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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. For decades, the manufacturing industry has employed the Toyota Production System the most powerful production method in the world to reduce waste, improve quality, reduce defects and increase worker productivity. In 2001, Virginia Mason Medical Center, an integrated healthcare delivery system in Seattle, Washington set out to achieve its compelling vision to become The Quality Leader and to fulfill that vision, adopted the Toyota Production System as its management method.Transforming Health Care: Virginia Mason Medical Center's Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience takes you on the journey of of Virginia Mason Medical Center's pursuit of the perfect patient experience through the application of lean principles, tools, and methodology. Over the last several years Virginia Mason has become internationally known for its journey towards perfection by applying the Toyota Production System to healthcare. The book takes readers step by step through Virginia Mason's journey as it seeks to provide perfection to its customer the patient. This book shows you how you use this system to transform your own organization. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. First Edition. On the copyright page is written: 'Copyright, 1904,/ The Hobart Company/ Published March 1905.' The H. B. Claflin Co is identified as 'Publisher's Agents.' This work is illustrated by George Gibbs and E W Deming. George Gibbs; E W Deming. (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: As New. 000-543: Magazine Size Paperback. A beautiful, UNREAD copy. Cover has a few light scratches. No other defects. No marks. No creases on pages. Sealed DVD included. Excellent Copy. Published 2008 by Triumph.

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Paperback. Condition: New. 000-169: Large Magazine Size Paperback. A beautiful, NEW, clean copy. No defects. No marks. Includes 48 minute DVD. Outstanding Gift Quality. Published 2008 by Triumph Books.

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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. First Combined Edition. CAPTAIN CLOSE was first published in 1894, and SERGEANT CROESUS was first published in 1893.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. First Edition. Lettering on spine is faded. Inked name on endpaper. George Gibbs; E W Deming (illustrator).

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Paperback. Condition: New. 000-226: Magazine Size Paperback. 125 pages. A beautiful, NEW, clean, tight copy. No defects. No marks. 48 minute DVD included. Outstanding Gift Quality. Published 2008 by Triumph Books.

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Paperback. Condition: New. 2nd ed. This book outlines how to reorganize the U.S. Army into a fully 2 and 3-Dimensional maneuver capable, ground force with terrain-agile, armored fighting vehicles sized to rapidly deploy by fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to the scene of world conflicts and strike at the heart of freedom,s enemies. The plan to build the Army into Air-Mech-Strike Forces, exploiting emerging information-age technologies, as well as America,s supremacy in aircraft and helicopter delivery systems---at the lowest cost to the taxpayers, is described in detail. These Army warfighting organizations, using existing and some newly purchased equipment, will shape the battlefield to America,s advantage, preserving the peace before it is lost; if not, then winning fights that must be fought quickly. The dangerous world we live in moves by the speed of the AIR, and the 21st Century U.S. Army 2D/3D combat team will dominate this medium by Air-Mech-Strike. John E. Richards (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: New. 2nd ed. This book outlines how to reorganize the U.S. Army into a fully 2 and 3-Dimensional maneuver capable, ground force with terrain-agile, armored fighting vehicles sized to rapidly deploy by fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to the scene of world conflicts and strike at the heart of freedom,s enemies. The plan to build the Army into Air-Mech-Strike Forces, exploiting emerging information-age technologies, as well as America,s supremacy in aircraft and helicopter delivery systems---at the lowest cost to the taxpayers, is described in detail. These Army warfighting organizations, using existing and some newly purchased equipment, will shape the battlefield to America,s advantage, preserving the peace before it is lost; if not, then winning fights that must be fought quickly. The dangerous world we live in moves by the speed of the AIR, and the 21st Century U.S. Army 2D/3D combat team will dominate this medium by Air-Mech-Strike. John E. Richards (illustrator).…

Mass market paperback. Condition: Fair. xxii, [2], 258, [6] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Cover/spine worn, torn, and creased. Some page discoloration noted. This was a Military Book Club main selection. Includes Foreword by William P. Yarborough, Preface, Epilogue, and Index. Also includes chapters on Guerrilla Warfare; Predecessors of Special Forces; The Kind of Man It Took; The Rucksack, Book, and Beret; SF Prepares for Guerilla Warfare; Revolutionary war and Counterinsurgency; New Missions and Big Publicity; Special Missions: Africa, Latin America; Laos and Thailand; Vietnam: CIDG (Civilian Irregular Defense Group); the Katu and the Bru; Expansion: Cambodes, Hoa Hao, and Cao Dai; The Mobile Strike (Mike) Forces; Recovery Operations; Special Operations and Unconventional Warfare; Civic Action and Psy Ops, Vietnam; Special Support and Special Problems; Intelligence; Civic Action Around the World; Vietnamization of CIDG, 1966-1971; and The Future of Special Forces. The reader cannot fail to be impressed with the book's depth of understanding of guerrilla warfare and how it works. This book deals with that small part of the United States' fighting forces who understand that money cannot win battles. It does not shy way from American military mistakes and weaknesses. Still, the author is optimistic and proud. William Simpson was the son of a career soldier. He attended West Point Military Academy (Class of 1947) and served as an infantry officer. He saw service in Korea and Vietnam and served ten years with the Army Special Forces (Green Berets). He retired from the Army in 1973. While on active duty, William Simpson received the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars for Valor, Purple Heart, four Legions of Merit, Army Commendation Ribbon, five Air Medals . Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian jump wings; and two awards of the Combat Infantryman Badge (for Korea and Vietnam). Following retirement Simpson joined the BDM Corporation, a Washington D.C. "think-tank" and contributed to numerous studies regarding political and military issues. The United States Army Special Forces, colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army that are designed to deploy and execute 9 doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counterinsurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, information operations, counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and security force assistance. The first two missions, unconventional warfare and foreign internal defenses emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other Special Forces missions, known as secondary missions, include: combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peacekeeping, and manhunts. Other components of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) or other U.S. government activities may also specialize in these secondary missions. The Special Forces conduct these missions via seven geographically focused groups. Many of their operational techniques are classified, but some nonfiction works and doctrinal manuals are available. As special operations units, Special Forces are not necessarily under the command authority of the ground commanders in those countries. Instead, while in theater, SF units may report directly to a geographic combatant command, USSOCOM, or other command authorities. The Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) highly secretive Special Activities Center (formerly known as the "Special Activities Division") and more specifically its Special Operations Group (SOG) recruits from the U.S. Army's Special Forces. Joint CIA-Army Special Forces operations go back to the MACV-SOG branch during the Vietnam War. The cooperation still exists today and is seen in the War in Afghanistan. Berkley edition [stated]. Later printing.…