Limits to Privatization is the first thorough audit of privatizations from around the world. It outlines the historical emergence of globalization and liberalization, and from analyses of over 50 case studies of best- and worst-case experiences of privatization, it provides guidance for policy...

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...

Technology and Employment -- Copyright -- Sponsors -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- TECHNOLOGY AND AMERICAN ECONOMIC WELFARE -- CENTRAL FINDINGS -- Employment and Wage Impacts of Technological Change in an Open Economy -- Technology and the Characteristics of Tomorrow's Jobs --...

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 --...

Cover -- Title page -- CIP data -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Chapter 1 Why Do ISO 9001:2015? -- Chapter 2 Key Differences with Past ISO 9001 Editions -- Chapter 3 Principles and Key Concepts -- QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES -- CUSTOMERS-CUSTOMER FOCUS AND MEASURING...

This book examines the intertwined currents shaping the new economic map of India: globalization and sustainability. Introduces new methodologies, concepts and modes of analysis which challenge well-known assumptions and help make sense of the emerging order.

This is the first English book that presents a professional analysis of the recent dynamic movement of the Chinese economy by focusing on the Yangtze River Delta region, which is the main engine of the Chinese economy. The impact of the international financial crisis on China's economic...

Based on a wide array of quantitative and qualitative techniques, Light Manufacturing in Vietnam identifies key constraints on manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam and evaluates differences in firm performance across China and Vietnam. The authors argue that, to continue on the high economic...

Agile manufacturing is defined as the capability of surviving and prospering in a competitive environment of continuous and unpredictable change by reacting quickly and effectively to changing markets, driven by customer-designed products and services. Critical to successfully accomplishing AM...