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Author Alex Klein , Simon Whatson , Jose Oliveira
Your lack of focus on Procurement is limiting your profits. Multiply them by making Procurement a company-wide priority.Profit from Procurement: Add 30% to Your Bottom Line by Breaking Down Silos delivers an insightful, compelling, and fresh take on a subject that typically comprises 50% of a busine....
Release Date 2021/04 -
Author Stephanie K. Ashenden
The Era of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science in the Pharmaceutical Industry examines the drug discovery process, assessing how new technologies have improved effectiveness. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are considered the future for a wide range of discip....
Release Date 2021/04 -
Author Adam Bryant , Kevin Sharer
Are you ready to lead? Will you pass the test?Despite all the effort through the years to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, the challenges of leadership remain enormously difficult and elusive; even today, most CEOs don't last five years in the job. The demands to deliver at a con....
Release Date 2021/03 -
Author Cliff Berg , Kurt Cagle , Lisa Cooney , Philippa Fewell , Adrian Lander , Raj Nagappa
Agile is broken.Most Agile transformations struggle. According to an Allied Market Research study, "63% of respondents stated the failure of agile implementation in their organizations." The problems with Agile start at the top of most organizations with executive leadership not getting what agile i....
Release Date 2021/03 -
Author Clément Stenac , Léo Dreyfus-Schmidt , Kenji Lefevre
More than half of the analytics and machine learning (ML) models created by organizations today never make it into production. Instead, many of these ML models do nothing more than provide static insights in a slideshow. If they aren’t truly operational, these models can’....
Release Date 2021/02 -
Author Imin Kao , Chunhui Chung
Presenting all the major stages in wafer manufacturing, from crystals to prime wafers.This book first outlines the physics, associated metrology, process modelling and quality requirements and the goes on to discuss wafer forming and wafer surface preparation techniques. The whole is rounded o....
Release Date 2021/01 -
Author Michael Kavis
Many companies have moved workloads to the cloud only to encounter issues with legacy processes and organizational structures. How do you design new operating models for this environment? This practical book shows IT managers, CIOs, and CTOs how to address the hardest par....
Release Date 2020/12 -
Author Evan Karnoupakis , Sir John Hargrave
Simple, accessible, and fun to read, this practical book provides a fascinating collection of real-life stories from organizations that now use blockchain in practice. Sir John Hargrave and Evan Karnoupakis provide actionable takeaways and valuable lessons learned ....
Release Date 2020/12 -
Circular Economy for the Management of Operations
Author Anil Kumar , Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes , Syed Rehman Khan
Circular-Economy is a new concept in operations management. Its goal is to redefine growth, focusing on positive benefits arising for society as a whole out of efficiencies such as designing waste out the operations process. This book will help practitioners use the proper strategy for effective ado....
Release Date 2020/12 -
Hospitality Management and Digital Transformation
Author Richard Busulwa , Nina Evans , Aaron Oh , Moon Kang
Hospitality managers are at a critical inflection point. Digital technology advancements are ramping up guest expectations and introducing nontraditional competitors that are beginning to disrupt the whole industry. The hospitality managers whose organizations are to thrive need to get their organiz....
Release Date 2020/12 -
CCNP Collaboration Call Control and Mobility CLACCM 300-815 Official Cert Guide
Author Kyzer Davis , Paul Giralt , Patrick Kinane
CCNP Collaboration CLACCM #300-815 Official Cert Guide is Cisco’s official, comprehensive self-study resource for Cisco’s CLACCM #300-815 exam (Implementing Cisco Advanced Call Control and Mobility Services), part of today’s pathway to the CCNP Collaboration credential. I....
Release Date 2020/12 -
Author Michael K. Spayd , Michele Madore
Lead Agile Transformations that Scale and Succeed across the Entire OrganizationMost organizational leaders know agility is paramount to survival in a world of unprecedented volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). Thats why so many keep attempting Agile....
Release Date 2020/12 -
Author Harvard Business Review , Marco Iansiti , Karim R. Lak
Help your company adapt to the new rules of competition.If you read nothing else on creating value with business platforms and ecosystems, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to he....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Mapping Experiences, 2nd Edition
Author James Kalbach
Customers who have inconsistent experiences with products and services are understandably frustrated. But it’s worse for organizations that can’t pinpoint these problems because they’re too focused on their own processes. This updated edition shows your team how to use al....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Author Jason Katzer
Serverless is a hot topic. Many companies today are turning to this cloud-computing model as a way to avoid steep investments in DevOps while still reliably running production-grade systems. If you’re a developer with one of these organizations, this practical book....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Modern Web Performance Optimization: Methods, Tools, and Patterns to Speed Up Digital Platforms
Author Shailesh Kumar Shivakumar
Web-based platforms have become vehicles for enterprises to realize their digital strategy and are key to positive user engagement. The performance of these platforms can make the difference between an effective sale and a negative review. There exist several tools and me....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Beginning Arduino Nano 33 IoT: Step-By-Step Internet of Things Projects
Author Agus Kurniawan
Develop Internet of Things projects with Sketch to build your Arduino programs. This book is a quick reference guide to getting started with Nano 33 IoT, Arduino’s popular IoT board. You’ll learn how to access the Arduino I/O, understand the WiF....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Azure DevOps for Web Developers: Streamlined Application Development Using Azure DevOps Features
Author Ambily K K
Explore the architecture, product offerings, and the various stages of implementation processes in Azure DevOps. The book starts with the basic concepts of DevOps and moves on to discuss project management in Azure DevOps. Next, you will learn requirement management and v....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Author Abhinav Krishna Kaiser
Use this guide book in its fully updated second edition to study for the ITIL 4 Foundation certification exam. Know the latest ITIL framework and DevOps concepts.The book will take you through the new ITIL framework and nuances of the DevOps methodology. The book follows ....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Author Yogendra Narayan Pandey , Ayush Rastogi , Sribharath K
Apply machine and deep learning to solve some of the challenges in the oil and gas industry. The book begins with a brief discussion of the oil and gas exploration and production life cycle in the context of data flow through the different stages of industry operations. T....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Data Parallel C++: Mastering DPC++ for Programming of Heterogeneous Systems using C++ and SYCL
Author James Reinders , Ben Ashbaugh , James Brodman , Michael Kinsner , John Pennycook , Xi
Learn how to accelerate C++ programs using data parallelism. This open access book enables C++ programmers to be at the forefront of this exciting and important new development that is helping to push computing to new levels. It is full of practical advice, detailed explanations, and code examples t....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Strategic Environmental Performance
Author Frances Alston , Brian K. Perkins
Protecting our environment has never been more important than it is today in the wake of climate change and the ever-increasing demand on natural resources due to the expanding world population. Environmental protection has been increasingly discussed by concerned citizen groups and politicians in t....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Millimeter Wave Antennas for 5G Mobile Terminals and Base Stations
Author Shiban Kishen Koul , G.S. Karthikeya
This book discusses antenna designs for handheld devices as well as base stations. The book serves as a reference and a handy guide for graduate students and PhD students involved in the field of millimeter wave antenna design. It also gives insights to designers and practicing engineers who are act....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Author Binod Kumar Kanaujia , Surendra Kumar Gupta , Jugul Kishor , Deepak Gangwar
Printed antennas have become an integral part of next-generation wireless communications and have been found to be commonly used to improve system capacity, data rate, reliability, etc. This book covers theory, design techniques, and the chronological regression of the printed antennas for various a....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Green Information and Communication Systems for a Sustainable Future
Author Rajshree Srivastava , Sandeep Kautish , Rajeev Tiwari
Green Information and Communication Systems for a Sustainable Future covers the fundamental concepts, applications, algorithms, protocols, new trends, challenges, and research results in the area of Green Information and Communication Systems. This book provides the reader with up-to-date informatio....
Release Date 2020/11 -
IoT-Based Data Analytics for the Healthcare Industry
Author Sanjay Kumar Singh , Ravi Shankar Singh , Anil Kumar Pandey , Sandeep S Udmale , Ank
IoT Based Data Analytics for the Healthcare Industry: Techniques and Applications explores recent advances in the analysis of healthcare industry data through IoT data analytics. The book covers the analysis of ubiquitous data generated by the healthcare industry, from a wide range of sources, inclu....
Release Date 2020/11 -
Author Michael Carter , Karl Shaikh
You’ve grown your business, reached a plateau and are now struggling to grow. Each time you try something new or add a new customer, something else goes awry - leaving you spinning the same plates, under the glass ceiling that’s blocking your progress. You need a plateau ....
Release Date 2020/10 -
Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide - Second Edition
Author Devin Knight , Mitchell Pearson , Bradley Schacht
An accessible fast paced introduction to all aspects of Power BI for new or aspiring BI professionals, data analysts, and data visualizersKey FeaturesUpdated with the latest features in Power BI including Dataflow, AI insights, visuals and row level securityGet faster and....
Release Date 2020/10 -
Author Austin Harris , Michael Katzenellenbogen , Josh Patterson
When deploying machine learning applications, building models is only a small part of the story. The entire process involves developing, orchestrating, deploying, and running scalable and portable machine learning workloads—a process Kubeflow makes much easier. Wit....
Release Date 2020/10 -
Author Trevor Grant , Holden Karau , Ilan Filonenko
If you’re training a machine learning model but aren’t sure how to put it into production, this book will get you there. Kubeflow provides a collection of cloud native tools for different stages of a model’s lifecycle, from data exploration, feature preparation, and model....
Release Date 2020/10