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Indicative contents
The module covers the following topics:
- definition, nature and objectives of strategy
- corporate strategy concepts, theories, models and tools of analysis
- analysis of corporate strategy case studies
- Definition of manufacturing strategy
- links between manufacturing strategy and company strategy
- contribution of manufacturing strategy to business performance & competitive advantage
- manufacturing strategy theories
- framework for developing and analyzing manufacturing strategy
- process choice
- product profiling
- manufacturing focus
- manufacturing infrastructure
- Supporting methodology for the design of a manufacturing
strategy
- Strategy implementation
- Strategy performance measurement
- Analysis of manufacturing strategy case studies
Recommended Reading
- Books:
- Hill T, Manufacturing Strategy Text and Cases, Macmillan 2000 2nd ed. X 6 + 1995 I/S x 9 Or
- Johnson G; Scholes K, Exploring Corporate Strategy Text and Cases Prentice Hall, 6th ed, 2001 x 14 + 1999 5th ed., I/S x 11
- Slack et al, Operations Management, Pitman Publishing, 3rd ed., 2001
- John L. Thompson, Strategic Management, Chapman and Hall, 12th ed., 2001
- Bowman and Asch, Strategic Management, MacMillan, 1987
- Slack N, Lewis M, Operations Strategy, Prentice Hall, 2002
- Nicholas, Competitive Manufacturing Management, McGraw-Hill, 1998
- Storey J, Paul Chapman, New Wave Manufacturing Strategies, 1994
- Womack JP; Jones DT, Simon & Schuster, Lean Thinking, Rawson Associates, 1996 I/S x 11 +2 audio
- C.A. Voss, Manufacturing Strategy Process and Content, Chapman and Hall
- Huczynski and Buchanan, Organisational Behaviour, Prentice Hall, 4th ed., 2001
- Hill T, Operations Management Strategic Context and Managerial Analysis, Palgrave, 2000
- R Schonberger, Japanese Manufacturing Techniques, The Free Press, 1982
- Hayes and Wheelwright, Restoring Our Competitive Edge, John Wiley, 1984
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