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Book Vision   Enterprise

Download or read book Vision Enterprise written by Carlos A. Schwantes and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of mining giant Phelps Dodge, examining the company's 165-year history within the context of American technological and social history.

Book Big Vision  Small Business

Download or read book Big Vision Small Business written by Jamie S. Walters and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2002-10-13 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While most of the business world worships size and constant growth, Big Vision, Small Business celebrates the art—and power—of small. Based on interviews with more than seventy small-business owners and on her own experiences as a successful small-business entrepreneur, Jamie Walters shows how a business can stay small and remain vital, healthy, and rewarding. If you long to run a successful, socially conscious enterprise as one element of a fulfilling personal life, Big Vision, Small Business shows you how. Covering growth options and small-enterprise advantages, inspired visioning, communication, and right-relationship, mindset issues and expectation management, and wisdom and mastery practices, Big Vision, Small Business is a must-read for every entrepreneur and futurist.

Book Enterprise China

Download or read book Enterprise China written by J. Stewart Black and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to adapt your firm’s competitive strategy to the modern reality of Chinese enterprise Enterprise China: Adopting a Competitive Strategy for Business Success delivers a roadmap for business executives competing in and with China. Prepared by a team of renowned management researchers and strategists, the book examines the often-misunderstood interconnectedness of the Chinese state and Chinese businesses, demonstrating that individual firms and companies are often just the tip of the iceberg. The authors explain how the overarching vision, ambition, and strategy of the State impact and guide key commercial enterprises and how this affects Western business interests. In the book, you’ll also find: Explorations of the competitive strategy and associated tactics of Chinese enterprise Strategies and tactical options for Western business executives as they compete in and with the Chinese state Descriptions of the key factors business executives must assess as they do business in and with China An essential discussion of one of the great economic powerhouses of contemporary history, Enterprise China belongs in the libraries of business executives, policy makers, and thought leaders seeking perspective on an unavoidable and determined competitor.

Book Enterprise Growth Strategy

Download or read book Enterprise Growth Strategy written by Dhirendra Kumar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even during economic downturns businesses have to grow to survive and compete in domestic and international markets. There is always a need to plan for future growth. Enterprise Growth Strategy presents the total process of a growth strategy. Dr Kumar is an engineer who entered the academic world following a long career in manufacturing business and has since taught almost every aspect of business and management. The 'growth strategy' concept he has developed is comprehensive and manifestly practical. Dr Kumar describes mechanisms by which businesses can gain market share; develop, modify, or upgrade products; acquire new or expand existing businesses; transform resources to increase revenue and profitability; reduce cycle time; and empower business associates. Quality concepts - market growth, financial and core competency - are outlined and a variety of growth strategy tools presented. The relationship between continuous improvement metrics and business growth metrics is explained and their relevance to financial performance examined. Examples and case studies are presented to illustrate how different business areas such as Sales and Marketing; Product Development; Operations; Support Services; and the Finance function, contribute. Leadership responsibilities, employee participation in the execution of growth strategy, culture and change issues are also discussed. Business leaders, managers and consultants, academics and teachers, as well as higher level students on business-related courses will find enormous value in this book. It is unusual, if not unique, in presenting the total process from vision to mission, to development of a growth strategy, implementation of initiatives, use of tools, and measurement of both operational and financial outcomes.

Book Enterprise Architecture for Connected E Government  Practices and Innovations

Download or read book Enterprise Architecture for Connected E Government Practices and Innovations written by Saha, Pallab and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book addresses the gap in current literature in terms of linking and understanding the relationship between e-government and government enterprise architecture"--Provided by publisher.

Book The Enterprise Architecture Sourcebook  Volume 1  Second Edition

Download or read book The Enterprise Architecture Sourcebook Volume 1 Second Edition written by Charles Babers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An update to the 1st Edition, the 2nd Edition of the Enterprise Architecture Sourcebook Volume 1 has been completely revised and updated. It addresses twelve of the most popular commercial, government, and defense-related architecture frameworks and the two standard architecture development approaches: product-centric and data-centric. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of architecture practice.

Book Enterprise Systems Education in the 21st Century

Download or read book Enterprise Systems Education in the 21st Century written by Targowski, Andrew and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2006-08-31 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents methods of reengineering business curricula in order to use ES solutions. It also helps ES vendors understand the higher education environment so they can support college and university programs"--Provided by publisher.

Book Multi Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects

Download or read book Multi Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects written by Jeroen Mulder and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solve the complexity of running a business in a multi-cloud environment with practical guidelines backed by industry experience. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format. Key Features Explore the benefits of the major cloud providers to make better informed decisions Accelerate digital transformation with multi-cloud, including the use of PaaS and SaaS concepts Get the best out of multi-cloud by exploring relevant use cases for data platforms and IoT Unlock insights into top 5 cloud providers in one book - Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, and Alibaba Cloud Book Description Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your enterprise with the transformative power of multi-cloud adoption? As a cloud architect, you understand the challenges of navigating the vast array of cloud services and moving data and applications to public clouds. But with 'Multi-Cloud Strategy for Cloud Architects, Second Edition', you'll gain the confidence to tackle these complexities head-on. This edition delves into the latest concepts of BaseOps, FinOps, and DevSecOps, including the use of the DevSecOps Maturity Model. You'll learn how to optimize costs and maximize security using the major public clouds - Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. Examples of solutions by the increasingly popular Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Alibaba Cloud have been added in this edition. Plus, you will discover cutting-edge ideas like AIOps and GreenOps. With practical use cases, including IoT, data mining, Web3, and financial management, this book empowers you with the skills needed to develop, release, and manage products and services in a multi-cloud environment. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered the intricacies of multi-cloud operations, financial management, and security. Don't miss your chance to revolutionize your enterprise with multi-cloud adoption. What you will learn Choose the right cloud platform with the help of use cases Master multi-cloud concepts, including IaC, SaaS, PaaS, and CaC Use the techniques and tools offered by Azure, AWS, and GCP to integrate security Maximize cloud potential with Azure, AWS, and GCP frameworks for enterprise architecture Use FinOps to define cost models and optimize cloud costs with showback and chargeback Who this book is for Cloud architects, solutions architects, enterprise architects, and cloud consultants will find this book valuable. Basic knowledge of any one of the major public clouds (Azure, AWS, or GCP) will be helpful.

Book Business Plans Kit For Dummies

Download or read book Business Plans Kit For Dummies written by Steven D. Peterson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re a business beginner with big ideas or an established company looking to review you plans in a changing business environment this practical, user friendly guide gives you everything you need to get started. Complete with an interactive CD packed with planning templates including; planning documents, forms, financial worksheets, checklists, operation surveys and customer profiles in both Word and PDF formats you’ll be armed with all you need to kick start the planning process and create a winning business plan that suits you and your long-term business vision. Business Plans Kit For Dummies includes UK specific information on: UK business practice Currency UK business and financial institutions and advisory services UK taxation and VAT Partnerships and Limited company information UK legal practice, contractual considerations and insurance matters UK specific forms UK specific case studies New content covering online business opportunities and resources, alternative ways in to business including franchising, network marketing and buy outs, research methods and choosing suppliers and outsourcing will all be added to the UK edition. Table of Contents: Part I: Laying the Foundation for Your Plan Chapter 1: Starting Your Planning Engine Chapter 2: Generating a Great Business Idea Chapter 3: Defining Your Business Purpose Part II: Developing Your Plan’s Components Chapter 4: Understanding Your Business Environment Chapter 5: Charting Your Strategic Direction Chapter 6: Describing Your Business and Its Capabilities Chapter 7: Crafting Your Marketing Plan Chapter 8: Deciphering and Presenting Part III: Tailoring a Business Plan to Fit Your Needs Chapter 9: Planning for a One-Person Business Chapter 10: Planning for a Small Business Chapter 11: Planning for an Established Business Chapter 12: Planning for a Not for profit Nonprofit Organization Chapter 13: Planning for an E-Business Part IV: Making the Most of Your Plan Chapter 14: Putting Your Plan Together Chapter 15: Putting Your Plan to Work Part V: The Part of Tens Chapter 16: Ten Signs That Your Plan Might Need an Overhaul Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Evaluate a New Business Idea Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Fund Your Business Plan Chapter 19: Ten Sources of Vital Information to underpin your Business Plan Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Use Your Business Plan Note: CD files are available to download when buying the eBook version

Book Enterprise Architecture at Work

Download or read book Enterprise Architecture at Work written by Marc Lankhorst and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enterprise architecture tries to describe and control an organisation’s structure, processes, applications, systems and techniques in an integrated way. The unambiguous specification and description of components and their relationships in such an architecture requires a coherent architecture modelling language. Lankhorst and his co‐authors present such an enterprise modelling language that captures the complexity of architectural domains and their relations and allows the construction of integrated enterprise architecture models. They provide architects with concrete instruments that improve their architectural practice. As this is not enough, they additionally present techniques and heuristics for communicating with all relevant stakeholders about these architectures. Since an architecture model is useful not only for providing insight into the current or future situation but can also be used to evaluate the transition from ‘as‐is’ to ‘to‐be’, the authors also describe analysis methods for assessing both the qualitative impact of changes to an architecture and the quantitative aspects of architectures, such as performance and cost issues. The modelling language presented has been proven in practice in many real‐life case studies and has been adopted by The Open Group as an international standard. So this book is an ideal companion for enterprise IT or business architects in industry as well as for computer or management science students studying the field of enterprise architecture.

Book Enterprise Architecture   Metadata Modeling

Download or read book Enterprise Architecture Metadata Modeling written by Carl Turco and published by Carl Turco. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the economic debacle of 2008, corporations must increase control over their I.T. infrastructures. We expound a way of managing the business vision realization and facilitate swift response to change.

Book Enterprise Governance and Enterprise Engineering

Download or read book Enterprise Governance and Enterprise Engineering written by Jan A. P. Hoogervorst and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achieving enterprise success necessitates addressing enterprises in ways that match the complexity and dynamics of the modern enterprise environment. However, since the majority of enterprise strategic initiatives appear to fail – among which those regarding information technology – the currently often practiced approaches to strategy development and implementation seem more an obstacle than an enabler for strategic enterprise success. Two themes underpin the fundamentally different views outlined in this book. First, the competence-based perspective on governance, whereby employees are viewed as the crucial core for effectively addressing the complex, dynamic and uncertain enterprise reality, as well as for successfully defining and operationalizing strategic choices. Second, enterprise engineering as the formal conceptual framework and methodology for arranging a unified and integrated enterprise design, which is a necessary condition for enterprise success. Jan Hoogervorst's presentation, which is based on both research and his professional background at Sogeti B.V., aims at professionals in management and consulting as well as students in management science and business information systems.

Book Dreamcrafting

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Levesque
  • Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
  • Release : 2003-02-16
  • ISBN : 9781576752296
  • Pages : 2486 pages

Download or read book Dreamcrafting written by Paul Levesque and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2003-02-16 with total page 2486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dreamer's guide to turning fantasies into reality teaches five "macroskills"--Aspiration, motivation, projection, inclusion, and application--required to achieve dreams in the real world.

Book Reconfigurable Manufacturing Enterprises for Industry 4 0

Download or read book Reconfigurable Manufacturing Enterprises for Industry 4 0 written by Ibrahim H. Garbie and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this book is to support readers facing the urgency, challenges, analysis, and methodologies to reconfiguration. It presents a comprehensive framework for reconfiguring manufacturing enterprises and provides a set of valuable conceptual frameworks and methodologies for analyzing, evaluating, and assessing reconfiguration indices. This book offers practical guidance for implementing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0). It presents open-ended problems pertaining to the concepts covered in the book and provides a new approach for reconfiguring industrial systems. Not only is this book for industrialists and academics, it will also appeal to undergraduate and graduate students studying industrial, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering. Scholars and practitioners in operations management will also find this book of interest.

Book A Splintered Vision

    Book Details:
  • Author : W.H. Schmidt
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2007-05-08
  • ISBN : 0306472090
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book A Splintered Vision written by W.H. Schmidt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Splintered Vision: An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education is the US report on the curriculum analysis component of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) which was sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The report summarizes data from the TIMSS curriculum analysis and integrates it with teacher questionnaire data from the US, Japan, and Germany on science and mathematics topic coverage and instructional practices. The authors of A Splintered Vision discuss and provide evidence of the unfocused nature of US mathematics and science curricular intentions, textbooks, and teacher practices. They offer the premise that producers of US textbooks and curriculum guides have attempted to answer calls for curricular reform by adding new content to already existing materials instead of devoting time to restructuring the materials. The authors also suggest that US teachers, inundated with a myriad of competing visions, are attempting to cover all the topics they confront in their resource documents and to meet all the instructional demands placed on them by those with a stake in education. In keeping with the `incremental assembly line' philosophy in American society, US teachers also tend to lean toward a piecemeal approach to education. The authors speculate on what such practices may mean for the mathematics and science achievement of US students. The work is sure to spur discussion among educational researchers, policy makers, and others concerned about the future of mathematics and science education in the US.

Book Architecting the Future Enterprise

Download or read book Architecting the Future Enterprise written by Deborah J. Nightingale and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two experts in enterprise architecting lay out a holistic approach to creating a blueprint for future enterprise transformation. Every enterprise evolves continuously, driven by changing needs or new opportunities. Most often this happens gradually, with small adjustments to strategy, organization, processes, or infrastructure. But sometimes enterprises need to go beyond minor fixes and transform themselves, in response to a disruptive event or dramatically changing circumstances—a merger, for example, or a new competitor. In this book, enterprise architecting experts Deborah Nightingale and Donna Rhodes offer a framework for enterprise transformation. Successful transformation, they believe, starts with a holistic approach, taking into consideration all facets of the enterprise and its environment rather than focusing solely on one factor—information technology, for example, or organizational structure. This is architecting the future enterprise: creating a blueprint for what the enterprise will look like after the transformation. Nightingale and Rhodes introduce the ARIES (Architecting Innovative Enterprise Strategy) framework, including a ten enterprise element model and an architecting process model, and show how to apply it, from start to finish. They explain how to create a holistic vision for the future enterprise and how to generate concepts and alternative architectures; they describe techniques for evaluating possible architectures, tools for implementation planning, and strategies for communicating with stakeholders. Nightingale and Rhodes offer real-world examples throughout, drawing on their work at MIT, with an extensive case study of enterprise transformation at a medical device manufacturer. An appendix offers two additional architecting projects. Seven Architecting Imperatives • Make architecting the initial activity in transformation. • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the enterprise landscape. • Understand what stakeholders value and how that may change in the future. • Use multiple perspectives to see the whole enterprise. • Create an architecting team suited to the transformation challenges. • Engage all levels of leadership in transformation. • Architect for the enterprise's changing world.

Book Enterprise Knowledge Portals

Download or read book Enterprise Knowledge Portals written by Heidi Collins and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far beyond simple data archives and streamlined access, enterprise knowledge portals represent the future of corporate information management. Seamlessly interweaving three essential principles -- people, content, and technology -- an effective portal is the ultimate roadmap to every conceivable permutation of the components in a business's landscape. This prescient, authoritative book is a vital reference for anyone concerned with harvesting, creating, distributing, or analyzing company information. HR executives and IT professionals will learn not only how to create the atlas to their company's universe but also how to define and assign the roles and responsibilities that will ensure long-term efficacy and relevance. Companies will have the ability to: * Build technology around knowledge requirements, not the other way around * Customize desktop access around individual requirements and workstyles * Make better decisions as a result of quick access to crucial information * Maximize speed, efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility of knowledge transfer.