Handbook of Manufacturing Industries in the World Economy

Handbook of Manufacturing Industries in the World Economy
Author: John R. Bryson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1781003939

This interdisciplinary volume provides a critical and multi-disciplinary review of current manufacturing processes, practices, and policies, and broadens our understanding of production and innovation in the world economy. Chapters highlight how firms

Efficiency in U.S. Manufacturing Industries

Efficiency in U.S. Manufacturing Industries
Author: Richard E. Caves
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262031578

Among studies of efficiency that have been conducted over the past three decades, Efficiency in U.S. Manufacturing Industries is unmatched in the breadth and depth of its coverage.

Manufacturing Matters

Manufacturing Matters
Author: Stephen S. Cohen
Publisher: New York : Basic Books
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1987-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Biology and the Manufacturing Industries

Biology and the Manufacturing Industries
Author: M Brook
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323160654

Biology and the Manufacturing Industries focuses on the appreciation of the role of biology in the operations of manufacturing industries. Divided into four parts with 18 chapters, the book contains the literature of various authors who have diligently conducted studies on the relationship of biology and the manufacturing industries. The discussions start with the industrial aspects of microbial food production, particularly focusing on the symba-yeast process, pest control, and the factors affecting continuous fermentation. The book also notes the impact of manufacturing industries on agriculture. The book considers the importance of biological factors to the design and operation of power stations, as well as the biological processes in the treatment and disposal of waste waters. This topic includes actions to be taken regarding microbiological problems as well as the conduct of research sponsored by the manufacturing industries. The discussions progresses to how sensory methods can solve flavor problems in the food industry. The toxicity of potential drugs is also given importance. Lastly, the role of biologists in the industries, as well as their role as industrial engineers, is emphasized. The book is a must for readers who are interested in exploring the role of biology in the manufacturing industries and other fields.

In Praise of Hard Industries

In Praise of Hard Industries
Author: Eamonn Fingleton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1999
Genre: Industries
ISBN: 9780395899687

"In Praise of Hard Industries offers an authoritative and deeply disturbing counterargument to the many unexamined assumptions and glibly misstated facts that are driving our embrace of postindustrialism."--BOOK JACKET.

Industrial and Manufacturing Wellness

Industrial and Manufacturing Wellness
Author: Mike Sondalini
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780831135904

When humans are well, they are in a state where body, mind, and spirit are holistically integrated, and, as a result, are healthy, happy, and resilient. The same can be said for a thriving business. Industrial and Manufacturing Wellness: The Complete Guide to Successful Enterprise Asset Management explains how to use reliability engineering principles to design and build companies that are robust, reliable, self-improving, integrated business systems best suited for achieving optimal results. Written by asset management expert Mike Sondalini, creator and author of The Plant Wellness Way, this revolutionary work goes beyond basic plant management. Instead, it reveals a completely new way to engineer and implement business processes and work flow strategies that deliver overall operational excellence. The author introduces risk management, decision-making methods that prove the worth or not of a change before it is initiated in the organization, thus protecting a company from making the wrong choices. His universally applicable process improvement concepts empower readers to take a system-wide approach that can be repeated infinitely to deliver maximum success. Features Presents the first reliability engineering-based design and business process management solution. Includes a complete methodology to deliver enterprise asset management, plant maintenance, and equipment reliability. Shows how to maximize production uptime while minimizing costs and, uniquely, how to sustain those improvements. Incorporates the ISO 55001 framework in re-engineering business processes for operational success. Uses tips to reduce business processes to the fewest, simplest, quickest, safest, and most productive solutions.