United States Army And World War II, Asian-pacific Theater, August 2002

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This report analyzes the role of the emerging global information infrastructure in helping higher-education institutions to improve learning and teaching, improve the creation of infrastructional and learning materials, create educational communities, compete with new providers, and address policy and planning issues.

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An agent for selecting optimal order set in EC marketplace [An article from: Decision Support Systems]
H.R. Choi , H.S. Kim , B.J. Park , Y.J. Park , and Whinsto
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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ASIN: B000RQYEYU

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This digital document is a journal article from Decision Support Systems, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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For most small manufacturing companies, the selection and completion of orders placed by buyers are closely linked to the load status of their production lines. The decision to accept an order, or the selection of optimal order set, critically depends on the production schedule when orders exceed production capacity. However, production scheduling is mainly performed by human experts, and small companies lack resources to implement such a task. As a result, most small manufacturers suffer from the difficulty to meet due dates or to make proper decision in accepting new orders. To address this problem, this paper develops an automatic agent that selects an optimal set of orders using commonly available Internet technology. The main engine of the selection agent is based on a typical job shop scheduling model, formulating and implementing it as an Integer Program (IP) model. We also translate IP into Genetic Algorithm (GA) to address its NP-hard problem. We conclude with a suggestion for an agent architecture that tackles Web-based order selection problems.

Improving the adaptability in automated vessel scheduling in container ports using intelligent software agents [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]

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Improving the adaptability in automated vessel scheduling in container ports using intelligent software agents [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]
P. Lokuge , and D. Alahakoon
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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ASIN: B000PC02MY

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This digital document is a journal article from European Journal of Operational Research, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Faster turnaround time of vessels and high berth productivity are paramount factors in container terminals for assuring competitive advantage in the shipping industry. An autonomous decision-making capability in the terminal is vital in achieving the required productivity. Vessel scheduling/berthing system in a container terminal is regarded as a very complex dynamic application in today's business world. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) community has been researching in the field of intelligent (or rational) agents for more than a decade and implementations are found in many commercial applications. The Beliefs, Desires and Intention (BDI) agent architecture is probably the most mature model for many industrial applications in today's context. However, it is not the best agent model for complex applications that must learn and adapt their behaviours in making rational decisions. We propose a new hybrid BDI framework with an intelligent module to overcome the limitations in the generic BDI model. Learning and the adaptability of the environments are assured with the introduction of the Knowledge Acquisition Module (KAM) in the generic BDI architecture in our proposed framework. The dynamic selection of the intention structures has been improved with a trained neural network. The knowledge required to handle vagueness or uncertainty in the environment has been modelled with an Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) in berths. Finally, the benefits and the usability of hybrid BDI model for a vessel berthing application is discussed with experiential results.

Intelligent Scheduling of Robots and Flexible Manufacturing Systems

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Intelligent Scheduling of Robots and Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Eugene, Ed. Levner
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Intelligent Scheduling Systems (Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series)

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Intelligent Scheduling Systems (Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series)

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ASIN: 0792395158

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Scheduling is a resource allocation problem which exists in virtually every type of organization. Scheduling problems have produced roughly 40 years of research primarily within the OR community. This community has traditionally emphasized mathematical modeling techniques which seek exact solutions to well formulated optimization problems. While this approach produced important results, many contemporary scheduling problems are particularly difficult. Hence, over the last ten years operations researchers interested in scheduling have turned increasingly to more computer intensive and heuristic approaches. At roughly the same time, researchers in AI began to focus their methods on industrial and management science applications. The result of this confluence of fields has been a period of remarkable growth and excitement in scheduling research. Intelligent Scheduling Systems captures the results of a new wave of research at the forefront of scheduling research, of interest to researchers and practitioners alike. Presented are an array of the latest contemporary tools -- math modeling to tabu search to genetic algorithms -- that can assist in operational scheduling and solve difficult scheduling problems. The book presents the most recent research results from both operations research (OR) and artificial intelligence (AI) focusing their efforts on real scheduling problems.

Intelligent transportation system based dynamic vehicle routing and scheduling with variable travel times [An article from: Transportation Research Part C]

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Intelligent transportation system based dynamic vehicle routing and scheduling with variable travel times [An article from: Transportation Research Part C]
E. Taniguchi , and H. Shimamoto
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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This digital document is a journal article from Transportation Research Part C, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This paper presents a dynamic vehicle routing and scheduling model that incorporates real time information using variable travel times. Dynamic traffic simulation was used to update travel times. The model was applied to a test road network. Results indicated that the total cost decreased by implementing the dynamic vehicle routing and scheduling model with the real time information based on variable travel times compared with that of the forecast model. As well, in many cases total running times of vehicles were also decreased. Therefore, the dynamic vehicle routing and scheduling model will be beneficial for both carriers in reducing total costs and society at large by alleviating traffic congestion.

Computer-aided Systems in Public Transport (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems)

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Computer-aided Systems in Public Transport (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems)

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ASIN: 3540733116

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The scope of this volume centers on advancements in the state of art and the state of the practice in computer-aided systems in public transport. Yet, this volume illustrates a greater breadth of subjects in this area. The common theme remains the use of computer-aided methods and operations research techniques to improve: (1) information management; (2) network and route planning; (3) vehicle and crew scheduling and rostering; (4) vehicle monitoring and management; and, (5) practical experience with scheduling and public transport planning methods. This volume consists of selected papers presented at the Ninth International Conference on Computer-Aided Scheduling of Public Transport.

Developing standards for automonous Internet queries between remotely distributed travellers, journey planner services and scheduling data services

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Developing standards for automonous Internet queries between remotely distributed travellers, journey planner services and scheduling data services
A. C Lock
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Intelligent Process Control and Scheduling and Discrete Event Systems (Society for Computer Simulation International (Simulation Co)

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Intelligent Process Control and Scheduling and Discrete Event Systems (Society for Computer Simulation International (Simulation Co)

Manufacturer: Society for Computer Simulation International
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Intelligent Scheduling Systems
C.H. Dagli
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Software development is hard, so hard that most new products fail to meet business goals. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a process for consistently developing successful products and services. It rests on a belief in success through meeting the end-user's needs better than anyone else.

This book explains how to do QFD easily and effectively. The first part of the book breaks down the QFD process into manageable tasks, starting with setting business goals. Other chapters discuss detailed development tasks, such as discovering customer benefits, and day-to-day management tasks, such as planning, scheduling, reviewing, facilitating, and training. The ideas come alive in an extensive case study of the design and construction of a world-class golf course in Mexico.

In the second part of the book, the author extends the QFD process to four common situations: managing a product line; satisfying multiple stakeholders; selecting the best commercial applications; and coordinating multiple teams.

By separating the underlying math from the body of the text and by using jargon-free language, the author makes QFD accessible to readers across a wide range of types and sizes of business.

Topics Include

* Overview of Quality Function Deployment
* A Case Study: The ClubCarib Golf Course
* Set and Monitor Goals
* Management Advisory Panel
* Discover Customer Benefits
* Satisfiers, Dissatisfiers, and Delighters
* Identify Customer-Desired Qualities from the Data
* Separate Benefits, Design Criteria, and Features
* Use Affinity Analysis to Group Related Benefits
* Quantify Customer Value
* Describe Customer Satisfaction
* Determine Customer Importance
* Compare Penalty and Reward
* Set Target Performance in the Planning Matrix
* Characteristics of Good Design Criteria
* Check for Completeness and Simplicity
* Mock-ups and Prototypes

From the Introduction

"QFD was first applied in Japan's Kobe shipyards in 1971. QFD founder Yoji Akao realized, as did other experts around the world, that sufficient product quality could not be achieved simply by inspection by members of the quality control function. Akao wanted everyone to share responsibility for quality.

"Today's QFD process enables members of an organization to share responsibility for all qualities (features, functions, properties, and performance) beneficial to the customer. Because of this shared responsibility for all qualities that matter to the customer, QFD can benefit any company, large or small. It can improve products of services whether supplied internally or sold externally."
-- WJP

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Everyone who works with people is realizing that the old autocratic method of leadership simply doesn't work. The way to win is to build a great team.

John C. Maxwell has been teaching the benefits of leadership and team building for years. Now he tackles the importance of teamwork head on, writing about teamwork being necessary for every kind of leader, and showing how team building can improve every area of your life.

Written in the style of the bestseller The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, this new book not only contains laws that you can count on when it comes to getting people to work together, but it tells them in such a way that you can start applying them to your own life today. And it's illustrated with great stories of team leaders-and team breakers-from history, business, the church, and sports.

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The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Workbook.......2007-07-30

This is an excellent workbook to use to teach teamwork. The physicial quality of this book was very good. This was a used workbook. There were no marks of anykind. It wooked like new. Iam very happy with this workbook and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in working with others.

Good mix of factoids, inspiration and leadership pointers.......2006-07-18

Building on the successful formula of his earlier work, author John C. Maxwell (The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership) has delineated 17 "laws" for managers who want to develop successful teams. That number may be arbitrary, but Maxwell successfully uses his laws as a springboard to weave together inspiring tales from Navy Seals, mountain climbers, Colin Powell, George Washington, Jimmy Carter, major league coaches and others into punchy chapters that any aspiring leader can use. This book provides the right mix of factoids, inspiration and leadership pointers to make it a bestseller. Even better, coaches and leaders who use these tips should be able to build better teams. We recommend this book to coaches, mentors and team leaders.

Great change.......2006-06-26

This book has allowed my company to work as a cohesive unit and build teamwork. There is no more "the world revolves around me attitude"

The "laws" are indisputable for a reason.......2005-06-12

From the favorable reviews, I assumed that this would be an informative book. However, this is not the case. I learned very little in the course of reading the book, and here is why:

The laws are obvious. Anyone who has ever been part of a team and given even a little thought as to what elements make a team function well will be unsurprised by the list. The reason that the author says the laws are "indisuptable," is that the laws are so obvious that anyone can see that they seem to generally hold.

Don't waste your time with this book. Instead, check out "First, Break all the Rules," which is an innovative work that addresses management issues (including teamwork).

The Leadership Centre Says.......2005-03-16

As An Executive Coach, Management Team Builder and Leadership Development Trainer I contracted to coach a cost improvement team for six months. This simple book helped the team members (non of them managers) to understand and apply the principles of working as part of a team (which was in essence a task force to recommend change). Management was thrilled with the results and six months later the team is still making excellent recommendations and has introduced new team members to the process and (on their own)to Maxwell's book.

Learning the 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team (Student Workbook)

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Learning the 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team (Student Workbook)

Manufacturer: Maximum Impace
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ASIN: 0971322619

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The phrase "economic system" refers to the organizational arrangements and processes through which a society makes its production and consumption decisions. In this book, Professor Conklin explores the diversity of economic systems and the choices societies must face in determining the economic systems best suited to their needs. He discusses the alternative objectives and alternative decision modes that are available to societies. Objectives such as efficiency, growth, liberty and equality--while themselves desirable--frequently involve trade-offs; the more complete attainment of any one objective may involve the partial sacrifice of another. In pursuit of its objectives, each society uses a combination of decision modes. Professor Conklin examines six of these: free enterprise, price controls, subsidies, taxation, non-price regulations, and public enterprise. He ends with a discussion of the processes societies use to make the necessary decisions between the available objectives and decision modes.

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With worker productivity at a dangerously low level, many managers don't realize that changing management's behavior is the key to mining the gold in the organization. True leaders can clear away the obstacles to worker productivity and turbocharge staff performance, says bestselling author and top trainer Jack Zenger. Slashing the time needed to perform every activity will start a revolution in the company that will truly allow everyone, managers and workers alike, to reap the benefits of "working smarter, not longer." ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jack Zenger (San Jose, CA) is the former chairman of Times Mirror Training, Inc., the largest group of training companies in the world. He coauthored Self-Directed Work Teams (Irwin, 1990) and Not Just for CEO's: Sure-Fire Success Secrets for the Rest of Us (Irwin, 1996).

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Highly Recommended!.......2001-02-17

The biggest management secret is that managers know who is not producing and they know what isn't working, and they don't do anything about it. And why not? John H. Zenger argues that shameless managers know productivity is lagging. Every day, says he, managers deliberately overlook people and conditions that limit productivity. While he scolds such oversight, he also offers a cure. Managers must wake up and attend to reversing unproductive trends in their work places. By eliminating bureaucracy, streamlining processes, and giving employees the skills to do excellent work, managers can incite a productivity revolution. This sure-handed, action-oriented guide provides direct suggestions and ready-to-use tools. True to its word - that bigger is not better - this short book will help managers transform their work environments into places where things get done and quickly. If you want to work in, or manage, a place like that, we recommend this book to you.

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One of the world’s leading SAP Sales & Distribution consultants delivers the first comprehensive and practical guide to implementing this new module in the R/3 system. Inside this book you’ll get complete information on the ins and outs of the software, including basic functions, sales document flow, invoicing, and how the S&D module interfaces with other modules. Sales processes and delivery systems are crucial functions in today’s businesses and no other Sales & Distribution guide can bring you the same focused, reliable advice that’s found inside this first-rate user’s guidebook.

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Very good product.......2007-09-27

This book is very good to get understanding of SAP SD structure. Book arrived before it was scheduled to arrive. So I am really happy with in time delivery and quality of the product.

Implementing SAP R/3 Sales and Distribution.......2007-06-26

Excellent read for beginners and high end users. Not enough detail for consultants responsible for configuation.

Very useful book.......2007-01-12

I found hard to find a good book on SAP R3 Sales and Distribution area. I am very satisfied with the contents of this book ; despite this, I would have liked to get also the prospective of the end user as I this book does not cover some -maybe too detailed- aspects of the day to day support work. I guess this was not part of the scope of the book

Very well written - Very informative if you are new to SD.......2007-01-07

I have used this book over and over as a reference and it is pretty well written and covers all the major topics. You should use this in conjunction with SAP help. This book will give you basic introduction to all topics under SD and it does a pretty decent job of teaching you SD config in SAP. I am an SD functional lead and I recommend this book to all my new team members..

Excellent book -- Abap to SD Journey.......2007-01-05

This is excellent book and i am very impressed with it's contents, language and quality.

Well i am have been working with SAP for last 8 years as a Abap/EDI/ALE resource and decided to take make a shift to functioal side.

Started with reading SAP implementation guide and SAP library, also found couple of intresting sites. But the best thing which happened to me was purchasing this book.
This book is very well organised and contains all the basic functionality in SD module with some real time examples. It explains both the SD business process flow and more importantly the configuration.

I would highly recommend this book.

Essentials of Marketing Student Package #1(Text, Student CD, PowerWeb, & Applications in Basic Marketing '02-'03)

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Very illustrative and good examples!!

Essentials of Marketing Student Package #1(Text, Student CD, PowerWeb, & Applications in Basic Marketing '02-'03)
Jr., William D. Perreault
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Essentials of Marketing is a brief version of Basic Marketing, the worldwide market leading Principles text. Basic Marketing and Essentials of Marketing are the first books to develop and present the 4Ps framework (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) which describes the components of the marketing mix and forms the foundation of Marketing. Like Basic Marketing, Essentials of Marketing offers a very thorough integration of the latest marketing themes, topics, and examples woven throughout. While Essentials of Marketing is a brief text, it is not a cut-and-paste of Basic Marketing. It is written carefully, thoroughly and specifically to be suitable for shorter Marketing courses. Author Bill Perreault shows this same dedication to the supplements package. Where most principles of marketing texts have separate supplement authors, Bill Perreault creates every item in the package. This unique involvement ensures quality, accuracy, and reliability.

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Very illustrative and good examples!!.......2004-03-23

I would highly recommend this book for any students (Business or non businss)majors interested in learning more about Marketing. The text starts off with the four essentials functions of marketing which are product,place,price,and promotion. This builds a solid fountain for all higher level business classes! Also this text provides highly organized graphics and examples.

Applications in Basic Marketing: Clippings From the Popular Business Press 2005-2006 Edition

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Applications in Basic Marketing: Clippings From the Popular Business Press 2005-2006 Edition
Jr., E. Jerome McCarthy William D. Perreault
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Basic Marketing Research: Application to Contemporary Issues with SPSS-Student Edition

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Basic Marketing Research: Application to Contemporary Issues with SPSS-Student Edition
Naresh K Malhotra , and Naresh Malhotra
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Essentials of Marketing (Student Package #1) w/ Applications in Basic Marketing 2004-05

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Business majors gotta have it ....

Essentials of Marketing (Student Package #1) w/ Applications in Basic Marketing 2004-05
Jr., William D. Perreault , and E. Jerome McCarthy
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Business majors gotta have it ...........2006-02-19

Teaches a lot abt MARKETING ... is an awesome help and comes with a bonus book which teaches u the basic concepts by using REAL LIFE CASES of multi national companies ... BUSINESS MAJORS MUST HAVE IT >>>> ;-)

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Applications in Basic Marketing
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Applications in Basic Marketing
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This reader is revised annually and is packaged with every copy of the book for free. It contains articles and readings from popular sources like; Business Week, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. The articles are sorted by chapter and coordinate with the organization of the text.

Applications in Basic Marketing (Clippings from the Popular Business Press)

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Applications in Basic Marketing (Clippings from the Popular Business Press)

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All of these clippings report interesting case studies and current issues that relate to topics covered in our texts and in the first marketing course.

Applications In Basic Marketing -98-99 Edition

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Applications In Basic Marketing -98-99 Edition
William D. Perreault
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A collection of readings from Popular Press. Revised annually.

Applications in Basic Marketing 1997-1998 Edition Clippings from the Popular Business Press

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Applications in Basic Marketing 1997-1998 Edition Clippings from the Popular Business Press
William Jr Perreault , and E. Jerome McCarthy
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The benefits of flushing were found to closely parallel the objectives: Increased customer satisfaction, compliance with drinking water standards, avoidance of water quality fees and fines, maintenance of pipe infrastructure, and discovery of system problems. Four cost categories were studied (1) financial (tangible) costs to the utility, (2) financial (tangible) costs to the customers, (3) intangible costs to the utility, and (4) intangible costs to the customers. Utilizing one or more methods of flushing, several elements were need in order to be effective: preplanning, having a detailed approach, proper scheduling, and ample public notification. Details of all aspects are covered in this report.

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Cosolvent Flushing to Treat Groundwater Contamination Source Areas

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Cosolvent Flushing to Treat Groundwater Contamination Source Areas

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This is a AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A147163. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) in the zone beneath the water table can be a virtually permanent source of groundwater contamination that cannot be remediated by currently available technologies. Cosolvent flushing is a new technology that has the potential to remediate these sites and could pose a solution to the problem of DNAPL source areas. A computer model was developed to determine the cost and time to remediate an aquifer using cosolvent flushing. Included in the model is a module to calculate the costs of recycling the alcohol that is used as the cosolvent. The model was validated using site conditions to a prior study. It was determined that recycling the cosolvent allows cosolvent flushing to be a cost effective alternative to surfactant flushing, another new technology being considered for DNAPL source remediation. Sensitivity analysis of the model was conducted by varying the saturation percentage of contaminant, percentage and type of alcohol used in the cosolvent mixture, site hydraulic conductivity, and the contaminant. Five alcohols were modeled: methanol, ethanol, 1-isopropanol, 2-isopropanol, and tert-butyl-alcohol (TBA). 1-Isopropanol, 2-isopropanol, and TBA were always more expensive than methanol and ethanol.

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This introductory information systems book helps readers overcome the challenges of sorting through IS issues, concepts, and terms to maintain a current and relevant knowledge base in the midst of an information revolution. Chapter topics include IS use in business, computer hardware and software, databases for business applications, telecommunications, the internet, electronic commerce, client/server computing, managerial decision making, designing and developing IS systems, and computer security. For individuals with varying degrees of technical experience, interested in exploring the changes in the field of IS that are transforming society, business, and our personal lives.

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Information Systems Architecture Course Textbook.......2000-06-02

Information Systems: Success in the 21st Century by Uma Gupta is an excellent introduction to the many facets of designing a modern information system. I teach the Info Systems Architecture course at Johns Hopkins University and I this is the textbook. It is an ideal book for learning the varied technologies, approaches and architectures available to meet different system needs. It has many diagrams that make the relationships of hardware and software components understandable. A strength of the book is that it does not get bogged down in technical details. It is intended for someone who is interested in getting into the technology field but is not yet ready to, or has no intention of, becoming a computer porgrammer.

CIMA Intermediate Paper 10 Systems and Project Management (ISPM) (Success)

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