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OM / by Collier, David A.

Table of Contents: “…Goods, Services, and Operations Management 2 (16) Operations Management 3 (1) OM in the Workplace 4 (2) Understanding Goods and Services 6 (2) Customer Benefit Packages 8 (3) Processes 11 (1) OM: A History of Change and Challenge 12 (2) A Focus on Efficiency 12 (1) The Quality Revolution 12 (1) Customization and Design 13 (1) Time-Based Competition 14 (1) The Service Revolution 14 (1) Current Challenges in OM 14 (4) Value Chains 18 (20) The Concept of Value 20 (1) Value Chain Perspectives 21 (4) An Example of a Value Chain: Buhrke Industries, Inc 23 (2) Supply Chains 25 (1) Value Chain Decisions 26 (3) Outsourcing and Vertical Integration 26 (1) The Economics of Outsourcing 27 (1) Value and Supply Chain Integration 28 (1) Offshoring 29 (3) Value Chains in a Global Business Environment 32 (6) A Global Value Chain: Rocky Shoes & Boots Company 32 (1) Issues in Global Value Chain Decisions 33 (1) Value Chains and Local Culture 34 (4) Measuring Performance in Operations 38 (20) Performance Measurement 39 (6) Financial Measures 40 (1) Customer and Market Measures 41 (1) Safety 42 (1) Quality 42 (1) Time 43 (1) Flexibility 44 (1) Innovation and Learning 44 (1) Productivity 45 (1) Linking Internal and External Measures 46 (1) The Value of a Loyal Customer 46 (1) Designing Measurement Systems in Operations 47 (1) Models of Organizational Performance 48 (10) Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Framework 48 (2) The Balanced Scorecard 50 (1) The Value Chain Model 51 (1) The Service-Profit Chain 52 (6) Operations Strategy 58 (18) Gaining Competitive Advantage 59 (1) Understanding Customer Requirements 60 (2) Evaluating Goods and Services 62 (1) Competitive Priorities 63 (4) Cost 64 (1) Quality 64 (2) Time 66 (1) Flexibility 66 (1) Innovation 66 (1) OM and Strategic Planning 67 (9) Operations Strategy at McDonald's 70 (6) Technology and Operations Management 76 (16) Understanding Technology in Operations 78 (2) Manufacturing Technology 78 (1) Service Technology 79 (1) Technology in Value Chains 80 (2) Integrated Operating Systems 82 (3) Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIMS) 82 (1) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems 83 (1) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems 84 (1) Revenue Management Systems (RMS) 84 (1) Benefits and Challenges of Technology 85 (2) Technology Development and Adoption 87 (5) Goods and Service Design 92 (20) Desigining Goods and Services 93 (3) Robust Design and the Taguchi Loss Function 96 (2) Reliability 98 (1) Quality Function Deployment 99 (2) Product and Process Design in Manufacturing 101 (2) Quality Engineering 102 (1) Product and Process Simplification 102 (1) Design for Environmental Quality 103 (1) Service Delivery System Design 103 (2) Facility Location and Layout 104 (1) Servicescape 104 (1) Service Process and Job Design 104 (1) Technology and Information Support Systems 105 (1) Organizational Structure 105 (1) Service Encounter Design 105 (2) Customer Contact Behavior and Skills 106 (1) Service-Provider Selection, Development, and Empowerment 106 (1) Recognition and Reward 107 (1) Service Recovery and Guarantees 107 (1) An Integrative Case Study of LensCrafters 107 (5) Process Selection, Design, and Analysis 112 (20) Process Choice Decisions 114 (1) The Product-Process Matrix 115 (2) The Service-Positioning Matrix 117 (3) Process Design 120 (4) Process and Value Stream Mapping 121 (3) Process Analysis and Improvement 124 (2) Process Design and Resource Utilization 126 (6) Little's Law 128 (4) Facility and Work Design 132 (20) Facility Layout 134 (4) Product Layout 134 (1) Process Layout 135 (1) Cellular Layout 135 (1) Fixed-Position Layout 136 (1) Facility Layout in Service Organizations 137 (1) Designing Product Layouts 138 (5) Assembly Line Balancing 139 (2) Line Balancing Approaches 141 (2) Designing Process Layouts 143 (1) Workplace Design 144 (2) The Human Side of Work 146 (6) Supply Chain Design 152 (18) Understanding Supply Chains 154 (4) The Value and Supply Chain at Dell, Inc 156 (2) Designing the Supply Chain 158 (5) Efficient and Responsive Supply Chains 158 (1) Push and Pull Systems 158 (3) Supply Chain Design for Multisite Services 161 (1) Supply Chain Metrics 161 (1) The Bullwhip Effect 161 (2) Location Decisions in Supply Chains 163 (3) Critical Factors in Location Decisions 164 (1) Location Decision Process 164 (1) The Center of Gravity Method 165 (1) Other Issues in Supply Chain Management 166 (4) Capacity Management 170 (16) Understanding Capacity 172 (2) Economies and Diseconomies of Scale 172 (2) Capacity Measurement 174 (3) Safety Capacity 174 (1) Capacity Measurement in Job Shops 174 (1) Using Capacity Measures for Operations Planning 175 (2) Long-Term Capacity Strategies 177 (3) Capacity Expansion 178 (2) Short-Term Capacity Management 180 (1) Managing Capacity by Adjusting Short-Term Capacity Levels 180 (1) Managing Capacity by Shifting and Stimulating Demand 180 (1) Theory of Constraints 181 (5) Forecasting and Demand Planning 186 (22) Forecasting and Demand Planning 188 (1) Basic Concepts in Forecasting 189 (5) Forecast Planning Horizon 189 (1) Data Patterns in Time Series 190 (2) Forecast Errors and Accuracy 192 (2) Statistical Forecasting Models 194 (5) Single Moving Average 194 (2) Single Exponential Smoothing 196 (3) Regression as a Forecasting Approach 199 (4) Excel's Add Trendline Option 200 (1) Causal Forecasting Models with Multiple Regression 201 (2) Judgmental Forecating 203 (1) Forecasting in Practice 204 (4) Managing Inventories 208 (20) Understanding Inventory 210 (3) Key Definitions and Concepts 210 (2) Inventory Management Decisions and Costs 212 (1) Inventory Characteristics 213 (2) ABC Inventory Analysis 215 (1) Fixed Quantity Systems 215 (4) The EOQ Model 219 (3) Fixed Period Systems 222 (2) Single-Period Inventory Model 224 (4) Resource Management 228 (24) Resource Planning Framework for Goods and Services 230 (3) Aggregate Planning Options 233 (1) Strategies for Aggregate Planning 234 (2) Disaggregation in Manufacturing 236 (9) Master Production Scheduling 237 (1) Materials Requirements Planning 238 (2) Time Phasing and Lot Sizing in MRP 240 (5) Capacity Requirements Planning 245 (7) Operations Scheduling and Sequencing 252 (18) Understanding Scheduling and Sequencing 254 (1) Scheduling Applications and Approaches 255 (4) Staff Scheduling 255 (2) Appointment Systems 257 (2) Sequencing 259 (1) Sequencing Performance Criteria 259 (1) Sequencing Rules 260 (1) Applications of Sequencing Rules 260 (6) Single-Resource Sequencing Problem 260 (2) Two-Resource Sequencing Problem 262 (4) Schedule Monitoring and Control 266 (4) Quality Management 270 (18) Understanding Quality 272 (2) Influential Leaders in Modern Quality Management 274 (2) W. …”

Automation production systems and computer-integrated manufacturing by Groover, Mikell P.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction chapter 2. Manufacturing operations chapter 3. Manufacturing metrics and economics chapter 4. …”

Database systems : introduction to databases and data warehouses / by Jukic, Nenad

Table of Contents: “…Note continued: Example: Mapping an Entity Containing Various Types of Attributes into a Relational Schema Mapping Unary Relationships Mapping 1:M Unary Relationships Mapping M:N Unary Relationships Mapping 1:1 Unary Relationships Mapping Multiple Relationships Between the Same Entities Mapping Weak Entities Example: Mapping another ER Diagram into a Relational Schema Relational Database Constraints Implicit Constraints User-Defined Constraints A Note About Mapping Associative Entities A Note About Mapping Ternary Relationships A Note About Designer-Created Primary Keys and the Autonumber Option A Note About Performing Both ER and Relational Modeling Summary Key Terms Review Questions Exercises Mini Cases ch. 4 Update Operations, Update Anomalies, And Normalization Introduction Update Operations Insert Operation Example Delete Operation Example Modify Operation Example. …”

The flexible enterprise : how to reinvent your company, unlock your strengths, and prosper in a changing world / by Gewirtz, David

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Strategic management of health care organizations / by Ginter, Peter M., Duncan, W. Jack (Walter Jack), Swayne, Linda E.

Proactive purchasing in the supply chain : the key to world-class procurement / by Burt, David N.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Purchasing: The Foundation of the Supply Chain Supply Management and the Bottom Line Increased Sales Lower Total Cost of Ownership Supply Management and Return on Investment (ROI) The Progression to Strategic Supply Chain Management Supply Chains The Supply and Value Networks: The Next Phase of Supply Chain Management Implementing Strategic Supply Chain Management The Roles of a Supply Management Professional Summary Appendix: An Overview of the Mechanics of Supply Management Endnotes Suggested Reading Chapter 2 Organizational Issues Placement of Supply Management Within the Organization Other Factors Impacting Organizational Structure Classification of Responsibilities and Activities Operational vs. Strategic Responsibilities Organizational Authority e-Commerce Organizational Structures The Materials Management Organization The Supply Chain Management Structure Organizing with Cross-Functional Teams Budgeting and Staffing Summary Appendix A Benefits Resulting from Cross-Functional Teams Challenges and Problems with the Cross-Functional Approach Prerequisities to Successful Cross-Functional Teams Team Development and Training Appendix B: The Professional Organizations of Supply Chain Management Endnotes Suggested Reading Chapter 3 Supply Management: An Organization Spanning Activity Supply Management's Relations with Other Departments Supply Management and Engineering Supply Management and Manufacturing and Operations Supply Management and Quality Supply Management and Marketing Supply Management and Finance Supply Management and Information Technology (IT) Supply Management and Logistics Supply Management and Accounts Payable Supply Management and Lawyers Supply Management in Non-Manufacturing Organizations Supply Management in Government Supply Management and the External Environment Business Relationships Monitoring the Supply Environment Completing the Supply Chain Linkage: Supplier Integration with the Customer Summary Endnotes Suggested Reading Chapter 4 A Portfolio of Relationships A Transformation in Relationships Transactional Relationships Collaborative and Alliance Relationships Collaborative Relationships Supply Alliances Which Relationship Is Appropriate? …”

Database systems : an application-oriented approach by Kifer, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Embedded SQLMore on Integrity ConstraintsDynamic SQLJDBC and SQLJODBCComparisonBibliographic NotesExercises PART THREE Optimizing DBMS Performance Chapter 9 Physical Data Organization and IndexingDisk OrganizationHeap FilesSorted FilesIndicesMultilevel IndexingHash IndexingSpecial-Purpose IndicesTuning Issues: Choosing Indices for an ApplicationBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 10 The Basics of Query ProcessingOverview of Query ProcessingExternal SortingComputing Projection, Union, and Set DifferenceComputing SelectionComputing JoinsMultirelational JoinsComputing Aggregate FunctionsBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 11 An Overview of Query OptimizationQuery Processing ArchitectureHeuristic Optimization Based on Algebraic EquivalencesEstimating the Cost of a Query Execution PlanEstimating the Size of the OutputChoosing a PlanBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 12 Database TuningDisk CachesTuning the SchemaTuning the Data Manipulation LanguageToolsManaging Physical ResourcesInfluencing the OptimizerBibliographic NotesExercises PART FOUR Advanced Topics in Databases Chapter 13 Relational Calculus, Visual Query Languages, and Deductive DatabasesTuple Relational CalculusUnderstanding SQL through Tuple Relational CalculusDomain Relational Calculus and Visual Query LanguagesVisual Query Languages: QBE and PC DatabasesThe Relationship between Relational Algebra and the CalculiDeductive DatabasesBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 14 Object DatabasesLimitations of the Relational Data ModelObject Databases versus Relational DatabasesThe Conceptual Object Data ModelObjects in SQL:1999 and SQL:2003The ODMG StandardCommon Object Request Broker ArchitectureBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 15 XML and Web DataSemistructured Data Overview of XMLXML SchemaXML Query LanguagesBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 16 Distributed DatabasesThe Application Designer's View of the DatabaseDistributing Data among Different DatabasesQuery Planning StrategiesBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 17 OLAP and Data MiningOLAP and Data Warehouses-Old and NewA Multidimensional Model for OLAP ApplicationsAggregationROLAP and MOLAPImplementation IssuesPopulating a Data WarehouseData Mining TasksMining AssociationsClassification and Prediction Using Decision TreesClassification and Prediction Using Neural NetsClusteringBibliographic NotesExercises PART FIVE Transaction Processing Chapter 18 ACID Properties of TransactionsConsistencyAtomicityDurabilityIsolationThe ACID PropertiesBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 19 Models of TransactionsFlat TransactionsProviding Structure within a TransactionStructuring an Application as Multiple TransactionsBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 20 Implementing IsolationSchedules and Schedule EquivalenceRecoverability, Cascaded Aborts, and StrictnessModels for Concurrency ControlA Strategy for Immediate-Update Pessimistic Concurrency ControlsDesign of an Immediate-Update Pessimistic Concurrency ControlObjects and Semantic CommutativityAtomicity, Recoverability, and Compensating OperationsIsolation in Structured Transaction ModelsOther Concurrency ControlsBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 21 Isolation in Relational DatabasesConflicts in a Relational DatabaseLocking and the SQL Isolation LevelsGranular Locking: Intention Locks and Index LocksTuning TransactionsMultiversion Concurrency ControlsBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 22 Atomicity and DurabilityCrash, Abort, and Media FailureImmediate-Update Systems and Write-Ahead LogsRecovery in Deferred-Update SystemsRecovery from Media FailureBibliographic NotesExercises PART SIX Distributed Applications and the Web Chapter 23 Architecture of Transaction Processing SystemsTransaction Processing in a Centralized SystemTransaction Processing in a Distributed SystemThe TP Monitor: An OverviewThe TP Monitor: Global Atomicity and the Transaction ManagerThe TP Monitor: Remote Procedure CallThe TP Monitor: Peer-to-Peer CommunicationThe TP Monitor: Event CommunicationStorage ArchitecturesTransaction Processing on the InternetWeb Application Servers-J2EEBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 24 Implementing Distributed TransactionsImplementing the ACID PropertiesAtomic TerminationTransfer of CoordinationDistributed DeadlockGlobal SerializationWhen Global Atomicity Cannot Be GuaranteedReplicated DatabasesDistributed Transactions in the Real WorldBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 25 Web ServicesThe Basic IdeaWeb BasicsHypertext Transfer ProtocolSOAP: Message PassingWSDL: Specifying Web ServicesBPEL: Specifying Business ProcessesUDDI: Publishing and Discovering Information about ServicesWS-Coordination: Transactional Web ServicesBibliographic NotesExercises Chapter 26 Security and Electronic CommerceAuthentication, Authorization, and EncryptionEncryptionDigital SignaturesKey Distribution and AuthenticationAuthorizationAuthenticated Remote Procedure CallElectronic CommerceThe Secure Sockets Layer Protocol: CertificatesPassport: Single Sign-OnKeeping Credit Card Numbers PrivateThe Secure Electronic Transaction Protocol: Dual SignaturesGoods Atomicity, Certified Delivery, and EscrowElectronic Cash: Blind SignaturesSecurity in XML-Based Web ServicesBibliographic NotesExercises BibliographyIndexAppendices, available on the Web A An Overview of Transaction ProcessingIsolationAtomicity and DurabilityImplementing Distributed TransactionsBibliographic NotesExercises B Requirements and SpecificationsSoftware Engineering MethodologyThe Requirements Document for the Student Registration SystemRequirements Analysis-New IssuesSpecifying the Student Registration SystemThe Specification Document for the Student Registration System: Section IIIThe Next Step in the Software Engineering ProcessBibliographic NotesExercises C Design, Coding, and TestingThe Design ProcessTest PlanProject PlanningCodingIncremental DevelopmentThe Project Management PlanDesign and Code for the Student Registration SystemBibliographic NotesExercises…”

Applied economics

Table of Contents: “…757 (1) Conclusion 758 (1) Key points 759 (1) Notes 760 (1) References and further reading 760 (1) 29 Transition economies 761 (32) Synopsis 761 (1) Central and Eastern Europe versus the Commonwealth of Independent States 762 (1) The operation of the command economy 763 (2) The road from Marx to the market 765 (2) Macroeconomic reform 767 (9) The balance of payments 776 (2) Microeconomic reform 778 (1) Creating a dynamic private sector 778 (5) Market liberalization 783 (1) Financial sector reform 784 (1) Legal reforms 785 (3) Conclusions 788 (1) Key points 789 (1) Notes 790 (1) References and further reading 790 (3) 30 Economics of developing countries 793 (28) Synopsis 793 (1) Classification of economies 794 (7) Major features of LDCs 801 (2) Theories of economic growth 803 (4) Dual economy models 807 (1) Money and economic growth 808 (2) Foreign aid and economic growth 810 (2) Debt and development 812 (4) Role of the IMF and World Bank 816 (2) Key points 818 (1) References and further reading 819 (2) A guide to sources 821 (14) Notes on contributors 835 (4) Index 839…”

Netware to Windows NT complete / by Villeneuve Arnold

Table of Contents: “…ntroduction xvii Chapter 1 Netware and Windows NT Platforms 1 (64) Chapter Objectives 2 (1) Network Operating Systems: A Historical Perspective 2 (4) The Birth of Windows NT 6 (4) The NetWare 4.x Story 10 (55) Target Market and Market Share 23 (4) Network Management Models 27 (16) NOS Processing Methodologies 43 (5) Windows NT Multiprocessing 48 (2) NetWare Multiprocessing 50 (8) NT System Fault Tolerance 58 (7) Chapter 2 Integration and Migration Issues: Planning, Management, and Tools 65 (38) Chapter Objectives 66 (1) Why Support a Mixed-Platform Network? …”

Human behavior in the social environment / by Rogers, Anissa

Table of Contents: “…Theory: The Foundation of Social Work 1 (18) Defining Human Behavior in the Social Environment 2 (12) Knowledge, Theories, and Social Work 3 (1) Use of Theories and Empirical Knowledge in Social Work 4 (1) The Debate over Theory in Social Work 5 (3) What It Means to Be Eclectic 8 (1) The Single Theory Argument 9 (1) The Argument for Eclecticism 10 (1) Evaluating the Quality of Knowledge and Theory 11 (3) Relating Knowledge of Human Behavior to Other Social Work Content Areas 14 (1) Using This Book to Think about Human Development and Social Work Practice 15 (1) Conclusion 16 (1) Main Points 17 (1) Exercises: Practicing Social Work 17 (1) Exercises: The Social Work Library 18 (1) Lenses for Conceptualizing Problems and Interventions: The Person in the Environment 19 (30) Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels of Conceptualization 20 (6) Applying the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels of Conceptualization 21 (4) Critiquing the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels of Conceptualization 25 (1) The Biopsychosocial Approach 26 (3) Applying the Biopsychosocial Approach 27 (1) Critiquing the Biopsychosocial Approach 28 (1) Systems Theory 29 (6) Applying Systems Theory 32 (1) Family Subsystems and Boundaries 32 (1) Roles and Homeostasis 33 (1) Input and Output 33 (1) Entropy 34 (1) Critiquing Systems Theory 34 (1) Ecological Theory 35 (7) Applying Ecological Theory 39 (1) Critiquing Ecological Theory 40 (1) Combining Ecological and Systems Theories: An Ecosystems Approach 41 (1) The Strengths Perspective 42 (4) Applying the Strengths Perspective 44 (1) Critiquing the Strengths Perspective 45 (1) Conclusion 46 (1) Main Points 46 (1) Exercises: Practicing Social Work 47 (1) Exercises: The Social Work Library 48 (1) Lenses for Conceptualizing Problems and Interventions: Biopsychosocial Dimensions 49 (31) The Disease Model 50 (6) The Medical Model 50 (1) Applying the Medical Model 51 (4) Critiquing the Medical Model 55 (1) Theories of Cognitive Development 56 (4) Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development 56 (2) Applying Piaget's Theory 58 (1) Critiquing Piaget's Theory 59 (1) Psychodynamic Theories 60 (9) Freud's Theory of Psychosexual Development 60 (3) Applying Freudian Theory 63 (1) Critiquing Freudian Theory 64 (1) Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development 65 (2) Applying Erikson's Theory 67 (1) Critiquing Erikson's Theory 68 (1) Behavioral and Learning Theories 69 (5) Classical Conditioning 69 (1) Operant Conditioning 70 (1) Social Learning Theory 71 (1) Applying Learning Theory 72 (1) Critiquing Learning Theory 73 (1) Humanistic and Existential Perspectives 74 (3) Person-Centered Therapy and Transactional Analysis 75 (1) Applying and Critiquing Humanistic and Existential Perspectives 76 (1) Conclusion 77 (1) Main Points 77 (1) Exercises: Practicing Social Work 78 (1) Exercises: The Social Work Library 79 (1) Lenses for Conceptualizing Problems and Interventions: Sociocultural Dimensions 80 (29) Sociological Theories 81 (17) Conflict Theory 81 (1) Marx and Conflict Theory 81 (3) Conflict Theories since Marx 84 (1) Applying Conflict Theory 85 (1) The Family 86 (1) Health Care 86 (1) Conflict Theory and Social Work 87 (1) Aisha's Case Revisited 88 (1) Critiquing Conflict Theory 89 (1) Functionalist Theory 90 (1) Manifest Functions, Latent Functions, and Dysfunctions 90 (1) Functionalist Theorists: Durkheim and Parsons 91 (1) Applying Functionalist Theory 91 (1) Education and Language 91 (1) Functionalist Theory and Social Work 92 (1) Aisha's Case Revisited 92 (1) Critiquing Functionalist Theory 93 (1) Symbolic Interaction Theory and Social Constructionism 94 (2) George Herbert Mead 96 (1) Erving Goffman 96 (1) Applying Symbolic Interaction Theory 97 (1) Body Piercing 97 (1) Aisha's Case Revisited 97 (1) Critiquing Symbolic Interaction Theory 97 (1) Feminist Theory 98 (4) Branches of Feminist Theory 99 (2) Applying and Critiquing Feminist Theory 101 (1) Cultural Perspectives 102 (5) Defining Culture 103 (1) Cultural Perspectives and Social Work 104 (1) Applying and Critiquing Cultural Perspectives 105 (2) Conclusion 107 (1) Main Points 107 (1) Exercises: Practicing Social Work 108 (1) Exercises: The Social Work Library 108 (1) Lenses for Conceptualizing Problems and Interventions: Social Change Dimensions 109 (26) Theories of Racism, Discrimination, and Oppression 110 (10) Racism 111 (4) Discrimination and Prejudice 115 (1) Theories of Prejudice 116 (1) Prejudice and Social Work 117 (1) Oppression 118 (1) Applying Theories of Racism, Discrimination, and Oppression 118 (1) Critiquing Theories of Racism, Discrimination, and Oppression 119 (1) Social and Economic Justice Perspectives 120 (3) Applying Social and Economic Justice Perspectives 122 (1) Critiquing Social and Economic Justice Perspectives 123 (1) Social Change and Social Action Perspectives 123 (4) Contemporary Social Action Perspectives 125 (1) Applying Social Change and Social Action Perspectives 126 (1) Critiquing Social Change and Social Action Perspectives 127 (1) Community Organization Theory 127 (5) How Social Work Defines and Perceives Community 128 (1) Community and Social Work Practice 129 (2) Applying and Critiquing Community Organization Theory 131 (1) Conclusion 132 (1) Main Points 133 (1) Exercises: Practicing Social Work 134 (1) Exercises: The Social Work Library 134 (1) Pre-Pregnancy and Prenatal Issues 135 (30) Developmental Milestones in the Fetus 136 (4) Growth Processes from Conception through Birth 136 (2) Low Birth Weight 138 (2) Pregnancy, Birth, and the Individual 140 (8) Planned and Unplanned Pregnancy 140 (1) Pregnancy in Later Life 141 (1) Fertility Issues 142 (1) Parents' Biological, Psychological, and Emotional Health 142 (1) Hazards to Fetal Development 143 (1) Birth Defects 144 (1) Alcohol and Drugs 145 (1) Rh Incompatibility 146 (1) Environmental Toxins 146 (1) Paternal Age 146 (1) Maternal Diseases 146 (1) Genetic Disorders 147 (1) Pregnancy, Birth, and the Family and Immediate Environment 148 (8) Access to Health Care 149 (1) The Relationship between the Birth Mother and Her Care Providers 150 (1) Control over the Childbirth Environment 150 (1) Episiotomies 151 (1) C-Sections 151 (1) Breastfeeding 152 (1) Doulas and Midwives 152 (1) Birthing Classes 153 (1) Adoption 153 (2) Workplace Policies 155 (1) Pregnancy, Birth, and the Larger Social Environment 156 (6) Effects of Poverty on Pregnancy and Birth 156 (1) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Model 156 (2) Poverty, Pregnancy, and the Hierarchy of Needs 158 (1) Social Policies Related to Pregnancy and Birth 159 (1) Medical Leave Laws 159 (1) International Family Planning 159 (2) Environmental Issues Related to Pregnancy and Birth 161 (1) Conclusion 162 (1) Main Points 162 (1) Exercises: Practicing Social Work 163 (1) Exercises: The Social Work Library 164 (1) Development in Infancy and Early Childhood 165 (29) Developmental Milestones in Infants and Young Children 165 (7) Language Acquisition 166 (1) Biological vs. …”