Lean Thinking in Libraries: A Case Study on Improving Shelving Turnaround

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Main Author:	Kress, Nancy J.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2007
Subjects:	Performance Technology Case Studies Administrative Principles Library Administration Library Development Change Strategies Organizational Change Program Descriptions Total Quality Management Critical Path Method Library Services Library Materials Access to Information
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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// Anecdotal testing Today and Yesterday seems to indicate destroy() // is called by the garbage collector and everything is good. // Something to keep in mind though. return 0; } /** * Write function that is called when session data is to be saved. * * @param string $sessId The current session ID * @param string $data The session data to write * * @return bool */ public function write($sessId, $data): bool { if ($this->writesDisabled) { return true; } return $this->saveSession($sessId, $data); } /** * A function that is called internally when session data is to be saved. * * @param string $sessId The current session ID * @param string $data The session data to write * * @return bool */ abstract protected function saveSession($sessId, $data): bool; }

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