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Innovations in Competitive Manufacturing

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Paul M. Swamidass

    1. College of Business, Auburn University, USA
      Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, Auburn University, USA

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Competing on Flexibility and Automation

    1. Agile Manufacturing

      • Pratap S. S. Chinnaiah, Sagar V. Kamarthi
      Pages 145-154

    2. Virtual Manufacturing

      • Pratap S. S. Chinnaiah, Sagar V. Kamarthi
      Pages 155-164

  2. Lean Manufacturing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Just-in-Time Manufacturing

      • Gregory P. White
      Pages 167-176

    3. Lean Manufacturing Implementation

      • J. T. Black
      Pages 177-186

    4. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

      • Kathleen E. McKone, Elliott N. Weiss
      Pages 187-197

    5. Transition to Cell Manufacturing: The Case of Duriron Company Inc., Cookeville Valve Division (1988–1993)

      • John M. Burnham, David Lambert, Charles W. Smith Jr., John A. Welch, Dale A. Wilson
      Pages 199-213

    6. Predictive Maintenance: The Case of Della Steam Plant

      • P. K. Raju, Chetan S. Sankar
      Pages 215-227

  3. Product Design and Development Redefined

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Product Design for Global Markets

      • K. Ravi Kumar, George C. Hadjinicola
      Pages 231-243

    3. Concurrent Engineering

      • Morgan Swink
      Pages 245-261

    4. Product Development and Concurrent Engineering

      • Christoph H. Loch, Christian Terwiesch
      Pages 263-273

    5. Mass Customization

      • Rebecca Duray
      Pages 275-282

    6. Mass Customization and Manufacturing

      • Pratap S. S. Chinnaiah, Sagar V. Kamarthi
      Pages 283-296

    7. Integrated Product Development: The Case of Westinghouse Electronic Systems

      • John W. Kamauff Jr., Robert D. Landel, Larry Richards
      Pages 297-321

  4. The Revolution in the Supply Chain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-323
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    2. Supplier Partnerships as Strategy

      • Brian Leavy
      Pages 325-331

    3. Supply Chain Management: Competing Through Integration

      • Stanley E. Fawcett
      Pages 333-341

    4. Developing a Supply Partner: The Case of Black & Decker and TEMIC Telefunken (1992–1994)

      • Timothy W. Edlund, Gee-In Goo
      Pages 343-358

  5. Competing Globally

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 359-359
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About this book

Innovations in Competitive Manufacturing is an examination of manufacturing innovations - both technical and knowledge-based. Over the recent past, technology has created dramatic changes in manufacturing. As a result, the book focuses on the use of technology in gaining competitive advantage in global manufacturing. Forty topics are surveyed in the book, organized into thirteen chapters. Each topic is a carefully written account by one or more leading researchers in that area. This is the first systematic examination of the recent innovations in manufacturing strategy and technology. In addition to providing an understanding of these manufacturing innovations, the book underscores the strategic importance of creating and sustaining the technological resources to ensure a stable manufacturing economic base. The book's purpose is to examine the elements that make today's manufacturers successful.
Many examples from industry throughout the book will enable the reader to appreciate and comprehend the concepts presented in the article. In addition to the technical and innovative information, implementation issues concerning new ideas and manufacturing practices are explored within the topical discussions. Four in-depth descriptions of real-life cases provide illustration of key principles.
The book has been constructed as a reference tool for manufacturing researchers, students, and practitioners. Hence, after reading the introduction `Innovation in Competitive Manufacturing: From JIT to E-Business', any section or topic in the book can be consulted and/or read in any sequence the reader may choose.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Business, Auburn University, USA

    Paul M. Swamidass

  • Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, Auburn University, USA

    Paul M. Swamidass

About the editor

Dr. Paul M. Swamidass, Professor of Operations Management, is the Associate Director, Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. His undergraduate degree is in mechanical engineering from Osmania University, India. He obtained a doctorate in production/operations management from the University of Washington, Seattle, 1983.

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