Strategic Management of the Manufacturing Value Chain: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Manufacturing Value-Chain August ‘98, Troon, ... Information and Communication Technology, 2) - Hardcover

Bititci, Umit S.; Carrie, Allan S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0412827107 ISBN 13: 9780412827105

Publisher: Chapman and Hall, 1998

Synopsis

Today the Scottish electronics industry employs 40,000 people directly and a further 30,000 in the supply infrastructure. There are now more than 550 electronic manufacturing and supplier companies in ' Silicon Glen'. In terms of the contribution to the economy, electronics is by far the most valuable industry. Its value in 1996 was approximately £ 10billion and accounted for more than half of Scotland's exports. The major product groupings within the industry include: • PCs, laptops and workstations • Disk drives, cable harnessing • Printers, keyboards and peripherals • Semiconductor devices and PCBs • TV, VCRs, CDs, stereos and other consumer electronics • Cellular phones and telecommunications products • A TMs and funds transfer systems • Networking and security systems • Navigation and sonar systems • Microwave products • Power supplies • Software and compilers Many of these companies are multi-national OEMs, who came to Scotland as inward investing companies. Early inward investing companies were from USA, followed by companies from Japan, and more recently from Taiwan and Korea. An important segment of the industry is involved in the manufacture of computers, including IBM, Compaq, Digital and Sun. In fact approximately 40% of the PCs sold in Europe are built in Scotland. With five of the world's top eight computer manufacturers locating a manufacturing base in Scotland there has been an attraction for foreign companies keen to provide service for these multinationals. In 1995/96 the supply base output was worth £1.

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Strategic Management of the Manufacturing Value-chain The fundamental reason for the existence of any manufacturing organization is to generate wealth by adding value to the products and services it offers. This book brings together the works of researchers to present state-of-the-art research and development on 'the strategic management of the manufacturing value chain' in the broadest sense.

Synopsis

The fundamental reason for the existence of any manufacturing organization is to generate wealth by adding value to the products and services it offers. In this new global industrial environment, value is generated from many sources, such as rapid and flexible fulfillment of orders, developing new innovative products and services, providing rapid and responsive product and service support, delivering innovative turn-key solutions to customers, and so on.In the 21st century most manufacturing organizations will have to respond to these challenges through innovative partnerships, by creating virtual enterprises, by operating in agile networks to generate value by exploiting their existing competencies in design, manufacturing, distribution and customer service, whilst building new competencies in information systems, communications and knowledge management. Just as no man is an island, so no business can operate without being part of a network of businesses, which we call the manufacturing value chain.This book brings together the works of leading researchers to present state-of-the-art research and development on 'the strategic management of the manufacturing value chain' in the broadest sense.

The objectives of "Strategic Management of the Manufacturing Value Chain" are: to provide insights into potential strategies, methods, tools and techniques which could facilitate competitiveness through innovation agility and partnership; to explore the use of enabling technologies, such as IT, in meeting the challenges of the 21st century; and to provide practical case studies which demonstrate the use of new approaches to the generation and management of value in manufacturing. "Strategic Management of the Manufacturing Value Chain" is suitable as a secondary text for graduate-level courses of management and manufacturing, and as a reference for researchers and practitioners in industry, commerce and government.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412827107
• ISBN 13: 9780412827105
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 668