Strategic decision making in modern manufacturing

Introduces and explains the AMBIT (Advanced Manufacturing Business ImplemenTation) approach, which has been developed to bridge the gap between strategic management considerations and the operational effects of technology investment decisions on the manufacturing organisation.

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Harinder Singh Jagdv: University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Attracta Brennan: National University of Ireland
Jimmie Browne: National University of Ireland

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xv
Chapter 1 Strategic Management in the Global Marketplace	p. 1
1.1 An Overview of Information Technology (IT)	p. 2
1.2 Organisations and the Global Marketplace	p. 3
1.3 Management and Strategy	p. 7
1.4 Conclusions	p. 30
Chapter 2 Performance Measurement	p. 33
2.1 Introduction	p. 33
2.2 Performance Measurement	p. 36
2.3 Traditional Performance Measurement Systems	p. 40
2.4 Contemporary Performance Measurement Systems	p. 42
2.5 Evaluation Criteria for Performance Measurement Systems	p. 45
2.6 A Review of Performance Measurement Systems	p. 47
2.7 Developing a Performance Measurement Strategy	p. 57
2.8 Performance Measurement in Extended Manufacturing	p. 58
2.9 Conclusion	p. 62
Chapter 3 Overview of the AMBIT Approach	p. 63
3.1 Introduction	p. 64
3.2 The Importance of Manufacturing Strategy	p. 65
3.3 World Class Manufacturing	p. 67
3.4 The Extended Enterprise Framework	p. 69
3.5 The Virtual Enterprise Framework	p. 77
3.6 The Extended Products Framework	p. 80
3.7 The Thinking behind the AMBIT Approach	p. 84
3.8 Overview of the AMBIT Approach	p. 89
3.9 Conclusion	p. 96
Chapter 4 The AMBIT Approach	p. 97
4.1 Introduction	p. 98
4.2 Identify the Critical Success Factors (CSFs)	p. 100
4.3 Develop the AMBIT Performance Measurement Framework	p. 102
4.4 Generate Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)	p. 120
4.5 Develop the Generic MOMP Map	p. 122
4.6 Customise the MOMP Map	p. 132
4.7 Complete the Specific MOMP Map	p. 133
4.8 Conclusion	p. 135
Chapter 5 The AMBIT Approach - Stage II	p. 137
5.1 Introduction	p. 137
5.2 Knowledge about the Programme and the Technology	p. 141
5.3 Generic Programme and Technology Models	p. 143
5.4 A Generic Technology Model for Interconnect Technology in Electronics Assembly	p. 149
5.5 A Generic Programme Model for Concurrent Engineering	p. 163
5.6 The Specific Models	p. 168
5.7 Conclusion	p. 169
Chapter 6 The AMBIT Approach - Stage III	p. 171
6.1 Introduction	p. 171
6.2 The PROTIMA Tool	p. 173
6.3 A Case Based Reasoning Tool	p. 196
6.4 Conclusion	p. 205
Chapter 7 Learning and Creativity	p. 207
7.1 Introduction	p. 207
7.2 Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)	p. 208
7.3 Cognitive Models	p. 209
7.4 Theory of Learning	p. 211
7.5 A Computer Based Learning Environment (CBLE)	p. 215
7.6 Creativity	p. 219
7.7 Conclusion	p. 226
Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 229
Appendix List of Performance Measures	p. 253
Glossary of Acronyms	p. 263
Keyword Index	p. 267

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