The Evolution of Best Practice in Manufacturing

Marek Szwejczewski and Malcolm Jones
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Marek Szwejczewski: Cranfield University
Malcolm Jones: Productivity Europe

Chapter Chapter 1 in Learning From World-Class Manufacturers, 2013, pp 1-29 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Reading the copious business literature on World-Class Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing and its derivative terms, you might be forgiven for thinking that best practice can be defined, taught and implemented as a structured project; draw a value stream map of your current state, define the proposed future state and then implement it. Unfortunately, that is not the way it works and to develop a more realistic perspective on implementing best practice, we have to acknowledge that best practice in manufacturing has evolved over the last century and continues to evolve.

Keywords: Shop Floor; Total Quality Management; Manufacturing Strategy; Annual Plan; Improvement Target (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137292308_1

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