The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal Through Successful Product and Process Development

by H. Kent Bowen, Steven C. Wheelwright, Kim B. Clark, et al.

U.S. manufacturing is today in a critical period. As a consequence of new global competitors, changes in technologies, and significant shifts in national priorities, our manufacturing base has shrunk alarmingly and thousands of manufacturing jobs have been lost. To address this problem, a unique team was formed called the Manufacturing Vision Group, which included members from five major companies (Chaparral Steel, DEC, Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195080521
• ISBN13: 9780195080520
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"