World Class Manufacturing
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (658 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1416592547 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Schonberger, author of Japanese Manufacturing Techniques (also from The Free Press), is a world-renowned authority on production and manufacturing. President of the consulting firm of Schonberger & Associates, Inc., in Seattle, Washington, he was formerly George Cook Professor of Management at the University of Nebraska.
In a word, I wish I had written this book.John P. Schmidt Chairman, President and CEO, Zytec Corporation The principles unveiled in this masterly book will indeed become manufacturing's action agenda in the years ahead. Once again, Richard Schonberger has defined the new standard for excellence.Ronald D. It will be required reading for managers who have marketing, product design, and manufacturing responsibilities.John P. A powerful book of trenchant and perceptive observation needed to prosper in the fast-approaching 21st century.Robert Anderson Director of Manufacturing Operation, The Wheelabrator Corporation For years now manufacturers have known that there was something wrong with measuring manufacturing strength by profit and s
Schonberger revolutionized American manufacturing theory and, more important, practice. In that breakthrough book, he revealed that Japanese manufacturing excellence was not culturally bound. Plainly, realistically, and logically, it explains how it's done.. Offering the first demystified explanation of the simple techniques that fueled Japan's industrial success, he demonstrated how the same methods could be put to work as effectively in U.S. Acknowledging the difficulty inherent in such changes, Schonberger stresses that employee involvement and interaction, both on the shop floor and in the decision-making/problem-solving process, is key. Wary of those who view improvement in terms of modernizing equipment, he points out that making maximum use of people and current machinery is a company's first priority; automation, if necessary, should come much later.World Class Manufacturing also includes Schonberger's 17-point action agenda to gu
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