Estimator's Piping Man-Hour Manual, Fifth Edition (Estimator's Man-Hour Library)

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This reference provides reliable piping estimating data including installation of pneumatic mechanical instrumentation used in monitoring various process systems. This new edition has been expanded and updated to include installation of pneumatic mechanical instrumentation, which is used in monitoring various process systems.

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excellent.......2007-08-13

I have used this book since the first addition and give it out to all new engineers coming into the pipeline industry, when they are envolved in costs for new piping projects.

An estimating book for all industry.......2004-10-22

I have used this book since 1986. It has been the cornerstone of my pipe estimating. It is easy to use and in most cases you can narrow a seemingly complicated estimating job down to a few tables. I recommend this book to any estimator charged with providing accurate budgets in industrial construction.
The book addresses carbon steel, stainless steel Heavy wall, large O.D. Staging, Insulation, Pipe Hangers and more.
The Author goes into detail in a clear and concise method about how to structure your estimate and provides a sample estimating sheet.
Even though the estimating sheet is about 30 yrs old. I have set one up in excel to match his format and it works beautifully.
A must book for any pipe estimator.
Tim Griffin - Tampa Florida

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'Relationship and Resource Management in Operations' explains in practical terms the importance of the business relationships with internal and external counterparts while demonstrating how things can go wrong and what causes the situation. The authors examine the need to instil cultures in the team focusing on client service, risk and cost effectiveness. The text covers, via practical examples, the kind of scenario managers or supervisors might face in their role and shows what decisions could and should be made.

The operations function in a financial organization is crucial to the success of the business. It drives both profitability and reputation as well as contributing to business development and support. It is also a complex part of a business and one that is treated differently in different types of organizations. The complexity of operations and the diverseness of the teams and the people they interact with create a need for a high degree of relationship and resource management.

For instance a bank that is involved in both retail and investment banking will have hundreds of different relationship situations, but so too will a small private client broker. Some situations may be common to all types of organizations; others common to particular types of organizations and a few will be very specific to an organization. These relationships may be very open or highly discreet and confidential.

Whatever the type of relationship, whether problematic or successful, it is likely that any problems will have an impact of the business. For operations managers their role is a key one. Charged with managing resources and the numerous relationship issues, it is neither a simple task nor, because of the variety and frequency of the issues that might arise, one that is easy to find solutions for. This book, however, explores some of the situations that managers might find themselves in and puts forward some solutions.

Relationships and resources are the energy source that makes operations work and managed well they will provide the means to grow and to attain success. The central aim of this book is to provide knowledge and guidance on this important and key area of operations management. Successful operations teams are built on talented resource and effective management - let this book be your guide.

The definitive series of professional references for those finance professionals concerned with "Back office" or operations management unique to this industry.Shows in practical terms the importance of the business relationships for financial operations management teams.A comprehensive resource from a leading financial management consultant for global banks and institutions.

Building the consumer relationship through operation dialogue.: An article from: Management Quarterly

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Building the consumer relationship through operation dialogue.: An article from: Management Quarterly

Manufacturer: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
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This digital document is an article from Management Quarterly, published by National Rural Electric Cooperative Association on September 22, 1997. The length of the article is 2740 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The reputation of electric cooperatives, which are recognized as consumer-directed, consumer-driven businesses, is being tested by the ever-changing developments emerging in the electric industry. It is a given that quality will assume considerable significance and become a top priority with the introduction of competition to an electric utility industry that is being deregulated. Retail wheeling has already become a reality in 14 states and if legislation mandating it is passed in other states, consumers will be allowed to make decisions that will improve the value and, more significantly, the survival of electric utilities. With regard to electric cooperatives, the potential for choice requires a new focus, which is understanding consumers, measuring their satisfaction and strategically managing the cooperative's relation with them.

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Title: Building the consumer relationship through operation dialogue.
Publication: Management Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 1997
Publisher: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Volume: 38 Issue: 3 Page: 27(6)

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The impact of enterprise systems on corporate performance: A study of ERP, SCM, and CRM system implementations [An article from: Journal of Operations Management]

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The impact of enterprise systems on corporate performance: A study of ERP, SCM, and CRM system implementations [An article from: Journal of Operations Management]
K.B. Hendricks , V.R. Singhal , and J.K. Stratman
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Operations Management, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This paper documents the effect of investments in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems on a firm's long-term stock price performance and profitability measures such as return on assets and return on sales. The results are based on a sample of 186 announcements of ERP implementations, 140 SCM implementations, and 80 CRM implementations. Our analysis of the financial benefits of these implementations yields mixed results. In the case of ERP systems, we observe some evidence of improvements in profitability but not in stock returns. The results for improvements in profitability are stronger in the case of early adopters of ERP systems. On average, adopters of SCM system experience positive stock returns as well as improvements in profitability. There is no evidence of improvements in stock returns or profitability for firms that have invested in CRM. Although our results are not uniformly positive across the different enterprise systems (ES), they are encouraging in the sense that despite the high implementation costs, we do not find persistent evidence of negative performance associated with ES investments. This should help alleviate the concerns that some have expressed about the viability of ES given the highly publicized implementation problems at some firms.

The implications of socialization and integration in supply chain management [An article from: Journal of Operations Management]

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The implications of socialization and integration in supply chain management [An article from: Journal of Operations Management]
P.D. Cousins , and B. Menguc
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000P6OUM8

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Operations Management, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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For many years, firms have been organizing supplier conferences, conducting on-site visits, and talking about the concept of joint buyer/supplier teams. It is believed that the implementation of these concepts enhances inter-firm relationships. Furthermore, as firms move towards closer and more integrated supply chains it is argued that socialization is an increasingly important mechanism in facilitating and enhancing the supply integration process. This paper has taken these activities and embedded them in the theory of 'socialization' and supply chain integration. The authors propose and test a model on how buyers can use the concepts of supply chain integration and socialization to achieve improved supplier communication and operational performance, and therefore, to improve the buyer's perceived level of the supplier's contractual conformance. The findings reveal that socialization is essential for the development of any significant business relationship and the enhancement of a supply integration strategy.

Product Planning - The Relationship between Product Characteristics and Environmental Impact

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Product Planning - The Relationship between Product Characteristics and Environmental Impact

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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Grasslands comprise more than a quarter of the Earth's land surface. In addition to supporting a wide range of vertebrates such as domestic livestock and a variety of games species, grassland is the natural habitat for a wide range of invertebrate species, and this book considers those which occur in grassland and their impact on soil fertility and herbage growth. It describes grassland as a habitat for invertebrates, the groups which occur there and their abudance. An extensive literature on grassland invertebrates scattered through numerous scientific journals and reports is drawn on in an attempt to develop an overview.
In the opening chapter the major grassland types are considered and the features which influence the distribution and abudance of the invertebrates which inhabit them are discussed. Next the major taxonomic groups are reviewed in turn, with a brief account of their biology and ecology and of their ecosystem role. Some general features of grassland invertebrate communities are then described and teh factors which influence th epopulation densities of their constituent species are considered. Particular attentionm is given to the ways in which populations are influenced by management practices. The final and largest chapterdeals with the various ways in which invertebrates influence important grassland processes through ingestion of organic matter, interaction with injurious species is considered, with particular emphasis on the potential for achieving this through manipulating grassland management practices.

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These original essays explore the philosophical implications of Newton's work. They address a wide range of topics including Newton's influence on his contemporaries and successors such as Locke and Kant, and his views on the methodology of science, on absolute space and time, and on the Deity.

Howard Stein compares Newton's refusal to lock natural philosophy into a preexisting system with the more rigid philosophical predilections of his near-contemporaries Christian Huygens and John Locke. Richard Arthur's commentary provides a useful gloss on Stein's essay. Lawrence Sklar puzzles over Newton's attempts to provide a unified treatment of the various "real quantities": absolute space, time, and motion. According to Phillip Bricker's responding essay, however, the distinctions Sklar draws do not go to the heart of the debate between realists and representationalists.

J. E. McGuire and John Carriero debate Newtons views of the relationship between the Deity and the nature of time and space. Peter Achinstein looks at the tension between Newton's methodological views and his advocacy of a corpuscular theory of light; he suggests that Newton could justify the latter by a "weak" inductive inference, but R.I.G. Hughes believes that this inference involves an induction Newton would be unwilling to make. Immanuel Kant's critique of Newton's view of gravity is discussed and amplified by Michael Friedman In response, Robert DiSalle raises a number of problems for Friedman's analysis. Errol Harris and Philip Grier extend the discussion to the present day and look at the ethical implications of Newton's work.

Phillip Bricker is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. R.I.G. Hughes is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. Philosophical Perspectives on Newtonian Science is included in the Johns Hopkins Series on the History and Philosophy of Science.

Philosophical Perspectives on Newtonian Science (Studies from the Johns Hopkins Center for the History andamp; Philosophy of Science)

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Philosophical Perspectives on Newtonian Science (Studies from the Johns Hopkins Center for the History andamp; Philosophy of Science)
Phillip Bricker
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQAZPA

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A Pinch of Cool (Harlequin Flipside)
Mary Leo
Manufacturer: Harlequin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0373442106

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A Pinch of Cool (Harlequin Flipside #36)
Mary Leo
Manufacturer: Harlequin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OWLA4E

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Ghost Soldiers meets The Perfect Storm in the remarkable true story of the sinking of the S.S. City of BenaresIn September 1940, ninety lucky English children were placed aboard the S.S. City of Benares by their parents, bound from Liverpool to Canada. They were pioneers in a program designed to spirit British children from their war-ravaged homes to safer shores. But they had no way of knowing that in the darkness of September 17, a German U-boat would sink their ship, tossing them and the other 316 people on board into a rough, gale-driven sea. How any of them survived is a miracle. Journalist Tom Nagorski's stirring account, based on interviews with survivors including his own great-uncle, brings their saga to light for the first time.

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Very Impressive.......2007-10-01

I have been delving into WWII books a lot this year, and this is the most impressive story of courage and survival. The narrative is engaging, the book is extremely well-researched and I remained engrossed throughout the read. The book mainly focuses on the plight of 13 people (mostly children)who end up in a lifeboat for over a week. It is a powerful story of courage, humanity and the will to survive. I reads like fiction, so the story is captivating.

Couldn't put the book down.......2007-09-17

I just finished reading "Miracles on the Water" and I'm slightly embarrassed to say I lost three hours of my day today to finishing this book. Once I reached a certain point, I couldn't put it down. I found the stories heartbreaking and couldn't imagine what it would be like to be a survivor or one of the members of the families at home, unaware of what was happening to their family members. The hope and faith that was displayed by the survivors, especially the children, is amazing and a reminder to us how lucky we are in our every day life. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs reminded of situations when the true goodness in people comes out.

Should be Required Reading for History Class! .......2007-07-11

I heard the author interviewed on NPR and had to get this book; from the first page I was not disappointed. It's about a ship carrying British children to Canada to escape the bombings in London that's attacked by a Nazi sub. The anxieties of the war and the dangers in London and the Atlantic are palpable. The bravery of the children is overwhelming and inspirational. Although a tear jerker, this is a great true story that needed to be told.

High Seas Heroism.......2006-12-22

"Miracles on the Water" has all the elements of great adventure stories--a luxury liner torpedoed late at night; young children racing to lifeboats; and survival six hundred miles from land. This is a survival account well worth telling, and Nagorski (a relative to one of the survivors) gives it justice.

In 1940, as World War II settled in for a long dreary fight, families in London faced nightly ings by Hitler's Luftwaffe. Stay and be killed? Or send the children to other countries for safety? These questions faced staunch British souls. Through this book, we understand the drama of their decisions, and the resulting nightmare for numerous families when they discovered that the liner carrying their children across the Atlantic had been sunk. The real story, though, is the heroism and endurance of those who survived the attack--and a few who didn't.

Like previous survival accounts, such as "The Perfect Storm" and "Into Thin Air," this is a story that highlights the strength of the human spirit and the costly effects of muddled bureacracy. Why was the liner left unprotected, for example, when there were reports of a German U-boat in the area? While "Miracles on the Water" never reaches the narrative pace of the fore-mentioned books, it does serve as a reminder to those of us raised in a glutted western culture that we should always count our blessings.

Moving, Powerful, Thought-Provoking: Non-fiction at its finest.......2006-10-16

I've been recommending this book to all my friends, saying it is as engaging (if not more so!) than Junger's "A Perfect Storm" and Krakauer's "Into Thin Air," but minus the show-off testerone. Nagorski's book touched my heart like few non-fiction books ever have--there were times I literally threw my arm out to try to grab one of the children falling overboard or being tossed around by waves! It is so thoughtfully well researched--the mood of the early war years is conveyed so well--yet Nagorski doesn't bog down the story with extraneous details. Only incredibly human, poignant, insightful ones that drive this narrative so masterfully. Bravo!

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Informed by the latest scholarship and expanded to consider the entire scope of U.S-Indian relations in the nineteenth century, the second edition of Professor Weeks's engaging and popular book provides essential reading for anyone interested in American Indian history.

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"Does the nature and belief of the observer have anything to do with what is observed?" The most comprehensive examination of the role of causality in our understanding of reality, this book is the fruit of the Institute of Noetic Sciences' Causality Project: research into what constitutes reality, and how things happen. We ask whether the fundamental assumptions embedded in the current scientific paradigm place "blinders" or at least boundaries on what contemporary science is free to discover.

New Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science

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New Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science
Willis, and Clark, Jane, eds. Harmon
Manufacturer: Inst. of Noetic Sciences
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RLSGBM

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A thought-provoking book.......2006-05-03

I am always a little hesitant about relying on a science book that is 16 years old - so much can change. Apparently, Gaia is still an open issue, and even though there must have been developments since this book, it is still a fascinating look at the beginnings of the issue.

Joseph is sympathetic towards the Gaia theory, and obviously an admirer of Lovelock and Margulis, but he approaches the subject with some scepticism, explaining critical points of view and sometimes agreeing that theory is weak at points. Perhaps his attitude is best summed up by his dedication: " ... to James Lovelock, Lynn Margulis and everyone who gives them a good argument". He also mentions controversies that Lovelock has been involved in, such as his failure to support the banning of CFCs. I am somewhat relieved to realize that one of the reasons that I have never been too clear on the exact meaning of the theory is that Lovelock isn't entirely clear and has shifted over the years.

I've been doing some study of science history lately, and it strikes me that it is not as important whether or not Gaia is correct if it is fecund. If it gets researchers to look at the relationship of organism and their environment in new ways, to ask questions that they haven't previously thought of, then it will have been valuable, even if it is ultimately disproved. I will admit that a friend who is a geologist was rather distressed at my lackadaisical attitude.

Joseph also discusses the spritual aspects of the theory, e.g., how it is used by neo-pagans. He also relates to to historic religions and philosophies. I'm not sure if Lovelock, and particularly Margulis, are grateful for this, but it is interesting. My one complaint about the writing style is Joseph's tendency to use metaphors anthropomorphizing Gaia. This may be fine literary form, but it risks further confusing the reader on this somewhat vexed point.

The book includes extensive notes and an index.

Thoughtful, palatable for those not scientically inclined.......1998-12-07

I preface my review by acknowledging that it has been more than six years since I've read this book and regrettably, no longer have it in my posession. But it so enriched my view of the world, although I harbor only a lay person's curiosity about science, I feel compelled to share my memories of it.

In this book, Lawrence Joseph succeeds in revealing, without judgement, how the world of science can be as insular as any other. He explores the processes that eventually bring Lynn Margulies, the macrobiologist, and James Lovelock, the atmospheric scientist, together.

Their combined vision of a wholly interactive planet, of cause and effect endlessly mirrored through a timeless looking glass, is resisted by the scientific community. As authors of the Gaia Theory, they struggle with a revolutionary approach to viewing the interaction of the planet from both above and beneath the skin of the earth. For this, they endure the suspicion of other scientists from both disciplines who believe Margulies and Lovelock have sold out to the New Age concept of a holistic universe.

The reality of cause and affect, a notion readily accepted as common sense in the most pragmatic of circles, is resisted and often rejected straight out of hand by those with a protectionist view to science.

The struggle of Margulies and Lovelock, two creative-thinkers very different in their personalities as well as their areas of interest, provides an element of high drama. And their persistence in developing and expanding the Gaia Theory made for compelling, thought-provoking reading.

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The Biosphere and the Body Politic
TJ McLaughlin
Manufacturer: ThoughtWare Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0966587901

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The Biosphere and the Body Politic by TJ McLaughlin is an essay, which primarily deals with humankind's relationship with the natural world. The basic question it entertains is - If human beings are, as evolution states, exclusively a product of the natural world then how do we account for the phenomena of religion, morality, political ideologies and so forth?

Drawing on the works of Edward O. Wilson (On Human Nature, Consilience), Carl Sagan (Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors) and Jacques Monod (Chance and Necessity), The Biosphere and the Body Politic explores the separate, seemingly disparate territories of Science and Religion and offers an innovative perspective in which the two can compatibly exist within the same boundaries.

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Absolutely brilliant!.......1998-10-13

This book is an important study in history and culture that no one should miss. Rifkin looks at the fundamental roots of our modern dilema. He explores the old world, explains the Cartesian vision, and then brings us to the present to show us the trail of where we have been and where we are headed. In so doing, Rifkin delivers a deconstructive analysis of accepted ideas and a damning examination of the enclosure and commodification of all things, from the land around us to the feelings inside of us, showing how this pervasive and unnatural wordlview has been instrumental in the destruction of our environment and the growing economic problems that plague us. He concludes with a hopeful vision of the new emerging consciousness.

If you want to understand why things are the way they are, this is the book. It will give you a deep, vertical perspective on our horizontal view of the world and how we fit into it. It provides a knowledge base to build a foundation for real change. Best of all, it is written for the layman and is easily understandable. You will not find any obscure scientific jargon nor abstract, confusing "new age" pseudoscience. There is something important for everybody in this book. I am of the opinion that no college student should be allowed to graduate until he/she has read this book.

This was a fascinating read that I couldn't put down and I wore out a new yellow highlighter in the process.

Engrossing, informative, influential, and powerful!!.......1998-01-15

BIOSPHERE POLITICS by Jeremy Rifkin reads like a mystery thriller. It is one of those rare and powerful books that will have a dramatic impact on your life, and, in turn, on the life of your children and grandchildren. Do yourself a favor! Don't miss this one! What DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA by John Robbins is doing for America, BIOSPHERE POLITICS does for the global community. A gem.

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