Obtaining Value from Big Data for Service Delivery

Obtaining Value from Big Data for Service Delivery
Author: Stephen H. Kaisler
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2015-12-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1631572237

Big data is an emerging phenomenon that has enormous implications and impacts upon business strategy, profitability, and process improvements. All service systems generate big data these days, especially human-centered service systems. It has been characterized as the collection, analysis and use of data characterized by the five Vs: volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value (of data). This booklet will help middle, senior, and executive managers to understand what big data is; how to recognize, collect, process, and analyze it; how to store and manage it; how to obtain useful information from it; and how to assess its contribution to operational, tactical, and strategic decision-making in service-oriented organizations.

Obtaining Value from Big Data for Service Systems, Volume I

Obtaining Value from Big Data for Service Systems, Volume I
Author: Stephen H. Kaisler
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2019-05-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1949443566

This volume will assist readers in fitting big data analysis into their service-based organizations. Volume I of this two-volume series focuses on the role of big data in service delivery systems. It discusses the definition and orientation to big data, applications of it in service delivery systems, how to obtain results that can affect/enhance service delivery, and how to build an effective big data organization. This volume will assist readers in fitting big data analysis into their service-based organizations. It will also help readers understand how to improve the use of big data to enhance their service-oriented organizations.

Obtaining Value from Big Data for Service Systems, Volume II

Obtaining Value from Big Data for Service Systems, Volume II
Author: Stephen H. Kaisler
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2019-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1949991474

Volume II of this series discusses the technology used to implement a big data analysis capability within a service-oriented organization. It discusses the technical architecture necessary to implement a big data analysis capability, some issues and challenges in big data analysis and utilization that an organization will face, and how to capture value from it. It will help readers understand what technology is required for a basic capability and what the expected benefits are from establishing a big data capability within their organization.

Service Design and Delivery

Service Design and Delivery
Author: Toshiaki Kurokawa
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2015-08-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1606497855

This book explains the design thinking approach both for designing new services and delivering the services. This approach itself can be applied to areas other than pure services, because it contains the innovative and intrinsic ingredients that can be applied to any human activity. The book will cover topics such as mindset and preparation for service design as well as prototyping and testing the service design. Introduction on design thinking is discussed and design thinking toolkits are provided - a useful tool for the reader to implement. Both IDEO's Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit and Innovation Leadership Board's Playbook for Strategic Foresight and Innovation are discussed in detail.

Achieving Success Through Innovation

Achieving Success Through Innovation
Author: Glenn Withiam
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2016-09-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1631570447

This book investigates the genesis and success of innovation in the hospitality industry as detailed in over four dozen case studies. In many of the cases studies, the innovators themselves provide the insights into their innovative inspiration and the lessons learned from the way they brought their innovative ideas to life. The cases include innovations for improved customer service, stronger human resources, and new food service and lodging concepts. While updated technology forms the basis for many of the innovations, some of the cases focus specifically on technology improvements, with a particular focus on the use of technology as a mediator in the service value chain. With the passage of several years, the book shares the outcome of the innovative concepts—most of which continue to operate. The lessons presented will provide you a valuable perspective on success through innovation, whether you are operating in the hospitality industry or another business.

Sustainable Service

Sustainable Service
Author: Adi Wolfson
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2016-06-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1631574620

Every one of us produce and/or use services on a daily basis. Each of these services provision requires both physical and nonphysical resources, and have potentially short and long-term effects on both the local and the global scales. Thus, in order to perpetuate the services for long periods of time without negatively influencing the natural or social environment, we should produce and deliver sustainable services. In Sustainable Service, readers will find an overview on the main paradigms, concepts and terminology in the fields of sustainability and service science, in the process discussing the benefits to be gained by - and the challenges entailed in - their reciprocal relationship. In addition, they will find techniques to enhance the sustainability of services by integrating smart use of resources with behaving with environmental and social awareness. Finally, adopting the ideas in the book will promote the co-creation of sustainable services between provider and customer while turning the customer to a provider of sustainability to current and subject generations.

Service Design with Applications to Health Care Institutions

Service Design with Applications to Health Care Institutions
Author: Oscar Barros
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2016-12-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1631575716

This book is a sequel to Business Engineering and Service Design, published by this editorial, which provides the foundations of Business Engineering; it is dedicated to health care, presenting our view of the foundations for the design of institutions that provide such service, general architectures for making designs operative, and many real cases that show how to do formal design and the benefits to be obtained.

Business Engineering and Service Design, Second Edition, Volume I

Business Engineering and Service Design, Second Edition, Volume I
Author: Oscar Barros
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2016-10-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1631575694

This book provides the foundations of BE, reviews the disciplines integrated within its methodology, and presents plentiful evidence of its power by giving detailed application cases, including impressive results in private and public situations.

How Can Digital Technologies Improve Public Services and Governance?

How Can Digital Technologies Improve Public Services and Governance?
Author: Nagy K. Hanna
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1631578146

This book considers the opportunities and challenges of harnessing digital technologies for improved public services and governance. It focuses on the challenges of applying digital technologies in developing countries, where dramatic results can be realized. It addresses questions like these: How can digital technologies help enhance transparency, accountability, and participation to improve service design and delivery? Where are the opportunities to enhance key areas of governance and public service delivery? What are the promising practices to strengthen supply and mobilize demand for good governance and service delivery? What are the emerging lessons from recent experience? The author explains with real cases how ICT can be deployed to improve public sector efficiency and accountability for resource management; improve access and quality of public services for citizens; enhance transparency and reduce costs of government-business transactions, support entrepreneurship, attract private investment, and reduce the burden of regulation; and enhance the effectiveness of political oversight and policy institutions. This book details the importance of understanding the social, political, and institutional contexts and the policies that might scale up ICT for governance and public service improvement.

Build Better Brains

Build Better Brains
Author: Martina Muttke
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2020-09-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1952538572

Build Better Brains is neither a leadership book nor a book on neuroscience. It merges the best of the two worlds to serve a new type of leader emerging with contemporary organizations. The exciting news is that leadership has become measurable in the brain. This opens a new perspective on “the biology of leadership”. Have you every wished to discover what lies inside of the box on top of your head? Are you aware that by reading this book you will forever change your brain, because your brain is an eternal construction site? Did you know that we have three brains? One brain in the brain, one in the heart, one in the gut? With Millennials and Generation Z becoming most of our workforce, the way we think about leadership is changing. Advances in neuroscience can prepare leaders to build a culture of trust and purpose for themselves and their teams. Build Better Brains is neither a leadership book nor a book on neuroscience. It merges the best of the two worlds to serve a new type of leader emerging with contemporary organizations. Build Better Brains: Offers practical, science-based applications for improving the efficiency of leadership in today’s fast-paced VUCA world; Applies the knowledge and tools of neuroscience as foundation for leading people and building better companies; Is based on simple concepts, utilizing the latest insights from both leadership and neuroscience, without missing out on scientific facts; Teaches, but also entertains: leadership is full of fights, fiction, failures, but should also be fun; Serves the common need in today’s over-engineered yet antiquated workplaces to discover the magic inside our brains. Leadership is born in the brain.