Manufacturing Outsourcing A Knowledge Perspective /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Rolstadås, Asbjørn (Συγγραφέας), Henriksen, Bjønar (Συγγραφέας), O'Sullivan, David (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2012.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Production management.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Industrial organization.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Management.; Industrial Organization.

All companies which reach a critical size are faced with outsourcing decisions that can increase the value of their products and services primarily through lower costs, greater reliability and improved efficiency. Successful outsourcing decisions have an important knowledge dimension, where the outs...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part 1.Trends in Manufacturing
• 1.Taking control of the company’s destiny through knowledge
• 2. Drivers for change in manufacturing
• 3. Manufacturing in a strategic context
• 4. Evolving paradigms in manufacturing
• 5. The knowledge dimension
• Part 2. 6.Industrial outlook
• 7. Indicators and initiatives for industrial renewal
• 8. Research roadmaps in manufacturing
• 9. How well are we doing?
• Part.3 Outsourcing –strategic opportunities
• 10. Manufacturing strategies, created through decisions
• 11. Make or buy?
• 12. The geographical footprint
• 13.Approaching the partner selection and location decision
• 14. Dealing with complexity – infrastructure decisions
• Part 4. Innovation and knowledge transfer
• 15.The innovation process
• 16. What is knowledge?
• 17. Knowledge creation
• 18. Knowledge transfer and distance
• 19. Knowledge transfer and manufacturing
• 20. Outsourcing and sustainability.