Strategy + Teamwork = Great Products: Management Techniques for Manufacturing Companies

by Frederick Parker

Overview

Manufacturing companies succeed by using techniques that promote teamwork between engineering, marketing, and manufacturing engineering. This book explains how to implement techniques of teamwork between those disciplines and how to mold employees from various walks of life into a successful manufacturing team. It details the best techniques currently available and includes examples on how to implement them. The book also describes how to avoid common pitfalls and steer clear of useless fads that can be destructive to your organization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040081549
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/24/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Frederick Parker was born in Hungary and escaped communist rule in 1949 when he immigrated to Australia. He received his degree in industrial engineering at the University of New South Wales. After moving to America, he specialized in manufacturing management and turnaround situations for several hi-tech companies, including corporate strategies for international companies.

Parker was general manager of a large international telecommunication company in Silicon Valley, in charge of 1,200 employees, shipping $500 million of hi-tech equipment from a 300,000-square-foot factory. He achieved 55 percent gross margins. When he was promoted to corporate vice president of operations, he was asked to research and formulate the manufacturing strategy for this international corporation. At that time, the company had factories all over the world. In that strategic role, Parker studied the latest trends in world-class manufacturing before implementing his plans for the corporation.

Parker also built and managed factories in Mexico and later as vice president of operations took part of taking a company public. The year after that public offering, the company‘s stock was the largest percentage gainer on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Before retiring and writing this book, Parker consulted for several companies that relied on his expertise of new product introduction and cost reduction.

Strategy +Teamwork is based on his 40 years of experience in manufacturing management and his strong desire to pass on the wisdom he gained in confronting difficult problems in the competitive global environment. Parker is consulting part time and lives in San Diego with his wife and has two children and three grandchildren.

He also wrote a book on bridge, Win at Duplicate Bridge, and he enjoys playing bridge, golf, chess, and writing articles.

Table of Contents

Role of the Board of Directors. Role of the CEO. Creating the Business Plan. Corporate Culture. Communications. Organization of Large Corporations. Manufacturing Strategies. Manufacturing. Quality Control. Controlling Overhead. Wage and Salary Administration. Performance Reviews. Motivation and Productivity. Benefits and Incentives. Role of Engineering. Marketing and Sales. Financial Controls. Human Resources and Training. Checklist.