International Standards for Design and Manufacturing: Quality Management and International Best Practice - Hardcover

Rich, Professor Nick; Malik, F. Tegwen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1789660432 ISBN 13: 9781789660432

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2019

Synopsis

<p>International standards ensure that organisations operate the right processes to support their objectives. <b><i>International Standards for Design and Manufacturing</i> </b>is an accessible guide for manufacturing and production managers and students. It guides readers through the standards needed to build operating systems which are robust, integrated and used to drive the continuous improvement of business performance. <br><br> <b><i>International Standards for Design and Manufacturing</i></b> is based on many years of research collaboration between Swansea University and leading manufacturing and production practitioners from key companies from around the world. Each chapter includes an introduction to the standards being discussed, definitions, examples of using the standards in practice, why these standards are important, conclusions, seminar topics and mock exam questions to allow the reader to test their knowledge and understanding.</p>

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About the Authors

<b>Nick Rich</b> is Professor of Socio-Technical Systems Design at Swansea School of Management. He is an academic with a specialist interest in high performance and highly reliable businesses. He has gained international acclaim and has received a significant number of awards for his research work.

<b>F. Tegwen Malik </b>is an academic at Swansea University and focuses her research on biomimetics, product design and innovation (for all applications including the life sciences sector) and the application of international management standards to industry and service sectors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789660432
• ISBN 13: 9781789660432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368