Educational & Psychological Measurement & Evaluation

Education & Teaching

HARRINGTON

Schools & Teaching

Macmillan Library Reference

Waste-eliminating, performance-improvement weapons Discover the best ways to overcome todayÆs most stubborn business issues: waste of resources, personnel, and opportunity. Performance Improvement Methods, by H. James Harrington and Kenneth C. Lomax, details the 85 most effective performance-enhancing weapons you can use to get the most from the least, and get the jump on your competitors. You'll learn about activity-based costing...design of experiments...failure mode and effect analysis...matrix data analysis...process benchmarking, redesign,and reengineering...QFD...simulation modeling...the six-sigma system...value-added analysis...and all the other strategies performance experts have identified as the best ways to promote efficiency and productivity, and maximize opportunities in every arena. This book/CD-ROM package gives you ready-to-download sample forms, agreements and analyses, plus exercises, games,definitions, case histories and more that help you put these creative and efficient tools to work.

Performance Improvement Methods: Fighting the War on Waste

Business & Money

Harrington, H. James

Lomax, Kenneth C.

Management & Leadership

McGraw=Hill

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A complete guide to understanding and applying clinical research results
Ideal for both researchers and healthcare providers
Understanding Clinical Research addresses both the operational challenges of clinical trials and the needs of clinicians to comprehend the nuances of research methods to accurately analyze study results. This timely resource covers all aspects of clinical trials--from study design and statistics to regulatory oversight--and it delivers a detailed yet streamlined overview of must-know research topics.
The text features an accessible three-part organization that traces the evolution of clinical research and explains the bedrock principles and unique challenges of clinical experimentation and observational research. Reinforcing this content are real-life case examples--drawn from the authors' broad experience--that put chapter concepts into action and contribute to a working knowledge of integral research techniques.
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Understanding Clinical Research

Science & Math

Evolution

McGraw-Hill Medical

“The Business Process Improvement methodology established by Dr. H. James Harrington and his group brings revolutionary improvement not only in quality of products and services, but also in the business processes.” ―Professor Yoshio Kondo The Book That Goes Beyond Six Sigma and Lean . . . The Next Evolutionary Step in Business Process Management “Don’t design for Six Sigma―design for maximum performance.” H. James Harrington How would you like to streamline your operations, lower your costs, improve your quality, and increase your profits―all at the same time? It’s not an impossible dream. It’s the next evolutionary breakthrough in process improvement that goes beyond Process Reengineering, TRIZ, Six Sigma, and Lean to deliver actual, quantifiable results. And now it’s yours. Streamlined Process Improvement (SPI) is the powerful new program developed by H. James Harrington. After 40 years of improving processes for IBM, Ernst &amp; Young, the Chinese government, and many other private and governmental organizations, Harrington has become the go-to leader in the field. His revolutionary guide shows you how to:
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Harrington’s groundbreaking system is organized and explained step by step to help you achieve maximum results with a minimum of stress. His simple PASIC approach shows you how to Plan, Analyze, Streamline, Implement, and Continuously Improve throughout the entire process. He walks you through the basics of how to analyze each process, how to decide which to focus on first, and how to prepare for organizational change. You’ll be surprised by just how quickly you can make things run more efficiently and effectively. With Harrington’s proven techniques, you can sell your products and services at a lower price, satisfy your customers, make work more enjoyable for your employees, and still earn greater profits than your competitors. This powerful process guide is the definitive handbook for operations managers, quality consultants, Six Sigma practitioners, knowledge workers, and Lean thinkers for a new generation.

Streamlined Process Improvement

Two British agents and a German double-agent must rescue Henri Mercier, a Parisian Jew whose knowledge of the whereabouts of a hidden cache of gold provides the key to the ultimate liberation of thousands of Jews

Oberst

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Worldwide Library

Excerpt from Life in the Crystal PalaceAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Life in Crystal Palace

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

AVON.

Forget Me

K.A.

scholastic

...health policy and financing issues that health professionals and nurses need to know...details issues of race,socioeconomics,gender,mental health,homelessness,older women and social inequality

Health Policy: Crisis and Reform in the U.S. Health Care Delivery System

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Jones & Bartlett Pub

What Is I-Phonics Read Set 1 (Phonics Readers)

What Is I-Phonics Read Set 1 (Phonics Readers)

STECK-VAUGHN

Flip Flop Pop-Phonics Read Set 3 (Phonics Readers)

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