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The Management of Complexity in Manufacturing
Business Intelligence [part of Optima Media Group], Pages: 316
Manufacturing is becoming ever more complex, driven by increasingly demanding markets. The customer expects more product choice but at the same, or lower, prices. Traditional trade-offs between greater variety at the cost of higher prices or longer lead-times, are no longer sustainable. The only long-term strategy for success is mass customisation which leads, inevitably, to more complexity. Firms wishing to succeed in the next millennium must learn to manager complexity so as to gain competitive advantage. The Management of Complexity in Manufacturing is a ground-breaking new study which puts complexity into a strategic perspective, identifying how it arises and impacts almost every aspect of the manufacturing and distribution process. The report provides a comprehensive route map to different types of complexity and describes a range of different types of tools and methodologies with which to handle each challenge successfully. Case studies from real life demonstrate best practice use of these techniques, revealing how leading companies are reducing lead times while offering a more complex range of products. Learn how complexity has helped shape successful manufacturing operations, and how recognition of its role has allowed leading companies to target key markets more accurately and rationalise their product range. Find out how the various elements of complexity relate to one another, and how to target the areas most likely to lead to competitive advantage. 'I would recommend this report to anyone in a management role who seriously wants to attack unwanted cost and inefficiencies in their organisation in a methodical manner. Complexity management, as defined by Mr Frizelle, is the starting point for any company interested in becoming operationally excellent with the need for continued improvement in operations.' Bill Elstun, President, Eagle Technology and Associates Case studies include: Black and Decker - Fruehauf - Allied Steel and Wire - Unilever, Port Sunlight - Tinsley Wire, Sheffield - Perkins Engines - Domino - Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen
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