Youth Identity and Digital Media or Lean Six SIGMA Logistics

Youth, Identity, and Digital Media

Author: David Buckingham

As young people today grow up in a world saturated with digital media, how does it affect their sense of self and others? As they define and redefine their identities through engagements with technology, what are the implications for their experiences as learners, citizens, consumers, and family and community members? This volume addresses the consequences of digital media use for young people’s individual and social identities.

The contributors explore how young people use digital media to share ideas and creativity and to participate in networks that are small and large, local and global, intimate and anonymous. They look at the emergence of new genres and forms, from SMS and instant messaging to home pages, blogs, and social networking sites. They discuss such topics as "girl power" online, the generational digital divide, young people and mobile communication, and the appeal of the "digital publics" of MySpace, considering whether these media offer young people genuinely new forms of engagement, interaction, and communication.

Contributors:

Angela Booker, danah boyd, Kirsten Drotner, Shelley Goldman, Susan C. Herring, Meghan McDermott, Claudia Mitchell, Gitte Stald, Susannah Stern, Sandra Weber, Rebekah Willett.

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Lean Six SIGMA Logistics: Strategic Development to Operational Success

Author: Thomas J Goldsby

Logistics, Lean, and Six Sigma form a natural union. Logistics is about managing inventory; Lean is about speed, flow, and the elimination of waste; and Six Sigma is about understanding and reducing variation. Lean Six Sigma Logistics features the Logistics Bridge Model to serve as your roadmap for continuous improvement, leveraging value, eliminating waste, and enhancing your abilities to view the supply chain with a critical eye. It provides a method for developing strategies as well as tactical steps that will help you achieve successful operational implementation of Lean Six Sigma Logistics. The primary focus is on logistics flow, capability, and discipline as the guiding principles for solving any logistics challenge. Whatever the status of your supply chain, this book provides the essence for developing and implementing a successful logistics strategy.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	What is lean Six Sigma logistics?	3
Ch. 2	The importance of logistics and supply chain management	9
Ch. 3	The waste of inventory	19
Ch. 4	The waste of transportation	27
Ch. 5	The waste of space and facilities	35
Ch. 6	The waste of time	39
Ch. 7	The waste of packaging	47
Ch. 8	The waste of administration	51
Ch. 9	The waste of knowledge	55
Ch. 10	A tour of the bridge	65
Ch. 11	Logistics flow : asset flow	71
Ch. 12	Flow : information flow	85
Ch. 13	Flow : financial flow	97
Ch. 14	Capability : predictability	115
Ch. 15	Capability : stability	129
Ch. 16	Capability : visibility	141
Ch. 17	Discipline : collaboration	153
Ch. 18	Discipline : systems optimization	173
Ch. 19	Discipline : waste elimination	185
Ch. 20	Strategy and planning tools	201
Ch. 21	Problem-solving tools	213
Ch. 22	Operational tools	227
Ch. 23	Measurement tools	237
Ch. 24	Case study : GoldSMART Products, Inc	249
Ch. 25	Summary and conclusion	267