Dispelling the Manufacturing Myth : American Factories Can Compete in the Global Marketplace.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Structures, Committee on Comparative Cost Factors and
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1992.
Temas:
Manufacturing industries > United States.
Competition, International.
Concurrence internationale.
Competition, International
Manufacturing industries
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • DISPELLING THE MANUFACTURING MYTH
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • NOTES
  • 1 Introduction
  • THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS DECISIONS MODEL
  • REPORT STRUCTURE
  • NOTE
  • 2 Consumer Electronics
  • THE AT & T EXPERIENCE
  • Background
  • AT & T Product Cost Analysis
  • Labor Analysis
  • Load Analysis
  • Materials Analysis
  • Analysis of Functional Drivers Impacting OEM Costs
  • Transportation and Duties
  • Quality Management
  • Make to Order
  • Unquantified Risks
  • Summary Observations: AT & T Cost Analysis
  • THE TOSHIBA EXPERIENCEBackground
  • Cost of Materials
  • Labor Costs
  • Capital Budgeting
  • Summary Observations: Toshiba Color Picture Tube Manufacturing
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • NOTES
  • 3 Semiconductors
  • BACKGROUND
  • Industry Structure
  • IMPORTANCE OF PROCESS CONTROL
  • Labor Costs
  • LOCATION DECISIONS
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • NOTES
  • 4 Automobiles
  • BACKGROUND
  • INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY
  • MANUFACTURING COSTS
  • EFFECT OF FUEL ECONOMY REGULATION
  • SUMMARY
  • NOTES
  • 5 Conclusion
  • WHAT ATTRACTS MANUFACTURERS?
  • Access to Low CostsAccess to Skills, Technology, and Capabilities
  • Access to Markets
  • Risk Factors
  • ABANDONING MYTHS
  • Myth 1: Automate, Emigrate, or Evaporate
  • Myth 2: Manufacturing Offshore Cuts Costs
  • Myth 3: Sourcing from Foreign OEM Suppliers Is Preferable to Building Internal Capacity
  • Myth 4: Moving Offshore Is a Quick, Expedient, Reversible Solutionto Transient Competitive Pressures
  • Myth 5: The Role of Offshore Plants Is Fashioned by Communication Barriers
  • AFTER MYTHS: RETHINKING COSTS, COMPETITIVENESS, AND ATTRACTIVENESS
  • TOWARD A DESIRED STATERECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTES
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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