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Integrating Service Level Agreements: Optimizing Your OSS for SLA Delivery

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Uncover a revolutionary approach to SLAs that will help you gain a competitive advantage in the field

The use of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) will soon become the prevailing business model for delivering a large number of products and services. SLAs offer service providers the ability to distinguish themselves from the competition in...

Social Mobility in Late Antique Gaul: Strategies and Opportunities for the Non-Elite

Cambridge University Press, 2009

In Social Mobility in Late Antique Gaul, Allen Jones explores the situation of the non-elite living in Gaul during the late fifth and sixth centuries. Drawing especially on evidence from Gregory of Tours's writings, he formulates a social model based on people of all ranks who were acting in ways that were socially advantageous to them, such as...

The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics Management

Springer, 2013

Fierce competition in today's global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. The goal of the book is to present the state-of-the-art in the science of...

Exceptional Selling: How the Best Connect and Win in High Stakes Sales

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Praise for Exceptional Selling

"Thull's leading-edge thinking makes this book extraordinary. This straightforward guide to communicating across all cultures with credibility and respect will give you a significant competitive advantage in a complex and crowded global marketplace."
—Guenter...

Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America

Oxford University Press, 2002

Thorough, enjoyable, and rigorous, this study documents the major "unconventional" healing movements of 19th- and 20th-century America. Whorton (history of medicine, Univ. of Washington) traces the origins and influences of Thomsonianism, homeopathy, mesmerism, Christian Science, osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, and acupuncture,...

3ds Max Animation with Biped

New Riders Publishing, 2006

3ds Max is a leader in 3D animation for game development, design visualization, and visual effects and enables users to outperform the competition when it comes to high-volume visual effects production. From 3D storyboards and digital matte paintings to realistic digital environments, believable characters, and impressive crowds, this all-in-one...

Bacteriocins: Ecology and Evolution

Springer, 2006

Microbes produce an extraordinary array of defense systems. These include bacteriocins, a class of antimicrobial molecules with narrow killing spectra, produced by bacteria. The book describes the diversity and ecological role of bacteriocins of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, presenting a new classification scheme for the former and a...

The Guru Guide to Marketing: A Concise Guide to the Best Ideas from Today's Top Marketers

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

How can I differentiate my products from the competition?
Do customer retention and loyalty programs really work?
How do I increase a customerÂs lifetime value to my company?
How can I build a strong brand and manage it wisely?

To find the answers to these and scores of other questions, turn to the experts at...

International Marketing

South-Western College, 2006

Thank you for reading our book! Practicing international marketing and writing a text on the subject have much in common. The focus is on delighting the customer; it is a lot of work; the competition is tough; and it’s fun to succeed. It is therefore with great pleasure that we present the eighth edition of International...

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Crown, 2014

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.

The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel...

Extending the Scalability of Linkage Learning Genetic Algorithms: Theory & Practice (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing)

Springer, 2005

Genetic algorithms (GAs) are powerful search techniques based on principles of evolution and widely applied to solve problems in many disciplines. However, most GAs employed in practice nowadays are unable to learn genetic linkage and suffer from the linkage problem. The linkage learning genetic algorithm (LLGA) was proposed to tackle the linkage...

Art of Drawing the Human Body (Practical Art)

Sterling, 2004

Budding artists can master the toughest and most treasured technique of all: portraying the beauty, grace, and personality of the human body. This wonderful tutorial, and a variety of inspiring sketches on every page, provide the solid technical foundation needed to depict every type of figure—young or old, male or female, standing,...

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