Bo Karlson - Böcker

Dagens ingenjörer måste ha kompetens att förstå både de ekonomiska konsekvenserna av olika tekniska beslut och de tekniska konsekvenserna av olika ekonomiska beslut. Ämnet industriell ekonomi handlar om just detta: att förstå kopplingarna mellan teknik och ekonomi och därigenom utveckla och skapa värde på ett effektivt sätt.Kursboken Modern industriell ekonomi ger en grundläggande genomgång av begrepp och metoder som krävs för att en ingenjör ska kunna argumentera för sin verksamhet i ekonomiska termer. Boken sätter det moderna industriföretagets verksamhet i fokus och täcker hela det ekonomiska fältet, från kalkylering till hållbar affärsutveckling. På detta sätt ger boken en grundläggande förståelse samtidigt som den går igenom de viktigaste metoderna för att kunna styra, planera och utveckla industriella verksamheter.Övningsboken innehåller övningsuppgifter som ger möjlighet att träna på grundläggande begrepp och metoder inom de kvantitativa delarna av ämnet (produktkalkylering, investeringskalkylering, bokföring, redovisning, finansiering och ekonomistyrning). Den stöttar också inlärningen genom instuderingsfrågor som fokuserar på kvalitativa begrepp och modeller inom området. Övningsboken följer kursbokens indelning och innehåller utförliga lösningsförslag till alla övningsuppgifter.

Wireless Foresight deals with the development of the wireless communications industry and technology during the coming ten to fifteen years. Telecommunications is a global business of enormous proportions and is one of the largest industries in the world. Written in a highly accessible and simple to read manner, this book is based around four scenarios of the wireless world in 2015. The focus is on the industry (i.e. infrastructure and terminal vendors, operators, and service developers and providers) as well as on new players. Discusses the long-term developments described in the four scenarios and also short term issues, for example the challenges facing industry.Uncovers important areas for technological research and discusses the critical challenges facing industry, for example; the high cost for infrastructure, the slow spectrum release, the stampeding system complexity, radiation, battery capacity, and the threat of a disruptive market change facing the telecommunications industry.Offers a global approach whereby developments from around the world are described.Employs the method of building full-scale scenarios as opposed to just identifying trends and making predictions.Wireless Foresight is an invaluable and provocative read for top and middle management, strategists, business developers, technology managers, and entrepreneurs in the telecom, datacom and infocom industries alike. It is also of great interest to financial analysts and academics.

Everyone who works in a technology-intensive context must be able to conduct business activities, make financial assessments, and understand the relationship between technology and management. Thus, there is a huge demand for people with a good knowledge of management and business administration at the interface with technology and engineering. Engineers must have the skills to understand the technical implications of management and financial decisions as well as the business and managerial implications of technical decisions.Today’s engineers are expected to be able to support their decisions in financial terms and to use various tools and techniques to make calculations, perform analyses, develop the business, conduct projects, and market goods and services. Industrial Management – tools and techniques is primarily for engineering students at university level who are taking an introductory course in industrial management. The book addresses a number of management and financial terms, methods, and tools which engineers must be able to use and understand in order to develop and manage industrial operations.

Today’s engineers must be able to understand the economic implications of different technological decisions, as well as the technological implications of managerial and financial decisions. This is precisely what the academic field of Industrial Management is about: understanding the interdependencies between technology and management, in order to efficiently create value.Modern Industrial Management provides an introduction to the basic concepts and methods that will enable engineers to explain and support their decisions in financial terms. The book focuses on the business operations of modern industrial companies and covers the entire field of management, from costing to sustainable business development. As such, the book provides a fundamental understanding of this large field, as well as an examination of the most important methods to control, plan, and develop industrial operations.Modern Industrial Management provides fundamental knowledge about the value creation process of technology-based companies, covering marketing, production, and product development, as well as their financial systems, in terms of costing, accounting, and financing. It also discusses human resource management, business strategies, organizing, project management, and questions concerning corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. The book is aimed at engineering students at university level and practicing engineers who require basic knowledge in Industrial Management.