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245		0	_aFuture ready
260			_a _bWiley, _c2010
300			_axxv + 302 p. ; 24 cm
500			_ahow to master business forecasting
505			_aSECTION 1 'Why?' _rChapter 1 Part 1 Why Change? Everyone Knows the Trouble I've Seen. -- _rChapter 1 Part 2 Forecasting Disease, the Symptoms and the Remedy. -- _rSECTION 2 Principles. -- _rChapter 2 Mastering Purpose - the Cassandra Paradox. -- _rChapter 3 Mastering Time - Delay and Decision. -- _rChapter 4 Mastering Models: Mapping the Future. -- _rChapter 5 Mastering Measurement - Learning to Love Error. -- _rChapter 6 Mastering Risks: How the Paranoid Survive. -- _rSECTION 3 'Praxis'. -- _rChapter 7 Mastering Process: The Mother of Good Fortune. -- _rTheme #1 Recipe for success: tips and traps. -- _rSECTION 4 Transformation. -- _rChapter 8 Implementation: Beginnings and Endings. -- _rChapter 9 Beyond Forecasting: The Biggest Barrier. -- _rChapter 10 Beyond Budgeting: A New Management Model? -- _rChapter 11 Conclusion: Reconnection. -- _rGLOSSARY. -- _rAppendix 1 - Design Principles: A Summary. -- _rAppendix 2 - Important Concepts in Systems and Cybernetics.--
520			_aCurrently, managers are facing an unprecedented level of instability in their businesses. Future Ready improves managers' ability to anticipate and manage the future with tools to 'go beyond budgeting.' This non-technical guidebook offers techniques on developing an effective management process. Through an accessible approach, this book discusses the connections between business challenges and everyday situations in relation to biological and systems sciences. Including illustrations, cases, examples, and optional 'panels' with further technical explanations, this book is essential for managers who are interested in integrating forecasting processes with their business processes.
590			_bIncludes bibliographical references ( p. 289-293) and index. ;
630			_aHD INDUSTRIES. LAND USE. LABOR _937
650		0	_aBusiness forecasting _96240
650			_a _912
700			_aPlayer, Steve _eAuthor _96241
700			_aMorlidge, Steve _eAuthor _96242
856			_uhttp://books.google.es/books?id=b9Xzu-27J_4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=future+ready&hl=ca&sa=X&ei=h--0UJ6xBKfH0QXOgYHoDw&redir_esc=y
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912			_a2010-01-01
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953			_d2012-11-27 17:55:47
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