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Staying competitive in today's manufacturing climate keeps getting tougher, and often middle to upper managers are told to do more with less. Manufacturers must be able to develop and produce customized products rapidly to meet ever-changing customer needs. <p>In The Transition to Agile Manufacturing, experts from Battele Pacific Northwest National Laboratories describe how manufacturing companies can quickly mobilize their resources to gain a competitive edge. Discover how agile manufacturing can rapidly develop new products and produce fast and flexible responses to customer needs. Practical tips on organizational alignment and agility are offered in down-to-earth terms. Beneficial for all organizations, this low-cost approach to agile manufacturing is especially helpful for small to mid-sized manufacturers with limited resources.</p> <p>This is the first book to fully address the manufacturing approach known as agile manufacturing, which involves rapid and flexible responses to customer needs, rapid development of new products and features, and the marketing distribution of these new products. </p>

Author

Joseph C. Montgomery, Lawrence O. Levine, editors

Publisher

ASQC Quality Press; Irwin Professional Publishing

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780873893473

Subjects

Management, Technology, Science