Industrial Management articles from May 1996

Industrial Management archives from May 1996

Reengineering: is it safe and is it really new? (corporate reengineering)
May 1, 1996... In 1993, Michael Hammer and James Champy published a book called Reengineering the Corporation. Since its publication, the "reengineering" concept has become the latest management mantra in the corporate pursuit of a "quick fix" for...

A stubborn 'old-school' philosophy. (industrial management techniques)
May 1, 1996... Since Frederick Taylor launched his quest for developing the greatest efficiency in work, managers and engineers have been striving to find better, more efficient ways to get jobs done. In recent years, we have learned that 100 percent efficiency...

A theory of constraints fable: part 2.
May 1, 1996... Continued from Part 1 in the March/April 1996 issue of Industrial Management Our story so far: The narrator (and hero) is applying for a job as a plant manager. He has been asked to develop a plan for making the plant (Plant 10) profitable in...

Motivation: a reincarnation of ideas. (employee motivation theories)
May 1, 1996... Those who manage people are interested in motivation theories and studies because they provide insights into why people perform work as they do. As a result, motivation theory provides managers with methods that can be used to improve...

Rapid prototyping and the IE. (industrial engineering)
May 1, 1996... In the 1990s, global manufacturing has intensified to new levels. Global manufacturing and a consumer-driven market necessitate frequent design changes that often result in low volume production. This has presented IE professionals with new...

Visualization and its importance in manufacturing simulation.
May 1, 1996... Now we have already discussed imagination in the treatise. On the Soul and we concluded there that thought is impossible without an image. Aristotle Logicians may reason about abstraction. But the Great mass of men must have images....

MRP II: should its simplicity remain unchanged? (Material Requirements Planning system)
May 1, 1996... In the area of materials management, MRP II has been a well-known term for the last four decades, although it has lost its broad application base in recent years. However, it is a popular system in many industries because of its easy concepts and...

Examining a Kanban Material Acquisition System.
May 1, 1996... One of the strongest components of modern manufacturing strategy is Just-in-Time (JIT). The term implies prompt movement of materials to an operation or customer as they are required. Concepts involved in JIT, however, are little more than...

Strategic balancing: a unifying methodology for management.
May 1, 1996... Strategic Balancing is a methodology designed to integrate the vision, mission, strategy, tactics and operations of the firm while balancing simultaneously the foundational values of profit, re-investment, long-term goals and short-term needs....

The point is trust. (teamwork and company productivity)
May 1, 1996... Companies have changed in recent years. At the end of the last century and the beginning of this one, the aim of management was to implant the principles of scientific organization. Companies at that time were trying to introduce such concepts as...