The Global Manufacturing Revolution (eBook)

Product-Process-Business Integration and Reconfigurable Systems

Yoram Koren (Autor)

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2010 | 1. Auflage
424 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-61879-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The concrete tools manufacturing enterprises need to thrive in
today's global environment

For a manufacturing enterprise to succeed in this current
volatile economic environment, a revolution is needed in
restructuring its three main components: product design,
manufacturing, and business model. The Global Manufacturing
Revolution is the first book to focus on these issues. Based on
the author's long-standing course work at the University of
Michigan, this unique volume proposes new technologies and new
business strategies that can increase an enterprise's speed of
responsiveness to volatile markets, as well as enhance the
integration of its own engineering and business.

Introduced here are innovations to the entire manufacturing
culture:

* An original approach to the analysis of manufacturing
paradigms

* Suggested methods for developing creativity in product
design

* A quantitative analysis of manufacturing system
configurations

* A new manufacturing "reconfigurable" paradigm, in which the
speed of responsiveness is the prime business goal

* An original approach to using information technology for
workforce empowerment

The book also offers analysis and original models of previous
manufacturing paradigms' technical and business
dimensions--including mass production and mass
customization--in order to fully explain the current
revolution in global manufacturing enterprises. In addition, 200
original illustrations and pictures help to clarify the topics.

Globalization is creating both opportunities and challenges for
companies that manufacture durable goods. The tools, theories, and
case studies in this volume will be invaluable to engineers
pursuing leadership careers in the manufacturing industry, as well
as to leaders of global enterprises and business students who are
motivated to lead manufacturing enterprises and ensure their
growth.

Autor

Yoram Koren is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Paul G. Goebel Professor of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, as well as the Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems. He has won many awards, including, most recently, the Stephen S. Attwood Award from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2008, and the Gold Medal from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2007.

Rezensionen

"This edition contains new data and examples, plus b&w drawings. The book can be used as a text for a class in global manufacturing for graduate engineering and business students; it will also be helpful for engineers pursuing managerial careers in manufacturing, and for leaders of global enterprises." (Book News Inc, November 2010)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.11.2010
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Industrial Engineering • Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing • Industrielle Verfahrenstechnik • Production Operations Management • Produktion i. d. Industriellen Verfahrenstechnik • Produktionssteuerung • Strategic Management • Strategisches Management • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 0-470-61879-5 / 0470618795
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-61879-0 / 9780470618790