Manufacturing Mastery: The Path to Building Successful and Enduring Manufacturing Businesses

Manufacturing is not dying, but it is evolving rapidly. This book provides a guide for manufacturing leaders to develop a realistic, progressive, and responsive thinking process that enables success in the 21st century. It emphasizes the importance of adapting to changing factors such as technology, the economy, and business and socioeconomic and political realities. The book offers a business operating system framework that connects the many pieces of a manufacturing business into an effective, profitable operation. It provides thinking and examples in small chunks to help manufacturers develop and master skills for high-level strategic leadership in ambiguity.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 138 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

While some may argue that manufacturing is on the decline, this is not the case. In fact, as economies continue to grow, the demand for manufactured goods will only increase. Manufacturing in the 21st century is not a matter of if, but rather a function of why, what, who, where, and how. The nature and pace of change in these factors are overwhelming, leading to fear, futile resistance, and uncertainty among many.

While manufacturing itself will not die, individual manufacturing companies will face extinction if they fail to adapt to the new world. This book is a dynamic guide for manufacturing leaders who seek to navigate the ambiguity and overwhelming changes and develop a realistic, progressive, and responsive thinking process that enables success. It provides a comprehensive business operating system framework that serves as the foundation for connecting the various elements of a manufacturing business into an effective, profitable operation.

The author walks readers through the essential elements, relationships, capabilities, and mutability that characterize 21st-century manufacturing. Executives of manufacturing companies will gain valuable insights into how to think about and execute viable strategies leveraging the changing economy.

In essence, manufacturing is becoming increasingly complex, as are the business, socioeconomic, and political realities. Rapidly evolving technology adds to the confusing environment that precludes the mantra of "more of the same, better, faster, and cheaper" as a workable business strategy. The tsunami of information hitting owners and leaders is overwhelming, and it is easy to become frozen in place. Economic growth and improving standards of living require that this change be broken down into manageable, understandable pieces that thaw the minds of executives, allowing them to assess what is best right now and move forward.

This book does not aim to provide a one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges facing manufacturing companies. Rather, it serves as a catalyst for leaders to explore new ideas, adapt to changing circumstances, and embrace the opportunities that the 21st century presents. By embracing change, manufacturing companies can thrive in the ever-evolving global marketplace and contribute to the growth and prosperity of economies around the world.

Weight: 314g
Dimension: 252 x 179 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367691165