Book description
The concrete tools manufacturing enterprises need to thrive in
today's global environment
For a manufacturing enterprise to succeed in this current volatile
economic environment, a revolution is needed in restructuring its
three main components: product design, manufacturing, and business
model. The Global Manufacturing Revolution is the first book to
focus on these issues. Based on the author's long-standing course work
at the University of Michigan, this unique volume proposes new
technologies and new business strategies that can increase an
enterprise's speed of responsiveness to volatile markets, as well as
enhance the integration of its own engineering and business.
Introduced here are innovations to the entire manufacturing culture:
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An original approach to the analysis of manufacturing paradigms
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Suggested methods for developing creativity in product design
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A quantitative analysis of manufacturing system configurations
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A new manufacturing "reconfigurable" paradigm, in
which the speed of responsiveness is the prime business goal
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An original approach to using information technology for
workforce empowerment
The book also offers analysis and original models of previous
manufacturing paradigms' technical and business dimensions-including
mass production and mass customization-in order to fully explain the
current revolution in global manufacturing enterprises. In addition,
200 original illustrations and pictures help to clarify the topics.
Globalization is creating both opportunities and challenges for
companies that manufacture durable goods. The tools, theories, and
case studies in this volume will be invaluable to engineers pursuing
leadership careers in the manufacturing industry, as well as to
leaders of global enterprises and business students who are motivated
to lead manufacturing enterprises and ensure their growth.
Yoram Koren is a member of the National Academy of
Engineering and the Paul G. Goebel Professor of Engineering in the
Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, as
well as the Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for
Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems. He has won many awards,
including, most recently, the Stephen S. Attwood Award from the
University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2008, and the Gold
Medal from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2007.
