Back Cover of My Book, What Do You Think?

[M.D. Holloway]

Just got the back cover statement from my publisher. I think it reads well. What do you guys think?


Shelving Guide: Business Management / Facilities Management

Spend Analysis and Specification Development Using Failure Interpretation

Considering that the biggest machines that do the most work are made up of smaller machines and components, it becomes obvious that when a large machine breaks, it is normally due to small components acting antagonistically. Detailing a time-tested method for increasing productivity and lowering operational costs, Spend Analysis and Specification Development Using Failure Interpretation explains how to establish performance based procurement specifications for the components, devices, and items that contribute the most to operational downtime and repair/replacement costs.

The book emphasizes the critical need to perform both spend and failure analysis in order to develop a procurement document which will ultimately reduce overall costs. Complete with numerous examples, illustrations, and case studies it explains how to:

• Examine cost analysis as it relates to operations, maintenance, and production
• Develop performance-based procurement specification based on reducing costs—direct and indirect
• Determine performance criteria based on properties, test results, and standards for each operation
• Identify which products will cost the most if they fail

Written by an industry expert with decades of experience giving seminars, training customers and associates, and authoring numerous papers and articles, the text provides the real-world understanding of the influential components and materials’ physical properties needed to engage in effective failure and spend analysis. It addresses product submission and monitoring and includes time-saving tools to help you immediately get started on conducting your own cost-saving analysis.

[Gogar]

Is that what is printed on the back cover?

Did you ever settle on a picture?

Congrats! It's cool to be able to see the finish line on things like this.

[pwd72s]

Mike...this reads like you are an authority or somethin'...

Just kidding...the cover reads well.

[RWebb]

good (& congrats on it!)

minor edit:

Considering that the biggest machines that do the most work are made up of smaller machines and components,...

to

The biggest machines that do the most work are made up of smaller machines and components, and it is critical to...

[McLovin]

Shelving Guide: Business Management / Facilities Management

Spend Analysis and Specification Development Using Failure Interpretation

The biggest machines that do the most work are made up of smaller machines and components. Therefore, when a large machine breaks, it is normally due to the failure of one or more of the smaller components. Detailing a time-tested method for increasing productivity and lowering operational costs, Spend Analysis and Specification Development Using Failure Interpretation explains how to establish performance-based procurement specifications for the components, devices and other items that contribute the most to operational downtime and repair/replacement costs.

The book emphasizes the critical need to perform both spend and failure analysis in order to develop a procurement document which will ultimately reduce overall costs. Complete with numerous examples, illustrations and case studies it explains how to:

• Examine operations, maintenance, and production cost analysis
• Develop performance-based procurement specifications based on reducing direct and indirect costs
• Determine performance criteria based on properties, test results and standards for each operation
• Identify which products will cost the most if they fail

Written by an industry expert with decades of experience giving seminars, training customers and associates and authoring numerous papers and articles, the book provides a real-world understanding of the influential component's and materials’ physical properties needed to engage in effective failure and spend analysis. It addresses product submission and monitoring and includes time-saving tools to help you immediately get started on conducting your own cost-saving analysis.

[RWebb]

for "the book" use instead "this book"

[M.D. Holloway]

Very good suggestions! Thanks. I will send over to the publisher and see what they think. Thanks again.

[9dreizig]

Congrates!! Looks good