{"product_id":"managing-production","title":"Managing Production","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe management of production is faced with ever greater challenges as global competion mounts.  The problems revolve around the paradox of flexibility and productivity in the organization of production: how to compete on price while retaining the capability to respond quickly to market changes; how to develop new products faster without jeopardizing product integrity; how to increase quality while reducing costs.  The recent research on lean production has explored\n\u003cbr\u003esome of these questions in the context of the motor industry.  This book takes a broader audit of these issues across the full range of the metalworking sector in the United Kingdom.  Focusing on the\n\u003cbr\u003eengineering\/manufacturing interface, the research presented here explores how 15 leading British firms are facing up to the challenges of the 90s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43972397007086,"sku":"9780198288411","price":185.08,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780198288411.jpg?v=1706232051","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/managing-production","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}