Global Production Management: IFIP WG5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems September 6–10, 1999, Berlin, Germany: ... Information and Communication Technology, 24) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792386051 ISBN 13: 9780792386056

Publisher: Springer, 1999

Synopsis

Globalization is one of the key issues for production management and therefore Global Production Management was selected as the theme for the 1999 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems. At the turn of the century Berlin is one of the most prominent examples for a world of new opportunities for transnational business. Therefore it was chosen to host the conference. Berlin is a link between East and West. Suppliers in Poland and the Czech Republic play a growing role for the car and rail industry in Europe. Fraunhofer IPK, the host of the conference and the editors of this book experienced the profound differences in production philosophies and production management tools not only between Germany, West and Eastern Europe but also in East Asia, India, South and North America. Referring to global players, global production seems to be solved, but only at a superficial point of view. Global enterprises have installed own procedures and IT systems and force suppliers to interconnect to their global information handling. The scope and complexity of the topic of distributed supply by Virtual Enterprises or Extented Enterprises requires solutions that reach beyond new algorithms or standardized data transfer protocols. The book covers approaches and results for the design and management of business processes and IT solutions that enable companies to handle information in a global context as easy as they supply physical components.

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Synopsis

The globalization of manufacturing is a key development in most industries over the last decade. New technologies like e-commerce, genetic algorithms, and neural networks have to be adapted to the manufacturing environment. This book deals with methods and tools suitable for designing, managing and controlling processes within the supply chain. Virtual Enterprise and Extended Enterprise are the terms which describe the challenges for global production management. The implementation of global production management requires integration of business processes, technical and organizational aspects. The main topics of the papers selected for this book are therefore: strategic manufacturing issues and design of virtual enterprises; supply chain management; performance measurement and management information; business process engineering; modeling and simulation; advanced scheduling approaches and decision support; and IT systems to support global production.The book contains case studies as well as reports on research findings.

The papers represent a summary of current issues which have been presented at the International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS) in September 1999. This event was sponsored by the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP), and was organized by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK), Berlin. The authors are leading experts within the international community in the field of production management. "Global Production Management" is suitable as a reference for researchers and practitioners in global manufacturing, supply chain management, logistics and IT services, and consultants. It can also be used as further reading for advanced courses on management and manufacturing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792386051
• ISBN 13: 9780792386056
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 596
• Editor: Mertins Kai, Krause Oliver, Schallock Burkhard