Management of Technology and OperationsISBN: 978-0-471-17906-1
Hardcover
464 pages
September 1998
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An accessible source of winning technology managementstrategies
In Management of Technology and Operations Ray Gehani reveals thebasic principles and best practices applied by toptechnology-driven organizations in the intensely competitive globalmarketplace. Using a model that technologists can relate to --ahigh-performance V-6 engine --he pinpoints the six sources ofcompetitive advantage that determine both short-term survival andmarket leadership over the long term. Then, with the help ofreal-life examples from leading technology-driven organizations, hedemonstrates how these global winners integrate project managementand pioneering leadership to exploit the full potential of each ofthese sources:
* Research and development
* Production automation and engineering
* Information integration
* Customer trust and market understanding
* Reliability and quality promise
* Building the best people.
For working engineers and managers in technology-drivenorganizations of any size, this book provides a commonunderstanding of the goals and methods of managing technology andoperations. It is also an excellent text for upper-levelundergraduate and graduate students in science, engineering, andbusiness.
In Management of Technology and Operations Ray Gehani reveals thebasic principles and best practices applied by toptechnology-driven organizations in the intensely competitive globalmarketplace. Using a model that technologists can relate to --ahigh-performance V-6 engine --he pinpoints the six sources ofcompetitive advantage that determine both short-term survival andmarket leadership over the long term. Then, with the help ofreal-life examples from leading technology-driven organizations, hedemonstrates how these global winners integrate project managementand pioneering leadership to exploit the full potential of each ofthese sources:
* Research and development
* Production automation and engineering
* Information integration
* Customer trust and market understanding
* Reliability and quality promise
* Building the best people.
For working engineers and managers in technology-drivenorganizations of any size, this book provides a commonunderstanding of the goals and methods of managing technology andoperations. It is also an excellent text for upper-levelundergraduate and graduate students in science, engineering, andbusiness.