The Manufacturing Advantage Author:Nigel Slack Rarely has any part of the business had to develop as quickly or as radically as the modern manufacturing function. Market turbulence and painful lessons taught by aggressive competitors, together with rapid changes in manufacturing technologies and methodologies, have combined to put manufacturing operations under increasing pressure. One point... more » remains constant though - that the central objective of the manufacturing function is to enhance competitiveness, both in the long and short term. This book extends the central doctrine of competitiveness to all aspects of manufacturing by explaining the function's contribution to the operation's performance in terms of quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and, most important, cost. Readers will learn how to dramatically increase their competitiveness in all aspects of manufacturing and supply chain management.« less