Flywheels And Feedback Loops

Online markets such as Amazon have completely changed retailing, and even small companies can use these e-commerce platforms to compete with the biggest and best in the world. But success requires new ways of thinking, outstanding customer service, and unprecedented speed. Bernie Thompson's small electronics company became one of the first private-label brands to successfully capitalize on Amazon fulfillment, and even Amazon has touted him as a success. Now he shares how you can find similar success. Going well beyond the basics, which are widely available elsewhere, this book is for more sophisticated private-label sellers and manufacturers who recognize that there are no tricks or schemes, only winning strategies, best practices, and tools for overcoming the inertia of discoverability to get the sales flywheel moving. Specific tips and advice include where to focus your energy, how to make data actionable, and how to close the feedback loops that drive successful e-commerce.

Emerging data technologies are one of several forces that are changing the world. This textbook shows how technologies such as the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and data analytics are altering business operations and strategy. Following a unique, three-part structure, the book offers: • a macro view of the environmental drivers which are changing organisations • a meso view of how organisations and business functions are responding • a micro view of the skills needed to take advantage of the new opportunities that these technologies bring A wide range of examples featuring well-known companies aid understanding, while practical activities help students to develop the skills they need in business. A downloadable teaching guide and PowerPoints are available for those using the book in their teaching. Managing Emerging Data Technologies: Concepts and Use is essential reading for upper-undergraduate and postgraduate students of courses related to new digital data technologies in business, as well as anyone looking to use these technologies in their organisation. Duncan R. Shaw teaches business strategy and data technology strategy at business schools around the world, including Alliance Manchester Business School in Hong Kong, and Nottingham University Business School in the UK and Malaysia.

Online markets such as Amazon have completely changed retailing, and even small companies can use these e-commerce platforms to compete with the biggest and best in the world. But success requires new ways of thinking, outstanding customer service, and unprecedented speed. Bernie Thompson's small electronics company became one of the first private-label brands to successfully capitalize on Amazon fulfillment, and even Amazon has touted him as a success. Now he shares how you can find similar success. Going well beyond the basics, which are widely available elsewhere, this book is for more sophisticated private-label sellers and manufacturers who recognize that there are no tricks or schemes, only winning strategies, best practices, and tools for overcoming the inertia of discoverability to get the sales flywheel moving. Specific tips and advice include where to focus your energy, how to make data actionable, and how to close the feedback loops that drive successful e-commerce.

As design continues to impact our products, services, and solutions at scale, it is more important than ever to understand the systems and context that surround design decisions. Closing the Loop will introduce you to a powerful systems thinking mindset and provide you with the tools and frameworks to define the systems that surround your work. “Cababa's book comes at a crucial moment for design, and points the way toward a more inclusive, meaningful future for our work.” —David Dylan Thomas, author, Design for Cognitive Bias Who Should Read This Book? This book is for practitioners who want to incorporate systems-thinking methods into their practice. Design researchers, strategists, and experience designers will benefit from the book’s tools and instruction to broaden their perspectives, as well as people from technology, healthcare, education, and other spaces in which human-centered design is incorporated. TakeawaysReaders will learn to: Combine user-centered design with systems thinking to understand interconnections and interventions to create goals that benefit society. Expand their thinking about what constitutes problem-solving in order to reframe problem spaces. Map the status quo in order to better envision the future. Kick off primary research by conducting interviews with subject matter experts. Use stakeholder maps as a form of analysis and synthesis output. Create a causal loop map to articulate systems forces in the form of cause and effect. Develop a theory of change to plan initiatives that will lead to the desired outcomes and impact. Use the futures wheel as a tool to imagine the impact of decisions.

The principal reason for using feedback is to reduce the effect of uncertainties in the description of a system which is to be controlled. H∞ loop-shaping is emerging as a powerful but straightforward method of designing robust feedback controllers for complex systems. However, in order to use this, or other modern design techniques, it is first necessary to generate an accurate model of the system (thus appearing to remove the reason for needing feedback in the first place). The ν-gap metric is an attempt to resolve this paradox — by indicating in what sense a model should be accurate if it is to be useful for feedback design. This book develops in detail the H∞ loop-shaping design method, the ν-gap metric and the relationship between the two, showing how they can be used together for successful feedback design. Contents:An Introduction to H∞ ControlH∞ Loop-ShapingThe ν-Gap MetricMore H∞ Loop-ShapingComplexity and RobustnessDesign ExamplesTopologies, Metrics and Operator TheoryApproximation in the Graph TopologyThe Best Possible H∞ Robustness ResultsState-Space Formulae and ProofsSingular Value Inequalities Readership: Researchers in control engineering, electrical & electronic engineering, and systems & knowledge engineering. Reviews:“This book introduces both the loop-shaping design and the v-metric. Both topics are built from the ground up, and the result is a nice introduction.”Mathematical Reviews

Semiconductor Radiation Detection Systems addresses the state-of-the-art in the design of semiconductor detectors and integrated circuit design, in the context of medical imaging using ionizing radiation. It addresses exciting new opportunities in X-ray detection, Computer Tomography (CT), bone dosimetry, and nuclear medicine (PET, SPECT). In addition to medical imaging, the book explores other applications of semiconductor radiation detection systems in security applications such as luggage scanning, dirty bomb detection, and border control. Features a chapter written by well-known Gamma-Ray Imaging authority Tadayuki Takahashi Assembled by a combination of top industrial experts and academic professors, this book is more than just a product manual. It is practical enough to provide a solid explanation of presented technologies, incorporating material that offers an optimal balance of scientific and academic theory. With less of a focus on math and physical details, the author concentrates more on exploring exactly how technologies are being used. With its combined coverage of new materials and innovative new system approaches, as well as a succinct overview of recent developments, this book is an invaluable tool for any engineer, professional, or student working in electronics or an associated field.