Books by "F. Robert Jacobs"
7 books found
This book offers students a comprehensive, accessible guide to launching and managing a new venture. Beginning with the planning process and continuing to marketing, financing, and growth, it gives students the insights and practical skills they need to be successful entrepreneurs. This edition’s structure aligns more logically with the venture’s lifecycle, so the reader is equipped to develop a strong business model. The authors combine updated planning exercises, end-of-chapter consultation questions, and a sample business plan with new material, including: a new chapter on ideation, the Business Model Canvas, and lean start-up that covers the latest methodology in idea generation and opportunity recognition to provide a tool for developing a business concept; a new chapter on the various pathways for creating a new venture, including setting up an online venture as well as managing the day-to-day aspects of running a business; a revised chapter on start-up capital and crowdfunding that helps students raise capital through social media; a revised chapter on managing growth through HR planning, helping students to navigate growth on a global level successfully and ethically. Students in entrepreneurship and new venture management classes will find New Venture Management a valuable resource. A companion website features an instructor’s manual, test bank, PowerPoint slides, and further resources to aid instructors and students in applying their knowledge.
Fire and Emergency Services Instructor
by Forest F. Reeder, Alan E. Joos
2025 · Jones & Bartlett Learning
"Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, 4th Edition will meet the intent of NFPA 1020, 2025 Edition that includes NFPA 1041, that includes the following chapters: Chapter 4: Instructor I Chapter 5: Instructor II Chapter 6: Instructor III Chapter 7: Live Fire Instructor Chapter 8: Live Fire Instructor-in-Charge Note: content within book chapters for Live Fire Instructor and Live Fire Training Instructor-in-Charge uses content from Live Fire Training, 2nd Edition"-- Provided by publisher.
Biological Bases for and Other Aspects of a Performance Standard for Laser Products
by F. Alan Andersen
1974
Records of the Infantry Militia Battalions of the County of Southampton from A.D. 1757 to 1894
by George Hope Lloyd-Verney, J. Mouat F. Hunt
1894
Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management
by F. Robert Jacobs, William Lee Berry, D. Clay Whybark, Thomas E. Vollmann
2011 · McGraw Hill Professional
The definitive guide to manufacturing planning and control--FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED FOR THE CPIM EXAM Improve supply chain effectiveness, productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability with help from this authoritative resource. Completely up-to-date, Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management: APICS/CPIM Certification Edition offers comprehensive preparation for the challenging CPIM exam with hundreds of practice exam questions and detailed case studies. In-depth coverage of manufacturing planning and control (MPC) best practices and the latest research gives you the competitive advantage in today's global manufacturing environment, and helps you to obtain the coveted CPIM designation. Covers the state of the art in manufacturing, including: Manufacturing planning and control Enterprise resource planning Demand management Forecasting Sales and operations planning Master production scheduling Material requirements planning Capacity planning and management Production activity control Advanced scheduling Just-in-time Distribution requirements planning Management of supply chain logistics Order point inventory control methods Strategy and MPC system design
Perry County At Gettysburg By: Terry F. Bender Perry County At Gettysburg provides biographical sketches of 108 Perry County soldiers who were present at the battle of Gettysburg in the Union Army. It gives brief descriptions of the units in which they fought and the locations of those units on the Gettysburg battlefield. It briefly describes the lives of these men before the war and afterwards for those who survived Gettysburg. This book attempts to highlight the different walks of life from which these men came as well as relate the interweaving of their lives before and after the war. It is a unique look at the man rather than the battle and focuses on life in rural America during the mid-nineteenth century. Hopefully these men have been brought to life in these words.