LEARNING TO CHANGE -- Copyright -- Preface -- STUDY METHODOLOGY -- REPORT STRUCTURE -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR SMALLER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES -- Barrier 1: Disproportionate Impact of Regulation -- Barrier 2: Lack of Awareness -- Barrier 3: Isolation --...

BREAKING THE MOLD -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- IMPLEMENTING A NEW DEFENSE MANUFACTURING STRATEGY: AN ILLUSTRATIVE MODEL -- Create a Vision of Manufacturing -- Create a Working Cadre -- Select a Change Strategy -- Communicating The Initiative --...

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Manufacturing Supply Chains -- 3 Supply Chain Integration -- 4 Integration Process -- Capabilities of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises 5 -- 6 Quality, Cost,...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- The Dynamics of Long-Term Growth: Gaining and Losing Advantage in the Chemical Industry1 -- Chemicals1 -- Steel -- Powder Metallurgy Parts -- Trucking1 -- Grocery Retailing1 -- Retail Banking1 -- Computing -- Semiconductors1 -- Hard Disk...

The Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- BACKGROUND -- Foreign Competition -- Growing Importance of International Markets -- Internationalization of Aircraft Manufacture -- Financial Performance of the Industry --...

The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences -- Copyright -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Causes of Internationalization -- CHANGES IN...

Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Statement of the Problem -- A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON U.S. MANUFACTURING -- THE CURRENT ROLE OF THE MANUFACTURING FUNCTION -- RECENT PERFORMANCE OF U.S. MANUFACTURING --...