Eliminating Minor Stoppages on Automated Lines (Time-Tested Equipment Management Titles!)

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Stoppages of automated equipment lines severely affect productivity, cost, and lead time. Such losses make decreasing the number of stoppages a crucial element of TPM. Kikuo Suehiro has helped companies such as Hitachi achieve unprecedented reduction in the number of minor stoppages. In this explicitly detailed book, he presents a scientific approach to determining the causes of stoppages and the actions that can be taken to diminish their occurrence.

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"Marazza offers a prescription for how essential skills can empower school organizations that can ultimately lead to higher student achievement and stakeholder satisfaction."
John Pieno, Chairman
Florida Sterling Council

"Marazza’s book displays both practicality and relevancy in school leadership, and examines leadership theories that triangulate his own methods of transforming today’s schools."
Frank Rudnesky, Principal
Bellhaven Middle School, Linwood, NJ

" The Five Essentials of Organizational Excellence offers and explains what every administrator should know about collaborative leadership and the benefits for student achievement."
Nancy Noeske, President and CEO
PROACT Search, Inc.

Redefine leadership and engineer improved student achievement!

Educational reform. Organizational development. Increased diversity. Accountability. The climate in education today demands an understanding of key concepts. More important, educators beg for answers to important underlying questions. How can we reform education in order to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population? How can we develop an alliance that holds itself accountable to the success and failure of every school, every student? This guide leads you on a path of surprising answers and unorthodox solutions to the problems facing schools today.

The Five Essentials of Organizational Excellence explores the necessity for building strong relationships among administrators, teachers, parents, and the community by:

Planning strategically
Benchmarking for excellence
Leading collaboratively
Engaging the community
Governing by standards

Leading a school to excellence involves more than just the principal--every member of the community must be involved in order to make a difference in a school’s success.

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Tne "Five Essentials," a Definitive Guideline for Success.......2003-07-31

Finally, a book that clearly combines sound theory into a practical delineation of what it takes to produce high student performance. Marazza moves from the merits of collaboration to chaos theory in order to provide definitive guidelines for administrators, teachers, and parents that are understandable and easily put into practice.

The "Five Essentials" avoids the bandwagon approach to prescribing change. Rather, Marazza successfully teaches how benchmarking, collaborating, planning strategically, governing by standatds, and engaging the stakeholders are not only simultaneously necessary for organizational excellence: but, by their nature, must be integrated. He provides excellent illustrations and constructive exercises that facilitate implementing the "Five Essentials."

Innovation and communication drive a successful school transformation. When adults collaborate, they become invested in the success of the outcome. Marazza has truly captured the spirit of transformation needed in schools today.

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 494 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Aetna settles suit over unfair business practices; dentists file similar action.(Aetna, Inc.)
Author: Sara Hoffman Jurand
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 39 Issue: 8 Page: 74(2)

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AMA outlines plan for 'health courts'.(American Medical Association): An article from: Trial

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AMA outlines plan for 'health courts'.(American Medical Association): An article from: Trial
Carmel Sileo
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ASIN: B000W6LTQ6
Release Date: 2007-09-18

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 667 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: AMA outlines plan for 'health courts'.(American Medical Association)
Author: Carmel Sileo
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 43 Issue: 9 Page: 66(1)

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Automobile managed care: beware the newest scheme.(Auto Cases: Crash Course): An article from: Trial

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Automobile managed care: beware the newest scheme.(Auto Cases: Crash Course): An article from: Trial
Annette Wencl , and Roselyn Vacante
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on February 1, 1997. The length of the article is 3361 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Automobile insurance customers should beware the policies stipulating that accident victims will receive their nonemergency care for medical needs resulting from an automobile collision under a managed care plan, for such plans tend to place profits before the consumer. The claim that choosing such options will result in big overall savings to consumers is, moreover, not substantiated by the evidence. What cost savings there are are not passed on to policyholders. Other disadvantages include restrictions of the rights of injured motorists to hold careless drivers accountable.

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Title: Automobile managed care: beware the newest scheme.(Auto Cases: Crash Course)
Author: Annette Wencl
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1997
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 33 Issue: n2 Page: 18(7)

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Biotech's expansion plan rests on Phase 3 trial results.(Acorda Therapeutics Inc. will expand if phase 3 trials for spinal cord therapy are successful): ... from: Westchester County Business Journal

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Biotech's expansion plan rests on Phase 3 trial results.(Acorda Therapeutics Inc. will expand if phase 3 trials for spinal cord therapy are successful): ... from: Westchester County Business Journal
Alex Philippidis
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This digital document is an article from Westchester County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on December 30, 2002. The length of the article is 677 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Biotech's expansion plan rests on Phase 3 trial results.(Acorda Therapeutics Inc. will expand if phase 3 trials for spinal cord therapy are successful)
Author: Alex Philippidis
Publication: Westchester County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 30, 2002
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: 41 Issue: 52 Page: 2(1)

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Business Wire : ZymoGenetics Announces Results of Phase 2 Clinical Trials with Recombinant Human Thrombin; Company Reaffirms Plans to Move Forward with Phase 3 Clinical Program.

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Business Wire : ZymoGenetics Announces Results of Phase 2 Clinical Trials with Recombinant Human Thrombin; Company Reaffirms Plans to Move Forward with Phase 3 Clinical Program.

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California commission plans courts of the future.: An article from: Trial

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California commission plans courts of the future.: An article from: Trial
Donald C. Dilworth
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on March 1, 1994. The length of the article is 667 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Commission on the Future of the California Courts in JAN 1994 released a long-range plan for the nation's largest state court system. The commission was charged with looking at trends likely to impact the courts, developing a preferred vision of the courts' future and devising recommendations to help attain that future. Recommendations included increased use of alternative dispute resolution, the provision of legal aid to the 'working poor,' increased availability of interpreters, the removal of physical barriers to court access and increased use of technology.

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Title: California commission plans courts of the future.
Author: Donald C. Dilworth
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1994
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 30 Issue: n3 Page: 95(3)

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Canada plans to double BiMo audits, EU to establish trial registry.(government inspection of clinical research, Canada and the European Union)(Brief Article): ... article from: Bioresearch Monitoring Alert

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Canada plans to double BiMo audits, EU to establish trial registry.(government inspection of clinical research, Canada and the European Union)(Brief Article): ... article from: Bioresearch Monitoring Alert
Jeffrey Freedman
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This digital document is an article from Bioresearch Monitoring Alert, published by Washington Information Source on May 1, 2002. The length of the article is 734 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Canada plans to double BiMo audits, EU to establish trial registry.(government inspection of clinical research, Canada and the European Union)(Brief Article)
Author: Jeffrey Freedman
Publication: Bioresearch Monitoring Alert (Newsletter)
Date: May 1, 2002
Publisher: Washington Information Source
Volume: 2 Issue: 5 Page: 2

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Changes ahead for lawyers who handle medical malpractice, insurers' study says.: An article from: Trial

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Changes ahead for lawyers who handle medical malpractice, insurers' study says.: An article from: Trial
Julie Brienza
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on October 1, 1997. The length of the article is 473 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Lawyers who handle medical malpractice suits will find the shift from fee-for-service to managed care greatly changes their work. Since many doctors are now the employees of managed care organizations or part of group practices, individual physicians are no longer the target of such suits. Even the nomenclature changes from medical malpractice to managed care liability. ERISA also continues to erode, leaving managed care organizations open to greater accountability.

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Title: Changes ahead for lawyers who handle medical malpractice, insurers' study says.
Author: Julie Brienza
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1997
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 33 Issue: n10 Page: 84(1)

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Coury cited in 2-item 483 for not following investigational plan.(Clinical investigators): An article from: BioResearch Compliance Report

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Coury cited in 2-item 483 for not following investigational plan.(Clinical investigators): An article from: BioResearch Compliance Report
Daniel Coury
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This digital document is an article from BioResearch Compliance Report, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 673 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Coury cited in 2-item 483 for not following investigational plan.(Clinical investigators)
Author: Daniel Coury
Publication: BioResearch Compliance Report (Newsletter)
Date: January 1, 2006
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Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Page: 7(2)

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Dade County's Domestic Violence Plan: an integrated approach. (Florida) (Victims and Violence): An article from: Trial

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Dade County's Domestic Violence Plan: an integrated approach. (Florida) (Victims and Violence): An article from: Trial
Linda Dakis
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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on February 1, 1995. The length of the article is 3194 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Dade County Domestic Violence Plan aims to reduce domestic violence in a multi-ethnic area by intervening early, before the problem has led to severe injury or death. Methods include stricter arrest procedures, support programs for victims, and treatment for abusers, including substance abuse treatment. There is a domestic violence division where all employees have special training as well as a domestic violence coordination unit.

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Title: Dade County's Domestic Violence Plan: an integrated approach. (Florida) (Victims and Violence)
Author: Linda Dakis
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1995
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 31 Issue: n2 Page: 44(4)

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Twentieth-Century Spain tells the gripping story of this country's long and often painful struggle towards modernity.

Twentieth-century Spain: Politics and Society, 1898-1998

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Twentieth-century Spain: Politics and Society, 1898-1998
Francisco J.Romero Salvado
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ASIN: 033363697X

Twentieth-Century Spain : Politics and Society in Spain, 1898-1998 (European History in Perspective)

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Twentieth-Century Spain : Politics and Society in Spain, 1898-1998 (European History in Perspective)
Francisco J. Romero Salvado
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MUD992

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Harnessing their creativity, technology skills, and entrepreneurship, the tenacious individuals featured in these stories have realized their dreams and, in many cases, developed their innovation into a viable business venture. From the first glimmer of an idea to the fruition of the invention, these great Canadian discoveries are an inspiration to aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs everywhere.

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a salute to Canadian biz leaders.......2004-06-23

This book impressed me, largely because the words "risk takers" and "innovators" are commonly used to describe American entrepeneurs, not their canadian counterparts.

Sadly, my favourite big business story of the past half-century was not included: the ill-fated attempt to build the all-Canadian "Bricklin" car in New Brunswick. The Bricklin tale probably wasn't listed because it was a total failure. The stories in this book are generally upbeat and focus on biz successes, by contrast. One of the stories looks at the development of IMAX movies. My fav tale concerns a "super wood" used in Confederation Bridge.

Good stuff. I liked it.

Nate H.

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Best for Beginners.......2001-09-11

I thought the 2nd edition would be more high level, as well as include RFP templates etc. However, the book is still very basic and really only appropriate for those with little to no knowledge of web site development and promotion. That should be made clearer in the desciption.

Lots of blah, blah.......2001-01-27

I was very disappointed in this book. It helped me very little when working on our iMarket Plan. There is a lot of text, but very little concrete, substantive information.

For entry-level marketers.......2000-10-16

This book may have some potential for a marketer fresh out of college but it will seem simplistic for the veteran marketer.

Very Handy Guide.......2000-05-17

The second edition of Kim Bayne's "The Internet Marketing Plan" builds on the structure of the earlier edition, and packs more punch, with updated examples, additional subsections and content more relevant to the Internet marketing scenario today. Just as traditional marketing needs a comprehensive marketing plan to succeed, The Internet Marketing Plan shows how a company's online marketing effort can be successful if it is a result of a well thought out Internet marketing plan.

The book along with the accompanying CD-ROM containing templates, spreadsheets, skeletal outlines, and website bookmarks make it an excellent starting point for a newbie in the Internet Marketing business, but it still remains a handy resource for practicing Net marketers.

The book helps the reader create and implement an Internet marketing plan, and measure the results. A step-by-step process helps the reader create a well-structured Internet marketing plan - right from the business overview, to budgets and implementation. Due emphasis is laid on integrating the Internet into the traditional marketing efforts - an often ignored effort of Internet marketing.

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During the 1990s, an ambitious three-year research program identified the steps manufacturing companies must take to become globally competitive. The prestigious Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) Project combined the insights and perspectives of business and academia's most astute thinkers. It featured the cumulative experience of over thirty top global manufacturing firms, the Agility Forum, the engineering and management schools of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology, as well as many other highly regarded organizations. The Project resulted in a vision for the future of manufacturing and a framework for action.

Next Generation Manufacturing is the first book to cover the NGM Project and its recommendations for creating and maintaining a successful manufacturing enterprise. It describes how manufacturing is continuing to evolve and the significant changes companies must make to remain competitive in the next decade.

Addressing the dilemmas faced by today's corporate management, the authors walk the reader through strategies for meeting corporate goals and the expectations of customers; the techniques and tools available to achieve them; and how to define success through measurements. They offer a comprehensive program for applying the product development techniques, metrics, and knowledge management approaches for stellar manufacturing.

Vital to next generation manufacturing is understanding the roles of innovation, knowledge, and people in ensuring the competitive readiness of a company. The book identifies the strategies to achieve this, including:
* Build a strong workforce
* Develop and implement advanced knowledge processes
* Use advanced manufacturing systems, processes, equipment, and technology
* Integrate competitive strengths

Included are real-world examples from participating firms in the NGM Project that have achieved NGM attributes, such as Chrysler and Boeing, as well as a full-length hypothetical case. Also provided are the methodologies for making a high-quality product at the lowest possible cost and getting it to market in the shortest possible time.

The authors have extended the work of the NGM Project by developing ways to link NGM with corporate strategic goals for achieving and sustaining profitability. They expand the concepts of NGM by covering management and financial issues that, until now, have not been fully addressed. The authors also provide a glimpse into the future, examining where manufacturing may be headed beyond the next decade.

For any manager or owner concerned about the long-term survival of their manufacturing enterprise, Next Generation Manufacturing provides the knowledge, strategies, and tools necessary for achieving success in the twenty-first century.

Praise for
NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING

"Jordan and Michel capture the diverse and often conflicting concerns of manufacturing business leaders worldwide. . . . The lessons [in this book] have widespread application in companies of almost any size."-Professor Peter Sackett, Head of Department, Cranfield University

"Throughout history, manufacturing of flint arrowheads to sophisticated computer chips has been a mainstay of societal growth. Indeed, technology epochs have been named for significant occurrences; e.g., the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing productivity fueled by mass production technology. We are now witnessing the start of one of these rare epochs, the Knowledge Age, manufacturing productivity fueled by information and knowledge technology. Next Generation Manufacturing provides an exciting insight into this emerging epoch; an easily read, accurate, and insightful book on manufacturing history in the making."-Gene Meieran, Intel Fellow, Intel Corporation

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Thoughtful Perspectives on Production Process in the Future.......2001-10-27

Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) is the name of both this book and the authors' organization so, obviously, Jordan and Michel believe in the concept. The material is based on the U.S.-based Next Generation Manufacturing Project (NGMP) and the International Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) program. Together, these initiatives provide a consistent, worldwide vision for global manufacturing. This book examines that vision with rigor and eloquence. The NGMP identifies the key drivers that shape the future competitive environment and the attributes of a successful competitor in that environment. It then characterizes the capabilities ("imperatives") required to meet the drivers and to thrive. The "imperatives" are grouped into four operational strategies: 1. Building a strong workforce; 2. Developing and implementing advanced knowledge processes; 3. Using advanced manufacturing systems, processes, equipment, and technology; and 4. Integrating competitive strengths. NGM is explored here in three ways: through the eyes of the fictional CEO of a fictional large manufacturing company, as he prepares for a planning meeting with his management team; applying NGM as the CEO sorts through all the issues the management team must consider; and enabling readers to learn by doing - through exercises that simulate real-life business situations in which they are challenged to make decisions rooted in NGM principles. From these exercises, readers see firsthand positive results of applying NGM. Next Generation Manufacturing is must reading, not only for everyone involved in manufacturing from the supervisory level up, but for anyone else who works closely with manufacturing companies. Management consultants and other service providers, for instance, can be much more helpful when they understand what NGM is, how it works, and what it can accomplish with effective management and sufficient capital resources.

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An easy-to-follow guide to understanding some of business's most important ideas and best practices
Most business readers don't have time to read every book they'd like for inspiration and guidance. This follow-up to the sleeper success, The Guru Guide(TM), makes it possible to sample the best ideas of leading business thinkers. The Guru Guide(TM) to the New Economy is a clear, concise, and informative guide to the business topics that relate to the new business environment, including electronic commerce, customer relationship management, knowledge management, globalization, and business ethics. Gurus to be profiled include Stan Davis and Chris Meyer, authors of Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy; Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of World Class: Thriving Locally in the Global Economy; and Don Pepper, coauthor of The One-to-One Future and Enterprise One-to-One.
Joseph H. Boyett and Jimmie T. Boyett (Alpharetta, GA) are cofounders of Boyett & Associates, a consulting and research firm that specializes in helping companies implement state-of-the-art management and organizational practices. Joseph and Jimmie Boyett are the coauthors of Beyond Workplace 2000 and The Guru Guide(TM) (0-471-38054-7) (Wiley).

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Don't Buy This Book.......2007-01-11

Spend your money elsewhere; other than the title, this isn't worth the paper it's written on.

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