Authors:Floyd Piedad, Michael W. Hawkins,
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: processes, techniques, design, availability
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2000-12-28
List price: $44.99
ISBN-10: 0130962880
ISBN-13: 9780130962881

Training, systems support, backup and maintenance account for nearly 80% of the total cost of today’s enterprise applications -- and much of that money is spent trying to squeeze increased availability out of applications in spite of weak design and management processes. In High Availability: Design, Techniques and Processes, two leading IT experts bring together "best practices" for every people and process-related issue associated with maximizing application availability. The goal: to help enterprises dramatically improve the value of their strategic applications, without spending more

Authors:Douglas M. Hawkins, David H. Olwell,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: quality, improvement, charting, charts, sum, cumulative
Number of Pages: 247
Published: 1998-01-23
List price: $134.00
ISBN-10: 0387983651
ISBN-13: 9780387983653

Cumulative sum (CUSUM) control charting is a valuable tool for detecting and diagnosing persistent shifts in series of readings. It is used in traditional statistical process control (SPC) settings such as manufacturing, but is also effective in settings as diverse as personnel management, econometrics, and conventional data analysis. It is an essential tool for the quality professional. This book covers CUSUMs from an application-oriented viewpoint, while also providing the essential theoretical underpinning. It is accessible to anyone with a basic statistical training, and is aimed at qualit

Authors:B. C. Craft, M. Hawkins, Ronald E. Terry,
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: engineering, reservoir, petroleum, applied
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 1991-01-28
List price: $117.00
ISBN-10: 0130398845
ISBN-13: 9780130398840

Contains many field examples that made the original text so popular. Opens with a brief introduction to reservoir engineering. DLC: 1. Oil reservoir engineering.

Authors:Timothy C. Kister, Bruce Hawkins,
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Keywords: lean, environment, organization, streamline, planning, scheduling, maintenance
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2006-04-10
List price: $48.95
ISBN-10: 0750678321
ISBN-13: 9780750678322

This is a hands-on reference guide for the maintenance or reliability engineer and plant manager. As the third volume in the "Life Cycle Engineering" series, this book takes the guiding principles of Lean Manufacturing and Maintenance and applies these concepts to everyday planning and scheduling tasks allowing engineers to keep their equipment running smoothly, while decreasing downtime. The authors offer invaluable advice on the effective use of work orders and schedules and how they fit into the overall maintenance plan. There are not many books out there on planning and scheduling, that g

Authors:Robert D. Hawkins, Gordon H. Bower,
Publisher: Academic Pr
Keywords: learning, vol, advances, research, motivation, theory, systems, models, simple, neural, computational, psychology
Number of Pages: 305
Published: 1989-11
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 0125319584
ISBN-13: 9780125319584

Authors:Anne Hawkins, Clive Turner,
Publisher: Management Pocketbooks
Keywords: finance, pocketbook, sheet, balance
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 1995-09-30
List price: $12.04
ISBN-10: 1870471326
ISBN-13: 9781870471329

"The Balance Sheet Pocketbook" begins by contructing a model that examines how money works within a business - where funds come from and how they are used. The structure of the balance sheet and profit and loss reports are then examined and explained within the context of this model.

Authors:Anne Hawkins, Clive Turner,
Publisher: Management Pocketbooks
Keywords: pocketbooks, management, pocketbook, profitability, improving
Number of Pages: 110
Published: 2008-11-01
List price: $12.04
ISBN-10: 1903776945
ISBN-13: 9781903776940

Profitability, rather than profit, is the key measure of a business’ performance. If you know how to measure profitability, you will be able to manage it, and understand which decisions increase it. "The Improving Profitability Pocketbook" looks at the essential areas of effective use of assets (Asset Turn) and cost-efficiency (Return on Sales). It also includes detailed sections on capital expenditure appraisal, how to evaluate make/buy decisions, and how to use a profit-cost-volume model. This new edition replaces 9781870471442 first published in 1997.