03724nam 22006973 450 991100650760332120240416175922.01-68015-924-01-60427-618-51-4237-7526-0(CKB)1000000000243975(EBL)3319418(SSID)ssj0000228989(PQKBManifestationID)11219378(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000228989(PQKBWorkID)10155788(PQKB)10545011(MiAaPQ)EBC3319418(Au-PeEL)EBL3319418(CaPaEBR)ebr10124721(OCoLC)923205469(MiAaPQ)EBC7069673(Au-PeEL)EBL7069673(BIP)10188644(EXLCZ)99100000000024397520231110d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProgressive manufacturing managing uncertainty while blazing a trail to success /Soli J. Engineer ; foreword by George W. Plossl1st ed.Boca Raton, Florida :J. Ross Publishing ;[Alexandria, Virginia] :APICS,[2005]©20051 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-932159-29-0 Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index.""Cover Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""About the Author""; ""About APICS""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - Change: The Biggest Hurdle!""; ""Chapter 2 - Organization""; ""Chapter 3 - My Five Cs""; ""Chapter 4 - Product Design""; ""Chapter 5 - Inventory""; ""Chapter 6 - Lead Times""; ""Chapter 7 - Product Cost""; ""Chapter 8 - Quality""; ""Chapter 9 - Engineering Processes""; ""Chapter 10 - Manufacturing Processes""; ""Chapter 11 - Manufacturing Philosophies""; ""Chapter 12 - Where Do We Go From Here?""; ""Appendix A: Cost Rollup Example""""Appendix B: MRP""""Bibliography""; ""Index""Over the past few decades, manufacturers have beensearching for solutions to their inventory, delivery,cost, and quality woes. Few organizations have madeserious inroads with the methods of the moment and thewoes linger on. This book provides innovative and elegantsolutions to these and other perennial problems faced byorganizations. It presents multiple ways to reduce leadtimes and inventory, innovative methods for using bill ofmaterials to improve productivity, and thought-provokingideas and methods for simplifying processes at differentlevels. The author introduces topics which are importantfor achieving success but often avoided such as workbreakdown structure, Improvement Curve Theory, and muchmore. Soli J. Engineer has taught several certificationcourses, is a sought-after speaker and a publishedauthor.Manufacturing industriesManagementProduction managementOrganizational changeManagementManufacturing industriesTechnological innovationsManagementManufacturing industriesQuality controlManufacturing industriesManagement.Production management.Organizational changeManagement.Manufacturing industriesTechnological innovationsManagement.Manufacturing industriesQuality control.670/.68/5Engineer Soli J.1823569MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911006507603321Progressive manufacturing4390297UNINA