Download or read book What Indiana Professionals Need to Know to Help Manufacturing Clients Survive and Prosper in Today s Business Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Manufacturer s Survival Guide written by Arnoud de Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manufacturing was once defined as the transformation of raw materials into goods--but not anymore! Just as the quality movement strives to achieve total customer satisfaction, so too must today's manufacturers if they want to prosper. This book demonstrates why manufacturers must focus on creating customer value and how this can secure a competitive edge. Readers will discover tools to build a supportive manufacturing strategy that can thrive in a competitive environment.

Download or read book Mending Manufacturing written by Peggy Smedley and published by Specialty Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Learning to Change written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manufacturing firmsâ€"large and smallâ€"face massive change and adjustment as they move from a stable, fault-tolerant environment of long production runs to a volatile world in which production runs are short; product characteristics are changing constantly; and defect-free, on-time production at decreasing prices is a condition for survival. The necessary changes in the production organization include everything from the layout of the shop floor to the distribution of authority between managers and workers. The magnitude of these changes threatens to overwhelm the managerial capacities of firms, regardless of their size. This study examines the particularly vulnerable situation of small and mid-size manufacturers and considers ways in which to help them undertake the many changes and adjustments necessary. These include assimilating the new tools, disciplines, and philosophy of lean manufacturing; embracing new ways of delegating responsibilities; and developing new kinds of partnerships among customers, suppliers, and employees.

Download or read book High Performance Manufacturing written by Roger G. Schroeder and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-03-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most thorough, valid set of findings on global manufacturing and winning practices worldwide This eye-opening resource sets a new standard for how manufacturing practices are viewed in today's business world. The results of an extensive research project spanning 164 factories in the United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom determine the best path to high performance manufacturing. This is one of the first books to offer comparisons of manufacturing in these five countries, addressing their current issues and providing insights that affect manufacturing worldwide. Researchers from such universities as the London Business School, Wake Forest University, Yokohama University, and the University of Minnesota detail how manufacturing leaders are raising the bar on practices in product development, organizational alignment, quality management, and more. Covering the vital areas of machinery, electronics, and auto components, they examine the most effective methods and techniques across a host of functions within manufacturing-looking at how everything from new technology and information systems to human resource practices and manufacturing strategy should be introduced into a plant environment to achieve high performance manufacturing. Using data from companies such as Texas Instruments, Honda, Sony, Prince, John Deere, and Caterpillar, High Performance Manufacturing takes a comprehensive view by showing how to select and integrate the practices that best fit a plant's particular situation-the most critical and difficult task to achieve in practice. With its strong research base and high caliber of contributors, this unique volume will inspire managers of any country or industry to set their own path to high performance manufacturing.

Download or read book Transitioning into New Manufacturing Paradigm written by Dr. Azlan Nithia and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The customers prefer small lot sizes, multimodels with model variations, short delivery lead times, and low cost. The organization that cannot transition to the new manufacturing paradigm of buyer-centric strategy, their rigidity of the current mass production (seller-centric), will eliminate them from the industry. There are many organizations that implemented robotics and automation to reduced labor, but, they have also increased their changeover time and made the internal processes more complex, rigid and created imbalance to the flow due to the single-minded focus of only labor reduction. To survive and succeed in the fierce market competition, the organizations must transition to the new manufacturing paradigm. The organizations must develop their people capabilities, agility, speed, responsiveness and be able to deliver products at the lowest cost. The concept of mass production of large lot sizes and lesser model changeovers are not acceptable, this thinking must be evaporated to succeed in the new customer-centric business. This book introduces practically proven concepts that will transition the manufacturing organization from the mass production focus built on rigidity to a high-performing organization equipped with agility, flexibility, short lead times, multimodel production, and new organization culture that drives daily continuous improvement and problem-solving. This book shows the whats and hows to transition to the new manufacturing paradigm and successfully compete to win in the fierce customer-centric business.

Download or read book All I Need to Know about Manufacturing I Learned in Joe s Garage written by William B. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All I Need To Know About Manufacturing I Learned In Joe's Garage" is used by thousands of companies, large and small throughout the world, to improve profitability, performance, and employee satisfaction. The book uses an entertaining story of a weekend home improvement project to explain clearly the concepts and techniques of 21st-century business management. It dramatically illustrates how to forge a strategy for the future that will lead to outstanding personal and professional achievement. ...Joe's Garage is a classic teaching fable valuable in all business functions. It is essential reading for anybody who wishes to understand how to succeed in today's environment of increasingly tough global competition. An annotated reading list and comprehensive glossary are provided.

Download or read book Analysis of Manufacturing Enterprises written by N. Viswanadham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysis of Manufacturing Enterprises presents a unified and systematic treatment of manufacturing enterprises. These enterprises are networks of companies working in partnership. Such networks are a common occurrence in auto, grocery, apparel, computer and other industries; and competition is among enterprises rather than between individual companies. Thus, for these enterprises (global or local) to succeed, there is a need for systematically designing the enterprise-wide value delivery processes such as the order-to-delivery process, supply chain process, and new product development process. This calls for developing systematic analysis methodologies for evaluating the performance of value delivering processes. Analysis of Manufacturing Enterprises fills this vital need. The first part of the book focuses on foundations of manufacturing enterprises: the generic value delivery process, their performance measures and redesign to meet specifications on lead time and defect levels. The second part provides a clear and comprehensive discussion on new product development, order to delivery, and supply chain processes, which are core processes of a manufacturing enterprise. Analysis of Manufacturing Enterprises is an excellent resource for researchers and professionals in the field of manufacturing engineering.

Download or read book Manufacturing Strategy written by John Miltenburg and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-03-09 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To stay competitive and meet market expectations in a global economy, both domestic and foreign companies must realign their manufacturing processes, make improvements, and increase their manufacturing capabilities. With large numbers of employees working in a network of domestic and foreign facilities, production processes are as varied as the products being produced. Manufacturing managers need a manufacturing plan or strategy that will bring structure to this complex environment. In Manufacturing Strategy: How to Formulate and Implement a Winning Plan, 2nd Edition, John Miltenburg offers a sensible and systematic method to: (1) evaluate domestic and foreign factories and international manufacturing and (2) plan the appropriate manufacturing strategy to be first in the market. Incorporating comments and suggestions from managers who used the first edition of Manufacturing Strategy, John Miltenburg expands and improves on his focus in the areas of: International Manufacturing — where the focus is on a company's international network of factories; Competitive Strategy — where managers must understand the role manufacturing strategy plays in their company's business strategy; and Manufacturing Programs — showing how programs such as quality management, six sigma, agile manufacturing, and supply chain management fit within the manufacturing strategy. Manufacturing Strategy gives managers a common language for dealing with manufacturing problems at both strategic and operational levels. It improves communication between manufacturing managers and those outside manufacturing (who will now have a better understanding of what manufacturing can and cannot do).

Download or read book Future Capable Company written by James A. Tompkins and published by Tompkins Press. This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manufacturing Systems written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 70 percent of U.S. manufacturing output currently faces direct foreign competition. While American firms understand the individual components of their manufacturing processes, they must begin to work with manufacturing systems to develop world-class capabilities. This new book identifies principles-termed foundations-that have proved effective in improving manufacturing systems. Authored by an expert panel, including manufacturing executives, the book provides recommendations for manufacturers, leading to specific action in three areas: Management philosophy and practice. Methods used to measure and predict the performance of systems. Organizational learning and improving system performance through technology. The volume includes in-depth studies of several key issues in manufacturing, including employee involvement and empowerment, using learning curves to improve quality, measuring performance against that of the competition, focusing on customer satisfaction, and factory modernization. It includes a unique paper on jazz music as a metaphor for participative manufacturing management. Executives, managers, engineers, researchers, faculty, and students will find this book an essential tool for guiding this nation's businesses toward developing more competitive manufacturing systems.

Download or read book Manufacturing Best Practices written by Bobby Hull and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With all the complex manufacturing operations going on in the world today, most large companies have systems and methods certified by many governing bodies. Surely they employ best practices. On second thought, look at all the recent issues in the news about recalls. Several large industries have to recall product due to quality problems. Problems plague these very large corporations who are supposedly too big to fail. They are failing because they have not optimized their production methods. They have not fully embraced a best practices philosophy. Therefore there is a need for a forty-thousand foot overview of best practices. It is necessary to step back every so often and do an honest assessment of where we are and where we are going. This book is a tool that helps to make this assessment and provides proven methods to shore up any weaknesses you may find. Today, modern manufacturing is overwhelmed with tools to manage itself. There are countless hot, new, innovative ideas that become the flavor of the day--Deming's Statistical Process Control, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Lean, ISO 9000, just to name a few. All these programs offer some better tool to manage our business, make decisions, and manufacture a quality product. No one system, however, can be an instant fix. No canned concept can guarantee success. You can't purchase "best practices". Best practices come from a mindset, a philosophy, developed by looking at all the tools available and deciding which ones will work for your particular goals and implementing them. Best practices also require common sense scrutiny and must draw on the experience of your people. Best practices also have to evolve in the truest sense of the word. Tools are tried and discarded. Some tools are adapted. Others are left untouched due to the complexity of installation or excessive cost. The outcome of this trial and error is an entity comprised of functional elements which truly works in your organization and is uniquely customized to your business. This entity is a living, breathing presence that permeates every level of your operation. This corporate consciousness becomes your center point, a place of calibration against which all decisions are measured. This is not a recipe book. You cannot install these pages and expect your company to suddenly sprout innovative products and break out of old paradigms. This isn't the next hot program. Instead the goal here is not only to have an open and honest investigation of many areas of physical manufacturing but also of business management, decision making, and personnel. We will explore what lies behind the cultivation of a corporation's culture, help you define and understand your goals, inventory what tools you have, and arm you with a willingness to consider new ways of thinking. Some ideas you may embrace. Others you may discard. Both decisions are correct. The key to understanding best practices is the willingness to change your practices as the environment of your business shifts. Being unconsciously stuck in a paradigm is surely a death sentence. The ultimate best practice is the ability and flexibility to change; an openness to learning and exploration"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Manufacturing and the Internet written by Richard G. Mathieu and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's rapidly changing marketplace can seem like a jungle for many professionals. Engineering & Management Press offers the books needed to navigate through the wilderness of business techniques and acronyms. EMP's titles provide practical information and proven business methods for most corporate and industrial environments. Our titles cover crucial, timely topics of importance to businesses and managers today -- management, productivity improvement, quality, and related issues.Manufacturing And The Internet is for anyone involved in the study or practice of manufacturing interested in using the Internet as a resource. Readers will learn how to access information on all aspects of manufacturing: computer integrated manufacturing, agile manufacturing, manufacturing strategy, total quality management, statistical quality control, robotics, production scheduling, CAD/CAM, concurrent engineering, and business process engineering.This book provides manufacturing professionals with the information they need for decision-making, as well as tips and suggestions for improving Internet effectiveness. Shortcuts and helpful hints in special sections help both novices and pros alike with enhanced Internet navigation.

Download or read book Manufacturing at Warp Speed written by Eli Schragenheim and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-09-28 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manufacturing systems don't exist in a vacuum, isolated from the rest of the company, but they are often managed that way. A truly effective, highly competitive manufacturing company integrates its manufacturing, marketing, sales, purchasing, and financial functions into a well-coordinated whole. Manufacturing at Warp Speed: Optimizing Supply Chain Financial Performance explains in detail how to coordinate all these functions to maximize sales revenue while controlling inventory and overhead costs. Ultimately, the effects of applying the new Simplified-Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR II) introduced by the authors include dramatically faster manufacturing cycle times, shorter order-to-delivery lead times, higher on-time delivery reliability, and better customer satisfaction. The book gives you everything a typical production professional needs to implement this new DBR approach. A supplemental feature - the Management Interactive Case Study Simulator (MICSS) - is included with the book. Available for download via the CRC Press website, the simulator sets up a virtual company where you can test and practice the processes you learn in the book before implementing them in your organization. The book and software together constitute the complete package for learning how to streamline manufacturing operations. The first book available on second generation Drum-Buffer-Rope, Manufacturing at Warp Speed: Optimizing Supply Chain Financial Performance describes the simplest, most efficient methods for reducing manufacturing cycle time and increasing the speed of manufacturing yet devised. Fully illustrated, with numerous examples, case studies, and manufacturing scenarios, the book is so easy to read that even the novice can understand it. Correct use of this new method practically assures that your company has the competitive advantage.

Download or read book Manufacturing for Survival written by Blair R. Williams and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1996 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first easy-to-follow, practical how-to book on manufacturing. Without mathematics or theory, this book examines all the do's and don'ts of manufacturing, including quality, throughput, and employee involvement. The book concentrates on operational aspects and materials management, but addresses all the basics too.

Download or read book Strategic Decision Making in Modern Manufacturing written by Harinder Singh Jagdev and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic Decision Making in Modern Manufacturing introduces and explains the AMBIT (Advanced Manufacturing Business ImplemenTation) approach, which has been developed to bridge the gap between strategic management considerations and the operational effects of technology investment decisions on the manufacturing organisation, so that the likely impact of new manufacturing technology and/or programme implementations can be evaluated, anticipated and accurately predicted. The AMBIT approach focuses specifically on the non-financial aspects of such investment decisions and offers an approach that allows a manager, or more frequently a management team, to understand the impacts of a new technology or a new programme on the manufacturing organisation in terms of manufacturing performance.

Download or read book Integrative Manufacturing Transforming the Organization Through People Process and Technology written by L. Scott Flaig and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization, quality, and time-based competition have combined with economic, social, political, and technological changes to alter the nature of manufacturing processes and companies. As a result, organizations must consistently meet the demands to reduce costs, defects, and waste while increasing productivity and responsiveness. Integrative Manufacturing provides an overview of strategic alternatives, advances in methodology and technology, breakthroughs in human resource management, managerial and operational processes, performance measurement, and more. This comprehensive resource details an integrative organizational approach and introduces a new paradigm, the "virtual enterprise", that your company can use to accomplish its improvement goals in all key functions and processes. Author L. Scott Flaig also shows you how companies such as Walgreens, General Dynamics, and Xerox are implementing exciting innovations that enhance profits and performance. With this all-in-one guide to integrated manufacturing, you can understand specific industry segment issues and develop highly flexible and integrated solutions, select appropriate strategies for integrating new technology and methodologies into your organization, and create measurable strategies that go beyond competitive advantage to secure your company's market position. Organizational transformation is a challenge that requires commitment and vision. Integrative Manufacturing provides the solution set for teamwork across the value chain through the integration of people, process, and technology. This thorough guide also identifies a dynamic and dependable manufacturing framework that will enable the enterprise to develop practicesand partnerships that focus on the touchstone of manufacturing success: customer satisfaction.