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This volume addresses one of the significant issues faced by modern
manufacturing organizations. The author is currently Professor of
Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, but the
personal observations in the book draw extensively on his experience as
Director of Ford Motor Company's Manufacturing Development Center. He
addresses the people aspect of the manufacturing development process. He
discusses their attitudes and the way they use their individual technical
knowledge. He goes on to describe how the skills they have acquired by
experience, study or observation combine with their creative imagination
to form ‘the art of manufacturing development’. Throughout the book,
the reader is provided with valuable insights into the development process
as it operates in the present-day manufacturing environment.
Reviews
‘... worth reading to gain a deeper insight into what makes some
projects successful while others fail.’ BPICS Control
‘... an enthralling volume that represents good guideline for the
management of manufacturing companies’ Manufacturing Engineer
‘... valuable insights into the development process as it operates in
the present-day manufacturing environment.’ Engineering Designer
Contents
Three Prescriptions for Success; Some First Things; The Plant Problem; The
New Idea and The New Technology; The Concept of a Master; The First and
The Second Prescription and Another Example; The Vision of New Technology
and The Third Prescription; Some Precautions Against Failure; Are There
Worthy Failures?; What Do Winners Have That Losers Don’t?; What is a
Pilot and What isn’t a Pilot?; Are There Any Other Rules?; For
Individuals; For the Manufacturing Enterprise; A Reflection on Exceptional
People and Groups; A Last Thing; An Appendix with more Landmarks.
About the Author
G. Fredric Bolling, PhD, is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and
Director of the Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn. He has been a research scientist, a
planner, a materials economist, an engineering manager and - from 1985 to
1992 - Director of Ford Motor Company’s Manufacturing Development
Center. He has written and lectured widely and as a consultant his clients
include multinational companies and government agencies.
£39.50 / US$69.95 ISBN: 0 566 07463 X 1995 144 pages
Hardback
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