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Matching Supply with Demand
Gerard Cachon and Christian Terwiesch, Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management, 3e is the most authoritative, cutting-edge book for operations management MBAs. The book demands rigorous analysis on the part of students without requiring consistent use of sophisticated mathematical modeling to perform it. When the use of quantitative tools or formal modeling is indicated, it is only to perform the necessary analysis needed to inform and support a practical business solution. The guiding principle in the development of Matching Supply with Demand has been "real operations, real solutions." "Real operations" means that most of the chapters in this book are written from the perspective of a specific company so that the material in this text will come to life by discussing it in a real-world context. "Real solutions" means that equations and models do not merely provide students with mathematical gymnastics for the sake of an intellectual exercise. -
Understanding Arguments
Construct effective arguments with UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC, 8th Edition. Primarily an introduction to informal logic, this text provides a guide to understanding and constructing arguments in the context of academic studies and subsequent professional careers. Exercises, discussion questions, and readings help clarify difficult concepts and make the material meaningful and useful. -
秦始皇
臺大學生口耳相傳「四年修不到,成終生遺憾」名師!超過43000人爭相搶修的超人氣課程,首度結集出書!歷史上成功和失敗的關鍵究竟何在?如何在巨變時代中找到一條出路?他開啟了中國歷史上最好的時代,還是最壞的時代?他的一生就彷彿一面鏡子,映照出人性的幽暗和光明……秦始皇十三歲繼位,二十二歲剷除權臣親政,這個在巨變中成長的中國第一位皇帝,不僅結束了一個綿延千年的舊時代,也開創了一個前所未有的新時代。為了邁向成功,他時時刻刻克制自己的感情。為了統一天下,他忍辱負重,禮賢下士,不計出身和國籍,重用任何對自己有利的人才。為了子孫久長,他事必躬親,貫徹政治、經濟、軍事、文化的強勢改革,帶給後世深遠的影響。但最後他所得到的結局,卻是身腐屍臭,斷子絕孫。他強盛的天下,他珍視的帝國,在一生中最信任的三個人聯手背叛他之後,短短三年便一敗塗地、灰飛煙滅。回顧秦始皇充滿爭議又波瀾壯闊的一生,讓我們不禁思考:像他這樣聰明絕頂、意志剛強的人物,為什麼會讓自己一步一步地走向滅亡?他究竟是殘酷無情的暴君、剛愎自用的昏君,還是一位勇於改變世界的強者?如何學習歷史,才能對我們的人生有用?成功與失敗的關鍵,究竟何在?在這個價值混亂、年輕人彷徨不安的巨變年代,藉由本書精闢的剖析,重新理解秦始皇一生的抉擇和成敗,作者將帶給我們一個你從未思考過的嶄新歷史視野!