Beyond World-Class Productivity Industrial Engineering Practice and Theory

Beyond World-Class Productivity Industrial Engineering Practice and Theory / by Shigeyasu Sakamoto.

From the automotive industry to the semiconductor industry, manufacturers are suffering from an overabundance of automation methods that they cannot fully comprehend or afford, and glamorous leadership techniques that are simply not sustainable. In this respect, management has lost its way. Beyond W...

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Main Author: Sakamoto, Shigeyasu (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Engineering economics.
Engineering economy.
Management.
Industrial management.
Organization.
Planning.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
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Table of Contents:
  • Strategy for Improving Profitability and Productivity
  • Changing Strategy for Productivity and Profitability Activity
  • Systematic Approach for Manufacturing Strategy
  • General Meaning of Engineering As It Relates to Management
  • Theory of Productivity
  • Definition of Productivity/Requirements for Improving It
  • Outline of the Engineering Approach to Productivity
  • Three Dimensions of Productivity
  • Methods Design Concept
  • Work Measurement
  • White-collar Productivity
  • Monitoring Productivity
  • MBM: Measurement/Monitoring-based Management
  • Keys to Success for Improved Management
  • Changing for Productivity.

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