Market Driven Enterprise

Product Development, Supply Chains, and Manufacturing
While computer-aided design and other technologies are helping businesses achieve a high level of customer satisfaction at a low cost, the implications of these efforts for product lines, distribution and promotion strategies, manufacturing technologies, and operations controls remain unclear.
A complete handbook on a critical issue for today's businessleaders-how to improve customer satisfaction, control costs, andmaximize profits

Producing a product or service to heighten customersatisfaction-and doing so cost effectively-do not have to bemutually exclusive objectives. With Market Driven Enterprise, AmiyaChakravarty presents a state-of-the-art, clearly designed frameworkfor responding to market forces while keeping total costs incheck.

The book's twelve chapters are divided into three sections:interfaces and decision-making in an enterprise, product design andtime-to-market, and responsive supply chains and manufacturing. Agenerous supply of real-world examples and more than 200illustrations enhance the book's readability-as does its detailedtable of contents breaking down each chapter into subsections forquick reference. Some of the book's most valuable featuresinclude:
* An analysis of the entire product development and manufacturingprocesses in light of customer needs
* An innovative treatment of digitally connected supply networksand new business models
* A focus on the optimization of manufacturing and marketingprocesses for greater managerial insights leading to the highestpotential profit
* Coverage of the most vital management techniques andphilosophies-concurrent engineering and quality functiondeployment, manufacturing flexibility, information transparency,collaboration, and the virtual enterprise-and their relationship tothe market-driven manufacturing process
* Mathematical models for product-platform, product launch,supply-chain coordination, and market-driven manufacturing

For students and professionals in business and engineering,production and operations management, marketing, or production anddesign engineering, Market Driven Enterprise is an essentialhandbook. Anyone whose business is striving to attain an optimalposition in a demanding marketplace will find it an excellent placeto start.

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