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A smart city is a city that collates data via various technological methods, and uses insights gleaned from this data to manage assets, resources, services and operations more efficiently. Though the concept of 'smart cities' is fairly new, there is a vast amount of interest in the topic, exploring how technological advances can be used to better manage the integration of business and operations within a city, as well as how sustainable choices can be written into the fabric of an urban space. This book explores logistics within smart cities: the greater logistical demands of a smart city, how logistics can be adapted to new challenges, and what sort of new logistical support a smart city will need. The book pays particular attention to how logistical innovation within a smart city can lead to greater sustainability in the city, and on a global level. It will be of interest to academics working in logistics, urban planning, innovation management, digital technology, sustainability management, and operations management.

With more than four hundred references, The Pragmatic Optimist is one of the most researched leadership and self-development books on the market. Over thirty executives and scholars worldwide have endorsed this book.

This book showcases state-of-the-art advances in service science and related fields of research, education, and practice. It presents emerging technologies and applications in contexts ranging from healthcare, energy, finance, and information technology to transportation, sports, logistics, and public services. Regardless of its size and service, every service organization is a service system. Due to the socio-technical nature of service systems, a systems approach must be adopted in order to design, develop and deliver services aimed at meeting end users' utilitarian and socio-psychological needs alike. Understanding services and service systems often requires combining multiple methods to consider how interactions between people, technologies, organizations and information create value under various conditions. The papers in this volume highlight a host of ways to approach these challenges in service science and are based on submissions to the 2021 INFORMS Conference on Service Science.

Presenting an integrated and holistic perspective on innovation management and product design and development, this monograph offers a unique and original understanding of how these two perspectives are interconnected. This book explores these themes in a scientifically rigorous manner, associating academic findings with examples from business. It provides readers with the conceptual and decision-making tools required to understand and manage the process of innovation at different levels, from the analysis of industry-wide phenomena to the formulation of a strategy and from the planning of operations to the management of technical choices. Chapters cover innovation as an economic and social phenomenon, the formulation of innovation strategy, the management of product development processes and projects and the technical design of products and services. Offering an invaluable resource to postgraduate students in economics, business and engineering, this book is also intended for managers and entrepreneurs.

A collection of perspectives and advice from seasoned experts in business strategy, planning, PR and marketing, sales, leadership, and talent management. This is a book BY entrepreneurs and FOR entrepreneurs (and entrepreneurial leaders).

Das Buch zeigt komplexe Probleme in den Bereichen Logistik und Supply Chain Management und erörtert fortschrittliche Methoden, insbesondere aus dem Bereich Computational Intelligence (CI), zu deren Lösung. Die ersten beiden Kapitel bieten allgemeine Einführungen in die Logistik, das Lieferkettenmanagement und in die Computational Intelligence. Die folgenden Kapitel behandeln spezifische Bereiche der Logistik und des Supply Chain Managements und diskutieren Lösungsansätze. In Kapitel 3 werden Probleme der Transportplanung, wie z. B. Arten von Vehicle Routing, betrachtet. In Kapitel 4 werden Probleme aus dem Bereich der Produktions- und Lagerverwaltung erörtert. Kapitel 5 befasst sich mit Planungsaktivitäten beim Scheduling. Während in den Kapiteln 3 bis 5 eher Planungsprobleme auf operativer Ebene behandelt werden, geht es in Kapitel 6 um das strategische Problem der Gestaltung einer Lieferkette oder eines Netzwerks. Das letzte Kapitel gibt einen Überblick über akademische und kommerzielle Software und Informationssysteme für die diskutierten Anwendungen.Es scheint eine Lücke zu geben zwischen allgemeinen Lehrbüchern über Logistik und Supply Chain Management und speziellerer Literatur, die sich mit Methoden der Computational Intelligence, des Operations Research usw. zur Lösung komplexer betrieblicher Probleme in diesen Bereichen befasst. Für den Leser ist es oft schwierig, von einführenden Texten über Logistik und Supply Chain Management zu der anspruchsvollen Literatur über die Anwendung fortgeschrittener Methoden überzugehen. Dieses Buch füllt diese Lücke, indem es Beschreibungen der entsprechenden Probleme und geeignete Methoden zu ihrer Lösung auf dem neuesten Stand der Technik bereitstellt.Dieses Buch ist eine Übersetzung einer deutschen Originalausgabe. Die Übersetzung wurde mit Hilfe von künstlicher Intelligenz (maschinelle Übersetzung durch den Dienst DeepL.com) erstellt. Eine anschließende menschliche Überarbeitung erfolgte vor allem in Bezug auf den Inhalt, so dass sich das Buch stilistisch anders liest als eine herkömmliche Übersetzung.

This new edition covers the central concepts of practical optimization techniques, with an emphasis on methods that are both state-of-the-art and popular. One major insight is the connection between the purely analytical character of an optimization problem and the behavior of algorithms used to solve a problem. This was a major theme of the first edition of this book and the fourth edition expands and further illustrates this relationship. As in the earlier editions, the material in this fourth edition is organized into three separate parts. Part I is a self-contained introduction to linear programming. The presentation in this part is fairly conventional, covering the main elements of the underlying theory of linear programming, many of the most effective numerical algorithms, and many of its important special applications. Part II, which is independent of Part I, covers the theory of unconstrained optimization, including both derivations of the appropriate optimality conditions and an introduction to basic algorithms. This part of the book explores the general properties of algorithms and defines various notions of convergence. Part III extends the concepts developed in the second part to constrained optimization problems. Except for a few isolated sections, this part is also independent of Part I. It is possible to go directly into Parts II and III omitting Part I, and, in fact, the book has been used in this way in many universities.New to this edition is a chapter devoted to Conic Linear Programming, a powerful generalization of Linear Programming. Indeed, many conic structures are possible and useful in a variety of applications. It must be recognized, however, that conic linear programming is an advanced topic, requiring special study. Another important topic is an accelerated steepest descent method that exhibits superior convergence properties, and for this reason, has become quite popular. The proof of the convergence property for both standard and accelerated steepest descent methods are presented in Chapter 8. As in previous editions, end-of-chapter exercises appear for all chapters.From the reviews of the Third Edition:"e;... this very well-written book is a classic textbook in Optimization. It should be present in the bookcase of each student, researcher, and specialist from the host of disciplines from which practical optimization applications are drawn."e; (Jean-Jacques Strodiot, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1207, 2011)

In uncertain times, only one thing is certain: hope is not a strategy and a future-oriented focus for your company has never been more important. At the same time, strategy development and implementation require an immense effort for entrepreneurs, managers and employees. That is why Christian Underwood and Jürgen Weigand have developed the StrategyFrame® from practical experience for practical application. Use it to bring order to your strategy process, develop a clear, understandable picture of your realignment with your team, and generate strategic know-how and momentum among all participants and stakeholders."This book is a gem. It not only provides a sound foundation for thinking strategically, but offers powerful tools for translating these ideas into practice in a rapidly changing environment. A valuable field guide for creating winning strategies, applicable to managers at every level."William G. Pietersen, Professor, The Practice of Management, Columbia Business School"'Hope Is Not a Strategy' brings to life the transformative power of strategic thinking when properly planned and executed. It delivers you an actionable playbook designed to help unlock strategic thinking for real, measurable business impact."Brandon Carson, Vice President, Global Leadership Academy, Walmart

This readable and engaging book will help managers and executives understand the major trends affecting digital technology so they are prepared to make the right decisions for their organisation. With case studies, and practical guidance, it's split into short sections you can dip into at any time.

This book presents the latest trends and developments in multimodal optimization and niching techniques. Most existing optimization methods are designed for locating a single global solution. However, in real-world settings, many problems are "e;multimodal"e; by nature, i.e., multiple satisfactory solutions exist. It may be desirable to locate several such solutions before deciding which one to use. Multimodal optimization has been the subject of intense study in the field of population-based meta-heuristic algorithms, e.g., evolutionary algorithms (EAs), for the past few decades. These multimodal optimization techniques are commonly referred to as "e;niching"e; methods, because of the nature-inspired "e;niching"e; effect that is induced to the solution population targeting at multiple optima. Many niching methods have been developed in the EA community. Some classic examples include crowding, fitness sharing, clearing, derating, restricted tournament selection, speciation, etc. Nevertheless, applying these niching methods to real-world multimodal problems often encounters significant challenges.To facilitate the advance of niching methods in facing these challenges, this edited book highlights the latest developments in niching methods. The included chapters touch on algorithmic improvements and developments, representation, and visualization issues, as well as new research directions, such as preference incorporation in decision making and new application areas. This edited book is a first of this kind specifically on the topic of niching techniques.This book will serve as a valuable reference book both for researchers and practitioners. Although chapters are written in a mutually independent way, Chapter 1 will help novice readers get an overview of the field. It describes the development of the field and its current state and provides a comparative analysis of the IEEE CEC and ACM GECCO niching competitions of recent years, followed by a collection of open research questions and possible research directions that may be tackled in the future.

Dieses forschungsorientierte Buch enthält wichtige Beiträge zur Gestaltung der digitalen Transformation. Es umfasst die folgenden Hauptabschnitte in 20 Kapiteln:- Digitale Transformation- Digitales Geschäft- Digitale Architektur- Entscheidungshilfe- Digitale Anwendungen Es konzentriert sich auf digitale Architekturen für intelligente digitale Produkte und Dienstleistungen und ist eine wertvolle Ressource für Forscher, Doktoranden, Postgraduierte, Absolventen, Studenten, Akademiker und Praktiker, die sich für die digitale Transformation interessieren.

This book examines practically useful management and people skills, and looks at competencies from the micro, meso, and macro- lens. At the micro- level, the book examines a range of competencies needed for managing oneself and others in a project environment, such as personality style, cognitive skills, communication skills, and emotional intelligence. The book will also includes discussion on strategies for managing emotions of self and others effectively. At the meso- level, the book discusses basic structure, characteristics, and importance of different types of teams such as virtual teams, project teams, domain specific teams, and heavy-weight teams in organizations to enhance productivity and delegate accountability. It also explores team processes, including structure, culture, supporting systems, performance and incentive systems, and their impact on team productivity. In addition, the book includes a discourse on skills to manage a multi-generational workforce (a combination of baby boomers, X and Y generation), a challenge faced by project managers in current scenario. Finally, at the macro- level, the book captures the role of culture in a project context; emerging leadership styles in projects, maintaining relationship with internal and external stakeholders; role of power, politics and influence in relationship building (social networks and social capital); and managing conflicts and negotiations.The book presents ethical considerations in managing projects; relationship between projects and sustainability; societal responsibilities of projects; advantages and disadvantages of forms of control in projects (behaviour and outcome control). It is positioned primarily for practitioners although it is a relevant and useful resource and reference for academics and students of project management and management studies courses.

This book introduces a new way for executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs to lift profits, grow revenue, and increase the value of their businesses, and to sharpen their skills in doing so.

When you get bored with everyday food, you don't stop eating the food but replacing it with good delicious food. Just like it when you take wrong decisions you shouldn't stop taking the decisions but start to think about new improvements in it. Hare Decisions Easy Life is the ebook that can help you to understand the long chain of your Decisions in the form of Bandersnatch and how it opens the World of Possibilities to learn the depth of right and wrong in any decision. This ebook has an FAQ of Decision Making that makes it unique in every sense.