{"product_id":"the-global-manufacturing-revolution-isbn-9780470583777","title":"The Global Manufacturing Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe concrete tools manufacturing enterprises need to thrive in today's global environment\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFor 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Global Manufacturing Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduced here are innovations to the entire manufacturing culture:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn original approach to the analysis of manufacturing paradigms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested methods for developing creativity in product design\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA quantitative analysis of manufacturing system configurations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new manufacturing \"reconfigurable\" paradigm, in which the speed of responsiveness is the prime business goal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn original approach to using information technology for workforce empowerment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Globalization and Manufacturing Paradigms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The Importance of Manufacturing to Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Basics of Manufacturing in Large Quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The 1990s: A Decade of Intensified Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 The Global Manufacturing Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The Manufacturing Paradigm Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Four Major Manufacturing Paradigms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Paradigm Transitions Over Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Product Invention Strategy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Technology-Driven Products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Customer-Driven Products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Competition-Driven Products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Classification of Product Inventions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Product Development for Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 The Product Development Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Head in the Sky, Feet on the Ground—Be a Dreamer on a Solid Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Customized, Personalized and Reconfigurable Products.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction to Customization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Design for Mass Customization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Personalized Products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Product Modularity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Reconfigurable Products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Design of Customized and Reconfigurable Products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Mass Production and Lean Manufacturing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 The Principles of Mass Production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Supply and Demand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 The Mathematical Model of Mass Production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Lean Production—Goals and Benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 The Principles of Lean Production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Analysis of Mass Customization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction to Mass Customization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Business Strategies of Mass Customization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Manufacturing System Characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Economics of Product Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Mathematical Analysis of Mass Customization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Traditional Manufacturing Systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Manufacturing Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Production of Complex Products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The State of Art at the End of the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Assembly Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Industry Experience with FMS—A Survey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Economics of System Design.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Life-Cycle Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Capacity Planning Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Economics of System Configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 The Economics of Buffers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Batch Production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Optimal Cutting Speeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Reconfigurable Machines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The Rationale for Reconfigurable Machines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Characteristics and Principles of Reconfigurable Machines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Reconfigurable Machine Tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Reconfigurable Fixtures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Reconfigurable Inspection Machines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Open-Architecture Controllers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 The Challenges of Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 RMS—A New Class of Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Characteristics and Principles of Reconfiguration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Integrated RMS Configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 System Rapid Ramp-Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Hexagonal RMS Configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 System Configuration Analysis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Classification of Configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Comparing RMS with Cell Configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Calculating the Number of RMS Configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Example of System Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Impact of Configuration on Performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Business Models for Global Manufacturing Enterprises.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Examples of Business Models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Business Model of Manufacturing Companies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Competitive Advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Strategic Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Supply Chains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Responsive Business Models for Global Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Product Life cycle Business Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study I—The Rise and Fail of FriendlyRobotics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study II—He Bet on Botox and Won.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 IT-Based Enterprise Organizational Structure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Twentieth-Century Organizational Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Twenty-First Century IT-Based Organizational Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Information Transfer in Manufacturing Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 IT-Based Maintenance of Large Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Enterprise Globalization Strategies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Why Enterprises Become Global.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Countries of Potential New Markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Product Design for Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Location of Manufacturing Plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Global Business Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Global Strategic Alliances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 The Twenty-first Century Global Manufacturing Enterprise.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 P—Productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 R—Responsiveness and Reconfiguration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 I—Integration of Product, Process, and Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 D—Design for the Global Manufacturing Paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 E—Empowerment of the Workforce.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 The Dilemma of Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Where are Manufacturing Enterprises Headed?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Computer Controlled Milling Machine in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Three Types of Manufacturing Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Business Cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Term Project: Project Description and Requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \"This edition contains new data and examples, plus b\u0026amp;w drawings. The book can be used as a text for a class in global manufacturing for graduate engineering and business students; it will also be helpful for engineers pursuing managerial careers in manufacturing, and for leaders of global enterprises.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News Inc\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010) \u003cb\u003eYoram Koren\u003c\/b\u003e 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.  \u003cb\u003eThe concrete tools manufacturing enterprises need to thrive in today's global environment\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFor 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Global Manufacturing Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduced here are innovations to the entire manufacturing culture:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn original approach to the analysis of manufacturing paradigms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested methods for developing creativity in product design\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA quantitative analysis of manufacturing system configurations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new manufacturing \"reconfigurable\" paradigm, in which the speed of responsiveness is the prime business goal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn original approach to using information technology for workforce empowerment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990241034469,"sku":"NP9780470583777","price":105.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470583777.jpg?v=1761787029","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-global-manufacturing-revolution-isbn-9780470583777","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}