Manufacturing

An eye-popping, unauthorized expos? of the House of Barbie From Boise to Beijing, Mattel's toys dominate the universe. Its no-fun-and-games marketing muscle reaches some 140 countries, and its iconic products have been a part of our culture for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195123203Author Takahiro FujimotoFormat HardbackPage Count 390Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Thomson WestWeight(grams) 771g

FIDIC Green Book: A companion to the 2021 Short Form of Contract is a practical guide for anyone involved in preparing, administering, or contributing to the 2021 FIDIC Short Form of Contract (FIDIC Green Book). Designed as a companion for both...

Explore the dramatic changes brought on by the new manufacturing technologies of Industry 4.0 In Smart Manufacturing, The Lean Six Sigma Way, Dr. Anthony Tarantino delivers an insightful and eye-opening exploration of the ways the Fourth Industrial...

The 20th century witnessed two digital revolutions. Computing power has revolutionized every industry, from finance to agriculture to pharmaceuticals. We've got computers at work and at home, in our pockets and our bags, on our wrists, and even embedded...

Tracing the history and development of gun-making in Birmingham, England-for many years a center of the world's firearms industry-this book covers innovations in design and manufacture of both military and sporting arms from 1660 through 1960. The city...

Italian brands are known to create some of the most premium, sought-after products in the world. Learn to compete in the modern marketplace using the proven business principles that Italian brands have been employing for generations. While it is no...

Originally published in 1989 Defence Industries presents a worldwide survey of defence industries. It argues that modern weapon systems and electronic warfare have led to the transition of the military-industrial enterprise into a multifaceted entity...

As the threats of food insecurity loom ever larger, the world faces the sad irony of food shortages in the global South alongside a purported 'obesity epidemic' in the global North. The twin issues of food production and food access are of particular...

Explore the real future of work in this expert tech implementation guide that goes beyond automation In Augmented Lean: A Human-Centric Framework for Managing Frontline Operations, serial startup founder Dr. Natan Linder and futurist podcaster Dr. Trond...

This book aims to shed light on why it is that so many well-meaning initiatives and government white papers have failed to have the expected impact in transforming the UK construction industry. Using the UK housing sector as a case study, Mike Siebert...

Digital Twins in the Built Environment offers a new, comprehensive, systematic and clear view of digital twin development in the architecture, engineering, construction and facilities management sectors. It will help you to uncover the implementation and...

The elimination of wastes is paramount to Kaizen and continuous improvement, but it encompasses more than simply removing physical waste within a physical process. Every frivolous movement of a person or a part, down to an improperly planned day and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647482190Author Wade GoldenFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Bravex PublicationsPublisher Bravex PublicationsWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

While Lean practices have been successfully implemented into the process industry with excellent results for over 20 years (including the author's own award winning example at Exxon Chemical), that industry has been especially slow in adopting Lean. Part...

From the brilliant mind of a legend in the Lean Manufacturing world comes the reasoning behind the importance of using your intellect, challenging your workers and why continuous improvement is not only a helpful tool but a necessity on the shop floor...

This book aims to shed light on why it is that so many well-meaning initiatives and government white papers have failed to have the expected impact in transforming the UK construction industry. Using the UK housing sector as a case study, Mike Siebert...

There are some very good books available that explain the Lean Manufacturing theory and touch on implementing its techniques. However, you cannot learn "how to be" lean from merely reading the theory. And to be successful in the real-work environment you...

Understanding how your manufacturing business performs is essential to remaining competitive, but is extremely difficult to do. The main purpose of this book is to provide directors, managers, change agents and consultants with simple but effective tools...

POLCA (Paired-cell Overlapping Loops of Cards with Authorization) is a card-based visual control system that manages the flow of jobs through the shop floor: at each operation, it controls which job should be worked on next to meet delivery targets...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739219055Author Alan HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Guideline Publications LtdPublisher Guideline Publications Ltd

In 2019, ISO Technical Committee 279 released a new international standard on innovation management system called ISO 56002:2019. The objective of this standard is to provide a framework on how to build an innovation ecosystem that can be sustained over...

Tesla disrupts the automotive industry by creating many innovative pieces that fit together. Its marketing, production, sales and technology strategies are all notably different from its competitors. The Tesla Way is an elongated case study looking at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593316887Author Rachel SladeFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint PantheonPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 605g

This book provides the reader with a better understanding of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, its various projects around the world, and its consequences at a local as well as an international level. Background information on both Chinese and...

Focusing on techniques developed to evaluate the forming behaviour of tailor welded blanks (TWBs) in sheet metal manufacturing, this edited collection details compensation methods suited to mitigating the effects of springback. Making use of case studies...

Increasing pressures to produce new products faster and cheaper are resulting in huge efforts to streamline and restructure the traditional new product development (NPD) process. The purpose of the book is to describe, assess and apply the latest...

Engineering and Product Development Management is a practical guide to the components of engineering management, using a holistic approach. It will help engineers and managers understand what they have to do to improve the product development process by...

Engineering and Product Development Management is a practical guide to the components of engineering management, using a holistic approach. It will help engineers and managers understand what they have to do to improve the product development process by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997494167Author Josette RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Dynamic Kanban, Inc.Publisher Dynamic Kanban, Inc.Weight(grams) 1080g

This book focuses on the challenges faced by defense-related industries and by the US Department of Defense in the post-Cold War era: by the former in enhancing their financial well-being, and by the latter in maintaining affordable national security. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814253304Author John N InghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams) 458g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615334400Author Richard G LambFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Cost Control Systems, LLCPublisher Cost Control Systems, LLCWeight(grams) 229g

Despite widespread agreement among economists that labour-intensive manufacturing has contributed mightily to rapid development in China and other fast-growing economies, most developing countries have had little success in raising the share of...

This book argues that light manufacturing is appropriate for a resource-based country like Zambia. While Zambia's recent growth has been impressive, it has not been accompanied with adequate job creation. Long-term job creation in copper production is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262549974Author William B. BonvillianFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

Provides an understanding of how the American steel industry - once thought to be dying - has transformed itself into a world competitor. This book is intended for academics interested in business history, comparative business systems, or corporate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788174364609Format HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Roli Books Pvt LtdPublisher Roli Books Pvt LtdWeight(grams) 130g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636940137Author Joe W SimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint ASQ Quality PressPublisher ASQ Quality PressWeight(grams) 349g

There is now a great revival of creative smithing in Britain. How did it come about and what are the influences that helped to open up the craft to 20th century design? PART 1 Looks back to the past-to Art Nouveau, Gaudi, and the ironwork of Charles...