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Design of Devices and Systems - Revised and Expanded (Hardcover, 3rd edition): William H. Middendorf Design of Devices and Systems - Revised and Expanded (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
William H. Middendorf
R4,080 Discovery Miles 40 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Providing the bridge between analysis and design functions, this extensively rewritten and updated Third Edition of a time-tested text helps students recognize and approach design problems with the most recent and appropriate theories and techniques-detailing the product and system design process from conceptual, economic, and ethical considerations to modeling, decision making, and testing. Enables the engineering educator to satisfy the requirements of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for the design component of engineering curricula and contains end-of-chapter review exercises, incisive discussions, and helpful practice projects that give students the hands-on design experience essential for product and system innovation Reinforced with practical examples throughout, the Third Edition features expanded coverage of product liability-examining warning labeling, design review and checking, and guidelines for the engineer as expert witness engineering standards-introducing a simple and quick method of locating U.S. and foreign standards patents-describing modern search procedures, changes in patent law, and other forms of intellectual property and their protection system design-exploring nonengineering aspects of system use, such as legal, medical, and sociological implications computer-aided design (CAD)-furnishing a new list of commercially available general purpose programs and an improved review of finite element analysis and expert systems optimum design-presenting novel computer search techniques and elucidating optimization with computer-aided engineering (CAE) systems reliability-highlighting equations for calculating reliability and effects of early and end-of-life failures as well as advantages of Weibull functions and more Enhanced with over 200 tables, drawings, and photographs-numerous new to this edition-Design of Devices and Systems, Third Edition serves as an excellent textb

From Domestic Manufacture to Industrial Revolution - The Case of the Rhineland Textile Districts (Hardcover): Herbert Kisch From Domestic Manufacture to Industrial Revolution - The Case of the Rhineland Textile Districts (Hardcover)
Herbert Kisch
R6,314 R4,770 Discovery Miles 47 700 Save R1,544 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is an economic, historical, and sociological examination of rural textile industries in the Lower Rhineland beginning in the sixteenth century, culminating with the age of factory organization in the early 1800s. Drawing on archival sources not available to English language readers, the late Kisch analyzes the evolution of entrepreneurial innovations, the growth of a skilled labor force and changes in institutional mechanisms and patterns of social behavior that prepared this critical economic region for the innovation of factory production that came with the industrial revolution.

Schnitt-, Stanz- und Ziehwerkzeuge - Konstruktion, Berechnung, Werkstoffe (German, Hardcover, 8. Aufl. 2001): G. Oehler, W... Schnitt-, Stanz- und Ziehwerkzeuge - Konstruktion, Berechnung, Werkstoffe (German, Hardcover, 8. Aufl. 2001)
G. Oehler, W Panknin, H. Hoffmann
R10,381 Discovery Miles 103 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ganz in der Tradition des bewahrten OEHLER/KAISER steht dieses aktuelle Werk, das praxisbezogen die neuesten Entwicklungen der Schneidtechnik darstellt.
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Praktische Oberflachentechnik - Vorbehandeln - Beschichten - Beschichtungsfehler - Umweltschutz (German, Hardcover, 4th 4.,... Praktische Oberflachentechnik - Vorbehandeln - Beschichten - Beschichtungsfehler - Umweltschutz (German, Hardcover, 4th 4., Uberarb. Aufl. 2003 ed.)
Klaus Peter Muller
R4,283 Discovery Miles 42 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dieses technologische Buch behandelt Produktions- und Herstellverfahren, die in der industriellen Oberflachentechnik eingesetzt werden. Es wird das Wissen dargestellt, das der Praktiker uber die Fertigungsendstufe Oberflachentechnik benotigt. Dabei stehen weniger die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen als vielmehr die notwendigen Praxiskenntnisse im Vordergrund."

A Revolution in Manufacturing - The SMED System (Hardcover): Shigeo Shingo A Revolution in Manufacturing - The SMED System (Hardcover)
Shigeo Shingo
R2,760 Discovery Miles 27 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Written by the industrial engineer who developed SMED (single-minute exchange of die) for Toyota, A Revolution in Manufacturing provides a full overview of this powerful "just in time" production tool. It offers the most complete and detailed instructions available anywhere for transforming a manufacturing environment in ways that will speed up production and make small lot inventories feasible. The author delves into both the theory and practice of the SMED system, explaining fundamentals as well as techniques for applying SMED. The critically acclaimed text is supported with hundreds of illustrations and photographs, as well as twelve chapter-length case studies.

Cotton and Race in the Making of America - The Human Costs of Economic Power (Paperback): Gene Dattel Cotton and Race in the Making of America - The Human Costs of Economic Power (Paperback)
Gene Dattel
R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the earliest days of colonial America, the relationship between cotton and the African-American experience has been central to the history of the republic. America's most serious social tragedy, slavery and its legacy, spread only where cotton could be grown. Both before and after the Civil War, blacks were assigned to the cotton fields while a pervasive racial animosity and fear of a black migratory invasion caused white Northerners to contain blacks in the South. Gene Dattel's pioneering study explores the historical roots of these most central social issues. In telling detail Mr. Dattel shows why the vastly underappreciated story of cotton is a key to understanding America's rise to economic power. When cotton production exploded to satiate the nineteenth-century textile industry's enormous appetite, it became the first truly complex global business and thereby a major driving force in U.S. territorial expansion and sectional economic integration. It propelled New York City to commercial preeminence and fostered independent trade between Europe and the United States, providing export capital for the new nation to gain its financial "sea legs" in the world economy. Without slave-produced cotton, the South could never have initiated the Civil War, America's bloodiest conflict at home. Mr. Dattel's skillful historical analysis identifies the commercial forces that cotton unleashed and the pervasive nature of racial antipathy it produced. This is a story that has never been told in quite the same way before, related here with the authority of a historian with a profound knowledge of the history of international finance. With 23 black-and-white illustrations.

Age of Homespun, the (Paperback, 1st ed): Laurel Ulrich Age of Homespun, the (Paperback, 1st ed)
Laurel Ulrich
R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of Bancroft Award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial America–ranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sock–relinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history.
In an age when even meals are rarely made from scratch, homespun easily acquires the glow of nostalgia. The objects Ulrich investigates unravel those simplified illusions, revealing important clues to the culture and people who made them. Ulrich uses an Indian basket to explore the uneasy coexistence of native and colonial Americans. A piece of silk embroidery reveals racial and class distinctions, and two old spinning wheels illuminate the connections between colonial cloth-making and war. Pulling these divergent threads together, Ulrich demonstrates how early Americans made, used, sold, and saved textiles in order to assert their identities, shape relationships, and create history.

A World History of Rubber - Empire, Industry, and the Everyday (Hardcover): SL Harp A World History of Rubber - Empire, Industry, and the Everyday (Hardcover)
SL Harp
R1,807 Discovery Miles 18 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A World History of Rubber helps readers understand and gain new insights into the social and cultural contexts of global production and consumption, from the nineteenth century to today, through the fascinating story of one commodity. * Divides the coverage into themes of race, migration, and labor; gender on plantations and in factories; demand and everyday consumption; World Wars and nationalism; and resistance and independence * Highlights the interrelatedness of our world long before the age of globalization and the global social inequalities that persist today * Discusses key concepts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including imperialism, industrialization, racism, and inequality, through the lens of rubber * Provides an engaging and accessible narrative for all levels that is filled with archival research, illustrations, and maps

The British Motor Industry 1896-1939 (Paperback, 1st ed. 1977): K. Richardson The British Motor Industry 1896-1939 (Paperback, 1st ed. 1977)
K. Richardson
R1,513 Discovery Miles 15 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Aveling & Porter - The John Crawley Collection (Paperback): Colin Tyson Aveling & Porter - The John Crawley Collection (Paperback)
Colin Tyson
R484 R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Save R46 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

An eminent early preservationist, John Crawley was able to amass an enviable photographic archive of steam traction engines and road rollers in their working days, of which this Aveling & Porter selection formed just a part. Organiser of over eighty steam rallies, John saved up to thirty steam traction engines for preservation from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, at a time when they were considered not much more than worthless scrap. Indeed, he became the first owner of no fewer than twenty-two of them. Utilising this incredible and unique collection of images, most of which are previously unpublished, Colin Tyson tells the story of this important manufacturer and iconic British brand.

Power Play - Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century (Paperback): Tim Higgins Power Play - Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century (Paperback)
Tim Higgins
R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book (Hardcover): James Raven The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book (Hardcover)
James Raven
R1,149 R955 Discovery Miles 9 550 Save R194 (17%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In 14 original essays, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present. Leading international scholars offer an original and richly illustrated narrative that is global in scope. The history of the book is the history of millions of written, printed, and illustrated texts, their manufacture, distribution, and reception. Here are different types of production, from clay tablets to scrolls, from inscribed codices to printed books, pamphlets, magazines, and newspapers, from written parchment to digital texts. The history of the book is a history of different methods of circulation and dissemination, all dependent on innovations in transport, from coastal and transoceanic shipping to roads, trains, planes and the internet. It is a history of different modes of reading and reception, from learned debate and individual study to public instruction and entertainment. It is a history of manufacture, craftsmanship, dissemination, reading and debate. Yet the history of books is not simply a question of material form, nor indeed of the history of reading and reception. The larger question is of the effect of textual production, distribution and reception - of how books themselves made history. To this end, each chapter of this volume, succinctly bounded by period and geography, offers incisive and stimulating insights into the relationship between books and the story of their times.

Thermische Verfahrenstechnik - Grundlagen und Methoden (German, Hardcover, 2., wesentl. erw. u. aktualisierte Aufl. 2005):... Thermische Verfahrenstechnik - Grundlagen und Methoden (German, Hardcover, 2., wesentl. erw. u. aktualisierte Aufl. 2005)
Alfons Mersmann, Matthias Kind, Johann Stichlmair
R7,032 Discovery Miles 70 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Die Neuauflage halt am bewahrten und anerkannten Konzept der Vorauflage fest: ein Grundlagenwerk zum Einsatz in der universitaren Lehre, aber vor allem ein Nachschlagewerk fur den Beruf zum tieferen Verstandnis der verfahrenstechnischen Zusammenhange. Gegenuber der Vorauflage wurde das Werk allerdings erheblich erweitert sowie durch aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse und ein Kapitel zur konzeptuellen Prozessentwicklung erganzt.

Die Grundverfahren werden auf der Basis der Thermodynamik, der Warme- und Stoffubertragung und der Fluiddynamik ubergreifend dargestellt. Damit erhalt der Praktiker erste Informationen uber die Auswahl, die Auslegung und den Betrieb von Apparaten. Nach einer komprimierten Darstellung wichtiger Grundlagen werden u.a. das Destillieren, die Rektifikation, die Absorption, die Kristallisation und die Adsorption behandelt. Es wird aufgezeigt, wie sich grundlagenorientierte Berechnungsansatze fur fluiddynamische und kinetische Vorgange in bekannten und neuen Apparaten finden lassen."

International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2007 (Hardcover, Revised edition): Unido International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2007 (Hardcover, Revised edition)
Unido
R7,795 Discovery Miles 77 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A unique and comprehensive source of information, this book is the only international publication providing economists, planners, policymakers and business people with worldwide statistics on current performance and trends in the manufacturing sector. The Yearbook is designed to facilitate international comparisons relating to manufacturing activity and industrial development and performance. It provides data which can be used to analyse patterns of growth and related long term trends, structural change and industrial performance in individual industries. Statistics on employment patterns, wages, consumption and gross output and other key indicators are also presented.l

Business, Marketing, and Management Principles for IT and Engineering (Paperback): Dimitris N Chorafas Business, Marketing, and Management Principles for IT and Engineering (Paperback)
Dimitris N Chorafas
R1,915 Discovery Miles 19 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In order to achieve long-term profitability and assure survival for their companies, managers must be informed, imaginative, and capable of adapting to shifting circumstances. Practical decisions rather than theories hold the upper ground. Business, Marketing, and Management Principles for IT and Engineering supplies the understanding required to effectively manage an organization in an increasingly competitive global market. Using case studies, the book illustrates the principles, policies, and management practices used by some of the most successful companies around the world. The real-world case studies supply valuable insight into the range of issues that confront decision makers in business. By explaining how to develop effective strategies and business plans, the text supplies both the concepts and the tools to stay on track with those plans. It also: Explains how to evaluate the pros and cons of your organizational policies and how to effect policies for maximum synergy Covers product development, sales, marketing, pricing, and financial analysis Illustrates the right and wrong ways to implement the principles discussed, with case studies of hi-tech companies such as Apple, Google, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Toyota, ITT, and Bloomberg Dimitris N. Chorafas provides valuable insight garnered over half a century of advising financial institutions and multinational industrial corporations. Dr. Chorafas explains how to develop competitive products and use pricing strategies to achieve an edge over your competition. He also includes case studies that examine the price wars in the computer industry. This book supplies a realistic look into the positive and negative aspects of various policies and whether or not current practices related to forecasting, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling have produced th

Britain Can Make it (Paperback): Diane Bilbey Britain Can Make it (Paperback)
Diane Bilbey
R1,004 Discovery Miles 10 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This publication will be a highly visual celebration of the massively popular, but now largely forgotten, Britain Can Make It exhibition. Organised by the Council of Industrial Design, it was held in empty ground-floor galleries of the Victoria & Albert Museum, from September to December 1946. A ground-breaking, morale boosting exhibition, it showcased British design and manufacturing. Despite its short run, it boasted an incredible 1.5 million visitors, and remains one of the most visited exhibitions ever held at the V&A. Long before the end of the Second World War hostilities, the government's Post War Export Trade Committee recognised the importance of promoting the country's manufacturing capabilities. Plans for an exhibition of 'National Importance' were set in place in October 1942, for an event that would illuminate the gloom of austerity, educate the public in the value of good design, and most importantly, boost much needed foreign trade. Britain's need to promote, manufacturer and export its goods was urgent. The job of organising the exhibition was given to the Council of Industrial Design on behalf of the government's Board of Trade. From its early planning stages, there was a desire to create an exhibition that was full of colour, light and airy, and far removed from the browns and greens of the inter-war years. The exhibition was also intended to work as a public morale boosting exercise and it did, attracting visitors from around the country. Mile-long queues constantly formed outside the V&A. Interviewed in 1984, James Gardner, the designer of the exhibition, commented on the motivation for the exhibition: 'We'd got to get British manufacturers to produce well-designed goods quickly and to cheer the British public up. They were so depressed. Give them something to look forward to. You know, this was the dream of the future, if you like'. BCMI was not a trade show. Manufacturers had to put forward their products and only those deemed the best examples were chosen by specialist committees. An accompanying catalogue detailing the manufacturers of products (and significantly, wherever possible the names of the designers of each product), could be bought by visitors from one of the bookstalls dotted around the exhibition. The catalogue explained when goods would be available for the home and trade markets: 'Now', 'Soon' or 'Later'. Most often they were 'Later' for the home market which led to negative comments in the press, such as: 'Britain Can't Have It', 'Britons can't buy it', and 'Britain Can't Get It'. Products representing key consumer groups, including clothing, leisure, and domestic products were displayed. These were diverse, from pottery and glass, to radios, women's and men's wear, furniture, fabrics, toys, jewellery, boilers, taps, and sporting equipment. The Furnished Rooms section were room sets that sought to show how a range of people from different professional groups might live. By taking its structure loosely from the exhibition itself and from the accompanying Design '46 catalogue, Britain Can Make It will take the reader through an eclectic range of subject areas and consumer products. The book begins with a discussion of the political climate and economic motivations that led to this exhibition of 'National Importance' taking place, and an overview of the contemporary social context. Additional essays will cover specific aspects of the exhibition itself, including the surrealist design of the exhibition, the art and artists involved, the naming, and the 'Design Quiz'. Most chapters will be in the form of short illustrated essays.

Terminologische Untersuchungen Zur Einfuhrung Des Buchdrucks Im Franzoesischen Sprachgebiet (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2013... Terminologische Untersuchungen Zur Einfuhrung Des Buchdrucks Im Franzoesischen Sprachgebiet (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2013 ed.)
Lothar Wolf
R3,554 Discovery Miles 35 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association (Hardcover, Reprint 2016): J. Roffe Wike The Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association (Hardcover, Reprint 2016)
J. Roffe Wike
R2,768 Discovery Miles 27 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

The New European Industrial Policy - Global Competitiveness and the Manufacturing Renaissance (Hardcover): Franco Mosconi The New European Industrial Policy - Global Competitiveness and the Manufacturing Renaissance (Hardcover)
Franco Mosconi
R4,771 Discovery Miles 47 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The years since the global financial crisis have seen something of a renaissance in the manufacturing industry. The United States has launched its Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, and China owes much of its spectacular economic boom in the last decades to its being the 'world's factory'. Is there room for the EU in this landscape? This timely new book explores Europe's role in this evolving environment. It argues that on the one hand, in terms of sheer numbers, the role of the manufacturing industry in the EU is on a par with other major global economies. However, the book also states that Europe falls short of its global competitors (the USA in particular) in terms of its involvement in the most innovative manufacturing sectors. The volume therefore argues that this creates the opportunity for a new European industrial policy. Exploring the development of current EU policy, the book puts forward suggestions as to how the EU can improve in terms of the competitiveness of its technology policy. Placing the EU's position in the context of the industrial structures of the USA, Japan and the BRICs, the book blends theoretical models and practical examples in order to offer a the state of the art look at the current and future direction of Europe's industrial policy. This book will be of relevance to all those with an interest in European economics, industrial economics, public policy, European politics and European studies.

Economic Integration in East Asia - Production networks and small and medium enterprises (Hardcover): Charles Harvie, Dionisius... Economic Integration in East Asia - Production networks and small and medium enterprises (Hardcover)
Charles Harvie, Dionisius Narjoko, Sothea Oum
R4,774 Discovery Miles 47 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

International production networks in manufacturing, particularly in machinery industries, have rapidly developed over the last two decades, resulting in dramatic increases in intra-regional and intra-industry trade, providing a key source of regional growth, integration and development in East Asia. This book provides a better understanding on how to effectively further increase SME participation in East Asian production networks, and in doing so identifies key challenges and issues that they need to address. This book aims to not only fill the theory-practice gap, but also to lay solid foundations for designing national arrangements and a regional institutional frameworks to further encourage and support SME engagement and participation in regional and global production networks. The book contains several country case studies and by drawing upon individual country experiences, at various stages of economic development, this book demonstrates the varying difficulty faced by SMEs in ASEAN member countries attempting to participate in regional production networks and highlighting differences in needs and policy priorities. This book offers both a more focused theme on the assessment of globalization and a rather unique approach by focusing upon the particular importance of SMEs, and by utilizing micro-level data at the firm or plant level. Its policy insights and the richness and uniqueness of the empirical findings will make the book an invaluable contribution to understanding East Asian production networks.

Fashion Design and Product Development (Paperback): H. Carr Fashion Design and Product Development (Paperback)
H. Carr
R1,026 Discovery Miles 10 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This text sets out to explain fashion design and product development as an integrated process the function of which is to market a continuous stream of garments at a profit. It explores materials, manufacture, costs, quality and the organization of the design and development process. The book is aimed at students of BTEC courses in clothing, CFI diploma and degree courses in clothing, management technologists in the clothing business, and members of retail buying departments.

Business, Marketing, and Management Principles for IT and Engineering (Hardcover): Dimitris N Chorafas Business, Marketing, and Management Principles for IT and Engineering (Hardcover)
Dimitris N Chorafas
R3,892 Discovery Miles 38 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In order to achieve long-term profitability and assure survival for their companies, managers must be informed, imaginative, and capable of adapting to shifting circumstances. Practical decisions rather than theories hold the upper ground. Business, Marketing, and Management Principles for IT and Engineering supplies the understanding required to effectively manage an organization in an increasingly competitive global market. Using case studies, the book illustrates the principles, policies, and management practices used by some of the most successful companies around the world. The real-world case studies supply valuable insight into the range of issues that confront decision makers in business. By explaining how to develop effective strategies and business plans, the text supplies both the concepts and the tools to stay on track with those plans. It also: Explains how to evaluate the pros and cons of your organizational policies and how to effect policies for maximum synergy Covers product development, sales, marketing, pricing, and financial analysis Illustrates the right and wrong ways to implement the principles discussed, with case studies of hi-tech companies such as Apple, Google, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Toyota, ITT, and Bloomberg Dimitris N. Chorafas provides valuable insight garnered over half a century of advising financial institutions and multinational industrial corporations. Dr. Chorafas explains how to develop competitive products and use pricing strategies to achieve an edge over your competition. He also includes case studies that examine the price wars in the computer industry. This book supplies a realistic look into the positive and negative aspects of various policies and whether or not current practices related to forecasting, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling have produced th

China as the Workshop of the World - An Analysis at the National and Industrial Level of China in the International Division of... China as the Workshop of the World - An Analysis at the National and Industrial Level of China in the International Division of Labor (Paperback)
Yuning Gao
R1,678 Discovery Miles 16 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Is China becoming the "workshop of the world" in the same way as Britain and the United States once were; or is China as some multinational companies believe simply a processing segment in global production networks? This book examines China s role in the international division of labor: it analyzes the scale and scope of China s manufacture; the type and relative sophistication of its exports in the world market; and its position in the global value chain. It shows that China monopolizes industrial production by being the processing center of world.

Based on extensive original research, this book examines the structure of production in global manufacturing industries, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods. It analyzes each segment of the value chain, exploring in depth several specific industrial sectors. It concludes that China has become deeply integrated into global manufacturing industry; that China s position in the value chain is still quite low, with relatively low research and development (R&D) and other similar high-value activities; but that, in some sectors, China is catching up rapidly, especially in newly emerging sectors. "

Economic Policy and Manufacturing Performance in Developing Countries (Hardcover): Oliver Morrissey, Michael Tribe Economic Policy and Manufacturing Performance in Developing Countries (Hardcover)
Oliver Morrissey, Michael Tribe
R3,181 Discovery Miles 31 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Almost all developing countries have implemented major economic reforms over the past two decades, but there is no consensus either on how this impacts on manufacturing or on how policy could be adapted to support manufacturing. On the one hand there is a widely held view that protectionism is dead and trade liberalisation is the only direction. On the other hand there is an increasing perception that governments have a role in supporting manufacturing.This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade liberalisation and government support policy. Economic Policy and Manufacturing Performance in Developing Countries will prove an invaluable source of reference to all scholars of development economics and trade policy.

Strategic Management of Global Manufacturing Networks - Aligning Strategy, Configuration, and Coordination (Hardcover, 2014... Strategic Management of Global Manufacturing Networks - Aligning Strategy, Configuration, and Coordination (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Thomas Friedli, Andreas Mundt, Stefan Thomas
R2,466 Discovery Miles 24 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The preceding process of globalization and the continuously rising competitive pressure on manufacturing companies in more developed economies unveiled the limits of classical site-focused optimization approaches. The focus of network optimization shifts ever more towards an integrative view of manufacturing networks, striving for a harmonization of the strategy-, configuration- and coordination levels. This book presents such an integrative approach to the strategic management of manufacturing networks. Besides strategic network requirements, this book discusses the derivation of an optimal global footprint and the optimization of network coordination activities. Special attention is paid to the site roles concept, especially to the concept of 'lead factory'. A large number of up-to-date cases from the producing industry enrich the book and provide the reader with vivid examples for the application of the presented concepts. Hence, this book is a must-read for both practitioners and academic researchers.

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