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Title: Applying lean principles to design effective supply chains: lean management principles can be applied to inventory and supply chain management to reduce inventories and improve system performance.
Author: David R. Gibson
Publication: Army Logistician (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2007
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Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Page: 44(5)

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BOOK REVIEW.(Review): An article from: Journal of Supply Chain Management

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BOOK REVIEW.(Review): An article from: Journal of Supply Chain Management
Linda L. Stanley
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Supply Chain Management, published by National Association of Purchasing Management, Inc. on March 22, 2000. The length of the article is 685 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.

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Title: BOOK REVIEW.(Review)
Author: Linda L. Stanley
Publication: Journal of Supply Chain Management (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2000
Publisher: National Association of Purchasing Management, Inc.
Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Page: 70

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Developing effective reverse logistics programs [An article from: Industrial Marketing Management]

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Developing effective reverse logistics programs [An article from: Industrial Marketing Management]
R.G. Richey , H. Chen , S.E. Genchev , and P.J Daugherty
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A recent survey in the automobile aftermarket industry examines reverse logistics practices. The research focuses on two key issues: 1) the influence of program design characteristics, i.e., formalization, returns policy restrictiveness, and innovation, on program performance and 2) the differential influence of making versus buying reverse logistics program software. The results provide guidelines for managerial decisions relating to reverse logistics.

New and noteworthy information you can use: effective supply chain management boosts profits.(News and Views): An article from: CMA Management

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New and noteworthy information you can use: effective supply chain management boosts profits.(News and Views): An article from: CMA Management
Robert Colman
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This digital document is an article from CMA Management, published by Society of Management Accountants of Canada on December 1, 2003. The length of the article is 367 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.

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Title: New and noteworthy information you can use: effective supply chain management boosts profits.(News and Views)
Author: Robert Colman
Publication: CMA Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2003
Publisher: Society of Management Accountants of Canada
Volume: 77 Issue: 8 Page: 8(2)

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Reengineering the food supply chain: the ECR initiative in the grocery industry. (Effective Consumer Response)(Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the ... American Journal of Agricultural Economics

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Reengineering the food supply chain: the ECR initiative in the grocery industry. (Effective Consumer Response)(Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the ... American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Robert P. King , and Paul F. Phumpiu
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This digital document is an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, published by American Agricultural Economics Association on December 1, 1996. The length of the article is 3530 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 Efficient Consumer Response initiative is a reengineering effort implemented by the grocery industry to ensure greater efficiency in the food supply chain. The effort comprises product assortment, replenishment and promotions as well as new product introductions. It has proven to be successful so far and this situation is attributed to the flexibility and ingenuity shown by trade associations and other groups supporting the program.

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Title: Reengineering the food supply chain: the ECR initiative in the grocery industry. (Effective Consumer Response)(Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association Held 28-31 July 1996 at San Antonio, Texas)
Author: Robert P. King
Publication: American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1996
Publisher: American Agricultural Economics Association
Volume: v78 Issue: n5 Page: p1181(6)

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Effective Supply Chain Management
Andrew Cox
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Privatisation and Supply Chain Management; on the Effective Alignment of Purchasing and Supply After Privatisation.

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Privatisation and Supply Chain Management; on the Effective Alignment of Purchasing and Supply After Privatisation.
Andrew W. Et Al Cox
Manufacturer: Routledge
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There's a reason "astronomically large" means "larger than the scale of ordinary life": normal scales of time and space for astronomers involve millions of years and anywhere from thousands to quadrillions of kilometers. Even for astronomers, University of Michigan professor Fred Adams and his former student Greg Laughlin think big--really, really big--and their planning is really, really long-term.

In The Five Ages of the Universe, Adams and Laughlin present their vision of the history of the universe, from the big bang on. They've had to come up with a new unit of measure to make this timescape intellectually tractable: the "cosmological decade." When the universe is 10 to the n years old, it is in the nth cosmological decade; we are now in the 10th, for instance. Each decade is thus 10 times as long as the one before.

All the stars will have stopped shining in the 14th cosmological decade, about 100 trillion years from now--which is a mind-bendingly long period of time by most standards. But Adams and Laughlin are just getting their speculations warmed up. They go on to fold, spindle, and mutilate your time sense as they discuss the Degenerate Era (out to decade 39), the Black Hole Era (to decade 100), and the possible creation of new universes in the Dark Era (after decade 101 or so). It's the most fascinating, mind-expanding trip inside eternity you can read. --Mary Ellen Curtin

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As the twentieth century closed, Fred Adams and Greg Laughlin captured the attention of the world by identifying the five ages of time. In The Five Ages of the Universe, Adams and Laughlin demonstrate that we can now understand the complete life story of the cosmos from beginning to end. Adams and Laughlin have been hailed as the creators of the definitive long-term projection of the evolution of the universe. Their achievement is awesome in its scale and profound in its scientific breadth. But The Five Ages of the Universe is more than a handbook of the physical processes that guided our past and will shape our future; it is a truly epic story. Without leaving earth, here is a fantastic voyage to the physics of eternity. It is the only biography of the universe you will ever need.

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One Of The Most Provocative Books Ever Written..........2005-07-23

This book is written for the layman and yet is ever so elegant.

While much of it is still speculation and the result of current astrophysical theory, it is worth reading because it will take you to a "what if" universe that will blow your mind.

It is a must read for anyone thinking about the big picture of the universe and what the future holds.

Lively and clearly written biography of our Universe .......2004-08-03

I am simply a general reader who enjoys reading about cosmology so I have no way to judge whether the physics in this book is sound, but I suspect that it is. There are a great many divergent views on various aspects of what is discussed in this book. Since the boundaries of this science live in speculation and searching for evidence it isn't surprising that people as well respected as Stephen Hawking change their mind about Black Holes and so forth. This means that some things that were speculated in this book may have become generally accepted by now, or may have been made obsolete by new observations.

In any case, for those of us who want to gain some sense of the broad sweep of what are Universe is, what happened at its beginning and how it might end, this book is a fine read. The authors are able to present complex ideas clearly enough to make me believe I have some grasp of them (when I likely do not, but the sense of belief is comforting). The language is never condescending for the general reader and is not so long that the detail becomes overwhelming.

It is a fine book and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the broad sweep of the existence of our Universe.

One of the laymen.......2003-10-27

This book describes what I hope is the ultimate fate of the universe, that is, a gentle, long-lasting slip into beautiful quiescence. Alas, we are only babies in this universe, and should this prove to be true, all our offspring, and their offspring, and so on shall continue to be babies in this increasingly grandiose yet dimming universe. Then, maybe, intelligence shall cease and true existence, that is, non-existence, will prevail into the dark eternity...far out man:)

Fascinating theories about universe.......2003-03-09

I thought this book was very fascinating! I enjoyed reading not only about theories regarding the past and present eras of the universe, but also about future eras. As the title implies, authors Fred Adams and Greg Laughlin divide the lifetime of the universe into five eras, and we're living in the second. It was fun to imagine what the night sky should look like trillions of years into the future, and many more. It was also fun to read about the time when it can be expected that only black holes will be left, and to go even beyond that. This is the only book I know that deals much with the question of the far future of the universe.
The authors also brings up questions which are probably beyond our ability to know the answer to(for example, whether our universe is one of many), but such an idea is interesting to think about. They do mention a few ideas that I'm skeptical of (for example, the idea of a "Darwinian view of universes"), though they also acknowledge that this remains speculative.
Although this is a scientific (not a theological) book, I will also mention that I am a believing Catholic. So I believe that God created all things, including the whole universe. However, I also believe that the scientific theories mentioned in this book are compatible with Catholic Church teaching, provided we understand that everything that happens is in the providence of God. Of course we should also understand that theories are not doctrines, and so theories could be subject to change upon future discoveries.
I highly recommend this book, at least for those who have some general knowledge of astronomy and physics.

Four and the 1/2 Stars about The Five Ages of the Universe........2001-11-03

I love and collect books about cosmology since many years. This one was a great reading. Not only about the beginning and current state, but also about the fate of the Universe in the future.
Time will show how these computer simulated predictions are accurate. But it will not be you or me of course to observe it.
Book as for today is a bit outdated, does not take under consideration new discoveries like dark energy and acceleration of the Universe.
I have asked Professor Adams about it and he e-mailed: "the biggest change to our vision of the future comes in the Dark Era; positronium formation will be less likely, and a vacuum phase transition will be more likely if the Universe has a component of this dark energy. The basic picture however is still correct". What I really like about this book is that it gets even more interesting in the end. Explanation of quantum mechanical tunneling and possibilities of sudden cosmic scale phase transition is so vivid that I had a hard time to fall a sleep. My imagination was running wild ignited by description of space-time foam and multiverses. Summarizing: it was easy, quick and enjoyable learning about not so easy subjects. "References and further reading" list included in this book is worth to have a look as well.
Professor Adams is currently working on his new book.

The Five Ages of the Universe: Inside the Physics of Eternity

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The Five Ages of the Universe: Inside the Physics of Eternity
Fred; Laughlin, Greg Adams
Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster
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Synthetic Membranes and Membrane Separation Processes addresses both fundamental and practical aspects of the subject. Topics discussed in the book cover major industrial membrane separation processes, including reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, membrane gas and vapor separation, and pervaporation. Membrane materials, membrane preparation, membrane structure, membrane transport, membrane module and separation design, and applications are discussed for each separation process. Many problem-solving examples are included to help readers understand the fundamental concepts of the theory behind the processes. The book will benefit practitioners and students in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and materials science.

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The book is written for advanced graduate students. The topics have been selected to present methods and models that have applications in both particle physics and polymer physics. The lectures may serve as a guide through more recent research activities and illustrate the applicability of joint methods in different contexts. The book deals with analytic tools (e.g. random walk models, polymer expansion), numerical tools (e.g. Langevin dynamics), and common models (the three-dimensional Gross-Neveu-Model).

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Stone versus Chesnut.......2007-02-07

Like Mary Boykin Chesnut, Kate Stone wrote her diary during the Civil War. They were both members of the slaveholding planter class and at the start of the war both were surrounded by servants who met their every need. But twenty year old Kate Stone's life would be more directly affected by the war. Her young uncles and brothers went to join up at the onset and before the war ended several were dead of injuries or disease. Kate Stone's Louisiana home was occupied by the Yankees forcing the family to flee to Texas. Both describe the deprivations of the war years, lack of shoe leather, lack of cloth and the unavailability of new books, and both were at times cheered by false reports of great southern victories. The two diaries complement each other.

An Extraordinary Lady in Extraordinary Times.......2001-03-26

Kate Stone is one of my favorite Civil War diarists. She is an admixture of a great privilege, passionate beliefs, lover of literature, keen social observations and amazing fortitude. Her Civil War was dangerous, turbulent and life changing.

Brokenburn was a large plantation containing over 150 slaves in Madison Parish, LA. From 1862 on, it was in the center of the Union Army's fierce assault to gain control of the Mississippi River and divide the Confederacy in half. Plantations were commandeered and slaves were encouraged to revolt. The civilian population was helpless before the demands of military control. Madison Parish had a population of approximately 9,000 of whom 7,000 were slaves. After 1861, the Parish was emptied of able-bodied white men, most of whom had been sent to far-off Virginia and Tennessee, leaving none to protect the civilians.

In 1861, Kate was 20 years old, her immediate future being beaus, courtship, and a gay social life before she settled down to become a proper southern matron. She was unsure whether this route was ideal, as she remarked, "women grew significantly uglier in wedlock and ignored and abandoned their former female friends." This comfortable world was turned upside down, never to reappear again. With great enthusiasm and some trepidation, she watched her three older brothers go off to war. Her widowed mother made it clear that 14-year-old James was now in charge of the running of the plantation and the protection of the rest of the family. I was amazed at the serene assumption that a young teenager was thrust in this role, but it seems that was the custom of the times. If you had to grow up fast, you did. Yellow fever was a constant in the area, and longevity was not a norm. Both Generals Grant and Lee wanted their troops out of these areas during "the seasons of pestilence." This was not to be, and both armies suffered devastating losses to disease. Kate treated the "fever season" as a fact of life, and planned around it with remarkable briskness.

By 1862, the Stone family was desperate. The Federal leadership demanded that they stay on their property; yet there were serious slave insurrections that threatened the lives of the plantation holders. Those slaves who were not hostile were running off, and there was no labor to farm the crops. Many southerners could not believe that their "loyal" slaves would run away. Kate was not among them, saying, "If I were in their place, I'd do the same." She was by no means sympathetic, just practical.

The family finally escaped through the bayous in a rickety canoe with nothing, not even underwear, and finally made it across the border into Texas. They were refugees along with many other prominent Louisiana families. Kate was convinced they had arrived at "a dark corner of the Confederacy." Upon noting the barefoot but hoop skirted frontier ladies, she sniffed "there must be something in the air of Texas fatal to beauty."

Kate agonized over the increasingly bad war news and was devastated by Lee's surrender. Kate is one of the most vivid, perceptive diarists of the Civil War. Her diary is one of social history, a time of calamitous change and invaluable for understanding this crucial time in American history. Kate is a natural writer and observer. A highly enjoyable read.

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Brokenburn: The Journal of Kate Stone 1861-1868
John Q. (ed.) Anderson
Manufacturer: Louisiana State University Press
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Brokenburn: The Journal of Kate Stone, 1861-1868
Kate; John Q. Anderson Ed. Stone
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Brokenburn: The journal of Kate Stone, 1861-1868
Sarah Katherine Stone Holmes
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Historians have generally come to accept the idea of a "long eighteenth century," one that extended from circa 1660 to 1830. In The Global Eighteenth Century, editor Felicity Nussbaum and the contributing authors take this idea one step further, positing an eighteenth century that is "wide" as well as long, reaching beyond Europe into the African diaspora, the Americas, the Levant, China, India, and Oceania. Showcasing the work of twenty-one leading scholars in literature, world history, art history, geography, and environmental studies, this collection of essays explores both the literal and the metaphorical crossings of the globe, addressing the cultural significance of maps, paintings, travel writing, tourist manuals, cultural identities, island gardens, and other topics in order to lend insight to our perception of global culture during this time.

In addition, the contributors examine the tension between the tendency toward homogenization at the global level and the specifics of local knowledge and culture, analyzing examples of sexual and racial intermingling, the European reception of indigenous knowledge, encounters with diverse religions, the exchange of goods and diseases, and the real and imagined mappings of the world. These essays, which the introduction considers within global and imperial studies, add a crucial historical element to the emerging concept of the global. Through careful analysis of texts, images and artifacts, they articulate the truly global nature of relations among the freshly juxtaposed regions, disciplines, and methodologies of this complex era.

Contributors: Robert Batchelor, Laura Brown, Vincent Carretta, Jill Casid, Linda Colley, Greg Dening, Rod Edmond, Matthew H. Edney, Carole Fabricant, Peter Hulme, Betty Joseph, Kay Dian Kriz, Philip D. Morgan, Anna Neill, Neil Rennie, Joseph Roach, Nicholas Rogers, Benjamin Schmidt, Kate Teltscher, Beth Fowkes Tobin, and Glyndwr Williams

Focus on World History: The Era of the First Global Age and the Age of Revolution: Grades 7-9 (Focus on World History) (Focus on World History)

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Focus on World History: The Era of the First Global Age and the Age of Revolution: Grades 7-9 (Focus on World History) (Focus on World History)
Kathy Sammis
Manufacturer: Walch Pub.
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The British Eighteenth Century and Global Critique

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The British Eighteenth Century and Global Critique
Clement Hawes
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Clement Hawes intervenes in debates within current literary theory by means of a close engagement with texts from the British eighteenth century, viewing the latter as a resource for the contemporary postcolonial future. Indeed, rather than applying postcolonial theory to eighteenth-century texts, the book instead refines postcolonial theory by using such eighteenth-century authors as Swift, Gay, Johnson, Sterne, and Equiano.

A Global Clan: Scottish Migrant Networks and Identity since the Eighteenth Century (International Library of Historical Studies)

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A Global Clan: Scottish Migrant Networks and Identity since the Eighteenth Century (International Library of Historical Studies)

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ASIN: 1845110676

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Migration from the British "Celtic fringe" since the eighteenth century has had a significant impact on the politics, economics, demography, sociology and culture of the New World, as forces shaping international politics and even war. The authors use new material to explore Scottish migrant networks and personal experiences in areas such as the Caribbean, New Zealand and Australia.

Possessing the World: Taking the Measurements of Colonisation from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century (European Expansion and Global Interaction)

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Possessing the World: Taking the Measurements of Colonisation from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century (European Expansion and Global Interaction)
Bouda Etemad
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The Global Eighteenth Century.(Book review): An article from: The Historian

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The Global Eighteenth Century.(Book review): An article from: The Historian
Armstrong Starkey
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ASIN: B000MX6X9M
Release Date: 2007-07-11

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Title: The Global Eighteenth Century.(Book review)
Author: Armstrong Starkey
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Date: September 22, 2005
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Volume: 67 Issue: 3 Page: 591(2)

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Disease, Mortality, and Population in Transition: Epidemiological-Demographic Change in England Since the Eighteenth Century As Part of a Global Phe

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Disease, Mortality, and Population in Transition: Epidemiological-Demographic Change in England Since the Eighteenth Century As Part of a Global Phe
Alex Mercer
Manufacturer: Leicester Univ Pr
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The Global Eighteenth Century
Felicity Nussbaum
Manufacturer: NY
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ASIN: B000N7ELLO

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This digital document is an article from Renaissance Quarterly, published by Renaissance Society of America on June 22, 1998. The length of the article is 494 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.

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Title: Michelangelo's Medici Chapel: A New Interpretation.
Author: James Beck
Publication: Renaissance Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1998
Publisher: Renaissance Society of America
Volume: v51 Issue: n2 Page: p620(2)

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