During the 1980s, U.S. manufacturing companies rediscovered the power that comes from superior manufacturing and initiated a variety of activities to improve their competitiveness. Many announced that their “manufacturing strategy” was to become “world-class”—as good, along with various measures, as the best companies in their industries. In pursuing this goal, they typically adopted one or more of a growing number of improvement programs, such as TQM (Total Quality Management), JIT (Just-in-Time) production, and DFM (Design for Manufacturability), not to mention lean manufacturing, reengineering, benchmarking, and the ubiquitous team approach.
During the 1980s, U.S. manufacturing companies rediscovered the power that comes from superior manufacturing and initiated a variety of activities to improve their competitiveness. Many announced that their “manufacturing strategy” was to become “world-class”—as good, along with various measures, as the best companies in their industries. In pursuing this goal, they typically adopted one or more of a growing number of improvement programs, such as TQM (Total Quality Management), JIT (Just-in-Time) production, and DFM (Design for Manufacturability), not to mention lean manufacturing, reengineering, benchmarking, and the ubiquitous team approach.
During the 1980s, U.S. manufacturing companies rediscovered the power that comes from superior manufacturing and initiated a variety of activities to improve their competitiveness. Many announced that their “manufacturing strategy” was to become “world-class”—as good, along with various measures, as the best companies in their industries. In pursuing this goal, they typically adopted one or more of a growing number of improvement programs, such as TQM (Total Quality Management), JIT (Just-in-Time) production, and DFM (Design for Manufacturability), not to mention lean manufacturing, reengineering, benchmarking, and the ubiquitous team approach.
manufacturing companies rediscovered the power that comes from superior
manufacturing and initiated a variety of activities to improve their competitiveness. Many announced that their “manufacturing strategy” was to become “world-class”—as good, along various measures, as the best companies in their industries. In pursuing this goal, they typically adopted one or more of a growing number of improvement programs, such as TQM (Total Quality Management), JIT (Just-in-Time) production, and DFM (Design for Manufacturability), not to mention lean manufacturing, reengineering, benchmarking, and the ubiquitous team approach.