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“nicholas comfort”

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  • Surrender

    How British industry gave up the ghost 1952-2012

    by Nicholas Comfort ...
    British industry at the start of the New Elizabethan Age was a world leader. The first - British - jet airliner was taking to the skies, the first nuclear power station was under construction at Calder Hall and British firms were pioneering the computer. Our shipyards reigned almost supreme, and from Britain's factories came cars, lorries, buses, heavy machinery, aircraft and locomotives, exported ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    14 Management Principles From the World's Greatest Manufacturer

    by Jeffrey Liker ...
    How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industryIn factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the ... Read more

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  • The Economy of Ireland

    National and Sectoral Policy Issues

    Edited by John W. O'Hagan, Carol Newman ...
    An essential book for students of economics as well as economists and policymakers. The twelfth edition of this enduring and popular book surveys all major changes in the Irish economy in the past fifteen years, with particular emphasis on the last five years. In this new edition, the authors examine: - The broad historical context to a study of the Irish economy. - Ireland's hard landing, ... Read more

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  • American Made

    Why Making Things Will Return Us to Greatness

    by Dan DiMicco ...
    American manufacturing is on life support—at least, that's what most people think. The exodus of jobs to China and other foreign markets is irreversible, and anything that is built here requires specialized skills the average worker couldn't hope to gain. Not so, says Dan DiMicco, chairman and former CEO of Nucor, America's largest steel company. He not only revived a major US manufacturing firm ... Read more

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  • Advanced AutoCAD® 2016 Exercise Workbook

    by Cheryl R. Shrock, Steve Heather ...
    This is the right book for users who liked the author’s “Beginning AutoCAD” workbook and want to learn more about AutoCAD’s features, including Xref, Attributes, and 3D solids. This clear, no nonsense, easy-to-follow text is totally updated for AutoCAD 2016 and 2016 LT, and it offers several new and improved features. All exercises are easy to print on standard 8 ½" x 11" paper. For use with the ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • The TWI Facilitator's Guide

    How to Use the TWI Programs Successfully

    by Donald A. Dinero ...
    There are many books available covering the Training Within Industry (TWI) programs, but few include any unique material on adaptation or modification – This dearth of new has caused practitioners to alter the programs without understanding the underlying principles. These changes have made the programs less effective.One must, however, maintain the principles used in the programs when changing ... Read more

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  • Consolidated Aircraft Corporation

    by Katrina Pescador, Mark Aldrich, San Diego Air and Space Museum ...
    Series series Images of America
    Founded by Reuben H. Fleet in 1923, Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (later Convair) became one of the most significant aircraft manufacturers in American history. For roughly 60 years, this prolific company was synonymous with San Diego. In fact, whole sections of the city were designed to provide homes for the Convair workers and their families. These men and women were responsible for building ... Read more

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  • Mechanics of Sheet Metal Forming

    Edited by Zdzislaw Marciniak, John Duncan, Jack Hu ...
    The basic theory of sheet metal forming in the automotive, appliance and aircraft industries is given. This fills a gap between the descriptive treatments in most manufacturing texts and the advanced numerical methods used in computer-aided-design systems. The book may be used by lecturers in undergraduate courses in manufacturing; plentiful exercises and worked examples provide quantitative ... Read more

    $72.79 CAD

  • Capital Beer

    A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C.

    by Garrett Peck ...
    An effervescent history of beer brewing in the American capital city.Imagine the jubilation of thirsty citizens in 1796 when the Washington Brewery—the city's first brewery—opened. Yet the English-style ales produced by the early breweries in the capital and in nearby Arlington and Alexandria sat heavy on the tongue in the oppressive Potomac summers. By the 1850s, an influx of German immigrants ... Read more

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  • Integrating the Packaging and Product Experience in Food and Beverages

    A Road-Map to Consumer Satisfaction

    Edited by Peter Burgess ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
    Integrating the Packaging and Product Experience in Food and Beverages: A Road-Map to Consumer Satisfaction focuses on the interrelationship between packaging and the product experience. In both industry and academia there has been a growing interest in investigating approaches that capture consumer responses to products that go beyond traditional sensory and liking measures. These approaches ... Read more

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  • The Routledge Companion to Lean Management

    Edited by Daryl J. Powell ...
    Series series Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing
    Interest in the phenomenon known as "lean" has grown significantly in recent years. This is the first volume to provide an academically rigorous overview of the field of lean management, introducing the reader to the application of lean in diverse application areas, from the production floor to sales and marketing, from the automobile industry to academic institutions.The volume collects ... Read more

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  • Standard Blacksmithing, Horseshoeing and Wagon Making - Twelve Lessons in Elementary Blacksmithing, Adapted to the Demand of Schools and Colleges of Mechanic Arts

    Tables, Rules and Receipts Useful to Manufacturers, Machinists, Engineers and Blacksmiths - A Rational Treatise on Horseshoeing and the Anatomy of the Foot of the Horse, Suited to the Demand of Horseraisers, Veterinarians, Farriers and

    by J. G. Holmstrom ...
    This volume contains a course of twelve lessons on blacksmithing, horseshoeing, and wagon making, originally designed for schools and technical colleges. With helpful tables, simple diagrams, and a wealth of handy tips, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers looking for an introduction to metalworking and farriery. Contents include: "The Fire", "Iron", "Steel", "Annealing", ... Read more

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