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    Advances in business, operations, and product analytics : cutting edge cases from finance to manufacturing to healthcare / Matthew J. Drake.

    • Title:Advances in business, operations, and product analytics : cutting edge cases from finance to manufacturing to healthcare / Matthew J. Drake.
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    • Variant Title:Cutting edge cases from finance to manufacturing to healthcare
    • Author/Creator:Drake, Matt (Matthew J.), author.
    • Published/Created:Old Tappan, New Jersey : Pearson Education, [2016]
      ©2016
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Business--Data processing.
      Business--Decision making.
      Commercial statistics--Data processing.
    • Description:xxii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780133963700 hbk.
      0133963705 hbk.
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 VidoCo Demand Forecast Information Sharing
      Background
      VidoCo and TechnoMart
      Study Questions
      Endnotes
      Exhibits
      ch. 2 Container Returns at Pasadena Water Solutions
      PWS's People Planet Profit (P3) Sustainability Initiative
      PWS's Operations
      Water Systems Shipping Containers
      Container Supply Chain
      Mike's Options
      Exhibit
      ch. 3 Developing a Business Model to Improve the Energy Sustainability of Existing Buildings
      Introduction
      Improving Energy Efficiency at Bogazigi Santepe Campus
      Energy Efficiency Measures Identified for Bogazici Santepe Campus
      Selecting the Energy Efficiency Measures Optimally for a Given Budget
      Selecting Energy Efficiency Measures in Multiple Time Periods
      Offering Energy Efficiency Measures as a Service: ESCO Business Model
      Investing in Energy Efficiency Measures as an Alternative Source of Energy
      Study Questions
      Endnote
      Exhibits
      ch. 4 Contracting for LTL Services at Hankey Industries
      Hankey Industries' Logistics Operations
      Contracting for LTL Services
      LTL Rate Quotes
      Selecting Contracts for LTL Services
      Endnotes
      Exhibits
      ch. 5 Optimal Product Bundling at Point and Shoot Camera Shop
      Company Background
      Product Bundling
      Market Research
      Developing an Optimal Bundling Strategy
      Exhibits
      ch. 6 Intermodal Routing for an Ocean Container
      Company Background
      Intermodal Routing Options
      Route Selection Decision
      Exhibits
      ch. 7 Lolly's Restaurant
      Study Questions
      Endnote
      Exhibits
      ch. 8 Strategies for Managing Service Delivery Gaps and Service Recovery
      Background on the Hotel Industry in India
      Service Failure
      Service Recovery
      Service Process Improvement
      Conclusion
      Endnotes
      Additional Readings
      Exhibit
      ch. 9 EverClean Energy, Inc.: Wind Energy Versus Natural Gas
      Introduction
      Company Background
      Wind Energy
      Drivers of Wind Energy Costs
      Declining Cost of Wind Energy
      Factors Affecting the Cost to Generate Electricity from Natural Gas
      Conclusion
      Acknowledgments
      Endnotes
      Exhibits
      ch. 10 Slotting Pharmaceuticals in an Automated Dispensing Cabinet
      Southeast Ohio Women's Hospital
      Medication Profile
      Strategy for Stocking the ADC
      ADC Benefit Analysis
      Endnotes
      Exhibits
      ch. 11 Tax Ramifications of S Corporation Shareholder Termination or Change of Ownership Interest
      Introduction
      Decision Scenarios and Discussion
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 12 Charleston Rigging
      History of Charleston Rigging
      Opportunity
      Marketing Study
      Endnote
      Exhibits
      ch. 13 Equipment Purchase and Replacement Strategy at the Fayette China Company
      Company Background
      Equipment Replacement Strategy
      Equipment Purchase Decision
      Exhibits
      ch. 14 Using Regression to Improve Parole Board Decisions
      Study Questions
      Closing Comments
      Exhibit
      ch. 15 Redesigning Pittsburgh Port Authority's Bus Transit System
      Introduction
      Pre-analysis
      Model
      Data for Case Analysis
      Study Questions
      Endnote
      Exhibits
      ch. 16 Bloodgate Affair: A Case of Breaking Rules and Breaching Trust?
      Introduction
      Incident
      Immediate Aftermath
      Outcome of the ERC Disciplinary Panel Hearing
      Responses to the Verdict
      Delayed Aftermath
      Epilogue
      Task
      Study Questions
      Endnotes
      Additional Reading
      Exhibit
      ch. 17 Trouble on the Thames: Event Disruption, Public Protest, or Public Disorder
      Introduction
      Act of Protest at the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
      Protester
      Immediate Aftermath
      Reaction
      Epilogue
      Task
      Study Questions
      Endnotes
      Additional Reading
      Exhibit.
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