Manufacturing in the Nineties: How to Become a Mean, Lean, World–Class Competitor (Industrial engineering series) - Softcover

Steudel, Harold J.; Desruelle, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471283916 ISBN 13: 9780471283911

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1991

Synopsis

This book offers simple, affordable, and effective solutions for transforming traditional manufacturing organizations into world-class competitors. Applications of the latest methods of group technology, work cells, set-up time reduction, total quality control, preventive maintenance, and supplier development help companies make their mark in the global marketplace. Improvements in manufacturing are expedited by following the book's ten integrated components of World Class Manufacturing (WCM). Readers learn how to improve relationships between management and employees, company and vendors, and sales, marketing, design engineering, and production departments. Roles of senior management, department managers, and team members are clearly defined to promote better company leadership, faster implementation of changes, and better understanding of transitions to new systems. This book should be of interest to plant managers, manufacturing engineers and other manufacturing professionals.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471283916
• ISBN 13: 9780471283911
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374