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Practical Knowledge Engineering

  • 1st Edition
  • May 13, 1991
  • Richard Kelly
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 9 5 8 1 - 7
This book provides knowledge engineers with practical methods for initiating, designing, building, managing, and demonstrating successful commercial expert systems. It is a record of what actually works (and does not work) in the construction of expert systems, drawn from the author's decade of experience in building expert systems in all major areas of application for American, European, and Japanese organizations.The book features:* knowledge engineering programming techniques* useful skills for demonstrating expert systems * practical costing and metrics* guidelines for using knowledge representation techniques* solutions to common difficulties in design and implementation

Strategic Service Management

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 7
  • November 21, 1990
  • D. Boyle
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 3 7 7 5 2 - 0
Strategic Service Management is a new approach for competitive success which embraces the major developments in service management thinking over the 1980s. In this volume case studies from a wide variety of industries, both in the private and public sector, focus on the main areas of this approach: creating competitive strategies for a service oriented business; and the process of successful and accelerated strategy implementation. The authors provide valuable ideas and techniques for the service business aiming for market leadership and profit growth, and for all companies where adding value with service and motivating employees towards business goals is vital. This is the 7th volume in the Best of Long Range Planning series which brings together the best articles on a particular topic from the Long Range Planning journal so that readers wishing to study a specific aspect of planning can find an authoritative and comprehensive view of the subject, conveniently published in one volume.

Strategic Planning

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 1
  • May 11, 1989
  • B. Taylor
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 3 7 4 0 4 - 8
The aim of The Best of Long Range Planning is to bring together the best articles on a particular topic from the Long Range Planning Journal, so that readers wishing to study a specific aspect of planning can find an authoritative and comprehensive view of the subject, conveniently published in one volume. This first volume is about the place of strategic planning or strategic management in the leadership and direction of major businesses. The authors deal with three issues: (1) What should be the role of the chief executive and the board in making and implementing strategy? (2) How do most chief executives and directors behave in practice? (3) What happens when major companies adopt strategic management or strategic leadership as a management style?

Cost Accounting

  • 2nd Edition
  • January 1, 1989
  • Mark Lee Inman
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 0 5 8 7 - 1
Cost Accounting, Second Edition covers information and terminologies that prepare students for the final Level of the Accounting Technicians examinations, and the Level 1 Cost Accounting paper for the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. The book provides definitions of terms associated with cost and costing and discusses the environment and uses of cost accounting. The text identifies the basic elements of cost accounting and how some of the elements are drawn into the procedures, with focus on materials and conversion cost. The types of costing methods, the typical costing systems, the basic mechanics of process costing, and the impact of losses and gains and work-in-progress are also considered. The book discusses marginal and standard costing, budget, and variance analysis, which is the essential mechanics of the operation of standard costing. The book also apprises cost accounting system, integrated accounts, and the presentation of cost accounting information. The last part of the book aims to review the communications constraints and desires put upon the accountant and to go into the mechanics of report writing. The book will be invaluable to certified accountants, management accountants, and non-mathematical students taking accounting subjects.

Students' Guide to Business Computing

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 1989
  • Norman Stang + 1 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 0 4 2 6 - 3
Students' Guide to Business Computing discusses topics concerning the use of computers in business. The book is comprised of nine chapters that define systems requirements and discuss the issues in designing a system. Chapter 1 covers the business enterprise, while Chapter 2 tackles business computers. Chapter 3 talks about initiating the systems development life cycle, and then Chapter 4 deals with determining system requirements. The book also covers systems design and choosing and using a programming language. Applications software and systems testing and implementation are also discussed. The last chapter talks about selecting business computing hardware and software. The text will be useful to entrepreneurs who want to integrate information technology into their business.

Cost Accounting

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 1988
  • Mark Lee Inman
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 0 5 8 2 - 6
Cost Accounting, Stage 2 discusses the basic elements of cost, cost collection, and cost accounting techniques and methods. The book provides an introduction to the concept of cost accounting and tackles cost ascertainment and conversion costs. The text discusses the various types of costing such as job, process, marginal, and standards. A whole chapter is also dedicated to budgets, variance analysis, and presentation of cost accounting information. The text will be of great reference material for both students and practitioners of accounting.

Communication 2000

  • 1st Edition
  • July 13, 1987
  • J C Huebsch
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 4 1 9 5 - 4
Communication 2000 covers the full range of the communication requirements of business and industry. The contents of the book are organized into seven parts; each part dedicates itself in covering a facet of human communication. The text first covers the fundamentals of communications, such as the essence of human and technical communication. The second part deals with communication models and aids, while the third part tackles the language structure and communication barriers. Next, the book discusses oral and written communication. Part 6 covers topics about research, while Part 7 deals with the general issues in communication, such as troublesome words, communication bugs, and abbreviations. The book will be of great use to individuals who want to expand their understanding about the nature of human communication.

Cost and Financial Accounting in Forestry

  • 1st Edition
  • May 17, 1980
  • K. Openshaw
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 9 3 5 2 - 3
Written for the forest manager, land agent and the forestry/rural economy student, either at the technical or university level, this book describes how systems of cost and financial accounting and financial yield may be built up, every step being illustrated by a series of interrelated examples. Financial accounting gives a precise view of a forest venture from year to year, whereas financial yield endeavours to show the profitability of a tree crop over its rotation. Cost accounting probes into detail and is an essential management tool for budget control, profit maximisation and planning. It may thus be said that the book deals with an important and essential aspect of forestry

Conference Terminology

  • 2nd Edition
  • January 1, 1980
  • J. Herbert
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 0 0 9 5 - 0
Analysis of the great demand for this work over a number of years has revealed that conference participants and interpreters, for whom the manual was primarily intended, are by no means alone in appreciating the usefulness and reliability of this unique publication. Whilst the editor has taken account of a small number of linguistic refinements and preferences in recent conference usage and has carefully reviewed the original material, he has seen no reason to enlarge the scope or alter the format of the previous edition - both these features of an essentially concise handbook having clearly met the practical requirements of its many users. For this edition the number of languages has been increased to include Hungarian.

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