The drive to realise operational efficiencies, improve customer service, develop new markets, and accelerate the introduction of new products has substantially increased the complexity of field service operations. To maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of these operations, organisations...

This book describes a variety of quantitative methods that are vital to planning and control in the operations of the industrial world, from suppliers to manufacturing plants to distribution centers and to the dealers and stores. The topics include: forecasting, measuring forecast error,...

This volume presents several case studies highlighting the latest findings in Industry 4.0 projects utilizing S-BPM features. Their potential is explored in detail, while the limits of engineering a company from a communication-centred perspective are also discussed. After a general introduction...

Development of Production Management- from Site to Network Optimisation -- A Model for Network Design -- Clarification of the Initial Strategic Situation -- The Network Configuration -- Network Coordination -- Analysis and Design of Networks in Practice -- Outlook and Summary.

Florian Osterrieder untersucht auf Basis von qualitativ-empirischen Fallstudien eines Volumen- und eines Premiumherstellers die Replikation von Produktionsroutinen in der Automobilindustrie. Es wird ein mikrofundierter, praxistheoretischer Bezugsrahmen (im Sinne einer Meta-Routine) zum Aufbau...

IT-Risiken – eine Kategorie für sich -- Das Wesen der Risiko-Bewertungsmethoden.- Informationstechnische Gefahren für Produktionsanlagen und deren Vernetzung.- Vernetzung in der Produktion – Facetten eines Risikos -- Vernetzung in der Produktion neu bewertet – die VIP Bewertungsmethode.

Gesamtwirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Automobilzulieferer -- Produktionsverlagerungen und Rückverlagerungen -- Standortentscheidungsrelevante Zukunftstrends für Automobilzulieferer -- Muster internationaler Produktions- und Standortstrategien -- Methoden zur fundierten Standortbewertung bei...

The introduction of the Mercedes-Benz Production System (MPS) is exemplary of a trend within the automotive industry: the creation and introduction of company-specific standardised production systems. This book contributes to the debate about production systems by examining the social and...

The book covers both the analysis of the major producer of civil aircraft (EADS/Airbus) located in the region and its relation with the cluster of enterprises within those regions. It studies the organization of production, the creation of knowledge within the industry, the concentration and...