Restoring Our Competitive Edge: Competing Through Manufacturing - Hardcover

Wheelwright, Steven C.; Hayes, Robert H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471051594 ISBN 13: 9780471051596

Publisher: Wiley, 1984

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Synopsis:

Recommends a manufacturing strategy that develops production facilities, uses appropriate management systems, and establishes firm relationships with suppliers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0471051594
• ISBN 13: 9780471051596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440