Getting Up the Profit Hill faster: Manufacturers have an array of good tools to help them implement proven operational excellence strategies

摘要

Manufacturing is a complex operation. There's more involeved than just bring raw materials in the front door, performing some work and shipping finished product out the back door. The complex organization of people, machinery and equipment required for production needs visionary and skilled leaders. Theorists have developed methods for improving operations, and suppliers have rushed to provide tools to help leaders implement them. Some of the tools even help leaders sustain their advantages after the initial rush of implementing change.