Modern Control Engineering

KATSUHIKO OGATA is Professor at the University of Minnesota

This text is designed for the undergraduate students of electrical, mechanical, or chemical engineering for a course in CONTROL SYSTEMS. It is a comprehensive treatment of the analysis and design of continuous-time control systems. The basic concepts involved are emphasized and all the material has been organized towards a gradual development of control theory. Throughout the book, computational problems are solved with MATLAB. The text features an abundance of examples and solved problems that help the student gain a basic understanding of system behaviour and control.

ISBN: 9788120340107
Published by: PHI Learning

Management Information Systems

Professor INDRAJIT CHATTERJEE is presently the Vice Principal of IIAS School of Management, Siliguri Campus, West Bengal. He has eight years of experience in industry, especially in the areas of manufacturing, information management and management information systems (MIS). He taught for eight years in business schools in various capacities. He is also a consultant in the area of higher education.

This introductory book on Management Information Systems (MIS) is designed to serve as a text for the students of management (BBA and MBA) and computer applications (BCA and MCA). Today, many management information systems are in widespread use by the managers at operational, middle and senior levels. This book will be equally useful to working executives and professionals who wish to grasp the essentials of management information systems.

This book discusses all the major areas in information systems with contemporary issues and their effects on business and organization. The main focus is on practical orientation and application of information systems and the emphasis is on real business scenarios. Each chapter provides spotlights on organization, technology or management related to the topics discussed.

The book provides a broad treatment of the core topics of MIS, namely databases, data communication, e-commerce, supply chain management, customer relationship management, decision support systems, knowledge management, and also the ethical and social issues involved in information systems. It also discusses the development methodologies of system analysis and design which enable the actual information systems to be built to meet the needs of an organization. Case studies based on management of business information provide the students with insight into the actual processes involved.

ISBN: 9788120340237
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Fundamentals Of Cryogenic Engineering

MAMATA MUKHOPADHYAY, Ph.D., is Professor Adjunct, Chemical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Earlier, she worked with the faculties of IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi. She has more than 40 years of teaching experience at both the under-graduate and postgraduate levels in such areas as thermodynamics, cryogenic engineering, separation processes, and processing with supercritical fluids. She is credited with six patents and has published more than 170 research articles in reputed international journals and symposia proceedings. She is the author of Natural Extracts Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.

Intended as a text for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Chemical/Mechanical/Materials Engineering streams, this well-balanced book explains the fundamental principles and the applied aspects of cryogenic engineering. The author, with her vast and varied experience in teaching and allied fields, clearly enunciates the behaviour and various properties of common cryogenic fluids, methods of liquefaction, and separation and applications of cryogens with thermodynamic analysis for process selection.

This profusely illustrated study with clear-cut diagrams and process charts, should serve not only as a textbook for students but also as an excellent reference for researchers and practising engineers on design of cryogenic refrigeration, and liquefaction and separation process plants for various applications.

ISBN: 9788120330573
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Power System Anal Ysis : Operation And Control

Sunita Halder is with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She has published/presented several research papers in international and national journals and conferences. Her areas of interest include power system and electric circuits.
Abhijit Chakrabarti is Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah. A Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), he has published/presented 85 research papers in international and national journals and conferences and authored/co-authored ten books on electrical engineering. He has nearly eight years of industrial experience and around twenty years of teaching and research experience. Professor Chakrabarti is a recipient of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya award, and the power medal, merit and best paper awards (twice) from Central Electricity Authority, India. His areas of interest include power system, electric circuits and power electronics and drives.

This comprehensive textbook introduces electrical engineering students and engineers to the most relevant concepts and techniques relating to all dimensions of electrical power system planning, operation and control. With an emphasis on both basics and advanced topics and practical aspects, the topics are substantiated by a number of illustrations and computer programs that reinforce the analytical methods of approaches to operation and control problems of power system engineering.

Besides fundamentals of power systems, the readers can learn about power flow, economic considerations, computer-aided economic load despatch, power system stability, fault analysis, high voltage transmission systems, transient analysis, and much more from this systematic treatment of an exhaustive treatise on power system engineering.

The book is designed to cover courses in Power Systems conducted during third and fourth years of study by senior undergraduate students and to cover courses prescribed for postgraduate students as well.

The third edition includes the following eight new chapters to make the book complete from all angles of fundamental and advanced topics.

Transmission Line Parameters (Chapter 2)

Steady State Performance and Operation of Transmission Lines (Chapter 3)

Power Cables (Chapter 4)

Line Insulators (Chapter 5)

Mechanical Design of Overhead Lines (Chapter 6)

Corona (Chapter 7)

EHV AC and HVDC Power Transmission (Chapter 17)

Transient Analysis of Transmission Lines: Wave Propagation (Chapter 23)

ISBN: 9788120340152
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Simplified Lean Manufacture : Elements, Rules, Toolls And Implementation

N. GOPALAKRISHNAN is President of Projects India, Bangalore, a company specializing in training and implementing lean manufacture globally. He has trained over 3000 personnel in lean manufacturing and has helped set up 32 plants using the principles of lean manufacture.

This compact and concise text, based on the rich and vast experience of the author gathered while training thousands of individuals, discusses what lean manufacture is and its elements, rules and tools. It shows how any manufacturing industry, irrespective of its size and the kind of products it manufactures, can adapt to lean manufacturing. The book explains in easy to understand language that, with the help of lean manufacture, an organization can improve its delivery time to the customers, reduce the cost of manufacture, minimize inventory, and raise profitability.

The book introduces the concept of value and waste and details the symptoms which indicate the necessity for an organization to adapt to lean manufacturing. It also shows how seven types of wastes are identified globally and how they can be eliminated. In addition, the book examines the primary tools and the secondary tools of lean manufacture.

ISBN: 9788120339439
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Globalization In India : New Frotiers And Emerging Challenges

Swapan Kumar Pramanick (Ph.D.) is a very well known sociologist of the region who is presently the Vice Chancellor of Vidyasagar University in Midnapore, West Bengal, India. He specializes in Indian Sociological Thought and Theory, Marxist Sociology, and Indian Stratification System, and has published numerous papers and three books. In the field of higher education and sociology in the state of West Bengal (India) his contribution as administrator and organizer has been relentless and inspiring. He has been associated with Indian Sociological Society for many years, and is one of the founder member and former President of Sociological Association of West Bengal.

Ramanuj Ganguly (Ph.D.) is a sociologist specializing in Sociology of Religion and contemporary Indian social issues, presently working as Reader and Head of the Department of Sociology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, West Bengal (India). He has numerous articles and two books to his credit. His forthcoming books are on sociological theory, concepts, and on B.R. Ambedkar. He is the Managing Editor of Bharatiya Samajik Chintan, and one of the Assistant Editors of West Bengal Sociological Review. He also performs the duties as one of the Joint Secretary of Sociological Association of West Bengal (SAWB) and Treasurer of Sociology Alumni Association, Calcutta University.

Since the last decade of twentieth century, India has strived for an experienced and unprecedented economic turn-around. The country has witnessed a structural shift in GDP growth, propelled largely by new investments and the growth of the value enhancing services sector. Globally, these efforts are not only source of appreciation but also of assumption for many that India increasingly being seen as part of new axis of influence in the world. Long established three-headed social problem—poverty–illiteracy–unemployment—remains the biggest stumbling block for a post-colonial country like India. New sets of problems have taken shape in the last quarter of twentieth century when policy makers and market participants have prioritized economic activities for short-term gains.

In context of the above, Center of Associates for Sociological Studies and Action undertook to bring out to the fore oft-neglected inter-disciplinary discussions and analysis in fifteen articles to examine the process of globalization in India taking insights from economics, political science and international relations, sociology, cultural anthropology, social ecology, management and cultural studies. It discusses the impact of the process of globalization on social institutions like marriage, family, economy, politics, education and religion.

The book is intended for postgraduate students and research scholars. It provides readers with a clear perspective about creating economics, environmental and social capital that can produce multiplier effect for making national progress more inclusive and sustainable.

ISBN: 9788120340381
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Mergers And Acquisitions : Strategy, Valuation And Integration

KAMAL GHOSH RAY (PhD, AICWA) is Director and Professor of Finance and Risk Management, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad. Earlier, he worked as CEO, Sapphire Global Finance, and Segment Controller, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB). He has also occupied senior positions in other reputed organizations. Dr. Ray was a Visiting Professor at Groupe ESC Dijon Bourgogne (Burgundy School of Business), Dijon, France. He has presented papers on M & As at various conferences—in MIT; Syracuse University, New York; and a number of forums in India. Besides, he has presented research papers at various conferences in the UK, Australia and other countries and has published several articles in journals of international repute.

During the last couple of decades or so, mergers and acquisitions (M & As) have assumed great importance. Giant corporations and big multinational enterprises (MNEs) are constantly on the lookout for acquiring big or small companies to increase their wealth and become even bigger global giants. It is in this context that a comprehensive book on M & As such as the one authored by Professor Kamal Ghosh Ray becomes so significant.

This well-balanced and well-researched text is a harmonious blend of theoretical concepts and practical aspects on mergers and acquisitions. The book begins with an analysis of the causes of and strategic approaches to M & As. Then it goes on to give a detailed discussion on the valuation aspects—valuing the enterprise, business, brands, goodwill, HR and customer relationships, valuing synergy, valuing of private sector companies and family business besides dealing with business valuation standards in USA and India. Finally, the book concludes with a comprehensive coverage of accounting for the legal aspects of and integration in mergers and acquisitions. The text is profusely illustrated with examples, tables and case studies.

Intended as a text for PG students of management, this book would also be of immense value to students of chartered accountancy, cost accountancy and company secretaryship. In addition, it would appeal to a broad spectrum of professionals ranging from strategic planners, CFOs, CEOs, COOs, financial analysts, bankers, venture capitalists, to portfolio managers and entrepreneurs. Finally, the book would be treasured by anyone who is interested in Mergers and Acquisitions—an increasingly topical subject.

ISBN: 9788120339750
Author: KAMAL GHOSH RAY
Published by: PHI Learning