Supply Chain Coordination Mechanisms: New Approaches for Collaborative Planning
Integrated supply chain planning is well understood by theory and widely applied in practice – however, only with respect to intra-organisational supply chains. In inter-organisational supply chains, an additional, yet unresolved problem arises: due to confidentiality reasons, decentralized parties keep their local data private, which prevents an integrated planning.
Toni Morrison's Beloved, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Bloom's Guides collection, presents concise critical excerpts from Beloved to provide a scholarly overview of the work. This comprehensive study guide also features "The Story Behind the Story" which details the conditions under which Beloved was written. This title also includes a short biography on Toni Morrison and a descriptive list of characters.
George Orwell's 1984, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Bloom's Guides collection, presents concise critical excerpts from 1984 to provide a scholarly overview of the work. This comprehensive study guide also features "The Story Behind the Story," which details the conditions under which 1984 was written. This title also includes a short biography on 1984 and a descriptive list of characters.
Richard Bradley contends that for much of the prehistoric period, ritual was not a distinct sphere of activity. Rather it was the way in which different features of the domestic world were played out until they took on qualities of theatrical performance. This book examines farming, craft production and the occupation of houses, all of which were ritualized in prehistoric Europe.
Arab-American and Muslim Writers (Multicultural Voices)
Arab-American and Muslim Writers discusses the authors from this rich heritage that have made lasting contributions to the American literary landscape. Authors such as Claire Messud, Mohja Kahf, Samuel Hazo, Malcolm X, Amiri Baraka, and Kahlil Gibran are among the many profiled in this new offering, which also covers the now-canonical works frequently assigned in classrooms today.
