Management of Technology and Operations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780471179061)

An accessible source of winning technology managementstrategies

In Management of Technology and Operations Ray Gehani reveals thebasic principles and best practices applied by toptechnology-driven organizations in the intensely competitive globalmarketplace. Using a model that technologists can relate to --ahigh-performance V-6 engine --he pinpoints the six sources ofcompetitive advantage that determine both short-term survival andmarket leadership over the long term. Then, with the help ofreal-life examples from leading technology-driven organizations, hedemonstrates how these global winners integrate project managementand pioneering leadership to exploit the full potential of each ofthese sources:
* Research and development
* Production automation and engineering
* Information integration
* Customer trust and market understanding
* Reliability and quality promise
* Building the best people.

For working engineers and managers in technology-drivenorganizations of any size, this book provides a commonunderstanding of the goals and methods of managing technology andoperations. It is also an excellent text for upper-levelundergraduate and graduate students in science, engineering, andbusiness.

Author: R. Ray Gehani
ISBN-10: 047117906X
ISBN-13: 9780471179061
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Published: 09/14/1998
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.57h x 6.44w x 1.18d