Manufacturing is becoming ever more complex,
driven by increasingly demanding markets. The customer expects more
product choice but at the same, or lower, prices. Traditional trade-offs
between greater variety at the cost of higher prices or longer lead
times are no longer sustainable. The only long-term strategy for success
is mass customization, which leads, inevitably, to more complexity.
Firms wishing to succeed in the next millennium must learn to manage
complexity to gain competitive advantage.
The Management
of Complexity in Manufacturing is a groundbreaking new study which
puts complexity into a strategic perspective, identifying how it
arises and impacts almost every aspect of the manufacturing and
distribution process.
The report
provides a comprehensive route map to different types of complexity
and describes a range of different types of tools and methodologies
with which to handle each challenge successfully. Case studies from
real life demonstrate best-practice use of these techniques, revealing
how leading companies are reducing lead times while offering a more
complex range of products.
Learn how
complexity has helped shape successful manufacturing operations,
and how recognition of its role has allowed leading companies to
target key markets more accurately and rationalize their product
range. Find out how the various elements of complexity relate to
one another, and how to target the areas most likely to lead to
competitive advantage.
"I
would recommend this report to anyone in a management role who seriously
wants to attack unwanted cost and inefficiencies in their organization
in a methodical manner. Complexity management, as defined by Mr
Frizelle, is the starting point for any company interested in becoming
operationally excellent with the need for continued improvement
in operations."
Bill Elstun, President, Eagle Technology & Associates
Case
studies include:
Black & Decker •
Fruehauf • Allied Steel and Wire • Unilever,
Port Sunlight • Tinsley Wire, Sheffield •
Perkins Engines • Domino • Mercedes-Benz
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