Manufacturing Systems: Foundations of World-Class Practice

by Committee on Foundations of Manufacturin, National Academy of Engineering, Committee on Foundations of Manufacturing

Book Overview

Some 70 percent of U.S. manufacturing output currently faces direct foreign competition. While American firms understand the individual components of their manufacturing processes, they must begin to work with manufacturing systems to develop world-class capabilities. This new book identifies principles--termed foundations--that have proved effective in improving manufacturing systems. Authored by an expert panel, including manufacturing executives,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309046785
• ISBN13: 9780309046787
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.