FM Waves

Some of them have nothing to do with OR…; what the heck!?: everything has to do with OR!

Hi dear all,

Let me tell you what I’m reading at the moment. It’s “Company: A novel”, by Max Barry.

If you hate management books (as I do) you’ll love it. Mr Barry, an ex-HP employee, gives successfully and satiracally interesting answers to all our questions about management by means of the characters/employees of a holding company named Zephyr.

I’m not saying anything else (I’m not the type of guy that would tell you that in “Backbroke Mountain” one of the couple dies at the end of the movie). I’ll let you discover yourself. However, I’m giving you a warning: beware of HR, they’re everywhere…

Are you taking the challenge?.

Following my anti-lean manifesto from last september, I attach a book reference for fighting the case against myself. Enjoy it!

One Best Way? Trajectories and Industrial Models of the World’s Automobile Producers

Increasing Productivity and Profit through Health & Safety,: The Financial Returns from a Safe Working Environment

This book, containing a range of case studies, will be a powerful supportive tool for implementing improvements in the workplace, illustrating that improving Health and Safety can actually save companies money.