New methods of competing in the global marketplace : critical success factors from service and manufacturing /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crandall, Richard E., 1930-
Other Authors: Crandall, William, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2008]
Series:Series on resource management.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The vanishing manufacturing/service boundary
  • Critical success factors and strategic planning
  • The ITO model
  • The role of management programs in continuous improvement
  • How manufacturing techniques are being adapted to service operations
  • How service techniques are being extended to manufacturing
  • The role of technology in continuous improvement
  • The role of infrastructure in continuous improvement
  • Understanding organizational culture - the elusive key to change
  • Integrated supply chains from dream to reality
  • The role of services to complement the supply chain
  • The future of improvement programs.