Art of Manufacturing Development, The
G. Fredric Bolling
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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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Art of Manufacturing Development, The G. Fredric Bolling Hardback £39.50 / US$69.95

Art of Manufacturing Development, The
G. Fredric Bolling
Hardback £39.50 / US$69.95