Manufacturing Engineering Principles for Optimization

By Daniel T. Koenig

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"... Should be in the library of every Manager and Engineer involved in manufacturing operations. This book provides the information needed to understand the resources available to optimize performance and to outperform the competition."

Keith Thayer, P.E., President ASME, 1997/98, President CDI, Stubbs-Overbeck (Retired), President Garuda, U.S., Inc.

Fully revised and updated, this book is a complete and detailed reference tool that offers the user a lifetime of knowledge and experience in one document. The third edition has added information on Project Management, Time Standards, Personnel Appraisal, Lean Manufacturing, and expanded treatment of Probability & Statistics. Summaries and review questions at the end of each chapter ensure the understanding and retention of the material presented.

"...Should be in the library of every Manager and Engineer involved in manufacturing operations. This book provides the information needed to understand the resources available to optimize performance and to outperform the competition." --Keith Thayer, P.E., President ASME, 1997/98, President CDI, Stubbs-Overbeck (Retired), President Garuda, U.S., Inc."