High-Mix Low-Volume Manufacturing (Hewlett-Packard Professional Books) - Hardcover

R. Michael Mahoney

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 013255688X ISBN 13: 9780132556880

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1997

Synopsis

Though emphasizing high-mix, low-volume environments, also re-examines the fundamentals of manufacturing and covers a wide range of topics related to manufacturing in general. Presents an overall framework in which to organize and unify the development of manufacturing capabilities such that they align with the organizational strategy developed at the highest levels. Suitable for an industrial engineering or second-year management course on manufacturing planning and control systems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author

R. MICHAEL MAHONEY has over 17 years of experience in a high-mix low-volume manufacturing environment at Hewlett-Packard Company. He is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). He has published numerous articles in the trade press on manufacturing process design, product design, test and Total Quality Control (TQC).

From the Back Cover

Many of the problems manufacturers face seem to defy intuitive solutions . . . and are full of uncertainty and risk. But every situation—no matter how tentative or unsettling it seems—can be logically analyzed and systematically mapped out.

High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing covers the entire spectrum of manufacturing-related topics, from competitive strategies through performance measurements. Although there is a special focus on high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, there is much useful and valuable information for people in all other types of manufacturing. This book is a thorough reference for practitioners and academics interested in how manufacturing should and can be run.

High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing is a groundbreaking work, integrating ideas from many sources. In this book, manufacturing fundamentals are re-examined in a way that often gets overlooked by corporate strategists. This book is a comprehensive, practical, and detailed educational reference covering “global” concepts through “tactical” ideas in a clear and concise manner. The goal of this book is to develop the manufacturing core competencies required to obtain a competitive advantage. This book has both an immediate and long-term payoff.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013255688X
• ISBN 13: 9780132556880
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 222