Production System

Simone knows if she plays with fire, she runs the risk of getting burned, but she just can't help herself. Living large off the paternity scam of a lifetime, she has two baby daddies cashing her out for her infant son. Even her own best friends are getting tired of her low-down, manipulative ways. Unfortunately, the streets begin to talk, and the out-for-self mother's luck taps out.

AI makes headlines, but many organizations face stalled projects, fragile infrastructure, and costly deployments. The AI Engineering Bible fills this gap. For engineers, leads, architects, and product owners, it offers a systematic approach to production-ready AI—grounded in best practices, scalable infrastructure, and real-world use. Covering the full AI lifecycle—from problem definition and data acquisition to deployment, optimization, and maintenance—it provides the depth needed to lead AI at scale.

Machine learning systems are both complex and unique. Complex because they consist of many different components and involve many different stakeholders. Unique because they're data dependent, with data varying wildly from one use case to the next. In this book, you'll learn a holistic approach to designing ML systems that are reliable, scalable, maintainable, and adaptive to changing environments and business requirements. Author Chip Huyen, cofounder of Claypot AI, considers each design decision in the context of how it can help your system as a whole achieve its objectives.

If you want to be faster, stronger, and less prone to injury, it’s critical you understand how important the body’s fascia system is to athletic performance. Modern research and imaging technologies are showing us that it’s far more significant than we have long understood. That’s why Bill Parisi—founder of the Parisi Speed School—and extreme sports writer, Johnathon Allen, set out on a nationwide quest to interview the top experts in the field so they could present this new performance science in a paradigm shifting book that’s not only packed with practical information, but ...

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient - lessons directly applicable to your organization.

Most people think of TPS as a set of tools. But it’s much more than that. The Toyota Production System (TPS) is not just a framework for factories — it’s a Thinking Production System rooted in leadership, purpose, and principles that drive excellence across any industry. In this clear and insightful guide, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman cuts through the misconceptions to show what TPS really is — and what it isn’t. You’ll discover: Why TPS is a mindset, not a manual How TPS applies to any industry, not just automotive The principles and values that make up the Toyota Way Why stable ...

Learn a road map to healthy soil and revitalized food systems for powerfully addressing these times of challenge. This audiobook equips producers with knowledge, skills, and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits. Globally recognized soil advocate and agroecologist Nicole Masters delivers the solution to rewind the clock on this increasingly critical soil crisis in her first book For the Love of Soil. She argues we can no longer treat soil like dirt.

Hollywood in the 1950s was a period when the film industry both set conventions and broke norms and traditions—from Cinerama, Cinemascope and Vistavision to the epic film and lavish musical. It was a decade that saw the rise of the anti-hero; the smoldering, the hidden, and the unspoken; teenagers gone wild in the streets; the sacred and the profane; the revolution of the Method; the socially conscious; the implosion of the studios, the end of the production code; and the invasion of the ultimate body snatcher: the “small screen” television.

Poka-yoke is a Japanese word that means "error-proofing". It involves using simple and cheap tools to help workers avoid making mistakes in their work. These devices prevent errors like using the wrong parts, forgetting to put in a part, or installing a part the wrong way. In simpler words, in Japanese, "poka" means making a mistake by accident, and "yoke" means stopping or avoiding the mistake. Have you ever wondered why Japanese cars are known for being reliable. Even cars that are 20 years old can still run well and keep up with the newest and top cars in the automobile industry. This is...

Discover why Fit for Life's easy-to-follow weight-loss plan has made this enduring classic one of the bestselling diet books of all time! It's the program that shatters all the myths: Fit for Life the international bestseller that explains how to change both your figure and your life...

Kaizen is not just about fixing processes — it's about growing people. Continuous improvement, or Kaizen, means making small, steady changes to make things flow better, work smoother, and serve customers more effectively. At its core, it’s not just a method — it’s a mindset. Yet many organizations misunderstand PDCA — treating it as a mechanical cycle for process improvement, while ignoring the development of the people behind the process. In this powerful and insightful book, Dr. Mohamed H. Soliman shows how true Kaizen and PDCA must go hand in hand: improving the system and ...

Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems compares the Copernican or Heliocentric system with the Ptolemaic or Peripatetic, system of the cosmos. Published in Florence in 1632, it resulted in him being tried before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, Galileo masterfully shows the truth of the Copernican system that the Earth revolves around the Sun. The Dialogue is one of the most important treatises ever written. A work of supreme clarity and accessibility, it remains as accessible now as when it was published.

Racing Change The End of Product Innovation and Management as We Know It. Shifting Our Focus to Managing Product Lines as Complex Systems. by Paul O'Connor Racing Change is a deep exploration of why and how large companies must shift the context of product development and management to be competitive in the accelerating change race created by artificial intelligence. World-renowned expert Paul O'Connor, author of Racing Change, shares with us why and how the way we manage product and innovation management must change. The path forward, he clearly argues, is to shift our thinking from ...

From looms to lean: how Toyota rewired manufacturing—and what you can apply today. A Brief History of the Toyota Production System is a fast, visual guide to the ideas that transformed a small Japanese loom works into one of the world’s most consistently profitable automakers. In under two hours of reading you’ll see how Sakichi Toyoda’s stop-the-loom insight evolved—through Kiichiro Toyoda and Taiichi Ohno—into the full Toyota Production System (TPS): a socio-technical approach that marries quality, flow, and respect for people. Inside you’ll learn: The TPS “House”: goals...

Selling to homeowners is different - and challenging. To succeed in this environment, you need the Sandler Selling System. Selling to Homeowners the Sandler Way shows how the Sandler Selling System delivers career-changing results for salespeople who close deals in the buyer's personal, private domestic space. This kind of selling applies to dozens of industries, from remodeling to insurance.

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This book is designed for understanding and implementing product recall, food defense, and pest control programs in food manufacturing. The product recall section defines the concept of recalls, establishes recall types, describes recall teams, and provides a recall program that has real-world application and can be used as a model for food manufacturing facilities. The food defense section introduces food defense, discusses its origins, and provides a program that can be used as a model for real-world application. The pest control section establishes major types of pest control, describes ...

Changeover—the process of switching a line or machine from producing one product to another—may seem routine, but it has a huge impact on efficiency, cost, and competitiveness. Every minute spent preparing machines, adjusting tools, or setting up for the next product is lost production time. During this period, equipment sits idle while labor costs continue, creating one of the most overlooked forms of waste in manufacturing. In industries such as automotive, electronics, and consumer goods, where frequent product variation is the norm, changeover speed determines flexibility and ...

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on research and development, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. This book focuses on product-based research and development in organizations…primarily manufacturers. It examines the responsibilities of R&D personnel, analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of R&D departments, suggests methods for improving R&D, and assesses the general future of the concept. The text is informational and educational, and it is written for easy reader understanding at all levels. If you are ...

Overall equipment efficiency (OEE) shows how well a machine or equipment is performing by comparing the number of defect-free products or parts it makes to its maximum potential output. The OEE of a machine or process at 100 percent means that it is working at its highest possible capacity without any errors. There are three things that make up OEE: availability, performance, and quality. When the actual output is less than expected, professionals can identify areas of improvement in three factors and make changes that maximize the capabilities of the current process, resolve issues, and ...