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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.As climate change becomes a growing reality, more industries must grapple with how to implement sustainable business practices at every step of the production process. This is especially true for viticulture, where every step of production can take years to come to fruition, a

Functional Exercise and Rehabilitation serves as an accessible and visual guide providing the essentials of therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation, including mobilization, stabilization and myofascial release.

This book uses an easy-to-follow story format to simplify and explain Hoshin Kanri. Supplying clear explanations of the steps of Hoshin Kanri, it advocates using Hoshin as an important tool for improving the existing planning and execution system while simultaneously moving the culture of the organization forward. The book provides readers with a new conceptual understanding of Hoshin Kanri as a powerful deployment system for strategic planning. Identifying a different path to success, it outlines a method for measuring overall business effectiveness that can help readers determine the focus of their corporate strategy.

Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardThe new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any Lean transformation an ongoing success. It shows you how to implement a sustainable, successful transformation by developing a culture that has your stakeholders throughout the organizational chart involved and invested in the outcome. It teaches you how to successfully navigate the politics in cross-functional process improvement projects, and to engage executives in ways that are personally meaningful to them. If you are a leader at any level in an organization undergoing or considering a Lean transformation, this is where you should start and finish ... and start again.Read the Reviews:"This book became an instant classic in the literature of professional operations. In this third edition, David Mann updates and expands his teaching with five additional years of valuable experience and expertise derived from his very active, multi-industry consultancy. I have benefitted greatly from his writing and wholeheartedly recommend this book to be top-of-the desk of any serious Lean practitioner or performance transformation leader."- Raymond C. Floyd, two-time Shingo Prize Winner, President and CEO, Plasco Energy Group"David Mann builds substantially on his seminal work on the Lean management system. The book is full of new insight and polishes the most important ideas about Lean management. The new chapter on engaging executive leadership alone is worth the price of the book."- Peter Ward, Richard M. Ross Professor and Chair, Department of Management Science, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University"This book has long been my 'go-to' guide on Lean management practices that help create a culture of continuous improvement and excellence. I have recommended the book to countless healthcare leaders who rave about how helpful it is in translating Lean principles into daily management behaviors. The healthcare examples make it even more relevant as a must read for any hospital leader who aims to move beyond Lean tools.."-Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals, co-author of Healthcare Kaizen and The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen"As more companies outside the manufacturing sector pursue Lean transformations, Creating a Lean Culture is as critical a resource as ever. Breaking down silos and navigating tricky internecine politics remain a momentous challenge, and Mann's case-based insights are an invaluable tool."- Peg Pennington, Executive Director, Center for Operational Excellence, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University"David has once again taken the topics that trip us up and put structure and guidance around them. His new work on executive involvement is worth the price of the book all by itself. Many of us have struggled with this topic and David provides a path to success."- Elizabeth M. King, Vice President Organizational Effectiveness, ESCO CorporationNew in the Third Edition:Contains new chapter on engaging executives in Lean initiativesIncludes 21 new case studiesPresents new examples from the healthcare and process industriesIncludes additional gemba worksheets for learning and teaching LeanProvides expanded coverage of Lean applications in complex cross functional value stream process improvement projectsWatch David Mann discuss how the latest edition of Creating a Lean Culture can help you and your organization succeed.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX7jrtV3cBA&feature=youtu.be

Discusses importance of nanotechnology in abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants, with latest research on the application of nanotechnology in agriculture crop production, its applications in crop growth enhancement under different abiotic stress conditions, and uses of various nanoparticles in agricultural fields for better productivity.

Details salient features of grid computing, introduces grid and its architecture and also discusses advances to the complex hybridized model of grid computing, grid scheduling, and grid resource management. It addresses problems causing grid bottlenecks, the formulation of solution strategies, implementation of grid scheduling, and more.

Presents latest on ready-to-eat snacks, focusing on traditional production methods as well as emerging technologies and their disadvantages. Covers uses of developing technologies for manufacture of ready-to-eat snacks, difficulties and future opportunities.

Details progress in pharmaceutical technology for drug delivery systems and new drug targeting strategies. Relates importance, fabrication technology, characterization, evaluation, therapeutic applications, and future perspectives.

Discusses gender as a social reality and its intersection with other forms of social inequality, like race, class, etc. Examines how gender is constructed and maintained through various social institutions and challenges to gender inequalities through activism, art, and other forms of resistance.

Discusses nutraceuticals from foods that promote good health and optimum sleep. Looks at nutraceutical diets for good sleep, the nutraceutical components related to sleep and insomnia, and new technologies and future directions in the use of nutraceuticals for insomnia and sleep.

Details the role of free radicals and their impact on human health. Examines different diseases caused by deleterious free radicals. Unravels the origin of free radicals and their intricate relationship with vital biomolecules. Uncovers their role in pathology of conditions like cancer, diabetes, stroke, and others.

Discusses effect of IT and digital transformation tools on supply chains. Covers technologies like big data, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Explains IT and SCM impact in different types of markets, covering their importance, methods, and requirements.

Details latest bio-based composites, processing, and characterization for drug delivery and fixation devices. Introduces various bioresorbable polymers. Details materials like nanomaterials, chitosan and its derivatives, biopolymers, and their applications. Covers degradation of biomaterials and proposes mitigation solutions.

Explores how climate change influences the dynamics of pests, diseases, and other biotic stresses, and its role in response of plants and microorganisms. Studies the effects of climate change on pest and disease incidence in crop plants. Discusses the potential of using molecular tools for mitigating ill-effects of climate change.

Discusses use of AI and its computer-aided applications in designing new drugs and chemical products, for toxicity prediction and biodegradation, and for fault diagnosis in chemical processing plants. Provides mathematical and nonmathematical applications of AI in chemical sciences.

Discusses white collar crimes, focusing on the disparity in such crimes between men and women. Focuses on the convenience theory, to explain general white-collar crime. Covers crimes of convenience in cybercrime by considering the importance of gender in the history of internet crime and the relationship between cyber and white-collar crime.

Discusses advances in materials with reference to their structure, physical behaviors, and applications. Sheds light on organizational and orientational order of atoms responsible for characteristics and distinct architectures in these materials. Explores novel materials for new technologies detailing for applications in frontier areas.

Details plant-derived nutraceuticals that can be used as therapeutic tools in the prevention and treatment of arthritis and psoriasis. Discusses the use of plant-derived nutraceuticals, such as microalgae and other marine botanicals, omega polyunsaturated fatty acids, and others in the treatment and management of arthritis and psoriasis.

Overviews various nanocarriers that encapsulate active compounds to treat NDs. Covers neurological disorders, clinical strategies for the management of neuro disorders, and the challenges in their treatment. Discusses specific techniques for treating NDs such as the delivery of RNA/DNA to the brain using nanoscience, etc.

Details novel solutions to problems in the field of materials technology. Provides comprehensive theoretical understanding and experimental findings for furthering research in materials science and engineering. Looks at advances and trends, tools and technologies, and characterization of smart materials and novel materials.

> Explores the benefits of practicing yoga on social life and humanity. Discusses impact of yoga on the socioemotional development and happiness.

Introduces and analyzes challenges and opportunities, details modeling and simulation, and explores various applications of blockchain-based digital twins. Discusses the security benefits of blockchain and analyses its use for the future of Internet.

Discusses use of nanoparticles as nanofertifilizers and their applications in agricultural science. Summarizes research and importance of nanotechnology in abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants, its various applications in crop growth enhancement under different stress conditions, and the uses of various nanoparticles.

Explores sustainable means of soil improvement through the promising use of nano-biochar and nanoparticles for improving soil quality, as well as for reducing waste. Discusses how nano-biochar can improve soil quality and sustainability and explores the various types of nanoparticles and approaches for improving soil health.

Examines the opportunities and challenges presented by phygitalization and highlights strategies companies in different industries can use to leverage its full potential. Discusses the multifaceted nature of phygital marketing and provides valuable insights into how businesses can navigate this evolving landscape.

Details latest strategies for the pursuit of effective Alzheimer's management. Explores nutraceuticals and their pivotal role in managing Alzheimer's disease. Discusses various potential therapies for the effective treatment of Alzheimer's. Recent developments and advancements in the delivery of nutraceuticals are also explored.

Explores the underlying pathological, biochemical, molecular, and genetic aspects of Alzheimer's disease. Details the disease and potential therapeutic interventions. Explores various medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites that show promise in treating the condition.

This new and expanded edition of Biofluid Dynamics of Human Body Systems is a comprehensive guide on the physical and chemical properties of fluids in the human body.

Presents prebiotics as food component and the potential of various prebiotics and their safety, proven health implications, mechanisms of action, and use in consumption. Overviews highly dynamic gut molecular ecology and diversity. Covers topics including certain prebiotics as functional foods, prebiotic regulatory issues, etc.