Innovations in Competitive Manufacturing

ISBN-13: 9781461356875 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 439 str.

Paul M. Swamidass

Opis

Innovations in Competitive Manufacturing is an examination of manufacturing innovations - both technical and knowledge-based. Over the recent past, technology has created dramatic changes in manufacturing. As a result, the book focuses on the use of technology in gaining competitive advantage in global manufacturing. Forty topics are surveyed in the book, organized into thirteen chapters. Each topic is a carefully written account by one or more leading researchers in that area. This is the first systematic examination of the recent innovations in manufacturing strategy and technology. In addition to providing an understanding of these manufacturing innovations, the book underscores the strategic importance of creating and sustaining the technological resources to ensure a stable manufacturing economic base. The book's purpose is to examine the elements that make today's manufacturers successful.
Many examples from industry throughout the book will enable the reader to appreciate and comprehend the concepts presented in the article. In addition to the technical and innovative information, implementation issues concerning new ideas and manufacturing practices are explored within the topical discussions. Four in-depth descriptions of real-life cases provide illustration of key principles.
The book has been constructed as a reference tool for manufacturing researchers, students, and practitioners. Hence, after reading the introduction Innovation in Competitive Manufacturing: From JIT to E-Business', any section or topic in the book can be consulted and/or read in any sequence the reader may choose.

Spis treści

Alphabetical List of Authors. Preface. I. Introduction. II. Competitive Posture. III. Competitive Customer Service. IV. Developing Competitive Processes. V. Competing on Quality. VI. The Rise of Work Teams. VII. Competing on Flexibility and Automation. VIII. Lean Manufacturing. IX. Product Design and Development Redefined. X. The Revolution in the Supply Chain. XI. Competing Globally. XII. Opportunities in Tackling Environmental Problems. XIII. The Revolution in Costing and Performance Measurement. Company-Index. Index.

O autorze

Dr. Paul M. Swamidass, Professor of Operations Management, is the Associate Director, Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. His undergraduate degree is in mechanical engineering from Osmania University, India. He obtained a doctorate in production/operations management from the University of Washington, Seattle, 1983.