Operations Excellence Smart Solutions for Business Success [Hardcover]

Achieving operative excellence is an important endeavour for all companies  it is the golden path that leads to increased value over the long term. Through this book you too can?achieve operations excellence within your own company.Introduction- Operations Excellence? PART I? Introduction - What is Successful Product Development? Changing Business Models and their Impact on Product Development Innovate to Win Global Development made Successful Success Factors and Levers for Best Practise in Innovation Management Smart Engineering Processes 'Made in Japan'? PART II? Introduction - Strategic Trends and Challenges for Purchasing Key Trends in Purchasing Best Practises and Impact on Purchasing Strategy Purchasing Empowerment- The Way to Achieve World Class Purchasing? PART III? Introduction - Manufacturing in a Global Context Organizations Drive Strategy and Performance: Insights from Two Successful Lead Buying Models How Companies can Optimize their Global Manufacturing Footprint Leveraging Manufacturing Excellence in Global Production From Maintenance to Quality Control? PART IV? Introduction - Supply Chain Management - More than just Logistics Global Supply Chain Management - A Success Factor for Global Players Complexity Management- The Starting Point for Improving Performance Working Capital Excellence - How Companies Can Tap Hidden Cash Reserves in the Supply Chain Supply Chain Organization? - A Key Enabler for Successful Supply Chain ManagementROLAND SCHWIENTEK is a Partner in Roland Berger's Munich office. He studied business administration at the Gerhard-Mercator University of Duisburg, Germany.?Schwientek joined Roland Berger in 1997 after working several years in various functions in the automotive and automotive supplier industry, lastly as a purchasing manager at Bosch automotive division. KPI, Procurement/purchasing, manufacturing footprint, supply chain management and working capital optimization are some of his focus issues.?He leads projects across manlq