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Build a solid mathematical foundation for computer science and symbolic artificial intelligence. Explore sets, relations, combinatorial probability, arithmetic structures, information encoding, and numeration systems through a rigorous yet accessible approach that connects mathematical theory to real-world computational applications.

Stop guessing the math behind AI and start coding it. This practical guide bridges the gap between complex formulas and real-world Python implementation, giving you the exact blueprint to master the algorithms powering modern machine learning.

To make sure that the production team members on the assembly line always have the parts and tools they need to complete their tasks, Toyota has put all the systems and support personnel in place. If you visit one of their assembly factories, you can see this for yourself. Although patients are more essential, it can be argued that Toyota invests significantly more in its front-line staff than many hospitals do. Toyota enables team members to concentrate on their tasks and the truck in front of them, resulting in greater outcomes and overall happiness.

Whether you're a busy parent, a systems thinker, or someone simply seeking more order at home, this book will inspire you to bring industrial clarity to personal chaos—and to see your kitchen not just as a place to cook, but as a place to grow. A Volume in Lean Beyond Manufacturing Series

Pull a model onto a machine you own, shape it with a Modelfile, fine-tune your own adapter, and build a chat app that calls tools and talks to an MCP server, all running on your own hardware. By the end, you'll know exactly where owning your AI beats renting it, and where it doesn't.

As smart factories evolve and artificial intelligence takes center stage, many organizations are asking: Do we still need leaders walking the shop floor? This book answers with a resounding yes.

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.

Castle-and-moat security is dead. This book replaces it with Zero Trust Architecture and Structured Autonomy for agentic AI — NIST and CISA principles, EU AI Act risk tiers, human-in-the-loop escalation, and GDPR Article 22 governance — and hands CTOs and enterprise architects the complete toolkit to secure the borderless, AI-driven enterprise.

The static IT audit is dead. This book replaces it with dynamic portfolio governance — the REAP methodology, mathematically quantified architecture debt, and FinOps for AI unit economics — and hands CTOs and enterprise architects the complete toolkit to fund the Gen AI transition by ruthlessly retiring legacy.

Point-to-point integration is dead. This book replaces it with the Connectivity Matrix — API governance, Event-Driven Architecture, LLM gateways with token cost management, and Team Topologies — and hands CTOs and enterprise architects the complete toolkit to bridge governed data and autonomous agents in the age of Agentic AI.

Build vs. Buy is dead. This book replaces it with the BBEC Framework — Buy, Build, Extend, Compose — and hands CTOs and enterprise architects the complete toolkit to source software strategically in the age of AI, under GDPR, NIS2, and the EU AI Act.

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.

You don’t need to be an engineer to improve work. You don’t need a factory, fancy charts, or a Japanese dictionary. You just need a better way to think.In this practical and easy-to-follow guide, bestselling author Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman demystifies Lean thinking for professionals in non-technical roles — HR, finance, healthcare, education, government, and more. Whether you work in an office, a classroom, or behind a screen, Lean for Non-Engineers shows how to spot inefficiencies, reduce waste, and improve everyday processes without jargon or complexity.

Are you tired of inefficiencies, wasted time, and missed opportunities slowing down your startup or small business? Lean for Startups and Small Businesses gives you the tools, strategies, and mindset to streamline operations, eliminate waste, and create processes that actually work.

This practical guide demystifies Lean thinking and shows how to apply its powerful principles to any project—whether you're in IT, construction, healthcare, marketing, or the nonprofit sector. With real-world case studies, hands-on tools, and clear frameworks, this book bridges the gap between theory and action.