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Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing: From the Stone Age to Lean Manufacturing and Beyond
Christoph Roser
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The industrial revolution, mechanization, water and steam power, computers, and automation have given an enormous boost to manufacturing productivity. Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing shows how the ability to make products faster, better, and cheaper has evolved from the stone age to modern times. It explains how different developments over time have raised efficiency and allowed the production of more and better products with less effort and materials, and hence faster, better, and cheaper. In addition, it describes the stories of inventors, entrepreneurs, and industrialists and looks at the intersection between technology, society, machines, materials, ... Read more
The industrial revolution, mechanization, water and steam power, computers, and automation have given an enormous boost to manufacturing productivity. Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing shows how the ability to make products faster, better, and cheaper has evolved from the stone age to modern times. It explains how different developments over time have raised efficiency and allowed the production of more and better products with less effort and materials, and hence faster, better, and cheaper. In addition, it describes the stories of inventors, entrepreneurs, and industrialists and looks at the intersection between technology, society, machines, materials, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
750g
Number of Pages
417
Place of Publication
Portland, United States
ISBN
9781498756303
SKU
V9781498756303
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Ref
99-3
Reviews for Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing: From the Stone Age to Lean Manufacturing and Beyond
Brilliant insights regarding concepts of manufacturing systems for both practitioners and academics. - Dr. Masaru Nakano, Professor at Keio University, former manager of Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc. What an incredible abundance of facts and information comprehensively gathered and ... Read more