Books with author Bob Thomas

Steve details his descent from bright star to burnout in this newly repackaged edition of the definitive, highly acclaimed novel from the creator of Veronica Mars and Party Down.Houston, sophomore year: Steve is on top of the world. He and his friends are the talk of the school. He’s in love with a terrific girl. He can even deal with “the astronaut”—a world-famous hero who happens to be his father. San Diego, senior year: Steve is bummed out, drugged out, flunking out. A no-nonsense counselor says he can graduate if he writes a 100-page paper. So Steve starts writing, and as the paper becomes more and more personal, he reveals how a National Merit Scholar has become an under-achieving stoner. And in telling how he got to where he is, Steve discovers how to get to where he wants to be.

Keeping it simple and profitableThe purpose of this book can be summarized in three actionable tasks:1. Understand your existing inventory situation and define improvement objectives2. Simplify planning, purchasing, and stocking of spare parts, consumables, raw and bulk materials, MRO and engineering parts3. Realize savings by executing the strategy of "Classify & Cash-In."To achieve these goals, the following three questions shall be answered:1. How can your inventory be analyzed? 2. How can your inventory be classified into relevant groups?3. How can you develop rules for the groups and implement them?Introducing: SWOT Analysis of inventoryPlus: ABC XYZ analysis explainedUseful concepts for supply chain, purchasing, procurement, planning, warehousing, logistics and inventory control professionals and managers are explained in a practical manner.Inventory has become a significant cost driver due to large investments made by companies. Intermittent and irregular nature of many demands complicates the balancing of stocks and their holding costs. Many expensive parts, although low in demand, are critical to operations. By an appropriate classification system, various categories are identified. Specific recommendations and procedures are suggested for each of the classified group.

Keene Davenport has called for a student walkout to protest his school’s annual “Slave Day” fundraiser, but it’s not exactly working. Shawn Greeley, the first African American student council president of Robert E. Lee High, continues to preside over the auctioning of student reps to serve as book-toters, chauffeurs, and lunch-fetchers for the day. So Keene chooses an alternative path of civil disobedience: Assuming that a day of degradation ought to open Shawn’s eyes, Keene decides to “buy” Shawn to be his slave, no matter what the cost—and launches a series of life-changing events in the process.

One night, at a Los Angeles dinner gala, Walt Disney gave a rare public statement about his older brother, Roy: "We started the business here in 1923, and if it hadn't been for my big brother, I swear I'd've been in jail several times for checks bouncing. I never knew what was in the bank. He kept me on the straight and narrow."Although Walt wasn't quite that ignorant of the numbers, it's true that Roy handled most of the finances for the Disney empire. It was Roy who kept the studio running in the early years, Roy who put together the financing deals for Disneyland, Roy who oversaw the completion of Walt Disney World in Florida after his brother's death in 1966.Building a Company provides plenty of anecdotal details about the Disney entertainment empire's rise to power. Don't look for juicy scandal, though: Bob Thomas's fully authorized (and, ultimately, Disney-financed) biography steers clear of any controversies, such as Disney's attempts to get out of a contract with ABC in the late '50s, before they can cause a blight on the success story. Useful primarily to those interested in the details of business and entertainment history.

Thomas Boston (1676-1732) was a remarkable Scottish theologian and pastor. His Works run to 12 volumes and contain some lengthy theological treatises. But Boston also wrote brief, very accessible, and pastoral books, and chief among these is the quaintly titled, The Crook in the Lot: The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men Displayed. This little book is a pastoral masterpiece, in which Boston reflects on the words of Ecclesiastes 7:13, 'Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which he hath made crooked?'By 'lot', Boston means our 'lot in life', the shape of our lives as they are styled by God's many providences. By 'crook', he means those unforeseen troubles that afflict, unsettle, or disturb us in any way. Boston sets out to minister pastoral wisdom and help to God's people experiencing what Paul calls 'the sufferings of this present time' (Rom. 8:18).The Crook in the Lot is pastoral medicine prepared in the laboratory of Boston's own personal and ministerial sufferings. It is little wonder that Jonathan Edwards considered Boston 'a truly great divine'. He was indeed!From The Foreword by Ian Hamilton

The goal of this book is three-fold:1. Understand your existing inventory situation and define improvement objectives2. Simplify planning, purchasing, and stocking of spare parts, consumables, raw and bulk materials, MRO and engineering parts3. Realize savings by executing the strategy of "Classify & Cash-In"To achieve these goals, the following three questions shall be answered:1. How can your inventory be analyzed?2. How can your inventory be classified into relevant groups?3. How can you develop rules for the groups and implement them?Introducing: SWOT Analysis of inventoryPlus: ABC XYZ analysis explainedUseful concepts for supply chain, purchasing, procurement, planning, warehousing, logistics and inventory control professionals and managers are explained in a practical manner. Inventory has become a significant cost driver due to large investments made by companies. Intermittent and irregular nature of many demands complicates the balancing of stocks and their holding costs. Many expensive parts, although low in demand, are critical to operations. By an appropriate classification system, various categories are identified. Specific recommendations and procedures are suggested for each of the classified group.