Management books for a changing world.The System Approach: A Strategy to Survive and Succeed in the Global Economy By Dr. K. (Subbu) Subramanian The System Approach offers a innovative strategy for meeting the needs of industrial organizations throughout the world that have struggled to survive and succeed in today's global economy. Introducing a new methodology--the System Approach--that calls for a fundamental shift at every level, the author takes the reader on a journey that reveals how traditional task-oriented job assignments can be transformed into a system-oriented problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. process that involves every individual in the enterprise. Embracing this new strategy provides the potential to change and positively impact the life of every employee in our industrial society. The results portrayed in this book make a compelling case for reexamining existing business structures; it contains essential information for growing a business in the arena of intense international competition. Contents: The Impact of Global Capitalism. Global Economy--Separating the Myths from Reality. The System Approach. The Enterprise and the System Approach. The System Approach for Industrial Processes. The System Approach as a Strategic Tool in the Global Economy. Personal Concerns and the System Approach. A Glimmer of Hope. Appendix. 218 pages, 2000, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-56990-255-0, $32.95 Running Today's Factory: A Proven Strategy for Lean Manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. By Charles Standard and Dr. Dale Davis Dale Davis may refer to:
Running Today's Factory presents manufacturing as an essential management strategy. It explains how the principles of lean manufacturing can be used to achieve substantial and sustainable competitive advantages in today's economic environment. Scientific models from operations research operations research Application of scientific methods to management and administration of military, government, commercial, and industrial systems. It began during World War II in Britain when teams of scientists worked with the Royal Air Force to improve radar detection of are presented to explain how and why these lean manufacturing principles should be applied. A branch of queuing theory queuing theory Study of the behaviour of queues (waiting lines) and their elements. Queuing theory is a tool for studying several performance parameters of computer systems and is particularly useful in locating the reasons for “bottlenecks,” compromised known as factory physics is introduced, and its agreement with lean philosophy is demonstrated. This scientific approach provides a depth of understanding and confidence in applying these principles beyond what can be learned through case studies alone. The authors highlight the importance of culture and organizational structure  This article has no lead section.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, one should be written. and provide clear strategies for affecting change in any organization. A critical thinking approach to performance measurement is presented, and factory physics and lean thinking are both used to evaluate some common factory measures. The authors rely heavily on their own research and c onsulting experience as they present clear strategies for factory management, and their findings are supported strongly by the current operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. literature. Contents: Introduction. The Manufacturing Challenge. What is so Tough About Running a Factory? Lean Manufacturing Overview. Factory Physics Basics. Manufacturing as a Management Strategy. Operational Stability and Continual Improvement Continual Improvement (also called incremental improvement or staircase improvement) is a process or productivity improvement tool intended to have a stable and consistent growth and improvement of all the segments of a process or processes. . Just-In-Time Production. Pull Production Control. Achieving Quality at the Source. Quick Set-up and Small Lot Production. Measuring Today's Factory. Transforming Today's Factory. Bibliography. Index. 304 pages, 1999, ISBN 1-56990-257-7, $49.95 Concurrent Engineering Effectiveness By Mitchell Fleischer and Jeffrey K. Liker Subtitled sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. Integrating Product Development Across Organizations, this book provides all the tools needed to achieve systems integration across organizational boundaries. Focus is on the methodology of the work processes, people systems, and supply chain issues within the organization and how these systems interface with concurrent engineering. Also included are detailed case histories from leading companies like Chrysler, Motorola, Toyota, and Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. that can provide a blueprint for the successful implementation of concurrent engineering within your organization. Contents: Product Development Matters. A Context Model for CE. Work Processes. Internal Organization Issues. Supply Chain Involvement. People Systems. Technology. The CE Profile. A Structured Methodology for Changing to CE. Scoping the Change Effort. Assessment of the As-Is Situation. Design the New CE System. Implementing the New CE System. Case Studies. 512 pages, 1997, ISBN 1-56990-231 -3, $49.95 |
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