| Details | | Publication Date: | 1992-05-01 | | Series: | Irwin/Apics Series in Production Management | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 443 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 27.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
Fierce global competition in the manufacturing industry is forcing companies to not only glance over their shoulders, but also look toward domestic and international industry leaders to pace them in defining, meeting, and exceeding quality, productivity, and cost targets. As a result, competitive benchmarking has evolved into a popular and necessary measure of an organization's ranking within the global community. A successful benchmarking plan requires two crucial procedures: assessing your company's strategies, strengths, and weaknesses, and gathering accurate and relevant information about the leaders you designate as a benchmark. Benchmarking Global Manufacturing, the outcome of a 10-year research study from the Global Manufacturing Futures Project, gives you the tools to achieve both. The international team of Jeffrey Miller, Arnoud De Meyer, and Jinichiro Nakane administered a questionnaire to over 1,000 manufacturing businesses located primarily in the U.S., Western Europe, and Japan. As a result, some very insightful, provocative knowledge, once muddled by speculation and cultural misunderstanding, is now at your fingertips. The same questionnaire is reviewed and accompanied by the survey data so you can gauge your company against global competitors, compare strategies, and adopt tactics that, when aligned with the book's benchmarking toolkit, will improve such areas as management, operations, and customer satisfaction. You can also access: . Data tables that enable you to benchmark your operations against the responses of American, Japanese, and European companies, so you can pinpoint the shortcomings that are stifling your company's growth and competitiveness. The benchmarkingtoolkit that has proven successful in over 100 global corporations. Summaries and interpretations of manufacturing trends across the globe that will show you what works, what doesn't, and why. Benchmarking comparisons are needed to challenge organizations to reevaluate procedures that are antiquated, disorganized, and counter-productive. By providing a worldwide view of actual operational strategies and trends, Benchmarking Global Manufacturing is a fertile source of guidance for any professional who is committed to manufacturing quality improvement.
Grounded in data collected from over 1000 manufacturing companies worldwide, Benchmarking Global Manufacturing reveals valuable insights about these companies' performance, operations, and strategies. With these comparisons, you'll be equipped to challenge assumptions and think strategically in every decision. You'll also: discover how the industrial nations are responding to rapid advances within the manufacturing industry; recognize world-class characteristics so your company can concentrate its efforts on methods that conserve resources and improve quality and productivity; develop a solid benchmarking strategy using the same hands-on toolkit that has proven successful for over a hundred global manufacturing companies.
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