Books

Part of Lean Foundations & Advanced AI Applications SeriesWhether you're in healthcare, government, education, or manufacturing, AI-Powered Lean helps you reimagine how value is created—and how waste is eliminated—with the aid of intelligent tools.

What's inside:33 ranked optimization patterns from foundational table design through advanced governance. A complete partition and clustering playbook with six Tier 1 patterns.Shuffle reduction techniques built around five patterns that eliminate the most expensive operations. The On-Demand vs Reservations decision framework with diagnostic SQL.A full Guardrails Playbook 

Flaps and the Steep Approach Pitch attitude: Flap deployment requires a lower AOA to generate required lift at a given speed and pitch attitude will be lower. No flap landings require a higher pitch attitude. NOTE: pitch attitude does not equal steeper descent angle. See discussion below.Descent angle: Flaps, by themselves DO NOT cause a steeper approach path to clear an obstacle. The descent angle depends on both ground speed AND rate of descent. Low ground speeds and higher rates of descent increase the descent angle. See figure below.Flaps lower the stall speed which allows a slower approach speed which steepens the approach angle. However, if the approach speed is not reduced, neither will the descent angle. Flaps add drag which increases the descent rate for a given power setting and given air speed. The increased descent rate will increase the descent angle for a particular airspeed. However, if too much power or air speed is carried in the approach, there will not be an increase in descent angle. Note: Steeping the approach is accomplished by lowering ground speed. This can be done by slowing the approach or in the case of strong headwinds. More power is required to maintain glide path on an approach into a strong headwind. Maintain air speed with pitch. 

If R has ever felt powerful but confusing, this book gives you the missing map. Not So Short Introduction to R guides researchers, analysts, graduate students, Excel/SPSS/STATA users, and emerging data workers from fragile spreadsheets and copied scripts into reproducible analytical workflows they can understand, explain, and trust.

The Global Quality Excellence Paradigm clarifies the landscape of modern quality management. Discover what each framework does best: ISO 9001 for reliable systems, TQM for culture, EFQM and Baldrige for holistic performance, and Lean Six Sigma for precision and speed. Learn how to integrate them into a single, powerful management system that ensures compliance, drives improvement, and delivers sustainable results. A complete reference for leaders and practitioners committed to quality, performance, and value creation.

Hyperscale Data Center Management reveals the architecture, operations, and strategy behind the world’s largest computing facilities. Discover how power, cooling, and network fabrics are engineered to serve billions; how automation and reliability principles keep services running through constant hardware failure; and how sustainability and economics shape every decision. From foundational definitions to the new demands of AI and GPU workloads, this is the complete guide to managing infrastructure that never sleeps. Essential reading for architects, operators, and leaders building for the future.

This essential guide explains how to lead organizations through transformation by mastering the human and structural side of change. Discover proven frameworks from Bridges, Lewin, Kotter, and McKinsey, applied to real stories of survival and collapse from IBM, Fujifilm, Microsoft, Kodak, Blockbuster, and more. Learn why some giants adapt and grow while others fall — and how to ensure your organization moves through change rather than just enduring it. A vital resource for leaders, managers, and students of organizational strategy.

She demands perfection or nothing—until nothing almost destroys her. In a world of extremes, one woman’s all-or-nothing life collides with the messy beauty of “good enough.” A powerful story of burnout, resilience, and finding peace in the grey.

Discover the essentials of air conditioning and ventilation in a clear, beginner-friendly guide. Learn how ACMV systems work, why they matter, and how they keep buildings cool, comfortable, and efficient. Ideal for students, technicians, and curious readers who desire a practical introduction to HVAC.

Learn software testing the way it’s actually done: by doing it. The Test Analyst Field Workbook guides you step-by-step through every part of a test analyst’s job — from reading requirements and designing test cases, to logging defects, running regression cycles, and helping decide when software is ready to release. With real examples, reusable templates, and dozens of practice exercises, this book turns theory into practical skill you can use from day one.

Hands-on playbook with 95% practice, scripts, worksheets and real workflows — master onboarding, health scores, QBRs, renewals, expansion and churn prevention.