Title :
Challenging complexity: planning and implementing advanced technology in the factory of the future
Author_Institution :
Oper. Dev. Assoc. Inc., Mooresville, IN
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Even though traditional “smokestack industries” have the reputation as technological backwaters compared to today´s information-based industries, many have been undergoing a quiet transformation that has resulted in significant new approaches to technology management. The author describes how the redesign of traditional manufacturing processes offers a unique opportunity to rethink the approach to process design and management. There is compelling evidence that simpler designs often are better
Keywords :
management; management of change; manufacturing industries; planning; advanced factory technology; manufacturing processes redesign; process design; process management; technology implementation; technology management; technology planning; Design engineering; Environmental economics; Maintenance engineering; Management training; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Process design; Production facilities; Technology management; Technology planning;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653573
