Manufacturing Operations Strategy

TERRY HILL is Professor of Operations Management at Templeton College, Oxford, UK and is a leading, international figure in the field of operations management. Before moving into higher education he spent several years in operations management and continues to have a successful consultancy practice. He has held previous appointments at Bath and Warwick Universities.ALEX HILL is Principal Lecturer in the School of Business Strategy and Operations and a member of the Operations Research Group (ORG) at Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK.

• International ComparisonsDeveloping a Manufacturing Strategy: Principles and ConceptsOrder: Winners and QualifiersDeveloping a Manufacturing Strategy: MethodologyProcess ChoiceProduct ProfilingFocused Manufacturing: Principles and ConceptsFocus: MethodologyMake or Buy and Managing the Supply ChainManufacturing Infrastructure DevelopmentAccounting, Finance and Manufacturing StrategyCase Studies.

Hill's practical approach to integrating high level manufacturing decisions into a strategic framework can create a foundation for business success. The models developed can be used by industrialists, academics and student to gain insights into the critical issue of how to gain competitive advantage from manufacturing. The application of these models is widely applicable across many industrial sectors as diverse as printing, automotive, aerospace and consumer goods. - Trevor Pye, Principle Lecturer, Engineering and Knowledge Management, Coventry University Terry and Alex Hill use the well established model of order qualifiers and winners to provide an excellent textbook that explains both the importance of manufacturing operations strategy and steps towards its successful implementation. The book provides practical guidance for managers and executives of manufacturing organisations trying to understand and implement an operations strategy, and students studying operations management. - Chris Tsinopoulos, Lecturer in Operations and Strategy at Durham University, UK and an assessor of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Manufacturing Excellence awards Manufacturing Operations Strategy gives a clear insight of the crucial issues faced by world class organisations. This text will broaden understanding of the elements that configure a successful operations strategy for engineering and business students and practitioners. - Daniel Arias-Aranda, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Director of the Centre for Business Development and Planning, University of Granada, Spain