Is it possible to increase the productivity of a company by 30% or even 50%?Is an OEE (or overall equipment efficiency) increase in a manufacturing plant from 60% to 80% achievable and can it be sustained? Can business processes, seen from the customer-perspective, be shortened in a way that customer services are improved in quality and speed? Are increases in added value of 50% nothing more than a utopian dream?Can it be achieved that employees identify themselves with the o...

Kann man die Produktivität eines Unternehmens um 30 % oder gar 50 % steigern? Kann es gelingen, die Gesamtanlagen-Effektivität bzw. OEE eines herstellenden Betriebes von 60 % auf über 80 % nachhaltig zu erhöhen? Ist es möglich Geschäftsprozesse im Sinne des Kunden zeitlich derart zu verkürzen, dass deutlich bessere und schnellere Kundenbetreuung möglich wird? Sind Wertschöpfungs- Steigerungen von 50 % und mehr reine Utopie? Kann es gelingen, dass Mitarbeiter sich voll mit den Zielen des Un...

Rund 200 namhafte AutorInnen stellen den Stand der Sozialen Arbeit in ihrer theoretischen Diskussion, Forschung und Praxis dar. Die Beiträge fassen die zentralen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zusammen, machen Probleme und neue Aufgaben deutlich und geben Impulse für notwendige Entwicklungsaufgaben der Sozialen Arbeit. Für die 6. Auflage wurden aktuelle Themen aufgegriffen und über die Hälfte der Beiträge aktualisiert und teilweise umfassend überarbeitet. Das Herausgeberteam wurde um Rain...

The dwarf is back, and this time he ain't alone in the dark. Hello the surface, hello the new and old friends!Derek Smith, the real-life fantasy dwarf (who's also a cool dude!) finally conquered the mine-turned-Dungeon. Finally, it's time to take a step to the surface and see the new, changed Earth! With a seemingly impossible goal in mind—reviving a Fairy Princess isn't a simple task, after all—he would need all the help he could get. The first step is to befriend...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Networked Systems, NETYS 2024, held in Rabat, Morocco, during May 29-31, 2024.The 14 full papers and 3 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. NETYS aims to bring together researchers and engineers from the theory and practice of distributed and networked systems. The scope of the conference covers all aspects related to the design and the development of n...

The Neo-City awaits the dwarf and his goblina. But so does the Sin Temple.Derek Smith helped to unite three villages into Neo-Town, and then defeated a man who sold his soul to demons. But his journey isn't over. The call of family draws him onward—to Selaris, a sprawling Neo-City that eclipses the ruins of the old world. A place of towering spires and shadowed alleys, where danger lurks in the glow of the Ether Core and secrets fester beneath the surface.T...

Being a last-year high-schooler who is 4'8 (142cm) in height is one thing, but having the muscles of a bodybuilder and the face of a middle-aged biker at the same time is another. And don't you dare to bring up shaving in front of him. Did I mention that the boy's favorite hobby is smithing?Derek always wondered if gods had sent him to the wrong world. Until, one day, Earth Awakened. With dungeons, monsters, magic, and status screens, everything became not so different from fantasy...