Process Engineering

Operations management is a critical skill for all current and aspiring business leaders. Now, Operations Management for Dummies takes the guesswork out of this often-intimidating subject. Whether you are a professional just promoted into your first operations management job who needs to learn operations fast or your aim is to score your highest in an undergraduate or MBA operations management class, the plain-English, step-by-step information in Operations Management for Dummies gives you the critical toolkit for operations success.

If you found a rusty old lamp on the beach, and upon touching it a genie appeared and granted you three wishes, what would you wish for? If you were wishing for a successful application development effort, most likely you would wish for accurate and robust data models, comprehensive data flow diagrams, and an acute understanding of human behavior. The wish for well-designed conceptual and logical data models means the requirements are well-understood and that the design has been built with flexibility and extensibility leading to high application agility and low maintenance costs. The wish ...

Are you intrigued by the world of AI and data engineering? Do you find yourself captivated by the potential of these technologies to transform businesses and industries? If so, Data Engineering and AI for Beginners is the introductory guide you've been searching for. In today’s fast evolving digital landscape where data is lifeblood, those who harness its flow hold the keys to game-changing insights. This book addresses the very challenges and questions that have been on your mind: What is Data Engineering? How Does AI Fit into the Picture? Is This for Me, a Beginner? What Tools and ...

Let’s Get Real—Running Your Own Business Isn’t Always Pretty. Some days you’re a marketing genius. Other days, you’re accountant, customer service, and tech support—before lunch. Sound familiar? The truth: It’s easy to feel stretched thin when your to-do list grows faster than you can cross things off—and even harder to juggle it all without losing that personal magic your business is built on. Good news: You don’t need a PhD in productivity or another “guru” pep talk. What you need are real-world, proven prompts and tools that plug right into your business routine—...

The Art of Fermentation is the most comprehensive guide to do-it-yourself home fermentation ever published. Sandor Ellix Katz presents the concepts and processes behind fermentation in ways that are simple enough to guide listeners through their first experience making sauerkraut, and in-depth enough to provide greater understanding for experienced practitioners. While Katz contextualizes fermentation in terms of biological and cultural evolution, nutrition, and even economics, this is primarily a compendium of practical information.

Unlock the power of automation with SCADA and PLCs, your essential guide to mastering industrial control systems. Whether you're an engineering student, technician, or automation professional, this book offers a clear, hands-on understanding of the technologies that power modern industry.What You’ll Learn: The fundamentals of industrial automation and control logic How PLCs are programmed using Ladder Logic, Function Blocks, and more Architecture and design of SCADA systems, HMIs, and data acquisition Communication protocols such as Modbus, Profinet, OPC UA, and MQTT Real-world examples ...

The Prompt Engineer: A Comprehensive Guide to Becoming Highly Effective" is a book aimed at individuals seeking to develop their prompt engineering skills and become highly effective prompt engineers. The book covers a wide range of topics, including an overview of prompt engineering, essential skills for prompt engineers, tools of the trade, designing effective prompts, implementation and deployment, and advanced topics in prompt engineering. In the first chapter, readers will gain an understanding of what prompt engineering is and its applications in modern businesses. Chapter two delves ...

The global energy landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. Driven by climate commitments, technological innovation, and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the energy transition is reshaping how we produce, transport, and consume energy. Amid this shift, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) occupies a unique and strategic position. It serves as both a reliable energy source for growing economies and a bridge toward a lower-carbon future, complementing renewables and enabling flexibility in global energy systems. This book is written for young engineers, decision-makers, and...

Take a tour with the author inside more than 30 world-class facilities to experience the most remarkable innovations and highly sophisticated robotics and automation in action. Capture a front-row seat to top-brand, big-budget manufacturing in action with complex machines communicating with other machines. However, you can also learn from small-to-medium size manufacturers. Discover how some simple, tried-and-true, old-school, low-budget manufacturing processes can be game changers for industry.

This book serves as a comprehensive guide for individuals preparing for interviews in the field of prompt systems. It covers various roles within the prompt system domain, providing insights and practical information for each. Readers will explore the responsibilities of a prompt system architect, who designs and oversees the architecture, ensuring scalability and reliability. The book also delves into prompt system development, discussing coding, software optimization, module integration, and the implementation of prompt algorithms. Additionally, readers will gain an understanding of the ...

Build with confidence. Understand every step. See exactly how a house comes together. Whether you're a first-time homeowner, an owner-builder preparing to manage a project, or a student in architecture, engineering, or construction, this book gives you the visual clarity and practical explanations that most home-building resources fail to offer. Rather than overwhelming you with scattered terminology or generic advice, this guide walks you through the entire residential construction process—from empty lot to certificate of occupancy—using a single illustrated case-study home to explain ...

Discover a visionary approach to the world we live in and the chemistry that shapes it with "Green Reactions," the groundbreaking eBook that seamlessly blends sustainability with chemical engineering to pioneer a brighter, greener future. Dive into the transformative content of "Green Reactions," where the fundamental principles of sustainable chemical engineering are unveiled across comprehensive chapters that cover the full spectrum, from historical context to cutting-edge innovations. Explore the triple bottom line of sustainable development and understand how life cycle analysis and ...

From leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives-sex, war, love, and death. At the dawn of the genetics revolution, our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. But as humanity starts retooling our own genetic code, the choices we make today will be the difference between realizing breathtaking advances in human well-being and descending into a dangerous and potentially deadly genetic arms race.

With the world going remote, and data science following along, you can start and pursue a career in data right here, right now. How do I start? What do I need to know? What is data analytics? I'm sure one, if not all, of these questions have run through your mind. Well, the answer is data literacy: the ability to read, understand, and communicate data into information. Building a solid foundation of practical knowledge is the first step to being successful in data. From there, you can finally decide what direction you should go in and start gaining the required knowledge.

Is Your Business Flying on a Wing and a Prayer? Every day, leaders watch their companies burn cash, lose talent, and miss targets—not because they lack vision, but because they're running on chaos, heroic effort, and pure luck instead of engineered excellence. What if you could command your business with the precision and confidence of an elite pilot? In Built to Soar, former Air Force C-5 Galaxy instructor pilot and executive leader Greg Born reveals why the disciplined, systematic approach that keeps a $200 million aircraft safely airborne is the exact business strategy your company ...

The Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Exam Study Guide is a concise and focused resource designed to help candidates understand the core principles of quality management, process control, and statistical analysis. This book is not an exhaustive reference nor a substitute for detailed study materials but instead provides a structured review of key topics covered in the CQE certification exam. Readers will gain a clear understanding of foundational quality concepts, including process improvement strategies, statistical process control (SPC), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), risk ...

Thinking in Bottlenecks: The Engineering Mindset for Solving Anything Faster – A Systems Engineering Approach to Speed, Flow, and Breakthrough Solutions in Work and Life is your essential guide to unlocking performance through smarter systems thinking. What if your biggest obstacle isn't effort, but flow? In Thinking in Bottlenecks, engineer and productivity strategist Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman reveals how the hidden constraints around you—and inside you—are the true culprits behind slow results, wasted effort, and stalled progress. Inspired by the legendary Theory of Constraints, ...

Unlock the Secret Factory Running Inside Your Business Beneath the surface of every organization lies a hidden world of inefficiency, delay, and missed opportunity—The Hidden Factory. In this groundbreaking book, engineer and productivity expert Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman exposes the unseen forces that silently drain your company’s time, money, and resources. Whether you're in manufacturing, services, or tech, this book reveals how invisible waste sneaks into daily operations and how to detect and eliminate it with surgical precision. Using real-world examples and proven systems ...

The Book was written with main purpose of helping new undergraduate students in Instrumentation and Control Engineering have a general idea what entails studying Instrumentation. The Book gives a glimpse of what actually makes up Instrumentation as an Engineering field on its own. The author introduces measurement and control in a simplified and easy to understand way, and goes a head to show how it is applied in Industrial control and automation through a practical example. Key Instrumentation parameters as well as basic control loop elements are covered.

Curious about AI, but unsure how it works? Want to tap into the lucrative potential of this rapidly advancing technology? Unlock the immense potential of AI with this transformative book! Welcome to Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence & Large Language Models, the second in a series of books crafted to help you join a movement toward a more financially fruitful future.