Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists

Name: Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists
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ISBN: 9780470021262

ISBN-10: 0470021268

ISBN-13: 9780470021262

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: John V. Chelsom, Andrew C. Payne, Lawrence R. P. Reavill

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Significantly revised and updated, this second edition of Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists is vital reading for all students of any of these subjects hoping to make it in the real world. Increasingly, students of engineering, science and technology subjects are finding that their success depends as much on general management skills and understanding operational systems, as on their technical expertise. This book offers students that all important, firm foundation in management training. Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists offers a practical and accessible introduction to management and provides a comprehensive guide to the management tools used in…

Book details

List price: $87.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/29/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction to the second edition


Preface



Business Basics



Business basics



The business environment



Management styles: From Taylorism to




Management of quality



Materials management



Managing design and new product development



Organizations



Managing to succeed



Managing Engineering Resources



Human resource management - the individual



Groups of people



Communication



Work study



Costing and pricing



Measuring financial performance



Project investment decisions



Maintenance management



Project management



Networks for projects



Project management - managing construction procurement



Inventory management



Management of the supply system



Marketing



A case study in starting an SME



A guide to writing a business plan



Quality management tools



Case study: Developing a network



DCF


Tables


Index