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The Automotive Industry Overview Version 2 Trends in the automotive industry are considered a barometer of a mature economy. The industry has been going through some dramatic changes in the last few years, and major manufacturers, including the Big Three (General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler) and their suppliers, are reorganizing to be competitive in the global marketplace. In the unrelenting push for lower costs, operational  more...

The Pharmaceutical Industry Overview Version 2 Billions of people around the world depend on the pharmaceutical industry to help them live longer, healthier, and happier lives. However, the pharmaceutical industry is continually tasked with alleviating its own ailments, including slow growth and declining profitability owing to pricing, safety, marketing and regulatory issues. In order for companies to remain competitive in a highly regulated  more...

The Food and Beverage Industry Overview Version 2 ...ess rate of only 25 , such happiness can be fleeting. Few industries have as much pressure placed upon them as the food and beverage industry - pressure to meet food safety regulations, to keep up with the constantly changing tastes and preferences of a fiercely diverse marketplace, to differentiate their products from their competitors', and to expand globally. Most importantly, they must do  more...

The Health Care Industry Overview Version 2 There is growing evidence that the current health systems around the world will be unsustainable if they go unchanged over the coming years. The health care industry is under constant pressure to streamline operations and cut extraneous spending, while providing quality, safe, and cost-effective care to its patients. In addition, operating in a highly regulated environment, industry players need  more...

The Banking Industry Overview Version 2 Can you imagine a world without banks? In the past, banks focused on loans and deposits, debits, and credits. Now, due to dramatic changes in the world economy, banking is a far more complex business. On a daily basis, the industry must deal with margin pressures, consolidation, and technological and marketing challenges, not to mention unforeseen financial and political crises. However, with cash  more...

The Manufacturing Industry Overview Version 2 Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation. Companies in the manufacturing industry seem to be taking this lesson from the legendary management guru, Peter F. Drucker, very seriously now. The manufacturing industry - the powerhouse driving many economies - has been reeling under the most challenging time in its history. Manufacturers are striving to be more innovative, compete  more...

The Retail Industry Overview Version 2 ...industries and one of the most visible to consumers. The retail industry includes businesses such as automobile dealers, retail gas stations, and department stores. Over the years, it has gone through various sales-channel shifts, from catalog sales to online selling. Yet, throughout these changes, the brick-and-mortar stores have remained strong. In today's retail environment, consumers want  more...

The Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 2 Connecting the globe, the telecommunications industry is an essential element of the modern business world. It is also one of the most volatile. Plagued by regulatory discord and economic uncertainty, telecom carriers have struggled to maintain sound footing and a competitive edge, all the while endeavoring to provide crucial, uninterrupted service to their customers. In an age of rapidly  more...

An Introduction to Project Management PMBOK-Third Edition aligned ...project management. Challenging? Yes. Impossible? No. All industries employ project managers to implement processes as a way to control business. In fact, the field of project management is rapidly expanding, as more companies become project-based organizations. However, not all organizations and industries manage projects well. Some continue to waste time, money, and resources even after  more...

Program Lifecycle and Organization ...fective program managers must be mindful of how different industries can impact program life cycles and the benefits they are designed to reap, and must continually refine their skills for adapting program life cycles to strategic goals. This course will describe some of the key program management life-cycle considerations, including the key distinctions between program and project life cycles.  more...

Leadership in Management Simulation ...industries, Limelight Connections is a web-based, career-search company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. As part of the marketing team, you have been with Limelight for just under two years. Your dedication, industry knowledge and hard work have paid off, recently earning you a promotion to manager of the department. But with the new title comes new challenges--some from sources you  more...

Six Sigma Listening to the Voice of the Customer ... Competition for consumer attention is intense across all industries and markets, so now it's the company itself which is being admonished to beware. That means businesses should be looking for the best way to gauge what its customers really need and want. In "Six Sigma: Listening to the Voice of the Customer," Six Sigma Green Belts and team members learn that best way. The course consists of  more...

Six Sigma and the Corporate Enterprise What exactly is Six Sigma , and why is it important to your company? This course helps you to make that determination through a discussion of basic concepts underlying the Six Sigma philosophy. A broad overview is provided of the initial development of Six Sigma; Six Sigma's uses in leading companies to date; the benefits to be realized by successful deployment, and the metrics and core  more...

Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA ...to growing concerns about poor working conditions in many industries. The FLSA regulates wages, maximum hours of work and overtime, as well as child labor. This one-hour course enables participants to understand the main provisions of the act, helping both employees and employers understand their rights and responsibilities in relation to those provisions. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses  more...

RFID Applications Management To recognize how RFID technology can be used in various industries and analyze RFID applications management programs Managers, analysts and consultants who want a primer on how to evaluate, prototype and deploy RFID into their existing business systems; managers and people making business decisions regarding implementation of RFID technology  more...

CCNT Voice Over IP Essentials v6 0 The goal of this course is to present the learner with a comprehensive introduction to Voice over IP (VoIP), its technology, benefits, QoS issues and their solutions, and standards. The first half of the course covers packet voicing basics, Internet technology, and the benefits and applications of VoIP. It then moves on to cover Gateways and their various functions, major issues involved in  more...

CCNT Basic Data Communications v6 0 Part 1 This course gives students an introduction to data networks, signals and to data transmission. The Data Networks and Signals section teaches about data terminal equipment (DTE), data communication equipment (DCE), the OSI model, and analog and digital signals. The Data Transmission section teaches about half-duplex and full-duplex circuits, and switched and non-switched data circuits. This section  more...

CCNT Basic Data Communications v6 0 Part 2 This course teaches students about networks and transmission principles. The networks section teaches about local area networks (LANs), wide-area networks (WANs), hierarchical WANs, and LAN components. This section also teaches about system network architecture (SNA), and TCP/IP. The Transmission Principles section teaches about data protocols, DTE to DCE interface standards, and transmission  more...

CCNT Basic Data Communications v6 0 Part 3 This course teaches students about data communications equipment and media. The LANs and Communications equipment section teaches about the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), analog and digital communication, modulation, multiplexers, and the Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET) protocol. The Transmission Media section teaches about transmission media cables and wireless  more...

CCNT Computer-Telephony Integration Essentials v6 0 This course introduces CTI and covers CTI architecture and CTI hardware. It also teaches CTI markets and CTI system development. Candidates work in the data and telecommunications industries and are preparing for the Computer-Telephony Integration Essentials module of the CCNT exam. Typical job roles include telecom and call center managers. Average computer literacy is desirable.  more...

CCNT Broadband Technologies v6 0 Part 1 This course introduces broadband technologies and broadband categories and it teaches multiplexing and switching. It also covers network interconnections and SONET. Candidates work in the data and telecommunications industries and are preparing for the Broadband Technologies module of the CCNT exam. Typical job roles include Telecommunications Technicians, Data/Internet/Telecommunications  more...

CCNT Broadband Technologies v6 0 Part 2 This course covers ISDN and BISDN. X.25 and Frame Relay are also taught. This course also covers SS7 and Cell Relay. Candidates work in the data and telecommunications industries and are preparing for the Broadband Technologies module of the CCNT exam. Typical job roles include Telecommunications Technicians, Data/Internet/Telecommunications Professionals. Average computer literacy is desirable.  more...

CCNT Broadband Technologies v6 0 Part 3 This course teaches ATM and SMDS. It also covers DSL and wireless broadband and VPN technology including VPN security. Candidates work in the data and telecommunications industries and are preparing for the Broadband Technologies module of the CCNT exam. Typical job roles include Telecommunications Technicians, Data/Internet/Telecommunications Professionals. Average computer literacy is desirable.  more...

Indoor Hoisting and Rigging ...ds associated with today's manufacturing and construction industries. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. specify general safety issues of cranes, hoisting, and rigging define the purpose of the crane safety program describe general inspection practices describe testing practices describe basic load handling  more...

Industrial Safety - Ladder and Stairway Safety In the construction industry falls from elevated workspaces such as ladders and stairways are responsible for more fatalities than any other type of accident. Ladder and stairway accidents also make up a sizeable portion of occupational hazards in various other industries. This course covers important guidelines to avoid such accidents by implementing ladder and stairway safety.  more...

Industrial Safety - Eye and Face Protection Each year eye injuries account for a large percentage of all workplace injuries. Employees can avoid most of these injuries by wearing proper eye and face protectors and adopting suitable safety measures. This course covers different types of eye and face injuries in various industries and explores the causes and effects of such injuries. The course then details the protective equipment employees  more...

oll InfoFind Professional ...arning System (DLS) focused on the Graphic Communications industries. Our DLS allows the learner to define customized content through a sophisticated database search. The InfoFind Professional database contains over 11,000 term definitions and hundreds of in-depth topics and tutorials extracted from our popular on-line courseware or created just for InfoFind Professional. Access is unlimited  more...

Data Warehousing Fundamentals Part 2: Building and Deploying Oracle Data Warehousing Fundamentals: Building and Deploying introduces the concepts and strategies necessary to build and deploy a data warehouse successfully across the enterprise. This CBT course provides students with an overview of fundamental data warehousing concepts in both business and technical terms. In addition this course examines a variety of data warehouse architectures building  more...

SAP R/3 PP: Program Planning MP and MRP ... strategies and their applicability in different types of industries and identify the integration points with Materials Management Sales & Distribution Financial Accounting and Controlling modules. Furthermore the learner will identify the costing elements and their use in calculating planned costs; define the basic organizational units in Production Planning; define routing operations and work  more...

Supply Chain Management ...give company executives and interested experts in various industries an overview of the content goals possibilities and challenges of Supply Chain Management. As most chores within the supply chain today cannot do without the use of computer software the course shows concrete examples using SAP within different industry areas. The course transfers the basic knowledge the spectrum of  more...