{"product_id":"manufacturing-strategy-john-miltenburg-9781563273179","title":"Manufacturing Strategy: How to Formulate and Implement a Winning Plan, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo stay competitive and meet market expectations in a global economy, both domestic and foreign companies must realign their manufacturing processes, make improvements, and increase their manufacturing capabilities. With large numbers of employees working in a network of domestic and foreign facilities, production processes are as varied as the products being produced. Manufacturing managers need a manufacturing plan or strategy that will bring structure to this complex environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eManufacturing Strategy: How to Formulate and Implement a Winning Plan, 2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e, John Miltenburg offers a sensible and systematic method to: (1) evaluate domestic and foreign factories and international manufacturing and (2) plan the appropriate manufacturing strategy to be first in the market. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncorporating comments and suggestions from managers who used the first edition of \u003cb\u003eManufacturing Strategy\u003c\/b\u003e, John Miltenburg expands and improves on his focus in the areas of: \u003ci\u003eInternational Manufacturing\u003c\/i\u003e -- where the focus is on a company's international network of factories; \u003ci\u003eCompetitive Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e -- where managers must understand the role manufacturing strategy plays in their company's business strategy; and \u003ci\u003eManufacturing Programs\u003c\/i\u003e -- showing how programs such as quality management, six sigma, agile manufacturing, and supply chain management fit within the manufacturing strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManufacturing Strategy\u003c\/b\u003e gives managers a common language for dealing with manufacturing problems at both strategic and operational levels. It improves communication between manufacturing managers and those outside manufacturing (who will now have a better understanding of what manufacturing can and cannot do).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Miltenburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1563273179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781563273179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Productivity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.18h x 8.74w x 1.20d","brand":"John Miltenburg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44716445597951,"sku":"9781563273179","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63425825-1c29-4afc-8bfb-35653935042d.jpg?v=1705682375","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/manufacturing-strategy-john-miltenburg-9781563273179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}