North Carolina Business Directory, 1997-1998: The Ultimate Sales & Credit Tool (2 Vol Set)

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Deepening disaffection with conventional public schools has inspired flight to private schools, home schooling, and new alternatives, such as charter schools. Barely a decade old, the charter school movement has attracted a colorful band of supporters, from presidential candidates, to ethnic activists, to the religious Right. At present there are about 1,700 charter schools, with total enrollment estimated to reach one million early in the century. Yet, until now, little has been known about the inner workings of these small, inventive schools that rely on public money but are largely independent of local school boards.

Inside Charter Schools takes readers into six strikingly different schools, from an evangelical home-schooling charter in California to a back-to-basics charter in a black neighborhood in Lansing, Michigan. With a keen eye for human aspirations and dilemmas, the authors provide incisive analysis of the challenges and problems facing this young movement.

Do charter schools really spur innovation, or do they simply exacerbate tribal forms of American pluralism? Inside Charter Schools provides shrewd and illuminating studies of the struggles and achievements of these new schools, and offers practical lessons for educators, scholars, policymakers, and parents.

Charter schools likely to grow.(Inside the law: analyzing, debating and explaining no child left behind): An article from: District Administration

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Charter schools likely to grow.(Inside the law: analyzing, debating and explaining no child left behind): An article from: District Administration
Angela Pascopella
Manufacturer: Professional Media Group LLC
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Title: Charter schools likely to grow.(Inside the law: analyzing, debating and explaining no child left behind)
Author: Angela Pascopella
Publication: District Administration (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2004
Publisher: Professional Media Group LLC
Volume: 40 Issue: 2 Page: 17(1)

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L.A. Unified and charter schools butt heads.(Inside the Law)(Green Dot Public Schools, Partnerships to Uplift Communities Schools, and California Charter ... An article from: District Administration

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L.A. Unified and charter schools butt heads.(Inside the Law)(Green Dot Public Schools, Partnerships to Uplift Communities Schools, and California Charter ... An article from: District Administration
Zach Miners
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This digital document is an article from District Administration, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2007. The length of the article is 504 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: L.A. Unified and charter schools butt heads.(Inside the Law)(Green Dot Public Schools, Partnerships to Uplift Communities Schools, and California Charter Schools Association filed lawsuits against Los Angeles Unified School District)
Author: Zach Miners
Publication: District Administration (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2007
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Volume: 43 Issue: 7 Page: 20(1)

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SCHOOL INSIDE A SCHOOL REACHES OUT.(Schools)(Without more students signed up, an Elmira charter risks not opening): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on June 6, 2003. The length of the article is 988 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: SCHOOL INSIDE A SCHOOL REACHES OUT.(Schools)(Without more students signed up, an Elmira charter risks not opening)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: June 6, 2003
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What's happening with charter schools?(NCSL Inside): An article from: State Legislatures

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What's happening with charter schools?(NCSL Inside): An article from: State Legislatures

Manufacturer: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00096L2VG
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from State Legislatures, published by National Conference of State Legislatures on May 1, 1996. The length of the article is 456 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: More charter schools are being established across the US. Charter school laws have been passed in 21 states and about 300 schools have been approved. State legislatures may grant extensive or limited autonomy to schools depending upon the needs of their educational systems. However, charter schools receive lesser subsidy than regular ones despite the same educational standards imposed.

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Title: What's happening with charter schools?(NCSL Inside)
Publication: State Legislatures (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1996
Publisher: National Conference of State Legislatures
Volume: v22 Issue: n5 Page: pS2(1)

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The decision technologies, tools and theories of Operations Research and Management Sciences have long been applied to a wide range of issues and problems within health care. To date, however, there has been no single handbook that synthesizes the wide applicability of such techniques. The Handbook of Operations Research and Health Care now makes available to practitioners, students, and researchers a comprehensive handbook volume that will help them improve their ability to apply these decision technologies. In addition, the handbook will present new state-of-the-art techniques, explore new issues and challenges, and examine new avenues for research.
This handbook will fill these needs in a three-fold approach: It reviews health care systems (in the U.S., other developed countries, and developing countries), their structure, environment, and evolution. It reviews key issues, problems, and challenges experienced today and to be expected in the future. It synthesizes decision technology applications published in the last 10 years. It describes which health care delivery issues, problems, and challenges were addressed in the past, while highlighting areas for future operations research/management science work in health care. It provides a comprehensive series of state-of-the-art applications - each of which are written by a leading authority - detailing the problem area, the methodology (or methodologies) employed, the implementation, the results, and the issues/avenues raised for future research.

Each topic will be structured and addressed in such a way that a wide audience will be able to access and use the materials presented. The following topics are examined in the volume:

Introduction/ Overview:

Health care delivery in the US and elsewhere,

OR/MS in health; a 10 year overview.

Health Care Operations Improvement:

Scheduling and workforce planning,

Inventory management,

Supply chain management,

Logistics planning and modeling,

Equipment planning,

Planning,

Facility location and layout,

Workforce & workload models,

Decision support systems,

Performance measurement & modeling,

Queueing models,

Quality management.

Economic Analysis:

Equipment evaluation & selection models,

Optimal pricing and costing models,

Demand forecasting and planning models,

Impact of policies on health care demand,

Technology assessment.

Public Policy:

Regional planning and network models,

Access and availability population models,

Technology diffusion models,

Disease prevention,

Health care coverage,

Vaccine modeling,

Organ allocation models,

Disease screening,

Resource allocation,

Drug policies,

Blood supply management policies.

Clinical Applications:

Risk assessment and analysis,

Clinical diagnosis and decision making,

Decision support systems,

Disease modeling (individual level),

Treatment design and planning,

Drug selection models,

Optimal dosing models,

Vaccine models,

Clinical quality.

The handbook will serve a large multidisciplinary audience that includes:

Decision technology practitioners, students, scientists and researchers with interest (either new interest or existing expertise) in health care,

Practitioners in health sciences, health administration, public health, health care delivery, and health policy.

Review of @?Operations Research and Health Care. A Handbook of Methods and Applications@? edited by Margaret L. Brandeau, Francois Sainfort and William ... European Journal of Operational Research]

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Review of @?Operations Research and Health Care. A Handbook of Methods and Applications@? edited by Margaret L. Brandeau, Francois Sainfort and William ... European Journal of Operational Research]
G. Bevan
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This digital document is a journal article from European Journal of Operational Research, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Everyday Excellence looks at the core of qualitypeople. If we want to achieve everyday excellence, we must do it for people and with people. People either have the right attitude or they dont. They take the right action, or they dont. They appreciate what they receive, or they dont. Attitude, action and appreciation actually form a cycle of excellence, since appreciation often stimulates, fosters, and encourages a better attitude. It all comes down to how we approach ourselves and how we interact with other people. Once we look for them, we find that the opportunities to practice and apply excellence in the workplace occur minute-by-minute throughout the day. These moments comprise the heart of everyday excellence. This book is designed as easy but inspiring reading for the busy leader, manager, supervisor, and professional in an office. If you work at a desk, or at a computer in an office, this book is written for you. It provides ten chapters of interconnected short stories and lessons. The lessons contain viewpoints and opinions, and hopefully new perspectives and insights. While the short stories are interconnected, each lesson stands alone. This, together with a very detailed index, enables the reader to use the book as a reference source. Contents: CHAPTER 1. ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS CHAPTER 2. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE CHAPTER 3. IMPROVING OPERATIONS CHAPTER 4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE CHAPTER 5. GAINING CLARITY IN MARKETING CHAPTER 6. SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 7. CLIENT RELATIONS AND RETENTION CHAPTER 8. GETTING COMMUNICATIONS RIGHT CHAPTER 9. EFFECTIVE HUMAN RESOURCES CHAPTER 10. EVERYDAY QUALITY OF LIFE

Excellence through quality.: An article from: CMA Management

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Excellence through quality.: An article from: CMA Management
John Perry
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This digital document is an article from CMA Management, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2004. The length of the article is 2409 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Excellence through quality.
Author: John Perry
Publication: CMA Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 78 Issue: 8 Page: 26(4)

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Information Service Excellence Through Tqm: Building Partnerships for Business Process Reengineering and Continuous Improvement

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Valuable for orgs that do heavy development

Information Service Excellence Through Tqm: Building Partnerships for Business Process Reengineering and Continuous Improvement
Timothy Braithwaite
Manufacturer: Irwin Professional Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0873892712

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Valuable for orgs that do heavy development.......2001-06-30

After reading the author's "The Power of IT: Maximizing Your Technology Investments" I was sufficiently impressed with his work to track down other books that he had written.

This book starts with a 360 degree view of IS by giving the following viewpoints and perceptions: users, bottom line, and from within IS itself. Although this book was written in 1994 it is as valid today as when Mr. Braithwaite wrote chapter 1. The next chapter is a discussion of TQM, and its main value is to synchronize the author's definitions with our own. A few topics here were real gems, including managing by prevention, identifying and measuring the cost of quality, and measuring the performance of business processes which IS is chartered to support. The best part of this chapter the structure and approach for institutionalizing management of change. Mr. Braithwaite proposes four different groups: (1) management, (2) measurement, (3) education and (4) employee involvement committees. This approach does ensure that all major stakeholders are involved, and it also will prevent IT/IS from operating in a vacuum.

Chapter 3 is devoted to TQM within IS, but the focus moves to systems development. I was hoping for a more holistic treatment of IS that also covered service delivery and support, and production. These areas are covered, but only within the context of systems development. The next three chapters are devoted to incorporating TQM into the systems development process. Chapter 4 is devoted to establishing TQM, chapter 5 covers TQM initiatives in the requirements definition phase, and chapter 6 addresses TQM in the build and delivery phases. Chapter 6 has some excellent information on metrics, testing and release to production.

I especially liked chapter 7, which focuses on creating a quality culture within IS. Some of the factors and indicators that Mr. Braithwaite provides in this chapter are worth reading carefully, including staff turnover and the effect on cost of quality, and the TQM implementation model for IS. I also liked the way the author aligns seven of Deming's principles to IS department management. This is another area that is worth reading.

Chapter 8 wraps up this 141 page book with a discussion of future directions for IS within the context of TQM. Some of the key points here include: change perceptions [of users and the business] through performance, add value to the enterprise, and formulate a long-term vision. These points should be mandates for any IS department regardless of whether they elect to implement TQM or not.

Overall this is a valuable book if your organization does heavy development. If your development is limited to light maintenance programming or adding features to an enterprise resource planning application, much of this book will not apply. If you are in the first group or you want to learn about how TQM can be applied to development, you will find this to be a 4-star book that is worth tracking down.

Management Excellence Through Quality
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Management Excellence Through Quality
Thomas J. Barry
Manufacturer: ASQ Quality Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0873891171

Phoenix Without the Ashes: Achieving Organizational Excellence Through Common Sense Management
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Phoenix Without the Ashes: Achieving Organizational Excellence Through Common Sense Management
Gary English
Manufacturer: CRC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1574442198

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The quality management revolution has resulted in considerable trial and error as well as frustration. Here is a book that explores why many management trends don't translate into process improvement. It recommends establishing a condition of "rationality" as a guide and measure for all organizational and quality improvement efforts. Instead of imposing radical new "breakthroughs", Phoenix Without the Ashes: Achieving Organizational Excellence Through Common Sense Management suggests an approach that fits with the normal routines and operations of an organization in a way that makes sense. Part One of this text discusses the nature of common sense, and of quality as a condition of organizational excellence. In Part Two, the elements that negatively affect quality improvement are explained from an operating management perspective. Part Three looks at the impediments to improvement set by organizational structures. Part Four discusses the relationship among leadership, motivation, and organizational excellence, and Part Five suggests a rational strategy for effective, enduring organizational improvement. Managers in every industry will benefit from the information provided in Phoenix Without the Ashes.

Quest for Excellence Through Globalisation

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Quest for Excellence Through Globalisation
P. K. Perumal
Manufacturer: New Dawn Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1932705600

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Primarily concerned with the organizational needs and objectives of a modern manufacturing firm, this book provides essential tools and techniques for achieving product excellence. Geared toward a modern consumer that is value-conscious and well educated, this guide proposes the adoption of sophisticated practices such as consumer-driven operational strategy, the utilization of unique skills, the encouragement of innovations within the firm, and the formulation of strategies for cost competitiveness in place of outmoded techniques. While the 21st century has proven to be a turbulent business milieu, this guide offers practical advice for fostering world-class manufacturing standards.

A Roadmap to Corporate Excellence Through TQM

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A Roadmap to Corporate Excellence Through TQM
D. K. Bakshi
Manufacturer: Excel Books
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ASIN: 8174462775

Operational Excellence: Using Lean Six Sigma to Translate Customer Value through Global Supply Chains

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Operational Excellence: Using Lean Six Sigma to Translate Customer Value through Global Supply Chains
James William Martin
Manufacturer: AUERBACH
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To successfully compete in today's global marketplace, organizations can and must do more to improve their internal operational efficiencies. Operational Excellence: Using Lean Six Sigma to Translate Customer Value through Global Supply Chains consolidates hundreds of tools and methods into 110 key concepts designed to translate the "voice of the customer" throughout global supply chains, dramatically improving productivity and shareholder economic value added (EVA). Recognizing failure is often self-induced through poor leadership coupled with an inability to form and effectively execute a strategic vision, this book operates from three premises- 1. Organizations have the power to increase organizational competitiveness in an era of globalization through the application of Lean Six Sigma 2. Operational performance directly correlates with an organization's financial, operational and resultant productivity, as well as with shareholder EVA metrics, and geographical, cultural, technological and economic isolation 3. Value-adding activities and disciplines such as Lean Six Sigma are not exclusive to any one country or region and do not always depend upon cost considerations

Total Quality: Excellence Through Organization Wide Transformation

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Total Quality: Excellence Through Organization Wide Transformation
Bharat Wakhlu
Manufacturer: A H Wheeler Publishing Co Ltd
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 8175440775

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