Productivity Knowhow

Author : Dick Smythe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1911113720

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Productivity Knowhow by Dick Smythe Pdf

Productivity improvement is the biggest issue facing any manager at any level in any organisation in any sector - and the biggest peacetime issue facing any government minister too. Dick Smythe was educated at Bolton School, graduated in pure mathematics and statistics at St Andrews University and then took a masters in Operations Research at Birmingham University. He was then recruited by Europe's leading consultancy of the day, PA Consulting Group, and went on to set up and grow their Productivity Services Division into a significant part of the business, becoming a PA director and sitting on their UK management consultancy board - whilst there, he led a joint study with the CBI into UK productivity, and presented the results on TV, radio and to the national press with Director General Sir John Banham - The Times leader commented: "It is refreshing to come across something that has its feet firmly planted on the ground" Since then, he has mixed productivity consultancy work with playing the property and stock markets, skippering his own boat in the Fastnet and many other ocean yacht races and keeping his golf handicap down to single figures As the late Peter Drucker once said, managers have always sought something which lets them 'do their job with less effort, in less time, yet with greater impact'.

Author : Dick Smythe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Production management
ISBN : 0956996949

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'Productivity Knowhow' by Dick Smythe Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Industrial productivity
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045224412

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The Economy of 1981 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Low Sui Pheng,Chan Yue Meng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429829727

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Managing Productivity in Construction by Low Sui Pheng,Chan Yue Meng Pdf

First published in 1997, this volume joined the debate assessing the potential of the Just-In-Time management philosophy from the manufacturing industry for Singapore’s construction industry by examining the "off-site" prefabrication of precast concrete components in Singapore, in comparison with traditional management systems. In the wake of the 1991 Strategic Economic Plan of Singapore, which forecasted alarmingly low productivity in the local construction sector, the authors noted that construction in Japan was 35% more productive, whilst Finland was 75% better. Highlighting immense potential for the JIT approach, they explore the JIT philosophy, traditional systems, construction wastes and comparisons between construction and manufacturing.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264248533

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The Future of Productivity by OECD Pdf

This book addresses the rising productivity gap between the global frontier and other firms, and identifies a number of structural impediments constraining business start-ups, knowledge diffusion and resource allocation (such as barriers to up-scaling and relatively high rates of skill mismatch).

Author : Ismail Radwan,Giulia Pellegrini
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821381970

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Knowledge, Productivity, and Innovation in Nigeria by Ismail Radwan,Giulia Pellegrini Pdf

Nigeria has a bold national vision of becoming one of the world s top 20 economies by 2020. However, despite being the 8th most populous country in the world, it ranks 41st in terms of GDP and 161st in terms of GDP per capita. Nigeria has long depended on oil for its exports and government revenues. This dependence has led to rent seeking and a reluctance to examine potential avenues for economic diversification. The authors of 'Knowledge, Productivity, and Innovation in Nigeria' believe that the goal of becoming a top-twenty economy can only be achieved if Nigeria makes the transition to a new economy rooted in the 21st century that harnesses the power of knowledge and avoids a static oil-based growth strategy. Knowledge has always been central to development, but new technologies have made it globally accessible. Countries such as the Republic of South Korea, India, and the United States that have exploited new technologies and know-how have pushed their innovation and productivity frontiers. Countries that have failed to do so risk remaining mired in poverty. In order to achieve Vision 2020, Nigeria must move beyond the stop-start patterns of oil-based development that have characterized it since independence. It must create a stable and prosperous economy based on a critical mass of knowledge workers. Knowledge, Productivity, and Innovation in Nigeria examines how Nigeria can prepare for this century and where its leaders can focus to achieve their vision, presenting the experiences of other countries from which Nigeria can learn.

Author : David Allen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780698161863

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Getting Things Done by David Allen Pdf

The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity." "A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"—Fast Company Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. “GTD” is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots. Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.

Author : David W. K. Yeung,Leon A. Petrosyan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030927424

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Durable-Strategies Dynamic Games by David W. K. Yeung,Leon A. Petrosyan Pdf

Durable strategies that have prolonged effects are prevalent in real-world situations. Revenue-generating investments, toxic waste disposal, long-lived goods, regulatory measures, coalition agreements, diffusion of knowledge, advertisement and investments to accumulate physical capital are concrete and common examples of durable strategies. This book provides an augmentation of dynamic game theory and advances a new game paradigm with durable strategies in decision-making schemes. It covers theories, solution techniques, and the applications of a general class of dynamic games with multiple durable strategies. Non-cooperative equilibria and cooperative solutions are derived, along with advanced topics including random termination, asynchronous game horizons, and stochastic analysis. The techniques presented here will enable readers to solve numerous practical dynamic interactive problems with durable strategies. This book not only expands the scope of applied dynamic game theory, but also provides a solid foundation for further theoretical and technical advancements. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students of quantitative economics, game theory, operations research, and computational mathematics. "Not too many new concepts have been introduced in dynamic games since their inception. The introduction of the concept of durable strategies changes this trend and yields important contributions to environmental and business applications." Dušan M Stipanović, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Before this book, the field simply did not realize that most of our strategies are durable and entail profound effects in the future. Putting them into the mathematical framework of dynamic games is a great innovative effort." Vladimir Turetsky, Professor, Ort Braude College “Durable-strategies Dynamic Games is truly a world-leading addition to the field of dynamic games. It is a much needed publication to tackle increasingly crucial problems under the reality of durable strategies.” Vladimir Mazalov, Director of Mathematical Research, Russian Academy of Sciences & President of the International Society of Dynamic Games

Author : Kevin Hollenbeck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business and education
ISBN : CORNELL:31924069102501

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The Workplace Know-how Skills Needed to be Productive by Kevin Hollenbeck Pdf

Author : Takahiro Fujimoto,Fumihiko Ikuine
Publisher : Springer
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9784431551454

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Industrial Competitiveness and Design Evolution by Takahiro Fujimoto,Fumihiko Ikuine Pdf

This book integrates the concept of design into the existing framework of industrial performance, international trade and comparative advantage in trade and industrial phenomena, which increasingly have been affected by design characteristics of tradable goods. Design, capability and their evolution are introduced into current theories of trade to explain the reality of international trade in the early twenty-first century and the possibility of design-based comparative advantage is explored. Toward that end, the concepts of design, architecture, organizational capability and productivity are introduced, as are their interactions and evolution. The author starts from the fact that firms’ selection of design locations precedes that of production locations and that a new product’s initial production location is usually the same as its design location. In other words, design matters in explaining today’s trade phenomena. Thus, this book analyzes product design and its evolution in the context of the comparative advantage theory. The author argues that the concept of Ricardo’s comparative advantage must be reinterpreted in a more dynamic way than in the past, with changing labor input coefficients treated as variables and driven by international capability-building competition between factories. Some of the many topics dealt with in this volume include a capability-architecture view of industrial comparative advantage, a design-based view of manufacturing, the evolution of manufacturing capabilities, Ricardian comparative advantage with changing labor input coefficients, comparative design cost and selection of design locations and a design process model behind comparative design cost. In this way, the behaviors of factories, product development projects, firms, industries and national economies in today’s global competition are described and analyzed in the most realistic way.

Author : OECD,Asian Productivity Organization
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264861558

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Identifying the Main Drivers of Productivity Growth A Literature Review by OECD,Asian Productivity Organization Pdf

This report represents the second outcome of the collaboration between the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to improve the measurement and analysis of productivity developments across APO and OECD member economies. The report discusses the potential impact of COVID-19 on productivity and examines the role of Multifactor Productivity (MFP) as a major driver of economic growth and changes in living standards.

Author : Vinay Bhatt
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998-06-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781482230970

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GMP Compliance, Productivity, and Quality by Vinay Bhatt Pdf

Written by twenty-eight experts, filled with recommendations that can immediately be put into action, this book provides the strategies and tactics required to link and harmonize manufacturing processes with GMP to achieve optimum operability and cost-effective regulatory compliance. Drawn from name brand and generic companies and regulatory and contract organizations across the globe, the contributing authors bring readers a combined 450+ years of hands-on experience. They offer thought-provoking questions to help readers diagnose their company's challenges, needs, and available options, all with the single purpose of achieving their ultimate goals: quality, high productivity, and profitability.

Author : Low Sui Pheng,Sim Jia Zheng
Publisher : Springer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811318313

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Construction Productivity in the Multilayer Subcontracting System by Low Sui Pheng,Sim Jia Zheng Pdf

This book focuses on current subcontracting practices in the construction industry and their effects on Singapore’s construction productivity. It offers readers a better understanding of how the fragmentation of large and small firms in Singapore impacts construction productivity when operating under the commonly adopted multilayer subcontracting system (MLSS), which extends globally to the construction industries in other countries that have adopted the MLSS. The book also assesses the effectiveness of subcontracting practices in helping local contractors improve their construction productivity (and thereby improve the industry’s overall productivity). In closing, it provides recommendations on how the problems associated with the MLSS can best be addressed, and how its benefits can be capitalized on through organizational learning.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021761288

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance by Anonim Pdf

Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.

Author : Tan Khee Giap,Gopalan Sasidaran,Tan Kong Yam
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789813226869

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Inaugural 2016 Ease Of Doing Business Index On Attractiveness To Investors, Business Friendliness And Competitive Policies (Edb Index Abc) For 21 Sub-national Economies Of India by Tan Khee Giap,Gopalan Sasidaran,Tan Kong Yam Pdf

This book by the Asia Competitiveness Institute introduces a new ease of doing business index that aims to allow for a better approximation of ease of doing business conditions in India's sub-national economies. The approach takes into account three major aspects of doing business, namely (a) Attractiveness to Investors, (b) Business Friendliness, and (c) Competitive Policies. The bottom-up approach considers the various operational issues that firms face at the ground level, with the emphasis being on de facto issues. The analysis provided in the book not only stands up to academic scrutiny as it is grounded in rigorous methodological foundations, but also remains accessible and appealing to policymakers with the co-authors recommending appropriate policy interventions to improve the ease of doing business of India's sub-national economies. Contents: India as the World's Fastest Growing Emerging Economy: How Singapore Can Be Part of This Narrative?Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Index: Rationales, Literature Survey and Methodological ConceptsAndhra PradeshAssamBiharChhattisgarhDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraOdishaPunjabTamil NaduTelanganaUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest BengalConcluding Remarks and Directions for Future Research Readership: Academics, investors, and policymakers interested in India's business environment and investment climate. Keywords: Ease of Doing Business;India;Sub-National Economies;What-If Simulation;Make in India;Competitive FederalismReview: "Professor Tan Khee Giap is developing important knowledge at the Asia Competitiveness Institute, to help Singapore gain in-depth knowledge of the economy around us. We will nurture local academics who can produce quality work and contribute to Singapore." Ong Ye Kung Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) & Second Minister for Defence, Singapore "The study presents a holistic and comprehensive analysis to understand the ease of doing business (EDB) in India at the sub-national level. While there are many indices existing at the national level, at the sub-national, it appears this is only the second one after World Bank's ease of doing business. Compared to World Bank's, EDB index ABC is much broader and includes a mix of ex-ante, ex-post as well as de jure factors." Professor N R Bhanumurthy National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, India Key Features: The book undertakes rigorous empirical research relating to the notion of ease of doing business at the sub-national level in India.The study is first of its kind as it analyses the ease of doing business environment at the sub-national level and is a significant departure from the existing studies on ease of doing business.The book offers a unique blend of empirical work and policy discussion as it relates to a large emerging market economy like India, specifically factoring in the differences within the country.