"This gripping book traces the evolution of brainwashing from its beginnings in torture and religious conversion into the age of neuroscience and social media. When Pavlov introduced scientific approaches, his research was enthusiastically supported by Lenin and Stalin, setting the stage for major breakthroughs in tools for social, political, and religious control. Tracing these developments through many of the past century's major conflagrations,...

"How can you take advantage of feedback control for enterprise programming? With this book, author Philipp K. Janert demonstrates how the same principles that govern cruise control in your car also apply to data center management and other enterprise systems. Through case studies and hands-on simulations, you'll learn methods to solve several control issues, including mechanisms to spin up more servers automatically when web traffic spikes. Feedback...

"With the spate of mass shootings in schools and crowded public venues in recent decades, gun control in the United States has become a perennial topic in the national conversation. Conflicts in the debate on gun control include the Second Amendment, the NRA, common sense gun laws, public safety, and more. Through this collection of articles, readers will witness how the discussion of gun control has evolved from the 1960s through today, from the...

The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook blends Lean and Six Sigma tools and concepts, providing expert advice on how to determine which tool within a "family" is best for different purposes. Packed with detailed examples and step-by-step instructions, it's the ideal handy reference guide to help Green and Black Belts make the transition from the classroom to the field. Features brief summaries and examples of the 70 most important tools in Lean Six Sigma,...

After their van and the Killer Whale water slide break down under the strain of their excessive weight, the Gulps decide to eat right and exercise.

A comprehensive guide for designing and implementing effective strategies for network performance and management Design and implement performance and fault monitoring that will measure and report the effectiveness of your Cisco network Generate reports and alerts that provide network information and status Learn to navigate Cisco's documentation and MIBs to determine which elements of a specific technology you should manage Study the key aspects of...

Drawing on 70-plus years of strategy consulting experience and in-depth research, the experts at PwC¿̐ưs Strategy & lay out a winning framework that helps CEOs and senior executives transform their organizations for sustainable, profitable growth. --

"Ronald D. Snee and Roger W. Hoerl cover every level of Six Sigma implementation in nonmanufacturing environments: deployment planning and strategy, project execution, methods, statistical tools, and more. Throughout, they illuminate key concepts with case studies from a wide range of businesses and functions. Drawing on their unsurpassed consulting experience, they systematically identify hurdles to success - and best practices for overcoming them."--Jacket...

"Production planning, operations and control are being transformed by digitization, creating opportunities for automation of decision making, reduction of delays in making and implementing decisions, and significant improvement of production system performance. Meanwhile, to remain competitive, today's production industries need to adapt to increasingly dynamic and turbulent markets. In this environment, production engineers and managers can benefit...