Investments with S P Bind in Card and Toyota Production System

Investments with S&P Bind-in Card

Author: Zvi Bodi

Bodie, Kane, and Marcus’ Investments is the leading textbook for the graduate/MBA investments market. It is recognized as the best blend of practical and theoretical coverage, while maintaining an appropriate rigor and clear writing style. Its unifying theme is that security markets are nearly efficient, meaning that most securities are usually priced appropriately given their risk and return attributes. The text places greater emphasis on asset allocation, and offers a much broader and deeper treatment of futures, options, and other derivative security markets than most investment texts.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1
The Investment Environment

Chapter 2
Asset Classes and Financial Investments

Chapter 3
How Securities are Traded

Chapter 4
Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies

Part II. Portfolio Theory and Practice

Chapter 5
Learning About Return and Risk from the Historical Record

Chapter 6
Risk Aversion and Capital Allocation to Risky Assets

Chapter 7
Optimal Risky Portfolios

Chapter 8
Index Models

Part III. Equilibrium in Capital Markets

Chapter 9
The Capital Asset Pricing Model

Chapter 10
Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Multifactor Models of Risk and Return

Chapter 11
The Efficient Market Hypothesis

Chapter 12
Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis

Chapter 13
Empirical Evidence on Security Returns

Part IV. Fixed-Income Securities

Chapter 14
B ond Prices and Yields

Chapter 15
The Term Structure of Interest Rates

Chapter 16
Managing Bond Portfolios

Part V. Security Analysis

Chapter 17
Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis

Chapter 18
Equity Valuation Models

Chapter 19
Financial Statement Analysis

Part VI. Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives

Chapter 20
Options Markets: Introduction

Chapter 21
Option Valuation

Chapter 22
Futures Markets

Chapter 23
Futures and Swaps: Markets and Applications

Part VII. Applied Portfolio Management

Chapter 24
Portfolio Performance Evaluation

Chapter 25
International Diversification

Chapter26
Investment Policy and the Framework of the CFA Institute

Chapter 27
Active Portfolio Management

Appendix A. References to CFA Question

Glossary

Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production

Author: Taiichi Ohno

In this classic text, Taiichi Ohno -- inventor of the Toyota Production System and lean manufacturing -- shares the genius that sets him apart as one of the most disciplined and creative thinkers of our time. Combining his candid insights with a rigorous analysis of Toyota's attempts at lean production, Ohno's book explains how lean principles can improve any production-oriented endeaver. A historical and philosophical description of just-in-time and lean manufacturing, this work a must read for all students of human progress. On a more practical level, it continues to provide inspiration and instruction for those seeking to improve efficiency through the relentless elimination of waste.

Library Journal

Just-in-Time (JIT) production methods are the rage, as non-Japanese companies attempt to mimic Oriental manufacturers (see Edward J. Hay, The Just in Time Breakthrough , LJ 4/15/88). These methods originated at the Toyota Co. after World War II, and Ohno is philosophical father of the techniques. This volume represents the English translation of his original commentaries, first published in Japan in 1978. More a philosophical commentary and history than an applications manual, it not only presents compelling examples of JIT implementation at Toyota, but also illustrates the mindset behind the system, especially the critical importance of teamwork and the premeditated effort to develop automation with a human touch. Recommended more for historians of JIT than practitioners. Gene R. Laczniak, Marquette Univ., Milwaukee