Copyright (c) 2013 Grand Valley State University All rights reserved. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books Recent documents in Open Education Materials en-us Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:36:53 PDT 3600 http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/6 http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/6 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:54:13 PDT Lean thinking, as well as associated processes and tools, have involved into a ubiquitous perspective for improving systems particularly in the manufacturing arena. With application experience has come an understanding of the boundaries of lean capabilities and the benefits of getting beyond these boundaries to further improve performance. Discrete event simulation is recognized as one beyond-the-boundaries of lean technique. Thus, the fundamental goal of this text is to show how discrete event simulation can be used in addition to lean thinking to achieve greater benefits in system improvement than with lean alone. Realizing this goal requires learning the problems that simulation solves as well as the methods required to solve them. The problems that simulation solves are captured in a collection of case studies. These studies serve as metaphors for industrial problems that are commonly addressed using lean and simulation.

]]> Charles R. Standridge Ph.D. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/5 http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/5 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:37:47 PST The Writing Spaces Web Writing Style Guide was created as a crowdsourcing project of Collaborvention 2011: A Computers and Writing Unconference. College writing teachers from around the web joined together to create this guide (see our Contributors list). The advice within it is based on contemporary theories and best practices. While the text was originally written for students in undergraduate writing classes, it can also be a suitable resource for other writers interested in learning more about writing for the web. This document is available as a web text for reading online, a printer-friendly PDF, and an EPUB ereader versions. Visit http://writingspaces.org/wwsg to learn more.

]]> Matt Barton et al. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/4 http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/4 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:21:46 PDT This text was designed for use in the human osteology laboratory classroom. Bones are described to aid in identification of skeletonized remains in either an archaeological or forensic anthropology setting. Basic techniques for siding, aging, sexing, and stature estimation are described. Both images of bone and drawings are included which may be used for study purposes outside of the classroom. The text represents work that has been developed over more than 30 years by its various authors and is meant to present students with the basic analytical tools for the study of human osteology.

]]> Roberta Hall et al. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/3 http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/3 Wed, 02 May 2012 10:17:47 PDT Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide-range of topics about writing. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about the craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level.

]]> Charles Lowe et al. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/2 http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/2 Wed, 02 May 2012 10:11:30 PDT Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide-range of topics about writing, much like the model made famous by Wendy Bishop’s “The Subject Is . . .” series. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about developing nearly every aspect of the craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level.

]]> Charles Lowe et al. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/1 http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/1 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:19:52 PST Lean thinking, as well as associated processes and tools, have involved into a ubiquitous perspective for improving systems particularly in the manufacturing arena. With application experience has come an understanding of the boundaries of lean capabilities and the benefits of getting beyond these boundaries to further improve performance. Discrete event simulation is recognized as one beyond-the-boundaries of lean technique. Thus, the fundamental goal of this text is to show how discrete event simulation can be used in addition to lean thinking to achieve greater benefits in system improvement than with lean alone. Realizing this goal requires learning the problems that simulation solves as well as the methods required to solve them. The problems that simulation solves are captured in a collection of case studies. These studies serve as metaphors for industrial problems that are commonly addressed using lean and simulation.

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