Industrial Management articles from May 1992

Industrial Management archives from May 1992

What utility companies don't always tell you. (controlling overhead costs)
May 1, 1992... Overhead costs should always be watch closely because costs that are not analyzed properly and controlled can rise dramatically. industry, overhead costs can mean the difference between profit and loss. Although companies may try to...

Prepare your company for the perils of rapid growth. (Management Strategies)
May 1, 1992... The most perilous period in a company's development is when it starts to succeed wildly, enjoys high earnings and shows rapid sales growth. This period of peril is not limited to small businesses. Parallel perils have been observed in small,...

Design for Manufacturability: a survival strategy for the American manufacturing industry. (Productivity Improvement)
May 1, 1992... The survival of manufacturing in the United States is threatened by increasing global competition. Manufacturing organizations are under constant pressure to improve the quality of products, reduce manufacturing costs and respond quickly to the...

Monitoring recovery after a product harm crisis. (Crises in Management)
May 1, 1992... Management has a responsibility and an interest in monitoring operations. In the specific case of a product harm crisis, management is especially interested in monitoring performance measures relating to recovery. Recovery rates indicate the...

Examine costs of system quality via perfect process analysis. (Systems Analysis)
May 1, 1992... Imperfect processes and imperfect parts typically cost organizations much more than they realize. Indirect "hidden" costs and unnecessary subsystems often are overlooked as contributors to the true costs of system imperfection. The result poor...

Building a sound management foundation for strategic planning of manufacturing.
May 1, 1992... Managers are realizing the need for strategic planning to make them more competitive in a global environment. Because of the increased emphasis on quality and price, the manufacturing component of this strategy is critical to success. Key...

Getting the most for your public relations dollar. (Marketing Techniques)
May 1, 1992... In the current economic environment, most marketers are under ever-increasing pressure to contain communication costs. To an extent, field of public relations has benefited greatly from this pressure. Yet, as cost effective as public...

Measuring and improving productivity: a new quantitative approach.
May 1, 1992... A significant number of books, articles, and papers have been written analyzing American productivity. Virtually every author admits that there are many disadvantages in American investment policy, technological improvement, quality control...

Is JIT really appropriate for American manufacturing? (just-in-time inventory)
May 1, 1992... Just-in-time (JIT) has become buzzword in manufacturing organizations. The JIT system is based on the concept of maximizing profit by reducing the cost of production. That is, an organization should be producing at higher rate while keeping the...

Effort: the illusive variable in a productivity problem.
May 1, 1992... The word "management" may refer to the process of planning, organizing, directing and controlling which managers use in coordinating the resources of an organization in pursuit of various goals. "Management" may also be used collectively to...