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If a humanoid robot carries about $28,000 a year in fixed cost, then at $60 contribution per billable hour it breaks even at roughly 467 billable hours per year, or just under 9 hours per week. But if supervision is heavier and contribution drops to $28 per hour, break-even jumps to 1,000 hours per year, or about 19.2 hours per week.

Are you responsible for an industrial operation?Or an entrepreneur starting out in production, pursuing the idea you're passionate about?Have you just graduated with an engineering degree and are starting to work in a factory?Or are you responsible for the finances of your industrial company and want to contribute ideas that challenge the status quo for engineers?Whatever your connection to a production unit, you will find in this work invaluable material to implement actions that professionalize your company, with measures that consolidate an effective management style, as well as the savings that will lead it to maximum competitiveness.

¿Eres responsable de una operación industrial?¿O un emprendedor que inicia su andadura en la producción, persiguiendo la idea que te apasiona?¿Acabas de graduarte en ingeniería y empiezas a trabajar en una fábrica?¿O eres responsable de las finanzas de tu empresa industrial y quieres aportar ideas que desafíen el statu quo de los ingenieros?Sea cual sea tu vínculo con una unidad de producción, en este trabajo encontrarás material invaluable para implementar acciones que profesionalicen tu empresa, con medidas que consoliden un estilo de gestión eficaz, así como los ahorros que la llevarán a la máxima competitividad.

Fix software delivery problems by addressing their real causes, not the symptoms. Divided into concise, standalone executive briefs you can use immediately.

Master Playwright by building real-world automation frameworks from scratch.This hands-on guide is designed for QA engineers, testers, and developers who want to become job-ready Playwright automation engineers.Instead of theory, this book focuses on real projects used in modern companies.Inside this book you will learn how to build:• A complete E-Commerce automation framework • Hybrid API + UI testing architecture • Enterprise SaaS dashboard automation • CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions • Dockerized and cloud-parallel test executionYou will also learn advanced topics like: • Network mocking for payment testing • Visual regression testing • Multi-user role-based automation • Handling flaky tests in production • Interview and resume preparationBy the end of this book, you will have multiple portfolio-ready Playwright projects and the confidence to crack automation interviews.Perfect for: QA engineers • Manual testers • SDETs • Developers

Master Antifragility and Peak Performance to stop just surviving and start thriving. Use Neural Rewiring and a Growth Mindset for burnout prevention and long-term success in high-stress environments.

AI made creation cheaper. It also made judgment more valuable.Taste: Turning Vibe into Assets in the AI Age shows why the next wave of winners will not simply be the people with the best credentials or the biggest teams, but the ones who can turn instinct, clarity, and initiative into real assets.

Se você sente que a TI trabalha muito, entrega pouco e vive apagando incêndios, este livro mostra como virar o jogo com método, foco e execução. Em poucas páginas, você vai enxergar por que o gargalo quase nunca é “falta de ferramenta” — e como transformar decisões, arquitetura e fluxo de trabalho em velocidade e resultado. Leia e reposicione a TI como protagonista do valor na sua empresa.

Value Stream Mapping for modern software teams. Learn how to measure lead time, expose bottlenecks, eliminate waste, and build a delivery system where value moves efficiently from idea to production.

Är du välbekant med Agile medans begränsningsteorin bara är något du hört talas om? Eller tvärtom? Läs den här boken och lär dig hur du får ut det bästa av båda världarna. Den föreslagna metoden passar särskilt bra i stor skala, där det finns flera projekt/produkter som betjänar flera intressenter med överlappande deadlines och flera team.

Digitale Transformation war das Hype-Thema vor KI. Es gibt allerdings einen nicht geringen Anteil an Fach- und Führungskräften, deren Wissen darüber weiter ausbaufähig ist. Dieses Buch ist eine Einführung für alle diejenigen, die keine "digitalen Pioniere" sind, sondern wissen wollen, was aus dem Thema Digitalisierung auf sie zukommen kann und aus dem Thema KI zusätzlich auf sie zukommen wird.

Product teams are shipping more than ever. Outcomes are getting harder to explain. Roadmaps promise certainty. Backlogs stay full. Delivery speeds up. Yet value lags behind effort and learning arrives too late. The Operating System of Product explores why this happens and what replaces it. It shows how product work changes when execution is no longer the bottleneck and why roles, prioritisation and feedback loops must evolve together. This is not a book about better roadmaps. It is about replacing the system that needs them.

Project Management is evolving. AI is automating tasks while leaders want insight and strategy. This playbook shows you how to use AI, understand data, and apply product thinking so you become the strategic, indispensable PM every team needs. Stop pushing tasks. Start driving value.

Is your team’s ‘busy work’ not translating into shipped features? You’re not alone. The root cause is often a lack of clarity, not a lack of effort. In ‘Build Faster: The Product Clarity Playbook,’ you’ll get:The 4-part framework to turn vague ideas into buildable work.The 1-page PRD template that guarantees alignment.The 2 non-negotiable rules for writing perfectly clear tasks.Case studies from the field.Stop the rework cycles and start shipping with confidence.