"I can't imagine what could be done to improve this book."-Construction Specifier*. Well, the authors did improve it by adding new information on how to exercise "straight line control" using graphical representations of work (GROW) and computer-aided proposal preparation techniques. It features flow diagrams, handy checklists, both a quick-look index and a detailed one, example graphics and an actual case study of a winning proposal.

Contents: The Philosophy of Experimentation Statistical Experimental Designs Sorting the Signal from the Noise The Derivation of Empirical Equations from Statistically Designed Experiments Utilization of Empirical Equations

This book covers the impact of quality on all organizational activities. It provides discussions of quality assessment, key quality processes, and the quality activities in 11 functional areas of an organization.

This book looks at reliability based maintenance as corporate risk management issues. It shows how to apply risk-based management to measurably improve reliability in plant operations and maintenance programs.

In this, the first history of artificial satellites and their uses, Helen Gavaghan shows how the idea of putting an object in orbit around the earth changed from science fiction to indispensable technology in the twinkling of an eye. Focusing on three major areas of development-navigational satellites, communications, and weather observation and forecasting-Gavaghan tells the remarkable inside story of how obscure men and women, often laboring under strict secrecy, made satellite technology possible. Combining an impressive range of documentation with a compelling, readable narration, Something New Under The Sun tells the hitherto untold story of one of the most important technologies of our time.

Drawing on the teachings of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, this book offers a complete and integrated methodology for performing strategic business planning for information technology using the most modern techniques. It provides a complete analysis of the major trends impacting the information technology organization in the 1990s including business reengineering, client/server computing, downsizing, open systems, and the decline of IBM.
AT&T strategist Boar makes strategy relevant, accessible, and understandable to the information technology professional. Extensively illustrated, this book also offers technology trend tables, an appendix of aphorisms on strategy, a strategy glossary, a strategy data flow diagram and data model, as well as all major strategy frameworks.

Now you can put the services of more than a dozen of the nation's most successful consultants to work for you. In The Consultant's Proposal, Fee, and Contract Problem-Solver, career specialist Ron Tepper shows you how to take advantage of the new opportunities afforded by corporate downsizing.

Learn how to make the most of your consulting or professional practice by setting fees wisely and negotiating fair contracts. This expert guide will show you how to ask for and get the fees you deserve, how to write winning proposals, how to draw up contracts that benefit you and your clients, and how to issue effective reports.
Included is everything you need to know about determining the market value of your services, establishing appropriate per diem and per project rates, and calculating overhead. You'll find detailed information on the proposal-writing process, the consulting contract, and the procedures for reporting and fee collecting.

This guide is designed to help scientists and engineers write about their work clearly and effectively. The book demonstrated the difference between strong and weak scientific writing. It contains advise on how to start writing and how to revise your drafts.

ROSAT, the ROentgen SATellite launched in 1990, has revealed an entirely new aspect of the night sky-that of objects emitting X-rays rather than the rays of light visible to the human eye. It offers fascinating images and engaging accounts of a wide range of Solar-System and deep space objects such as Comet Hyakutake, the Sun, the Moon, and objects outside the Milky Way.

The book that started it all! This premiere volume in The Portable MBA Series offers a practical and readable overview of the insights and information culled from the first year of a typical MBA program.

Entrepreneurship and small businesses have long been considered a rich source of both job growth and product innovation. The key role they play in a growing economy has triggered an increasing popularity in the study of entrepreneurship at business schools across the country.

The first part is an A-to-Z encyclopedia covering all major topics in accounting, economics, finance, international business, manufacturing, marketing, and strategy. The second part tells you where and who to contact to get information in dozens of different areas-everything from demographics to corporate financial performance.

"Shows how managers can achieve success by building on the core concepts of marketing."-Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One-Minute Manager

A comprehensive reference to some of the most complex problems in business, including leadership, influence, teamwork, and change management.