| Details | | Publication Date: | 1992-06-01 | | Series: | The Business One Irwin/Institute of Industrial Engineers |
| Size | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 16.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
Strategic investment in manufacturing development is necessary to maintain the productivity of our industrial base. Managers, engineers, and workers are faced with the task of sustaining increased productivity levels to compete with other world-class producers. Using real-world narratives to bring characteristic manufacturing problems to light, McHose offers illustrative solutions to a broad spectrum of development needs. You'll understand why operations flaws occur, how to prevent them, and how to evaluate various systems for optimal levels of productivity, quality, and efficiency.
The intense competition that prevails within the domestic and international manufacturing sectors mandates that companies constantly reevaluate and upgrade their manufacturing systems to obtain higher levels of productivity and quality. These standards can be attained by investing in development programs that identify and eliminate potential productivity threats and improve the manufacturing production system. Manufacturing Development Applications helps you understand why operations flaws occur and pinpoints ways your organization can alleviate wasted resources. Andre McHose brings characteristic manufacturing problems to light with thought-provoking case studies, demonstrating how each development program resulted in increased productivity and product quality. By coordinating lively narrative with practical approaches McHose creates an engaging learning environment where you will grasp crucial manufacturing issues without being overwhelmed by academic theory and rhetoric. His inclusion of charts, diagrams, and a thorough glossary crystallize the book's concepts and offer an excellent source for future reference. With these valuable insights, you will learn to evaluate various departmental systems for optimal levels of productivity, quality, and efficiency; understand and upgrade material control plans that will meet your production goals; effectively employ flowcharts, status reports, and manufacturing assembly charts to reveal deficiencies, open loops, and counterproductive procedures that are hindering your company's progress and reducing its competitive edge; and prepare managers, supervisors, and workers to accept and participate in development programs aimed at improvingoperating systems. Manufacturing systems development requires an investment in time, patience, and planning in exchange for increased productivity and a better product. With the solutions and development options McHose presents, you will be able to adapt and implement these strategies and embark on a development program that improves product quality and productivity.
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