Restoring Our Competitive Edge
Competing Through Manufacturing
1st Edition
Published on 25. July 1984
Book
Hardback
440 pages
978-0-471-05159-6 (ISBN)
Description
This problem solver offers a wealth of remedies for American industry's neglect of competitive manufacturing strategies and its resulting loss of productivity. Drawing upon the example of world-class and foreign manufacturers, the book illustrates what American industry must do in terms of manufacturing capability to regain a preeminent spot in the marketplace.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
824 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-05159-6 (9780471051596)
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Persons
ROBERT H. HAYES is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School He has published widely; three of his articles won McKinsey Awards for the best articles published in the Harvard Business Review during those years His latest book, Strategic Operations: Competing Through Capabilities, was published in 1996.
STEVEN C. WHEELWRIGHT is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Retired, at Harvard Business School.
STEVEN C. WHEELWRIGHT is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Retired, at Harvard Business School.
Content
The New Competitive Challenge for Manufacturing.
The Concept of Manufacturing Strategy.
Long-term Capacity Strategies.
Facilities Strategy.
Implementing Facilities Planning Processes.
The Technology of Manufacturing Processes.
Matching Process Technology with Product/MarketRequirements.
The Experience Curve--A Framework for Manufacturing PerformanceImprovement.
Vertical Integration and Sourcing.
Managing Changes in Manufacturing's Technology andStructure.
German Approaches to Manufacturing Management.
Japanese Approaches to Manufacturing Management.
Learning from Your World-class Competitors.
Building Manufacturing's Competitive Potential.
Index.
The Concept of Manufacturing Strategy.
Long-term Capacity Strategies.
Facilities Strategy.
Implementing Facilities Planning Processes.
The Technology of Manufacturing Processes.
Matching Process Technology with Product/MarketRequirements.
The Experience Curve--A Framework for Manufacturing PerformanceImprovement.
Vertical Integration and Sourcing.
Managing Changes in Manufacturing's Technology andStructure.
German Approaches to Manufacturing Management.
Japanese Approaches to Manufacturing Management.
Learning from Your World-class Competitors.
Building Manufacturing's Competitive Potential.
Index.