Coping with Variety
Coping with Variety

Author: Yannick Lung

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-14

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0429839936

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First published in 1999, this book explores pint points, compares and dates the development of product differentiation and variety. This book also analyses’ how firms have embraced a variety of ways of efficiently managing this verity though production, the design of the product as well as in the relations with the suppliers and distributors.

Industry 4.0: Managing The Digital Transformation
Industry 4.0: Managing The Digital Transformation

Author: Alp Ustundag

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-09-14

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 3319578707

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This book provides a comprehensive guide to Industry 4.0 applications, not only introducing implementation aspects but also proposing a conceptual framework with respect to the design principles. In addition, it discusses the effects of Industry 4.0, which are reflected in new business models and workforce transformation. The book then examines the key technological advances that form the pillars of Industry 4.0 and explores their potential technical and economic benefits using examples of real-world applications. The changing dynamics of global production, such as more complex and automated processes, high-level competitiveness and emerging technologies, have paved the way for a new generation of goods, products and services. Moreover, manufacturers are increasingly realizing the value of the data that their processes and products generate. Such trends are transforming manufacturing industry to the next generation, namely Industry 4.0, which is based on the integration of information and communication technologies and industrial technology.The book provides a conceptual framework and roadmap for decision-makers for this transformation

R & D Strategies in Japan
R & D Strategies in Japan

Author: 江藤肇

Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

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The articles in this book describe the processes of R&D strategy formation and provide information for strategy formation in the respective organizations. Topics covered include mining; chemicals; automobile and electronics industries as well as universities and governmental laboratories.

Managing Know-who Based Companies
Managing Know-who Based Companies

Author: Sigvald Harryson

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13:

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This text develops the management principle of "know-who". It uses case studies from companies such as Kodak, Ericsson, IBM and Philips to highlight the networking patterns deployed by these companies and ultimately to confirm or deny the relevance of "know-who" management