principles of Cash Flow Valuation, the authors strive to "close the gap" between these two approaches by presenting the principles of cash flow valuation and cost of capital in a clear and systematic fashion * Provides the only exclusive treatment of cash flow valuation * Authors use examples and a case study to illustrate ideas * Presentation appropriate for a range of technical backgrounds: ideas are presented clearly, full exposition is also provided * Named among the Top 10 financial engineering titles by Financial Engineering News Авторы Джозеф Там Joseph Tham Игнасио Велез-Пареджа Ignacio Velez-Pareja.  Издательство: Academic Press, 2004 г Твердый переплет, 350 стр ISBN 0126860408.

This book represents a new some may say radical approach to Forecasting The authors explain how: Forecasting less, not more, can yield higher customer service and lower inventories Teamwork, good communications, and clear accountabilities are more important than complex statistical forecasting models, Its more beneficial to pursue озмхд process improvement than to focus narrowly on forecast accuracy This is an exciting, new, breakthrough approach to a traditionally difficult and frustrating task Авторы Томас Ф Уоллес Thomas F Wallace Роберт А Стал Robert A Stahl.  Издательство: T F Wallace & Company, 2002 г Мягкая обложка, 176 стр ISBN 0967488419.

Provides a practical approach to creating and implementing cost-effective business process, focusing on key elements of a robust business plan Defines core business processes needed in a successful process-driven organization, and offers checklists of essential criteria for designing the process Contains chapters on customer development, озмхи the production introduction process, and supply chain, project, and finance management The author has worked with leading aerospace, automotive, and industrial component manufacturers New Ed edition Автор Энн Гарсид Anne Garside.  Издательство: Purdue University Press, 1999 г Мягкая обложка, 290 стр ISBN 1557531633.

From the fundamentals of writing code to the excitement of designing a cool user interface, Visual Basic 6 For Dummies Software Development Kit explains this popular language in terms that nonprogrammers and first-time Visual Basic programmers canunderstand With the special edition of Visual Basic 6 bundled with this product, first-time Visual озмхн Basic users can immediately try out the techniques explained in the book In addition to Visual Basic 6 0 Working Model being included with this product, the book includes a CD-ROM with author-created sample Visual Basic programs and code, as well as third-party demonstration and freeware tools to maximize Visual Basic programming.  ISBN 0764505971.

With the release of NET, Microsoft has once again altered the distributed programming landscape Almost everything has changed, from data access, to remote object calls, to the deployment of software components And of course, NET introduces a new technology in XML Web services that may revolutionize Web development Distributed NET Programming озмху in VB NET describes how to use these new NET technologies to build fast, scalable, and robust distributed applications Along the way, it answers common questions such as, How do I use the NET Remoting Framework? What role does COM+ play in the NET universe? How can I interoperate with COM components? What's the difference between NET Remoting and Web services? How will these changes affect the architecture and design of a distributed application? Author Tom Barnaby assumes the reader is already familiar with the fundamentals of NET However, a NET overview is provided to concisely explain several of the core NET technologies that are essential for distributed programming, including building, versioning, and deploying assemblies; garbage collection; serialization; and attribute-based programming.  ISBN 1590590686.

This book takes a non-technical, business oriented approach to teaching Visual Basic NET programming to readers who are in non-CS areas such as Information Technology, Information Systems, and Business This book subscribes to the classic idiom that "practice makes perfect" by making use of extensive drills to help readers master озмхх VB NET skills The examples in this book are drawn from the world of business and sports, making them interesting to all readers IS/IT professionals interested in VB NET.  ISBN 0321113500.

This self-paced, highly readable introduction to Visual Basic offers a wealth of examples that beginning programmers can grasp without outside assistance or additional research Provides a working model of Visual Basic 6 0, enabling readers to get started with programming exercises immediately Offers two review chapters for readers learning озмхы Visual Basic as their first programming language, covering technology essentials, programming logic and design Features programming projects and end-of-chapter questions Includes over 100 worked examples and completed programming exercises at the end of each chapter, building programming examples upon prior chapter examples An ideal how-to reference for novice programmers interested in learning Visual Basic.  ISBN 0130979511.

Visual Basic and Visual Basic NET for Scientists and Engineers begins with an overview of the Visual Basic and Visual Basic NET IDEs, their important characteristics, and how the development environments can be manipulated to suit developers'needs After a solid discussion of VB and VB NET forms, controls, and namespaces, author Christopher озмцж Frenz shows you how to put controls to work by making use of the different control events Once this introductory material has been covered, you're introduced to the different data types that Visual Basic supports, with special attention paid to the various numerical data types and their uses Frenz then takes an in-depth look at the various numerical and logical operators and their precedence You'll explore VB's loop structures via practical examples Frenz later delves into topics such as designing GUIs, programming customized spreadsheets, and debugging Along the way, you'll learn about the all-important file handling and data acquisition techniques, as well as how to graphically display your data You'll also move on to cover more advanced topics, including mathematical modeling and the new, rapidly growing field of bioinformatics.  ISBN 1893115550.

Spend less time searching for Visual Basic commands and more time learning them with Visual Basic 6 in Plain English Featuring a quick-reference format, illustrated tutorials, practical examples, and concise, step-by-step instructions, Visual Basic 6 in Plain English is the ideal guide for busy VB programmers at every level The book covers озмцй such important topics as arrays, controls, forms, classes, objects, properties, data types, operators, debugging commands, and much more.  ISBN 0764570072.

A definitive roadmap for implementing effective supply chain management Strategic sourcing redefines the traditional approach to buying and using materials and services Purchasing and supplier programs are receiving substantial attention in current professional literature, but there is little information on implementing supplier strategies озмцф and techniques Harnessing Value in the Supply Chain offers a specific, step-by-step approach to the strategic sourcing process, developed by the author at Southern California Edison This unique reference provides expert guidance on designing, launching, executing, evaluating, and maintaining a sourcing project It includes illustrations, examples, and templates for immediate use Finally, supply chain management and strategic sourcing are presented in a usable, comprehensive, and cost-effective framework To illustrate this approach, the book describes the experience of Southern California Edison, a utility company that achieved $150 million in annual cost reduction through a strategic sourcing program The story is told from the perspective of the people who led the revolutionary change at SCE, as wellas the suppliers A detailed method on how to duplicate SCE's success is included in the book This book is unique in that it fully traces a strategic sourcing initiative from conception to implementation—and it is the only book that documents the SCE story Harnessing Value in the Supply Chain is a powerful tool that will help organizations optimize their resources and develop relationships to sustain effective supply chain management.  ISBN 0471349755.

An easy-to-follow, non-technical approach to using game theory in every business battle Game theory has become entrenched in today's business world It has also often required oppressive and incomprehensible mathematics Game Theory at Work steers around math and pedagogy to make this innovative tool accessible to a larger audience and allow озмця all levels of business to use it to both improve decision-making skills and eliminate potentially lethal uncertainty This proven tool requires everyone in an organization to look at the competition, guage his or her own responses to their actions, and then establish an appropriate strategy Game Theory at Work will help business leaders at all levels improve their overall performance in: Negotiating Decision making Establishing strategic alliances Marketing Positioning Branding Pricing Автор James D Miller.  Издательство: McGraw-Hill, 2003 г Суперобложка, 288 стр ISBN 0071400206.

От издателя Her stage presence and voice are addictive An intimacy that takes your breath away!" - The Washington Times As stunning visually as she is vocally, singer/actress Karen Akers is universally considered this generation's "Cabaret Goddess " Just as highly regarded in the Theatre (nominated for a Tony in Nine) озмчи and in Film (The Purple Rose of Cairo, Heartburn), she's never been more captivating than in this live full-length concert DVD "I like to tell stories," says Akers She personalizes her memorable repertoire (from masters like Sondheim, Brel, Peter Allen, Andrew Lloyd Webber to newcomers whose names you'll want to remember) into remarkable mini-dramas of love and life universal enough for all of us to relate to, yet individual enough to be hers alone V I E W proudly presents "Karen Akers: On Stage At Wolf Trap," which another reviewer advised, " You better grab this one " Just one dose of the Akers experience and you'll never hear cabaret the same way again Program: 01 Unexpected Song 02 I'm Not Afraid 03 I Know Him Well 04 You Can Have The TV 05 Medley: Maybe / Nevertheless 06 Not A Day Goes By 07 The Rose 08 Sailing On 09 I'm Still Here 10 Just A Housewife 11 I Dreamed A Dream 12 Taught By Experts 13 Medley: Somewher / I Have A Love Дополнительные материалы The V I E W DVD Collection Includes: Mabel Mercer: A Singer's Singer Nancy Wilson at Carnegie Hall Dianne Reeves: The Early Years Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle Ladies Sing the Blues DVD Bonus Features: Karen Akers Biography Bonus Video: Mabel Mercer performing "Isn't He Adorable" from the DVD: Mabel Mercer: A Singer's Singer Bonus Video: Bobby Short Performing "New York Is My Personal Property" from the DVD: Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle DVD Recommendations Instant Access to the Songs Digitally Re-Mastered Audio & Video Dolby Stereo Audio Актер Карен Акерс (Исполнитель) Karen Akers.  Формат: DVD (NTSC) (Keep case) Дистрибьютор: Компания "Союз Навона" Региональный код: 0 (All) Количество слоев: DVD-5 (1 слой) Звуковые дорожки: Английский Dolby Digital 2 0 Формат изображения: Standart 4:3 (1,33:1) Лицензионные товары Характеристики видеоносителей 2009 г , 60 мин , Европейский Союз View Video Концертная программа.

What is this book about? Access 2002 is the core database application within the Office XP suite Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the user can create his or her own programs in what is essentially a subset of the Visual Basic programming language Using VBA with Access is a tremendously powerful technique, as it allows you to create great озмчо user interfaces (like forms or reports) as a front end to actual data storage and manipulation within the database itself What does this book cover? This book is a revision of the best-selling Beginning Access 2000 VBA, reworked to provide a rich tutorial to programming Access 2002 with VBA New material covers the enhanced options in Access 2002 for publishing data to the Web, handling XML, integrating with SQL Server Desktop Engine, and so on Who is this book for? This book is for the Access user who already has a knowledge of databases and the basic objects of an Access database,and who now wants to learn how to program with VBA No prior knowledge of programming is required.  ISBN 0764544020.

In Advanced Visual Basic 6, leading Visual Basic expert Matthew Curland demonstrates powerhouse techniques programmers can use to write high-performance, robust, and reusable VB code Readers learn how to leverage the close relationships between VB, COM,and OLE Automation, extending the envelope of VB's capabilities and building high-quality, озмчх object-based systems Key topics include how to: * Control VB array variables explicitly to directly access arbitrary memory locations * Call pointers to standard, cdecl, and class module functions * Aggregate complete interface implementations into any VB object * Override functions on any interface, including those implemented automatically by VB * Turn any user-defined type into a lightweight COM object * Minimize memory usage in systems with a large number of objects * Safely create and manage threads in ActiveX EXEs and DLLs * Interact with messages to customize windowed and windowless UserControl objects The Web site accompanying this book contains extensive source code samples to enable all techniques without external DLLs It also provides integrated type library add-ins for creating and editing referenced libraries, modifying binary compatibility files, and customizing the type libraries that VB generated for ActiveX components With this compendium of best practices, sophisticated techniques, and valuable utilities, VB programmers will gain a deeper understanding of VB's inner workings and be able to extend its object-oriented capabilities.  ISBN 0201707128.

The common denominator of a growing number of hard decisions facing modern societies is the need to determine 'how safe is safe enough?' The authors begin by defining acceptable-risk problems and analysing why they are so difficult to resolve, considering such issues as uncertainty about their definition, lack of relevant facts, conflicting озмчш and conflicted social values, and disagreements between technical experts and the lay public Drawing on their own experience in risk management as well as the relevant research literatures, they identify and characterise the variety of methods that have been proposed for resolving acceptable-risk problems They subject these methods to a rigorous critique in terms of philosophical presuppositions, technical feasibility, political acceptability, and validity of underlying assumptions about human behaviour The authors construct a framework for deciding how to make decisions about risks, and offer recommendations for research, public policy, and practice Although their principal focus is on technological hazards, their analysis applies to many risks, such as those from new medical treatments or innovative programmes in criminal justice The necessity of balancing risks and benefits impinges on most people's lives, and a broad audience will find this book thought-provoking and useful.  ISBN 0521278929.