Introduces the theoretical constructs and conceptual foundations of disaster management. This book examines case studies of natural disasters around the world, and compares and contrasts the efficacy of different management strategies from national, provincial, and local governments, as well as non-governmental agencies.
Detailing methods for preparing organizations for disasters, this book discusses tried and true tactics and areas often overlooked during the reactive and post-disaster phases. It addresses special considerations important in planning for disaster management, from chemical spills, floods, and terrorist attacks to catastrophic events.
The Official Organizing of Chaos Creating Disasters Preparing for the Worst Are Disaster Agencies Effective? The Other Side-Victims Perspective The Power of Tradition The Odds of Being a Victim The Mother Hen Effect Alternative Organizational Forms Disaster Communities as Survival Mechanisms Privatizing Disaster Management
Production development is about improving existing production systems and developing new ones. The production system should be developed in integration with the product, as a part of the overall product realization process, and not in sequence after the product has already been designed. Production Development: Design and Operation of Production Systems takes a holistic viewpoint on the product…
Jacobs and Chase continue to lead the field of Operations Management with cutting edge up-to-date content, technology, and motivation. Now, in this Second Edition Jacobs and Chase focus on the core concepts of operations and supply management. This condensed text was constructed with sections on the four essential core areas—strategy, process management, supply chain management, and inventory…
Database System Concepts by Silberschatz, Korth and Sudarshan is now in its 6th edition and is one of the cornerstone texts of database education. It presents the fundamental concepts of database management in an intuitive manner geared toward allowing students to begin working with databases as quickly as possible. The text is designed for a first course in databases at the junior/senior under…
Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant B. Navathe.
Due to market forces and technological evolution, Big Data computing is developing at an increasing rate. A wide variety of novel approaches and tools have emerged to tackle the challenges of Big Data, creating both more opportunities and more challenges for students and professionals in the field of data computation and analysis.