History is replete with examples of one political system replacing another, one scientific discovery invalidating another – and this cycle has occurred repeatedly in the production of goods and products for society. This book, first published in 1998, examines the massive transition currently taking place: the decline of the system of mass manufacturing. Various global changes in American business and manufacturing have forced a review of accepted thinking, and this book is a key text in this evaluation.
By:
Jeffrey Amos Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 444g ISBN:9780815380337 ISBN 10: 081538033X Series:Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Economics Pages: 320 Publication Date:12 November 2019 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction 2. Stages of Manufacturing 3. Manufacturing in the 21st Century 4. Methodology 5. Development of a Theory of Agility 6. Case 1: Arrowplane and Composit Materials, Inc. 7. Case 2: Thompson Enterprises and Bilmo Incorporated 8. Agility and the Global Aerospace Industry 9. Creating a Measure of Agility 10. Analysis and Model Revisions