Technology Ventures, From Idea to Enterprise - Book Information

Technology Ventures, From Idea to Enterprise 5e

   
 Technology Ventures, From Idea to Enterprise 4e

   
 Technology Ventures, From Idea to Enterprise 3e

http://www.mhhe.com/byersdorf/




 This website is free and open to students and instructors alike. It is associated with the Stanford Technology Ventures Program's Entrepreneurship Corner, which is a digital archive of entrepreneurship education materials including lecture podcasts.


http://web.stanford.edu/group/techventures/cgi-bin/joomla/


This website augments the official McGraw-Hill one to provide additional resources for learning about this important subject. The bulk of the information on this website is a collection of video clips from Stanford eCorner.


http://web.stanford.edu/group/techventures/cgi-bin/tv5/

Operations Management - B. Mahadevan - Book Information

Book by IIM Bangalore Professor
Pearson Education Publication

"Covers the core concepts and theories of production and operations management in the global as well as Indian context. Includes boxes, solved numerical examples, real-world examples and case studies, practice problems, and videos. Focuses on strategic decision making, design, planning, and operational control"


http://books.google.co.in/books?id=pq4k3EaFzMYC

Mass Customization: Engineering and Managing Global Operations - 2010 - Book Information

Mass Customization: Engineering and Managing Global Operations
Flavio S. Fogliatto, Giovani J. C. da Silveira
Springer, 09-Nov-2010 - Electronic books - 396 pages


Mass customization (MC) has been hailed as a successful operations strategy across manufacturing and service industries for the past three decades. However, the wider implications of using MC approaches in the broader industrial and economic environment are not yet clearly understood.

"Mass Customization: Engineering and Managing Global Operations" presents emerging research on the role of MC and personalization in today 's international operations context. The chapters cover MC in the context of global industrial economics and operations. Moreover, the book discusses MC topics that are relevant to the manufacturing and service sectors, such as:
product platforms;
learning curve modeling;
additive manufacturing; and
service customization.
Case studies in manufacturing (e.g., apparel and transportation) and services (e.g., banking and virtual worlds) are also included.

"Mass Customization: Engineering and Managing Global Operations" is a valuable text for mass customization researchers and practitioners. Researchers will find a selection of chapters prepared by internationally renowned authors, comprising most of their recent research in MC. Engineering professionals will be drawn by the vivid discussion of operational aspects and methods of MC, as well as by the selection of cases illustrating their practical application.

The Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing publishes the best teaching and reference material to support students, educators and practitioners in manufacturing technology and management. This international series includes advanced textbooks, research monographs, edited works and conference proceedings covering all subjects in advanced manufacturing. The series focuses on new topics of interest, new treatments of more traditional areas and coverage of the applications of information and communication technology (ICT) in manufacturing.

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=YZnvw5a5SO4C

Product Design Management in Japan - Books, Articles and Research Papers

Product Development Performance: Strategy, Organization, and Management in the World Auto Industry



Kim B. Clark, Prof Harvard Business School

Harvard Business Press, 1991 - Business & Economics - 409 pages
The result of six years of research conducted at the Harvard Business School on how different manufacturing firms around the world approach the development of new products. Its principal focus is on the impact of strategy, organization, and management on this critical component of business strategy. Concentrates on case studies from the world auto industry. Drawing on extensive research on twenty companies in Europe, North America, and Japan, the authors identify the strategies, practices, and capabilities that create superior performance in lead time, engineering productivity, and total product quality. The authors make the general applications of their findings clear to other industries. Managers will see how engineering needs to become more customer oriented, how integrated problem-solving activities pay off, how lead times can be cut without damaging side effects, and how strong project leaders championing products can promote innovative results.
http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Product_Development_Performance.html?id=7cCAASTW6IQC&redir_esc=y

Engineered in Japan: Japanese Technology-management Practices - Book Information

Engineered in Japan: Japanese Technology-management Practices


Jeffrey K. Liker, John E. Ettlie, John Creighton Campbell

Oxford University Press, 1995 - Business & Economics - 404 pages
Engineered in Japan presents a unique and comprehensive examination of technology management in the most successful Japanese companies: unique in that all chapters go beyond superficial descriptions of stylized practices to look in depth at particular issues, often contradicting or qualifying the conventional wisdom; comprehensive in that it covers the entire technology life cycle from basic R&D, to development engineering, to manufacturing processes, to learning from the Japanese.
Each chapter is based on original research by noted scholars in the field, and identifies technology management practices that have become a major source of competitive advantage for highly successful Japanese companies. Engineered in Japan documents the best practices from such companies as Toyota, Hitachi, Toshiba, and Nippondenso, and discusses how these technology management practices can be usefully adopted in other cultural contexts.
Going beyond past observations, the authors all delve below the surface of Japanese management approaches. They look more closely than has been done before at how particular methods are applied, and they identify some new practices that have not yet been highlighted in books on Japanese methods. Presenting recent data that contradict some conventional thinking about U.S.-Japanese differences, they look at old techniques from a new perspective.
"U.S. managers can perhaps learn more from the process of creation in Japan and the organizational structures that support innovation," say the editors in their introduction, "than from the particular approaches, tools, and technologies created." A running theme throughout the book is that Japanese managers and engineers tend to think in terms of systems, focusing not just on the parts but on the connections between them. Engineered in Japan is must reading for technology managers and engineers, along with anyone interested in Japanese business, engineering, and management.

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=JGBCf1XEFSYC

Engineering and Technology Management Tools and Applications - B.S. Dhillon - Book Information and Review

Publisher

Artech House, Boston, London
http://www.artechhouse.com

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=oe15CmzxulQC



Contents

1. Introduction
2.Organizing and the Human Element
3. Tools for Making Effective Engineering and Technology Management Decisions
4. Project Selection and Management
5. Management of Engineering Design and Product Costing
6. Management of Proposals and Contracts
7. Creativity and Innovation
8. Concurrent Engineering
9. Value Engineering
10. Reverse Engineering
11. Configuration Management
12. Total Quality Management
13. Maintenance Management
14. Warranties, Ethics and Legal Factors
15. Reengineering
16. Information-Technology Management
17. Software Engineering Management


Detailed contents

Introduction -- Management History. Engineering and Technology Management Background. Terms and Definitions. Management Goals, Characteristics and Traditional Versus Modern Management. Engineering and Technology Management Challenges and Skill Elements. Useful Information on Engineering and Technology Management. Problems. References.

Organizing and Human Element -- Introduction. Planning an Organization and Changing Organizational Structures. Organizing Elements and Centralization and Decentralization of Organizations. Methods of Organization. Engineering Department Functions and Guidelines for Organizing an Engineering Department. Needs of an Engineer and Transition of an Engineer to a Management Position. Qualities and Activities of a Manager and Span of Control. Committees and Meetings. Motivational Tools and Displacing Managers. Problems. References.

Tools for Making Effective Engineering and Technology Management Decisions -- Introduction. Optimization Methods. Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and Depreciation Methods. Forecasting Techniques. Decision Trees. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA). Useful Mathematical Models for Managers. Problems. References.

Project Selection and Management -- Introduction. Project Selection Factors. Project Selection Approaches. Quantitative Project Selection Models. Need for Project Management and Project Organization Life Cycle Phases. Project Management Functions and Responsibilities. Project Manager Qualifications and Responsibilities. Project Management Methods. Guidelines for Ensuring Project Success. Problems. References.

Management of Engineering Design and Product Costing -- Introduction. Types of Designs and Design Approach. Management Expectations from the Engineering Design Department. Management of Design Reviews. Management of Engineering Design Drawings. Engineering Designer Qualities. Reasons for Product Costing and an Approach for Estimating Product Cost. Product Life Cycle Costing. New Product Pricing. Problems. References.

Management of Proposals and Contracts -- Introduction. Technical Proposals Types. A Method for Developing a Good Technical Proposal. Proposal Components and Format. Design Specifications. Types of Contracts. Essential Contract Provisions and Contract Documents. Contract Negotiation Procedure and Important Points for a Successful Negotiation. Contract Negotiator’s Qualities and Models for Determining Escalation in Price. Problems. References.

Creativity and Innovation -- Introduction. Climate for Creativity and Ways to Develop Creativity. Creativity Barriers. New Idea Presentation and Evaluation. Creative Engineer and Manager Characteristics. Creativity Methods. Problems. References.

Concurrent Engineering -- Introduction. Concurrent Engineering Objectives. Concurrent Engineering Concept. Concurrent Engineering Introduction-Related Factors and Team. Concurrent Engineering Process-Related Approaches. Useful Concurrent Engineering Guidelines. Concurrent Engineering Risks and Advantages. Problems. References.

Value Engineering -- Introduction. Poor Value Factors and Organizations’ Reasons for Not Having A Value Engineering Program. Questions for Testing Value. Value Engineering Phases. Project Selection. Value Engineer’s Responsibilities and Characteristics. Useful Value Engineering Guidelines. Problems. References.

Reverse Engineering -- Introduction. Reverse Engineering Fundamentals and Approach. Reverse Engineering Application Candidates and Team. Reverse Engineering Documentation Approach. Traditional Versus Reverse Engineering Design Processes. Reverse Engineering Strategies and Benefits. Problems. References.

http://www.artechhouse.com/Engineering-and-Technology-Management-Tools-and-Applications/b/881.aspx#

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