The Perfect Engine
How to Win in the New Demand Economy by Building to Order with Fewer Resources
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7926663M
- ISBN-139780743203814
- ISBN-10074320381X
- OCLC Control Number47092059
- OCLC Control Numberperfectenginehow0000shar
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2001040286
- Goodreads587579
- LibraryThing5505005
Classifications
- LCCHD9720.5 .S5 2001
Description
The authors examine how "pull" production systems outperform "push" systems by reducing inventory, decreasing cycle time, minimizing floor space, and eliminating waste.
Description
"In The Perfect Engine, manufacturing experts Anand Sharma and Patricia E. Moody describe for the first time how leading "pull" production pioneers build to order by reducing inventory, decreasing cycle time, minimizing floor space, and eliminating waste." "Drawing on scores of examples and detailed case studies of three leaders in the demand economy field, Sharma and Moody demonstrate how these companies achieved results. They provide explanations of key technical aspects of the process."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
Stepping into the huge kitchen cabinet assembly plant, you are assaulted by the sights, sounds, smell, and by-products of a very busy operation.
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