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Market Driven Enterprise: Product Development, Supply Chains, and Manufacturing |
| Amiya K. Chakravarty (Tulane Univ., A.B. Freeman School of Business, New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| A complete handbook on a critical issue for todays business leadershow to improve customer satisfaction, control costs, and maximize profits Producing a product or service to heighten customer satisfactionand doing so cost effectivelydo not have to be mutually exclusive objectives. With Market Driven Enterprise, Amiya Chakravarty presents a state-of-the-art, clearly designed framework for responding to market forces while keeping total costs in check.
The books twelve chapters are divided into three sections: interfaces and decision-making in an enterprise, product design and time-to-market, and responsive supply chains and manufacturing. A generous supply of real-world examples and more than 200 illustrations enhance the books readabilityas does its detailed table of contents breaking down each chapter into subsections for quick reference. Some of the books most valuable features include: *An analysis of the entire product development and manufacturing processes in light of customer needs *An innovative treatment of digitally connected supply networks and new business models *A focus on the optimization of manufacturing and marketing processes for greater managerial insights leading to the highest potential profit *Coverage of the most vital management techniques and philosophiesconcurrent engineering and quality function deployment, manufacturing flexibility, information transparency, collaboration, and the virtual enterpriseand their relationship to the market-driven manufacturing process *Mathematical models for product-platform, product launch, supply-chain coordination, and market-driven manufacturing
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| Cloth Bound |
Pages, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 in. |
Item #: Price: |
0471244929 $120.00 |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | |
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