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Manufacturing Strategy - Some Notes on the Design of Competitive Strategies
Technical Paper
864355
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Language:
English
Abstract
Sustained competitive advantage for a manufacturing company requires simultaneous and harmonious excellence in products, marketing skills and manufacturing skills. This paper outlines the issues, the principles and a methodology that can assist Chief Executives to plan their Business of the Future utilising advanced product and process technology and systems to achieve a significant advance in performance in the market place. The method exploits the virtues of focus, simplicity and the reduction of uncertainty to solve manufacturing problems at source. Five years experience in a variety of European manufacturing plants have proved the method in practice.