Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists by John V Chelsom

Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists by John V Chelsom

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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.

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Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists by John V Chelsom

Offers a practical and accessible introduction to management and provides a comprehensive guide to the management tools used in managing people and other resources. Part 1 includes a series of chapters on management applications and concepts, starting with basic issues such as 'What is a business?' and 'What is management?' continuing through management of quality, materials and new product development and concluding with examples of successful companies who provide good models of management. Part 2 starts with chapters on human resource management, and communication, and goes on to provide some tools and techniques, such as critical path networks, discounted cash flow, inventory control, concluding with a new chapter on the management of SMEs.

John Chelsom, Andrew Payne AND Lawrence Reavill have all taught for many years at City University in London. They are now retired from full-time teaching but Payne and Reavill still work as Visiting Lecturers at City University. Lawrence Reavill also works as a Visiting Lecturer at SOAS (School of African and Oriental Studies) at the University of London and at The Open University.

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ISBN 13 9780470021262
ISBN 10 0470021268
Title Management for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists
Author John V Chelsom
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published 2004-09-24
Number of pages 560
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.