{"product_id":"managing-production","title":"Managing Production","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe management of production is faced with ever greater challenges as global competion mounts. The problems revolve around the paradox of flexibility and productivity in the organization of production: how to compete on price while retaining the capability to respond quickly to market changes; how to develop new products faster without jeopardizing product integrity; how to increase quality while reducing costs. The recent research on lean production has explored some of these questions in the context of the motor industry. This book takes a broader audit of these issues across the full range of the metalworking sector in the United Kingdom. Focusing on the engineering\/manufacturing interface, the research presented here explores how 15 leading British firms are facing up to the challenges of the 90s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graham M. Winch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43563232657469,"sku":"9780198288411","price":212.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780198288411.jpg?v=1788438429","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/managing-production","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}