Handbook of research on managerial strategies for achieving optimal performance in industrial processes 
Edited by Giner Alor-Hernandez, Cuauhtemoc Sanchez-Ramirez, and Jorge Luis Garcia-Alcaraz 
 - Hershey :  Business Science Reference,  c2016. 
 - xxx, 674 p. :  ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>A framework for improving logistics operations at container terminals -- An algorithm to supply chain configuration based on ant system -- Improving the supply chain (SC) stream with green product design (GPD) strategy : green supply chain management (GSCM) -- Logistics geostrategy as a decision factor to locate a multimodal logistics platform -- Logistics practices in small & medium enterprises (SME) : risk context survey for hurricanes -- The impact of supply chain management on organizational performance of automotive industry -- Human factors and decision making -- Ergonomic assessment of material handling in CV joint assembly -- Macroergonomic work systems' design factors and elements : a literature review -- An ergonomic compatibility perspective on the selection of advanced manufacturing technology: a case study for cnc vertical machining centers -- Uncertainty in industrial and technological diversification processes : stability of ahp-absolute measurements results -- Influence of ICT in the industrial sector MSMEs -- Operational risk management in third party logistics (3PL) -- Quality control -- Automatic defect detection and classification of terminals in a bussed electrical center using computer vision -- Factorial design for reduction of variation on plastic parts weight : plastic parts weight and injection molding -- CAD applied to the design and cost reduction in the use of molds for die casting process -- Cloud computing-a wave in service supply chain -- The role of strategic outsourcing in global business -- Lean manufacturing -- Improved laser cutting process in textile-automotive industry -- Smed : a literature review from 1985 to 2015 -- Using lean-sigma for the integration of two products during a ramp-up event -- The management commitment and its impact on economic and competitive benefits gained by the implementation of kaizen in the industry : management commitment and its relation to economic and competitive benefits of kaizen -- The six sigma strategy : tools and techniques -- Optimization -- Managing emergency units applying queueing theory -- Optimizing the reconfiguration of machining desktop micro-factory based-on scheduling simulation -- Sustainable operation planning and optimization in manufacturing - a case with electro-discharge machining -- Management practices for processes optimization : case of slovenia -- The knowledge transfer process on the development of dynamic capabilities through industrial networks. 
<br/><br/> "This book examines optimization techniques for improved business operations and procedures in the industrial sector, highlighting management techniques, innovative approaches, and technological tools"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781522501305 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015051446 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial management<br/>Small business<br/>Business logistics<br/>Risk management<br/>Cloud computing
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD30.3  / .H3577 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.4/012