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Additive Manufacturing Essentials
John E. Barnes; Timothy E. Simpson, Ph.D.; Kirk Rogers, Ph.D.; Laura Ely · OpenStax, Rice University
Additive Manufacturing Essentials is an introduction to the core principles, technologies, and methods in the field of additive manufacturing. Rooted in industry practice and innovation, the material presents examples and approaches from an array of companies, equipment producers, and software developers. The book is designed to support readers from an array of fields and areas of study, including engineering, science, management, operations, entrepreneurship, and education. With a focus on understanding and selecting the best AM methods for diverse processes and organizations, Additive Manufacturing Essentials provides a working knowledge of the concepts and key applications of this critically important domain.
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Applying Lean Six Sigma for Operational Excellence
Michael Okrent · MSL Academic Endeavors · 2025
This comprehensive textbook covers Lean Six Sigma methodology for achieving operational excellence across various industries. The book provides an in-depth exploration of Lean and Six Sigma principles, tools, and techniques, from foundational concepts to practical applications in manufacturing, healthcare, service industries, and government sectors. It offers a structured learning approach with clear objectives, detailed chapters, and practical insights into process improvement, waste reduction, and continuous organizational transformation.
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Beyond Lean: Simulation in Practice
Charles Standridge · Grand Valley State University · 2013
Lean thinking, as well as associated processes and tools, have involved into a ubiquitous perspective for improving systems particularly in the manufacturing arena. With application experience has come an understanding of the boundaries of lean capabilities and the benefits of getting beyond these boundaries to further improve performance. Discrete event simulation is recognized as one beyond-the-boundaries of lean technique. Thus, the fundamental goal of this text is to show how discrete event simulation can be used in addition to lean thinking to achieve greater benefits in system improvement than with lean alone. Realizing this goal requires learning the problems that simulation solves as well as the methods required to solve them. The problems that simulation solves are captured in a collection of case studies. These studies serve as metaphors for industrial problems that are commonly addressed using lean and simulation.
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International Business
Mason Carpenter; Sanjyot Dunung · Saylor Foundation · 2011
International Business is one of the most challenging and exciting courses to teach in the Business School. To teach a current, dynamic and complete course you need a textbook by authors as passionate and informed about International Business as you are. Carpenter and Dunung's International Business: The Opportunities and Challenges of a Flat World provides exploration into building, leading, and thriving in global organizations in an increasingly flat world. The authors define ”Flat world“ as one where service industries that dwarf manufacturing industries in terms of scale and scope, an Internet that pervades life and work, and networks define modern businesses, whether service or manufacturing. Carpenter and Dunung's text is designed to speak to technologically-savvy students who see national borders as bridges and not barriers. The authors use the lexicon of international business, and additionally, develop students' knowledge of international contexts with the aim that they may launch, run, and work in any organization that is global in scope (or is wrestling with global competition or other global threats). The textbook is organized in 5 Sections: Section 1 introduces the global business course and concludes with a chapter on seizing global opportunities. Section 2 develops student knowledge about key facets of the global business environment, while Section 3 develops knowledge about how a student or organization can exploit opportunities in that global environment. Section 4 is devoted to entrepreneurship in a flat world — this section will explore why the entrepreneurial context is changing, provide lenses for identifying and capitalizing on entrepreneurial opportunities, and Section 5 shows how key organizational activities can be managed for global effectiveness. Every chapter has five enumerated learning objectives, each of these five sections concludes with a short summary (”Key Takeaways“) and five review questions. In addition, each chapter concludes w
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International Business
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 13.04: Reading- Contract Manufacturing
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Business Fundamentals
Cornelius Brown and Hannah Wong · Cosumnes River College
In the contents: 7.01: Operations Management in Manufacturing
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Managing Technology Projects
Robert Slate and Daniel Slate · De Anza College and the University of Notre Dame
In the contents: 2.12: Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP)
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Saylor BUS300: Operations Management (Lumen)
LibreTexts
In the contents: 1.04: Manufacturing versus Service Operations · 6.03: Lean Manufacturing
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Introduction to Operations Management (NWTC)
Terri Brown · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 10.01: Lean Manufacturing and Control
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Maritime Management: Micro and Small Businesses
Matthew K. Pauley · Middlesex University
In the contents: 2.05: Chapter 8- Operations Management in Manufacturing and Service Industries
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Workplace Safety for US Workers - Workbook
Kimberly Mosley · Long Beach City College
In the contents: 07: Industrial Safety and Manufacturing · 7.01: Industrial Safety-Manufacturing · 7.02: Activities Chapters 7891718 and 19-Industrial Safety-Manufacturing
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Introduction to Business
Gifford · HACC Central Pennsylvania's Community College
In the contents: 06: Operations Management in Manufacturing and Service Industries · 6.01: Operations Management in Manufacturing · 6.03: Managing the Production Process in a Manufacturing Company
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Introduction to Business
Lumen Learning
In the contents: 20.01: Reading- Operations Management in Manufacturing and Production
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BMT 2610 Human Resource Management of the 21st Century: Centering the Human Dynamic in Organizations
Denean Robinson Ed.D. & Laura Lubin, Ed.D. · Prince George's Community College
In the contents: 3.06: Student Assessment (Case Study) - SafeTech Electronics Manufacturing
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Business Simulation
Terri Brown · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 5.03: Distinguish between Merchandising Manufacturing and Service Organizations · 7.01: Lean Manufacturing and Control