Manufacturing Outsourcing
Autor Asbjørn Rolstadås, Bjonar Henriksen, David O'Sullivanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 apr 2012
Outsourcing in Manufacturing: the Knowledge Dimension gives examples of the key decisions that needs to be taken by managers regarding effective outsourcing. Decisions are divided around the structural and infrastructural aspects of outsourcing and the key knowledge that needs to be managed to support good decisions. The book contains illustrations and examples of key processes throughout and concludes with a section dedicated to case studies. These case studies represent a variety of manufacturing system types and sizes focused on supply chain integration, and which deploy various manufacturing paradigms including craft, mass, lean, adaptive, and sustainable manufacturing.
Outsourcing in Manufacturing: the Knowledge Dimension covers many theoretical and practical examples of critical outsourcing decisions, their knowledge aspects and how knowledge challenges can be dealt with in a systematic way. It provides a key resource for students, lecturers and industry managers looking to solidify their understanding and application of outsourcing decision making strategies.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781447129530
ISBN-10: 1447129539
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: XVI, 232 p.
Dimensiuni: 160 x 241 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:2012
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1447129539
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: XVI, 232 p.
Dimensiuni: 160 x 241 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:2012
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Public țintă
ResearchCuprins
Part 1.Trends in Manufacturing.- 1.Taking control of the company’s destiny through knowledge.- 2. Drivers for change in manufacturing.- 3. Manufacturing in a strategic context.- 4. Evolving paradigms in manufacturing.- 5. The knowledge dimension.- Part 2. 6.Industrial outlook.- 7. Indicators and initiatives for industrial renewal.- 8. Research roadmaps in manufacturing.- 9. How well are we doing?.- Part.3 Outsourcing –strategic opportunities.- 10. Manufacturing strategies, created through decisions.- 11. Make or buy?.- 12. The geographical footprint.- 13.Approaching the partner selection and location decision.- 14. Dealing with complexity – infrastructure decisions .- Part 4. Innovation and knowledge transfer.- 15.The innovation process.- 16. What is knowledge?.- 17. Knowledge creation.- 18. Knowledge transfer and distance.- 19. Knowledge transfer and manufacturing.- 20. Outsourcing and sustainability.
Notă biografică
Per Willy Hetland is Adjunct Professor and Program Chair in Project Commercial Management at the Norwegian School of Management BI and The University College of Haugesund, Norway. He had a 30 year career with the oil company Statoil where he held project and management positions including Project Director, Finance and Procurement, and Director of Professional Development assigned to the European Institute for Advanced Project and Contract Management, EPCI. Most recently, he was Director of Competence Development and Integration for the Statoil Project Academy in cooperation with the University of California at Berkeley.
George Farage Jergeas is Professor of Project Management at the University of Calgary where he also was the Director of the Project Management Program. His current research interests are focused on construction productivity, team dynamics, and the drivers of cost overruns on mega-projects. Prior to taking this university position in 1994, Dr. Jergeas had extensive experience in the construction industry including construction management and claims dispute resolution.
Asbjørn Rolstadås is Vice Dean for research at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology and a Professor of Production and Quality Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is the author of 12 books and over 260 papers. He has over 30 years of experience in education, research and consulting in project management and project risk management for major international projects.
Richard E. Westney founded Westney Consulting Group in 1978, a Houston-based consulting firm serving energy industry executives with strategic risk management, and improving the performance of project organizations. Prior to the formation of Westney Consulting Group, he was engaged in managing major international projects for Exxon. He is the author of 5 books and numerous articles on project management and project riskmanagement.
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All companies which reach a critical size are faced with outsourcing decisions that can increase the value of their products and services primarily through lower costs, greater reliability and improved efficiency. Successful outsourcing decisions have an important knowledge dimension, where the outsourcing professionals need to be supported by historical and contextual knowledge regarding their own products performance but also the performance of suppliers. Outsourcing in Manufacturing: the Knowledge Dimension explains in detail how a manager can acquire, create, transfer and use knowledge that optimizes their outsourcing decisions and improves the changes of marketplace success.
Outsourcing in Manufacturing: the Knowledge Dimension gives examples of the key decisions that needs to be taken by managers regarding effective outsourcing. Decisions are divided around the structural and infrastructural aspects of outsourcing and the key knowledge that needs to be managed to support good decisions. The book contains illustrations and examples of key processes throughout and concludes with a section dedicated to case studies. These case studies represent a variety of manufacturing system types and sizes focused on supply chain integration, and which deploy various manufacturing paradigms including craft, mass, lean, adaptive, and sustainable manufacturing.
Outsourcing in Manufacturing: the Knowledge Dimension covers many theoretical and practical examples of critical outsourcing decisions, their knowledge aspects and how knowledge challenges can be dealt with in a systematic way. It provides a key resource for students, lecturers and industry managers looking to solidify their understanding and application of outsourcing decision making strategies.
Outsourcing in Manufacturing: the Knowledge Dimension gives examples of the key decisions that needs to be taken by managers regarding effective outsourcing. Decisions are divided around the structural and infrastructural aspects of outsourcing and the key knowledge that needs to be managed to support good decisions. The book contains illustrations and examples of key processes throughout and concludes with a section dedicated to case studies. These case studies represent a variety of manufacturing system types and sizes focused on supply chain integration, and which deploy various manufacturing paradigms including craft, mass, lean, adaptive, and sustainable manufacturing.
Outsourcing in Manufacturing: the Knowledge Dimension covers many theoretical and practical examples of critical outsourcing decisions, their knowledge aspects and how knowledge challenges can be dealt with in a systematic way. It provides a key resource for students, lecturers and industry managers looking to solidify their understanding and application of outsourcing decision making strategies.
Caracteristici
Uses case studies and illustrations to give examples of critical decisions and the knowledge aspects of these decisions Provides theory and practical examples of critical outsourcing decisions and how knowledge challenges could be dealt with in a systematic way Written by experts with both academic and practical experience in manufacturing outsourcing Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras