Manufacturing Operations Strategy - Texts and Cases (Paperback, 3rd ed. 2009)

This book provides an original and highly recommended refocusing of manufacturing strategy, written by internationally recognized experts.It is written by the leading international figure in the field of manufacturing strategy. It is thoroughly updated with new case studies and material on the latest thinking in the field. It provides a wide-ranging, comprehensive study invaluable to students and practitioners alike. Hill's holistic approach describes how companies can effect strategy from the floor up. It features an improved text design and pedagogy, instantly accessible.In many industrial companies, strategic developments are predominantly based on corporate marketing decisions with manufacturing being forced to react to these at the back end of process. In Manufacturing Strategy, Terry Hill demonstrates how decisions over manufacturing should form part of the strategic direction of the company as a whole.