Download or read book The Chunnel written by Stuart Kallen and published by Norwood House Press. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The railway tunnel, or Chunnel that whisks millions of passengers and vehicles between England and France is an engineering miracle. Built deep under the English Channel with massive tunnel boring machines the Chunnel is the longest undersea tunnel in the world—and one of history’s most fascinating construction projects. Correlates with STEM instruction. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading.
Download or read book International Logistics written by Donald F. Wood and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both academia and the real world are showing a vastly increased interest in international logistics. Although this book covers the entire topic, it may not contain sufficient detail to answer all questions. The topic-and the challenge is much larger than any single book can cover! A number of people helped us, and their assistance should be recognized. They include Robert L. Argentieri, Eunice Coleman, Patricia J. Daugherty, Robert Derbin, Robert Hannus, Ken Knox, Douglas Long, Eugene L. Magad, Dale S. Rogers, Robert Rouse, John Silvey, and Clyde Kenneth Walter. This book is designed for both the business world and the classroom. A separate Instructor's Manual has been prepared and may be requested on school letterhead from Chapman & Hall. International Logistics 1 Introduction This book is about international logistics and the international logistics system. International means that it will deal with transactions involving indi viduals or firms in more than one nation. Logistics means the organized movement of goods, ser vices, and, sometimes, people. Logistics was originally a military term. For exam ple, in author Tom Clancy's novel, Red Storm Rising, Russian General Alekseyev thought to himself about a battlefield situation: "The tactics ... no, amateurs dis cuss tactics. Professional soldiers study logistics. ,,1 When one speaks of the intema tionallogistics system, he means that huge array of carriers, forwarders, bankers, traders, and so on that facilitate international transactions, trades, and movements of goods and services. Communications are important, and a logistics system in cludes whatever communication capability it needs.
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Download or read book Boys Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-10 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
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Download or read book Macroeconomics written by Paul R. Krugman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-02-28 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Krugman is one of the leading economic thinkers of our time. The examples he uses in this book include international experiences, so will appeal to a European audience and give students a more realistic view of how economics works in the real world.
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Download or read book Reinventing Project Management written by Aaron J. Shenhar and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2007-07-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects are the engines that drive innovation from idea to commercialization. In fact, the number of projects in most organizations today is expanding while operations is shrinking. Yet, since many companies still focus on operational excellence and efficiency, most projects fail—largely because conventional project management concepts cannot adapt to a dynamic business environment. Moreover, top managers neglect their company's project activity, and line managers treat all their projects alike—as part of operations. Based on an unprecedented study of more than 600 projects in a variety of businesses and organizations around the globe, Reinventing Project Management provides a new and highly adaptive model for planning and managing projects to achieve superior business results.
