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Container Terminals and Automated Transport Systems: Logistics Control Issues and Quantitative Decision Support
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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ASIN: 3540223282 |
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Container transportation is the predominant mode of inter-continental cargo traffic. Since container ships and port terminals involve a huge capital investment and significant daily operating costs, it is of crucial importance to efficiently utilize the internal resources of container terminals and transportation systems. Today there is an ongoing trend to use automated container handling and transportation technology, in particular, in countries with high labour costs. This in turn requires highly sophisticated control strategies in order to meet the desired performance measures. The primary objective of this book is to reflect these recent developments and to present new insights and successful solutions to operational problems of automated container terminals and transportation systems. It comprises reports on the state of the art, applications of quantitative methods, as well as case studies and simulation results. Its contributions are written by leading experts from academia and business. The book addresses practitioners as well as academic researchers in logistics, transportation, and management.
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Container Terminals and Automated Transport Systems Logistics Control Issues and Quantitative Decision Support
Hans-Otto Gunther Manufacturer: NY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000N7IKLQ |
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The Knowing Organization: How Organizations Use Information to Construct Meaning, Create Knowledge, and Make Decisions
Chun Wei Choo Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195176782 |
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Integrating new research and examples throughout, the second edition of The Knowing Organization links the broad areas of organizational behavior and information management. It looks at how organizations behave as information-seeking, information-creating, and information-using communities and introduces a unifying framework to show how organizations create meaning, knowledge, and action. The book provides a model of how organizations use information strategically to adapt to external change and to foster internal growth. This model examines how people and groups within organizations use information to create an identity and a shared context for action and reflection; to develop new knowledge and new capabilities; and to make decisions that commit resources and capabilities to purposeful action. The second edition features new and expanded chapters on information failures, organizational learning, knowledge creation, and information-seeking behavior. The Knowing Organization, Second Edition, is ideal for graduate courses in information science, organizational behavior, organizational communications, and management information systems.Customer Reviews:
An invaluable introduction for HR and IT professionals........2000-05-22
In this context, Chun Wei Choo divides his book into seven chapters, and he:
* introduces the theories of organizations as sense-making communities, knowledge-creating enterprises, and decision-making systems, and show how the three modes of information as sense making, knowledge creating, and decision making use complement each other by supplying some of the missing pieces necessary for each mode to function.
* identifies and relates the major elements that influence the behavior of the individual when seeking (starting, chaining, browsing, differentiating, monitoring, extracting, verifying, and ending) and using (selection and processing of information) information.
* shows how organizations, as social systems of people, structures, and processes, use information to make sense of the environment, create new knowledge for learning and innovation, and make decisions that enable action.
* examines the theory and process underlying the knowing organization.
* describes the tensions as tensions in sense making, tensions in knowledge creating, and tensions in decision making that are inherent in the knowing processes, and how the dynamics of balancing these tensions enable the knowing organization to be effective in the short term, and adaptive over the long term.
This book is highly recommended for HR and IT professionals.
An informative, information-packed book!.......1999-03-20
one of the original works on organizations.......1998-07-15
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The Knowing Organization: How Organizations Use Information to Construct Meaning, Create Knowledge, and Make Decisions
Chun Wei Choo Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKNBAC |
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Chun Wei Choo Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKKZCO |
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Agriculture and Environmental Challenges: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Agricultural Sector Symposium
Agricultural Sector Symposium 1993 (World Bank) , and Jitendra P. Srivastava Manufacturer: World Bank ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 082132585X |
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Navigating Midlife: Using Typology as a Guide
Eleanor S. Corlett Manufacturer: Davies-Black Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0891060618 |
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Framed in Jungian theory, portrays midlife as a time for renewal, growth, and understanding.Customer Reviews:
Midlife.......2000-04-22
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Ecological Psychology in Context: James Gibson, Roger Barker, and the Legacy of William James's Radical Empiricism (Volume in the Resources for Ecological Psychology Series)
Harry Heft Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0805823506 |
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Slouching Toward Fargo:: A Two-Year Saga Of Sinners And St. Paul Saints At The Bottom Of The Bush Leagues With Bill Murray, Darryl Strawberry, Dakota Sadie And Me
Neal Karlen Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 038079215X |
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Any baseball book beginning with a descriptive list of characters that includes a Benedictine nun, the hold-out college player of the year, a woman pitcher, a 300-pound pig, a seemingly washed-up Darryl Strawberry, a blind announcer, comedian Bill Murray, Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, and the spirit of Bill Veeck--the game's greatest showman--hovering over it all as the holy ghost, is a book that swings for the fences. Slouching Toward Fargo does go deep, even off the deep end at times. The really amazing thing is that it's all true.A resourceful veteran writer, Karlen spends the summers of 1996 and 1997 following the mismatched misfits who mold themselves into the St. Paul Saints of the unaffiliated A-level Northern League, one of the strangest clubs in one of the oddest leagues in the history of organized baseball. On one level, his chronicle is a certified hoot; the presence of team owners Murray and Mike Veeck, who inherited his father's gene for baseball theatrics, ensures that Fargo flirts with the unpredictable. But this is also a circumspect tale filled with second chances--not the least of which is Karlen's own redemption as a journalist, which resonates in counterpoint throughout. His adventure begins at a personal crisis point when he accepts an assignment from Wenner, who's had a longstanding grudge against Murray, to follow the comedian and do a hatchet-job on him for Rolling Stone. Karlen needs the check, sure, but he needs a reality check too. "It was time to put my scorecard in order," he admits; after all, this isn't his grudge. Can you hear the bass chord of conscience beginning to thrum? "As I followed the team, I would be searching for some clue to my own battered spirit." By the end of his journey, both the clues and the Saints entertainingly add up to a winning volume and a winning team. --Jeff Silverman
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In Slouching Toward Fargo, author Neal Karlen describes his two-year journey with the St. Paul Saints--the most audacious bushleague ballclub ever to plumb the bottom of the pro sports barrel. Coowned by comedian Bill Murray and run by Mike Veeck--son of the infamous sports promoter Bill Veeck--this motley collection of mutts, hopefuls, and has-beens has become a national phenomenon for playing with as much gusto off the field as on ... while proudly adhering to the timeless sports credo that it takes heart, skill, and cheap theatrics to plant devoted butts in stadium seats. This is where Darryl Strawberry was rehabilitated (the first time) and began his long comeback climb to the Majors. Jack Morris--once baseball's winningest pitcher and biggest s.o.b.--joined the team only to vanish without a trace. Baseball's first female player, Ila Borders, made history on the mound of the Saints' ever-sold-out Midway Stadium. And St. Louis Cardinals phenom, J.D. Drew, played here for $300 a month while holding out for Major League millions. Here is the true story of one championship season and one complete collapse; a tale told with high spirits and genuine affection of frantic fans and baseball Annies, a back-rubbing nun, a blind sportscaster, and a 300-pound pig ballboy; a glorious celebration of the boys who still play the game for the best of reasons: SO THEY CAN GET CHICKS.
In this era of spoiled millionaire athletes and Big Business baseball, the spirit of the Game is alive and well---if a bit deranged---in America's heartland.In SLOUCHING TOWARD FARGO, author Neal Karlen describes his two-year journey with the St. Paul Saints---the most audacious bush-league ballclub ever to plumb the bottom of the pro sports barrel.Co-owned by comedian Bill Murray and run by Mike Veeck---son of the infamous sports promoter Bill Veeck---this motley collection of mutts, hopefuls, and has-beens has become a national phenomenon for playing with as much gusto off the field as on...while proudly adhering to the timeless sports credo that it takes heart, skill, and cheap theatrics to plant devoted butts in stadium seats. This is where Darryl Strawberry was rehabilitated (the first time) and began his long come-back climb to the Majors. Jack Morris---once baseball's winningest pitcher and biggest s.o.b.---joined the team only to vanish without a trace. Baseball's first female player, Ila Borders, made history on the mound of the Saints' ever-sold-out Midway Stadium. And St. Louis Cardinals phenom, J.D. Drew, played here for $300 a month while holding out for Major League millions. Here is the true story of one championship season and one complete collapse; a tale told with high spirits and genuine affection of frantic fans and baseball Annies, a back-rubbing nun, a blind sportscaster, and 300-pound pig ballboy; a glorious celebration of the boys who still play the game for the best of reasons: SO THEY CAN GET CHICKS.In this era of spoiled millionaire athletes and Big Business baseball, the spirit of the Game is alive and well---if a bit deranged---in America's heartland.
In SLOUCHING TOWARD FARGO, author Neal Karlen describes his two-year journey with the St. Paul Saints---the most audacious bush-league ballclub ever to plumb the bottom of the pro sports barrel. Co-owned by comedian Bill Murray and run by Mike Veeck---son of the infamous sports promoter Bill Veeck---this motley collection of mutts, hopefuls, and has-beens has become a national phenomenon for playing with as much gusto off the field as on...while proudly adhering to the timeless sports credo that it takes heart, skill, and cheap theatrics to plant devoted butts in stadium seats. This is where Darryl Strawberry was rehabilitated (the first time) and began his long come-back climb to the Majors. Jack Morris---once baseball's winningest pitcher and biggest s.o.b.---joined the team only to vanish without a trace. Baseball's first female player, Ila Borders, made history on the mound of the Saints' ever-sold-out Midway Stadium. And St. Louis Cardinals phenom, J.D. Drew, played here for $300 a month while holding out for Major League millions. Here is the true story of one championship season and one complete collapse; a tale told with high spirits and genuine affection of frantic fans and baseball Annies, a back-rubbing nun, a blind sportscaster, and 300-pound pig ballboy; a glorious celebration of the boys who still play the game for the best of reasons: SO THEY CAN GET CHICKS.
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Diamond in the Rough.......2005-06-18
A Book As Wild, Wacky And Wonderful As The Team It Covers.......2003-08-25
Karlen sticks around for a couple of years; the story for Rolling Stone never materializes, but along the way this book emerges, as much about Karlen's crisis of spirit as it is about the Saints and the zany cast of characters surrounding them. But along the way we meet many of those who have given the Saints and the Northern League their unique cachet: on the field performers like former Mets slugger Darryl Strawberry, who temporarily redeems his life and career during a two-month stay with the Saints; former pitching star Jack Morris, seeking one more taste of glory, but on his terms only; Ila Borders, the first female to play in a professional game; and Wayne "Twig" Terwillliger, player and coach for 50 seasons and quiet representative of so much that's right with the game.
There are also wonderful portraits of Sister Rosalind. the nun who offers massages at games; a blind radio announcer convinced he's on his way to the big leagues; an employee of one of the Saints' rivals who earns the title "Most Beloved Woman in the Northern League" and others who find solace, healing and a chance to keep dreaming dreams in this strange, wacky, wonderful firmamenent. I really hated to come to the end of this one. The empty feeling was almost as bad as the night the World Series ends.
Doesn't get more charming than this.......2003-08-21
one of top baseball books i have read.......2003-04-03
Hilarious - Couldn't Put It Down!.......2002-12-24
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Minnesota Weather Almanac
Mark Seeley Manufacturer: Minnesota Historical Society Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0873515544 |
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If you love facts!.......2006-04-28
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Minnesota and environs weather almanac, 1976
Bruce F Watson Manufacturer: Freshwater Biological Research Foundation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00071EGOS |
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Traitor's Knot (War of Light and Shadow: Volume Seven): Alliance of Light Book Four (Wars of Light and Shadow (Meisha Merlin))
Janny Wurts Manufacturer: Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1592220827 |
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Arithon, Master of Shadow, has mastered the maze and achieved self-redemption. Now he's the guest of the formidable Sorcerer, Davien the Betrayer, an enigmatic recluse, and a peril in his own right. No faction knows how that influence will try Arithon's recovered mage power, or the new depths that have wakened a latent, rogue talent for prescience. Relentless enemies stop at nothing to achieve his downfall, but Arithon, opts for the most dangerous course. Heart and mind, he dedicates himself not to kill, though allies and enemies muster for war, single mindedly blind to the consequence.Customer Reviews:
The return of the initiate mage!.......2007-08-14
Best Fantasy series of all time!.......2007-08-10
Excellent Piece of Original Fiction.......2007-06-11
not bad.......2007-02-14
Traitor's Knot.......2007-01-15
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TRAITOR'S KNOT ( Alliance of Light Volume Four )
Janny Wurts Manufacturer: Harper Collins - Voyager ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000SUF3XQ |
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TRAITOR'S KNOT VOLUME 7
HANNY WURTS Manufacturer: HARPERCOLLINS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000RY4M76 |
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Traitor's Knot: Bk. 4
Janny Wurts Manufacturer: Voyager ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000O8OWMU |
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TRAITORS KNOT
Janny Wurts Manufacturer: Voyager ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000O8TFH2 |
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TRAITORS KNOT HB 04 ALLIANCE OF LIGHT
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