Patrick McHugh, Giorgio Merli, William A. Wheeler

Beyond Business Process Reengineering

Towards the Holonic Enterprise

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Das ganzheitliche Unternehmen - das erste Managementsystem, das vollständig vom Kunden und Verbraucher gesteuert wird!So haben Sie die Möglichkeit, Produkte und Serviceangebote unmittelbar am Markt auszurichten. Lernen Sie ein neues Strukturkonzept der 90er Jahre kennen, erfolgreich angewendet u. a. von Ford, Hewlett Packard und Benetton. Internationally renowned experts, with worldwide consulting expertise, chart a dynamic new trend that promises to go beyond current thinking on BPR and virtual companies. Discusses the competitive advantages of holonic systems, demonstrating what enterprises must do to become viable holonic players. Includes a significant amount of international examples.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9780471974819
• ISBN-10: 0471974811
• Artikelnr.: 21198841

Autorenporträt

Patrick McHugh is a Managing Partner in Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultants (C&L). His extensive international work has included advising manufacturing companies, governments and public sector on areas from competitive strategy and industrial policy to corporate restructuring and technology management. He founded the Engineering Group in the UK and the C&L International Centre for Technology and Engineering Management. He is currently responsible for developing the firm's strategic performance improvement services. Giorgio Merli is a Senior Partner in Galgano & Associati, one of Italy's largest management consulting firms. A graduate engineer with a master's degree in manufacturing management, he started his career with Philips and became an industrial manager. He has carried out several reorganizational projects in Italian and multinational companies and has been particularly involved in the implementation of Total Quality and Lean Organization strategies in Western companies. He is consultant to CEOs of important multinational companies and juror for the European Quality Award (EQFM). Merli has also published many books in the management field. William A. Wheeler III is a Partner in the C&L Management Consulting Services Group and is responsible for the National Just-In-Time (JIT) and Manufacturing Strategy practices in the USA and the International Manufacturing Strategy Center of Excellence. He has participated in and managed numerous domestic and international consulting engagements that involve the major elements of strategy and productivity improvement including, quality, engineering, and materials systems. He has won international recognition for his contributions in the field of JIT. He originated the concepts of Co-Op Contracting and BreakPoint Manufacturing Strategy, which have been adopted by major corporations throughout the world.

Inhaltsangabe

The Holonics Concept. Holonic Principles. Capabilities, Competencies and
Beyond Business Process Reengineering. The Dynamics of the System. The
Mechanics of the System. More Systems Within the System--Outsourcing. Ways
of Working Within the System. Marketing the System. Going Forward.
References. Index.