In einem dynamischer und komplexer werdenden Umfeld wird produzierenden Unternehmen mehr und mehr Flexibilität abverlangt. Die Autoren stellen einen integrierten Managementansatz mit spezifischen Methoden und Instrumente vor, mit denen Unternehmen zur notwendigen Flexibilität geführt werden können. Der St. Galler Tradition folgend, steht dabei nicht die Teiloptimierung einzelner Bereiche, sondern die Betrachtung des Gesamtunternehmens im Vordergrund. In der 2. Auflage werden neue Ansätze erläutert, u. a. Globale Produktion und Operative Exzellenz.

This book presents leading practices for managing operational excellence throughout the pharmaceutical industry. It combines theoretical backgrounds and practical insights to offer a complete perspective on the industry as well as leadership models.

This book presents an integrative approach to the strategic management of manufacturing networks, and goes on to discuss the derivation of an optimal global footprint and the optimization of network coordination activities. Includes up-to-date case examples.

The digitization of factories promises great potential benefits. The implementation of the various technologies for the smart factory is extremely complex, requires new competencies and necessitates significant investments. The question is: How can an industrial company successfully manage this transformation? For this purpose, more than 500 published use cases were screened. These could be categorized into 44 relevant use cases, which we describe in detail in the book. Our research has also shown that strategy and goal orientation must be at the core of the change. Furthermore, the...