Bøger af Wayne L Staley

They will do Anything, Identity Theft and Internet Fraud Who are they? What do they want? How do they get it? How do they use it? What can we do to prevent it? Identity theft and internet fraud are two of the most significant problems faced by individuals and society. With the explosion of technology into the "internet of things", everyone is in danger. There is no choice. As individuals we must take actions to protect ourselves, our digital identities, and our digital clones. Information is the competitive edge, enabling every type of human activity. This applies to all of society, personal relationships, health care, business competition, politics, and government. Data, acquired from multiple sources, when merged with other data, become comprehensive information databases. Criminals use this information for and against us, and we must protect our digital selves. Additionally, criminals use advanced technologies to commit age-old illegal activities, like blackmail. Discussions on databases have equal application to legal and illegally acquired data. These data are gathered, consolidated, bought, and sold. They all build personal profiles, and these profiles, lawful or not, have application in the real world. The difference is that commercial applications influence consumer behavior by legal means, whereas governments use it for national security and social control. Criminals target our valuables using all methods. If fraudsters have enough information to compromise you individually, socially, economically, or politically, and chose to exploit that information, you will do what they want or suffer the consequences.

The Little Boy Asked - WHY? The Search for Answers During the last fifty-four years in spite of political promises or party, our situation in America has deteriorated, and unless REAL CHANGE for the better occurs soon, the situation will only continue to get worse. I wrote this book for my grandchildren, and for young people everywhere. They have real decisions to make, and they will live with the results of those decisions for the rest of their lives like it or not. This book will help them not only correctly define the problems they face, but understand how to create a positive and productive solution. To Young Americans: You got a raw deal. America once provided unlimited promise to every citizen, and while still a great country, the American dream is fading. Almost half of teenagers in urban poverty areas are without jobs. Among minorities the percentage is even higher. Poorly-prepared young people are being pushed off the bottom rung of the economic ladder, by better-prepared workers who are themselves being pushed down the same ladder. Most young people - when they can find jobs - work at jobs far below their educational levels or potential. Even the most successful face a very challenging future of limited opportunity. A Half-Century of Decline In spite of political promises and regardless of party the situation has deteriorated, and unless REAL CHANGE for the better occurs soon, the situation will continue to get worse. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are living today in an alternate reality game (ARG), a parallel universe constructed of false images defined for us by the government of both parties, and the press. As citizens we are reduced to thrashing around, evaluating problems based on deliberately false information, and encouraged to support "perfectly" constructed solutions for those false problems, only to find our real problems getting worse. The Problem At best having the right answer to the wrong question leads you nowhere. It could also lead you over a cliff, to a messy end on the very real and very hard rocks below. As long as we stay in this continuous loop of misinformation and bad analysis we will never get to the real source of the problem, be able to define a practical solution, or fix anything important. We have just one real life, and it is not an ARG. You have real decisions to make. You will live with the results of those decisions, for the rest of your life. While researching this book, we found that many of the so-called "expert" sources, where people turn to verify information, are often programmed and sanitized echo chambers. A Message to the Future After many months of intensive writing and re-writing, editing, and fact-checking, the results of our research are revealed in The Little Boy Asked - Why? The book includes over fifty photographs taken during our travels. As a professional analyst and consultant, defining problems and not solutions is unacceptable. The last two sections of the book address specific actions that need to be taken to rebuild the American dream. These actions are necessarily both political and economic. They must also be sustainable, and imbued with an ethic of stewardship. Such actions will not be easy to undertake, but they need to be undertaken. A Shining City - Again I want for an America that is both free and filled with endless opportunities. I want for each and every one of you to be successful, and to continue expanding the frontiers of science while eliminating need and improving the human condition. I want the inescapable processes of disruptive reordering to result in a world where the true diversity of America - vocational, economic, spiritual, and yes political - becomes once again the fountainhead of its strength, and not its weakness. The choice is yours. Read this book, discover the truth, and take control of your future.

The mission of this book is to act as a catalyst to develop a national mission statement based on freedom, opportunities, and a free-market system. To compete in the global arena, America requires a self-sustainable nation built on equality, environmental integrity, entrepreneurship, advanced technologies, a first class education system, leading edge health care system, and moral human principles. We must build a powerful economy, a strong military, and return to the rule of law. Some Americans proclaim that as a nation, our prosperous days are history, and the future will provide fewer opportunities for our children and grandchildren. The simplest reply references a smelly substance defining an untruth. American citizens must wrap our arms around the desperate young people trapped in joblessness, the intercity, and the newly arrived, providing positive futures for every American citizen. It is in our hands. Freedom and Opportunity is a compilation of our Focused Fire Newsletters, each addressing issues related to freedoms, downsizing, redistribution, opportunities, and dangers to liberty. A new summary titled The Zone of Opportunity, ties the essays together. The current greatest barriers to growth are the policies of the Federal government, quickly followed by the forgotten or unlearned lessons of history. We are all part of the problem, and building a viable America demands positive actions. If we fail to rekindle the America dream, it is our fault - yours and mine and every citizen of America. Coupled with Canada by geography, demographics, and economy, North America can become the opportunity capital of the world. It will take positive leadership, courage, and a government that enables entrepreneurs and business instead of imposing penalties, redistributing wealth and power, and downsizing America.

ERP/MRP systems are the tools of the new American industrial age. Against all odds, Manufacturing in America is resurging, powered by the discovery of new energy sources, the high cost of transportation, supply disruptions, and increased affluence of global competitors. Like all industrial cycles, this one differs from predecessors. Technology is more advanced and granular. Digital technology is pervasive, with software applications for virtually any real or imagined situation. Systems unable to integrate mobile technology are obsolete. Speed, as always, is a business goal, but speed without quality is waste. Sustainability is an issue affecting every business decision. Process improvement programs must incorporate resource yield/optimization, and viable ERP systems provide deeper structure for planning and managing resources. Strategy and governance define the direction for the business, how it designs, markets, distributes, and acquires the needed assets to buy/make product. ERP systems plan and control the supporting processes, translating objectives into actionable plans, then tracking execution in real-time. Since its inception, ERP has grown steadily more complicated, robust, and expensive to purchase and install. Comprehensive systems are still available but new approaches provide industry with advanced and in some cases, more simplified solutions, including cloud applications, modularity, and a return to the simple functionality of MRP. ERP/MRP, like manufacturing, presents exciting new applications for achieving excellence. This book is a structured process written to guide you on the journey to successful implementations.

Technology has changed our world forever, but the disruption has only begun. Automation is changing the workplace, and human jobs are being replaced by machines. These changes also disrupt the education system. The result is that advanced education is a prerequisite for most jobs. Business requires workers educated in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). These degrees result in high levels of placement and provide many paths for career advancement. Entrepreneurship represents the path to success for many people. This requires recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities. The common denominator for success in a disruptive world is the development of good decision-making skills.

Every type of business must execute effectively and move from a physical and information reality of weeks and days to minutes and seconds. The smart enterprise builds intelligence gathering in near real time, taking full advantage of faster operations. Consultants, executives, project leaders, software suppliers all play games that introduce unnecessary variables into a complex process. We share our experience of forty-five years because it will help businesses to succeed. Some stories are enlightening, but not funny because companies, their employees, and ownership paid the price. Ignorance is not bliss, excusable or acceptable. Discover the truth - think beyond the obvious and overcome ignorance with education and training. Major project pitfalls are assumptions, bias, and fixation. "The leaders who win with ERP perform extraordinary due diligence before selecting the software, the leader who loses does incomplete due diligence. Therefore, superior due diligence leads to victory and poor homework leads to defeat: how much worse with no due diligence. It is by attention to this activity that one can foresee who is likely to win or lose". Paraphrase Sun Tzu, The Art of War, speaking about planning and calculation. ERP projects are complex, involving strategies, internal assessments, evaluation of multiple alternatives, and making critical business decisions. They require assigning high performers to project teams, taking them away from important daily activities. ERP systems are so expensive that failure is not an option. Evidence based decisions and a structured process lead to successful results.