Strategy + teamwork = great products : management techniques for manufacturing companies / Frederick Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, Frederick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manufacturing industries--Management.

Manufacturing industries.

Production control.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Strategy plus teamwork equals great products

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most books on manufacturing focus on production. This book is different; it describes techniques for excelling in engineering design, marketing strategies, and customer service inside a manufacturing company. Managing a successful manufacturing company in today’s competitive global economy requires teamwork between the above disciplines. It is no longer enough just to be efficient on the production floor.Manufacturing companies employ hundreds and in many cases thousands of people with different skill sets, ideas, and values. Strategy + Teamwork = Great Products: Management Techniques for Manufacturing Companies explains how to mold employees from various walks of life into a cohesive and successful manufacturing team.It describes the best methods and programs to do that and includes examples that illustrate how to do so.After reading this book, you will understand how to avoid common pitfalls and steer clear of useless fads that can be destructive to your organization. The book details powerful methods for motivating people, reducing costs, and improving strategic decision making. It also identifies the role of human resources in providing the training required to help manufacturing management in their tasks.Managing a manufacturing company is about running a business rather than just producing parts and assembling them. That is why this book starts at the top—outlining the duties of the Board of Directors and going on to describe the strategic roles and responsibilities of marketing, engineering, manufacturing engineering, and human resources.Describing how to best organize your manufacturing company, this book not only outlines management theories relevant to a successful organization, it also gets down to the nitty-gritty implementation of processes and practices with potential application across a wide range of manufacturing organizations.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Role of the Board of Directors; Chapter 2: Role of the CEO; Chapter 3: Creating the Business Plan; Chapter 4: Corporate Culture; Chapter 5: Communications; Chapter 6: Organization of Large Corporations; Chapter 7: Manufacturing Strategies; Chapter 8: Manufacturing; Chapter 9: Quality Control; Chapter 10: Controlling Overhead; Chapter 11: Wage and Salary Administration; Chapter 12: Performance Reviews; Chapter 13: Motivation and Productivity; Chapter 14: Benefits and Incentives; Chapter 15: Role of Engineering; Chapter 16: Marketing and Sales

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781040081549

1040081541

9780429256981

0429256981

9781482260113

1482260115

OCLC:

897884769