Total Operations Solutions - Ron Basu, J. Nevan Wright

Total Operations Solutions

Buch | Softcover
416 Seiten
2005
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7506-6465-3 (ISBN)
73,55 inkl. MwSt
Covers an implementation programme to demonstrate how to put the methodology into practice. Suitable for employees in a Six Sigma programme, this title provides a better understanding of basic tools and techniques to help them to support a quality improvement initiative and sustain a strong competitive position.
Total Operations Solutions builds on concepts that were introduced in "Total Manufacturing Solutions", Basu and Wright (1997). It demonstrates how this holistic approach of operational excellence driven by a self-assessment methodology can be applied equally to manufacturing, service or public sectors.

The text covers an implementation programme to demonstrate how to put the methodology into practice. a differentiating feature ofthe approach will be a critical uopdate, impact analysis and comparison with new developments such as e-Business, outsourcing, Six Sigma, EFQM and ISO 9000:2000. It is a step-by-step guide for the application of the appropriate tools to the improvement process.

Total Operations Solutions could be used as an essential handbook for all employees in a Six Sigma programme and provide a better understanding of basic tools and techniques to help them to support a quality improvement initiative and sustain a srong competitive position.

Ron Basu is Director of Performance Excellence Limited and and Intec (UK) Ltd also an Associate Faculty at Henley Management College. Previously he held senior management roles in blue-chip companies like GSK, GlaxoWellcome and Unilever and worked as a Management Consultant with A.T. Kearney. Professor Nevan Wright is a Principal Lecturer in Management with the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. He is also an associate member of faculty at Henley Management College. His previous experience includes General Manager in multinational companies and commissioned service in Royal NZ Air Force.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The Concept of Value -- 2 Why Total Operations Solutions? -- 3 Understanding Total Operations Solutions -- 4 Marketing and Innovation -- 5 Supply Chain Management -- 6 Environment and Safety -- 7 Infrastructure Facilities -- 8 Systems and Procedures -- 9 Intellectual Capital -- 10 Alignment of Methodology -- 11 Strategy for Improved Value -- 12 Data Collection and Gap Analysis -- 13 Implementing the Strategy -- 14 Case Studies -- 15 The Reflective Practitioner -- Appendix: 200 Questions -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.6.2005
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 748 g
Themenwelt Technik Maschinenbau
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10 0-7506-6465-7 / 0750664657
ISBN-13 978-0-7506-6465-3 / 9780750664653
Zustand Neuware
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