{"product_id":"manufacturing-strategy","title":"Manufacturing Strategy","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo stay competitive and meet market expectations in a global economy, both domestic and foreign companies must realign their manufacturing processes, make improvements, and increase their manufacturing capabilities. With large numbers of employees working in a network of domestic and foreign facilities, production processes are as varied as the products being produced. Manufacturing managers need a manufacturing plan or strategy that will bring structure to this complex environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eManufacturing Strategy: How to Formulate and Implement a Winning Plan, 2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e, John Miltenburg offers a sensible and systematic method to: (1) evaluate domestic and foreign factories and international manufacturing and (2) plan the appropriate manufacturing strategy to be first in the market. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncorporating comments and suggestions from managers who used the first edition of \u003cb\u003eManufacturing Strategy\u003c\/b\u003e, John Miltenburg expands and improves on his focus in the areas of: \u003ci\u003eInternational Manufacturing\u003c\/i\u003e — where the focus is on a company's international network of factories; \u003ci\u003eCompetitive Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e — where managers must understand the role manufacturing strategy plays in their company's business strategy; and \u003ci\u003eManufacturing Programs\u003c\/i\u003e — showing how programs such as quality management, six sigma, agile manufacturing, and supply chain management fit within the manufacturing strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManufacturing Strategy\u003c\/b\u003e gives managers a common language for dealing with manufacturing problems at both strategic and operational levels. It improves communication between manufacturing managers and those outside manufacturing (who will now have a better understanding of what manufacturing can and cannot do).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224687989080,"sku":"9781563273179","price":100.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781563273179.jpg?v=1768289440","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/manufacturing-strategy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}