Table of Contents

The New Competitive Challenge for Manufacturing.

The Concept of Manufacturing Strategy.

Long-term Capacity Strategies.

Facilities Strategy.

Implementing Facilities Planning Processes.

The Technology of Manufacturing Processes.

Matching Process Technology with Product/MarketRequirements.

The Experience Curve--A Framework for Manufacturing PerformanceImprovement.

Vertical Integration and Sourcing.

Managing Changes in Manufacturing's Technology andStructure.

German Approaches to Manufacturing Management.

Japanese Approaches to Manufacturing Management.

Learning from Your World-class Competitors.

Building Manufacturing's Competitive Potential.

Index.

About the Author

ROBERT H. HAYES is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School He has published widely; three of his articles won McKinsey Awards for the best articles published in the Harvard Business Review during those years His latest book, Strategic Operations: Competing Through Capabilities, was published in 1996.

STEVEN C. WHEELWRIGHT is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Retired, at Harvard Business School.