Fast Movers

Author : John Sherwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743206365

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Fast Movers by John Sherwood Pdf

Official navy historian John Sherwood offers an authoritative social history of the air war, focused around fourteen of these aviators—from legends like Robin Olds, Steve Ritchie, and John Nichols to lesser-known but equally heroic fighters like Roger Lerseth and Ted Sienecki. The war in the skies above Vietnam still stands as the longest our nation has ever fought. For fourteen years American pilots dropped bombs on the Southeast Asian countryside—eventually more than eight million tons of them. In doing so, they lost over 8,588 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. They did not win the war. Ironically, Vietnam, though one of our least popular wars, produced one of the most effective groups of warriors our nation has ever seen—men of dedication, professionalism, and courage. Sherwood draws on nearly three hundred interviews to tell stories of great pilots and great planes in the words of the men themselves. Fliers recall jets such as McDonnell Douglas's famous F-4 Phantom, "a Corvette with wings"; the F-05 Thunderchief, the workhorse of the war; the F-8 Crusader, the last of the gun fighters; and the block-nosed but revolutionary A-6 Intruder with its fully computerized attack systems, terrain mapping radar, and digital all-weather navigation system. Fast Movers offers fascinating portraits—based on Sherwood's interviews and declassified naval archives—of Vietnam's POWs. Pilots lucky enough to suffer only broken bones and burns from the violence of 1960s-era Martin-Baker ejection seats struggled to find honorable ways to negotiate half-decade-long periods in captivity. Passive resistance, like Commander Jeremiah Denton's famous blinking of TORTURE in Morse Code, was sometimes successful, often brutally reprised. Against all odds, the pilots spawned a culture of success in the midst of failure, frustration, and devastation. Fast Movers captures a hidden and crucial story of America's least successful war.

Author : CSCMP,Robert Frankel
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133448771

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The Definitive Guide to Supply Chain Best Practices by CSCMP,Robert Frankel Pdf

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) brings together state-of-the-art supply chain management case studies to help readers systematically identify challenges, evaluate solutions, plan implementation, and prepare for the future. Commissioned by CSCMP, these realistic, fact-based cases are written by world-renowned experts, and reflect the full complexity of modern supply chain/demand chain/logistics management. Coverage includes: supply chain collaboration, advanced forecasting, management of inventory through cash-to-cash cycles, transportation optimization, and many other topics. Readers are effectively challenged to evaluate each scenario and identify the responses most likely to succeed. As they do so, they will encounter the field’s newest best practices. Even more important, they will learn how to integrate a wide array of functional activities, from forecasting and demand planning through order fulfillment and post-sales service. Using these cases, students and professionals will become familiar with a far wider range of scenarios – enabling them to solve more problems, succeed in new environments, and prepare for faster career growth. This book will be a valuable resource for operations managers, supply chain managers, production and inventory managers and planners, demand planners and managers, supply managers, logistics managers, transportation managers, students in graduate programs in OM and SCM, and professionals in related certification programs.

Author : Roland Bemelmans
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642516955

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The Capacity Aspect of Inventories by Roland Bemelmans Pdf

Controlling the production in an industrial organisation is very complex. There are two different reasons for this complexity. On the one hand, complexity is due to the variety in range and in level of detail of the activities that playa role in such a control (think of manufacturing process development, capacity planning, coordinating the flow of material through the production process, releasing of workorders, and scheduling). On the other hand, the production process itself may be complex (many products, many stages, complex interrelationships between resources, and uncertainty in the availability of resources). To deal with the first cause for complexity, one creates different, but coordinated levels of control. At each of these levels a specific part of the control of the production process is accounted for (see Anthony [3]). To deal with the second cause for complexity, one groups manufacturing steps into so-called production units (see Bertrand [8]). Each production unit is responsible for a specific part of the production process. Of course, these production units have to be coordinated to ensure that the products are manufactured timely and efficiently. This activity will be referred to as material coordination (see Bertrand [8]).

Author : John F. Magee,William C. Copacino,Donald B. Rosenfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1985-10-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0471812617

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Modern Logistics Management by John F. Magee,William C. Copacino,Donald B. Rosenfield Pdf

This comprehensive overview of logistics provides a conceptual framework for understanding the logistics system, the integration of its basic elements, and its relationship to the overall firm. Discusses both manufacturing and physical distribution, new technologies in each of these areas, and how they related to each other and to the company. New topics covered range from approaches to strategic logistics planning and multi-location inventory planning, to international logistics issues and future directions. Includes case studies.

Author : Anthony Kelly
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780080462622

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Maintenance Systems and Documentation by Anthony Kelly Pdf

Managing Systems and Documentation addresses the main systems necessary for the successful operation of a maintenance organization, such as performance control, work control and documentation. It shows how they can be modelled, their function and operating principles, and the main problems encountered in operation. It is the third of three stand-alone companion books with the aim of providing better understanding of maintenance operations, in order to identify problems and prescribe effective solutions. This is one of three stand-alone volumes designed to provide maintenance professionals in any sector with a better understanding of maintenance management, enabling the identification of problems and the delivery of effective solutions. * The third of three stand-alone companion books, focusing on the main systems necessary for the successful operation of a maintenance organization * Covers the maintenance of plant, production and operations assets in industry and service sectors, including manufacturing, food and process engineering, minerals and mining, transport, power and IT * Includes review questions, exercises and case studies * Clearly specified objectives and learning outcomes are given for each chapter, including a route map to link each chapter to the rest of the topics covered

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1028 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112106655910

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Newsletter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Theodorou
Publisher : Pearson UK
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781292001067

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Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Drama by Michael Theodorou Pdf

Author : Igor Kabashkin,Irina Yatskiv,Olegas Prentkovskis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030446109

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Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication by Igor Kabashkin,Irina Yatskiv,Olegas Prentkovskis Pdf

This book reports on cutting-edge theories and methods for analyzing complex systems, such as transportation and communication networks and discusses multi-disciplinary approaches to dependability problems encountered when dealing with complex systems in practice. The book presents the most noteworthy methods and results discussed at the International Conference on Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication (RelStat), which took place in Riga, Latvia on October 16 – 19, 2019. It spans a broad spectrum of topics, from mathematical models and design methodologies, to software engineering, data security and financial issues, as well as practical problems in technical systems, such as transportation and telecommunications, and in engineering education.

Author : Tony Wild
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351865357

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Best Practice in Inventory Management by Tony Wild Pdf

Best Practice in Inventory Management 3E offers a simple, entirely jargon-free and yet comprehensive introduction to key aspects of inventory management. Good management of inventory enables companies to improve their customer service, cash flow and profitability. This text outlines the basic techniques, how and where to apply them, and provides advice to ensure they work to provide the desired effect in practice. With an unrivalled balance between qualitative and quantitative aspects of inventory control, experienced consultant Tony Wild portrays the many ways in which stock management is more nuanced than simple "number crunching" and mathematical modelling. This long-awaited new edition has been substantially and thoroughly updated. The product of decades of experience and expertise in the field, Best Practice in Inventory Management 3E provides students and professionals, even those with no prior experience in the area, an unbiased and honest picture of what it takes to effectively manage stocks in a firm.

Author : Margie Kay,Bill Spicer,Wayne Lawrence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998855863

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The Fast Movers by Margie Kay,Bill Spicer,Wayne Lawrence Pdf

New Evidence that UFOs are among us...Prepare to be amazed at stunning proof the UFOs not only exist, but they are among us on a constant basis. In this collaborative effort, three seasoned UFO investigators share their independent investigations, experiences, and opinions, along with photographs of multiple high-speed UFOs that Kay coined "The Fast Movers." These objects are normally invisible to the naked eye, but can be captured on film, and with practice, the viewer can learn how to see them.The reader will learn techniques for capturing these extremely fast-moving inter-dimensional craft using the Quantum UFO Observation Technique with a video or still camera, and find out how to see the craft using Quantum Telepathy or Remote Viewing with the naked eye. See photos taken by Bill Spicer and Wayne Lawrence along with other witnesses, including NASA and the U.S. Navy. The proof is undeniable, and the conclusion is clear - we are not alone, and THEY ARE HERE.

Author : John Rundell Bromell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Grocery trade
ISBN : MINN:30000010286692

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Modernizing and Operating Grocery Warehouses by John Rundell Bromell Pdf

Author : Antony Wild
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780750654586

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Best Practice in Inventory Management by Antony Wild Pdf

Covering both the principles and practice of stock control, Antony Wild's guide presents practical ideas for businesses that need to improve their control and reduce their excessive inventories.

Author : Tony Pollock
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781649133175

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Drivers Home by Tony Pollock Pdf

Drivers Home By: Tony Pollock Starting out as short story written in high school, Tony Pollock brings a tale of good overcoming evil. Sandra, a queen, must fight an evil prince trying to steal her precious kingdom. The story of Queen Sandra shows that there is always hope for those who stay true to their beliefs.

Author : Tom Dalzell,Terry Victor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317372523

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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Tom Dalzell,Terry Victor Pdf

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.

Author : Tom Dalzell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 5135 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781351765206

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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English by Tom Dalzell Pdf

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.