Engaging Diversity in Undergraduate Classrooms: A Pedagogy for Developing Intercultural Competence. ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 38, Number 2

An accessible introduction to optimization analysis using spreadsheets Updated and revised, Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition emphasizes model building skills in optimization analysis. By emphasizing both spreadsheet modeling and optimization tools in the freely available Microsoft® Office Excel® Solver, the book illustrates how to find solutions to real-world optimization problems without needing additional specialized software. The Third Edition includes many practical applications of optimization models as well as a systematic framework that illuminates the common structures found in many successful models. With focused coverage on linear programming, nonlinear programming, integer programming, and heuristic programming, Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition features: An emphasis on model building using Excel Solver as well as appendices with additional instructions on more advanced packages such as Analytic Solver Platform and OpenSolver Additional space devoted to formulation principles and model building as opposed to algorithms New end-of-chapter homework exercises specifically for novice model builders Presentation of the Sensitivity Toolkit for sensitivity analysis with Excel Solver Classification of problem types to help readers see the broader possibilities for application Specific chapters devoted to network models and data envelopment analysis A companion website with interactive spreadsheets and supplementary homework exercises for additional practice Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Third Edition is an excellent textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses that include deterministic models, optimization, spreadsheet modeling, quantitative methods, engineering management, engineering modeling, operations research, and management science. The book is an ideal reference for readers wishing to advance their knowledge of Excel and modeling and is also a useful guide for MBA students and modeling practitioners in business and non-profit sectors interested in spreadsheet optimization.

An essential guide to studying symmetrical component theory Provides concise treatment of symmetrical components Describes major sequence models of power system components Discusses Electromagnetic Transient Program (EMTP) models Includes worked examples to illustrate the complexity of calculations, followed by matrix methods of solution which have been adopted for calculations on digital computers

In mechanical engineering the trend towards increasingly flexible solutions is leading to changes in control systems. The growth of mechatronic systems and modular functional units is placing high demands on software and its design. In the coming years, automation technology will experience the same transition that has already taken place in the PC world: a transition to more advanced and reproducible software design, simpler modification, and increasing modularity. This can only be achieved through object-oriented programming. This book is aimed at those who want to familiarize themselves with this development in automation technology. Whether mechanical engineers, technicians, or experienced automation engineers, it can help readers to understand and use object-oriented programming. From version 4.5, SIMOTION provides the option to use OOP in accordance with IEC 61131-3 ED3, the standard for programmable logic controllers. The book supports this way of thinking and programming and offers examples of various object-oriented techniques and their mechanisms. The examples are designed as a step-by-step process that produces a finished, ready-to-use machine module. Contents: Developments in the field of control engineering – General principles of object-oriented programming – Function blocks, methods, classes, interfaces – Modular software concepts – Object-oriented design, reusable and easy-to-maintain software, organizational and legal aspects, software tests – I/O references, namespaces, general references – Classes in SIMOTION, instantiation of classes and function blocks, compatible and efficient software – Introduction to SIMOTION and SIMOTION SCOUT.

Kooperationen unterstutzen dabei, neue Geschaftsideen zu entwickeln, neue Markte zu erschlie?en, erfolgreich als Unternehmer zu sein, zu leben und zu uberleben. Entscheidend fur den Erfolg der Kooperationen ist in den meisten Fallen die Sozialkompetenz mit der Fahigkeit, klar und eindeutig zu kommunizieren. Dieses Buch ist wertvoll fur alle, die erwagen, Kooperationen neu einzugehen, bestehende Kooperationen zu verandern oder Kooperationsprozesse zu begleiten. Stefanie Widmann und Martin Seibt verbinden darin Wissen aus Psychologie, Biologie und Spieltheorie mit ihren Erfahrungen als Trainer und Unternehmer. «Zukunftsmodell Kooperation» schafft ein tieferes Verstandnis der Prozesse, die in einer Kooperation ablaufen, und bietet Anregungen aus der Praxis, von der direkten personlichen bis zur virtuellen und interkulturellen Kooperation, von der Idee und dem Start der Kooperation uber ihre verantwortungsvolle Gestaltung bis zu ihrer Auflosung. Wie wichtig Kooperationen in Zukunft sein werden, unterstreicht auch das aktuelle Wirtschaftsmodell der Gemeinwohlokonomie, auf das im Buch ebenfalls Bezug genommen wird. Inhalt: Kooperation als Methode – Kooperation aus Sicht der Anderen – Formen der Kooperation – Wege zur Kooperation – Wege der Kooperation – Interkulturelle Aspekte – Besonderheiten virtueller Kooperation – Best Practises – Das Ende von Kooperationen

The concept of innovation is the result of human activities carried out to produce a new product, service or something new that creates value. More recently, the idea of an innovative enterprise, organization or company has emerged, thanks to an increasing interest in innovation as an essential process in a variety of economic, technological and sociological contexts. This book is part of a set on Innovation between Risk and Reward and focuses on the close relationship between innovation and knowledge. It provides the reader with the outline of an innovative company, focusing on the organizational aspects that contribute to defining it and sketching out the profile of what an innovative company is or should be in the age of knowledge. The authors explore the literary corpus in order to outline the state of the art but also the reality of innovative enterprise in the form of meetings and interviews with both large and small companies.