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9780471051596

Restoring Our Competitive Edge Competing Through Manufacturing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471051596

  • ISBN10:

    0471051594

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1991-01-16
  • Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

The New Competitive Challenge for Manufacturing.
The Concept of Manufacturing Strategy.
Long-term Capacity Strategies.
Facilities Strategy.
Implementing Facilities Planning Processes.
The Technology of Manufacturing Processes.
Matching Process Technology with Product/Market Requirements.
The Experience Curve--A Framework for Manufacturing Performance Improvement.
Vertical Integration and Sourcing.
Managing Changes in Manufacturing's Technology and Structure.
German Approaches to Manufacturing Management.
Japanese Approaches to Manufacturing Management.
Learning from Your World-class Competitors.
Building Manufacturing's Competitive Potential.
Index.

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