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Author:   Rick Delbridge ,  James Lowe
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.690kg
ISBN:  

9780415182713

ISBN 10:   0415182719
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   30 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 An appraisal of UK manufacturing; Chapter 1 ::, Rick Delbridge, James Lowe; Chapter 2 Deindustrialization may be bad for your wealth, Michael Kitson, Jonathan Michie; Chapter 3 Are the British bad at flexible manufacturing?, Stephen Ackroyd, Stephen Procter; Chapter 4 An analysis of the performance of Japanese, US and domestic manufacturing firms in the UK electronics/electrical sector, Max Munday, Michael J. Peel; Part 2 Manufacturing management in transition; Chapter 5 The financial impact of ‘Japanese’ manufacturing methods, Nick Oliver, Gillian Hunter; Chapter 6 Leadership in the front line, Ivor Parry, David Tranfield; Chapter 7 Mature firms in the UK mid-corporate sector, Oswald Jones, Nelson Tang; Chapter 8 Continuity and change in buyer-supplier relations, Mike Bresnen, Carolyn Fowler; Part 3 Policy implications for future development; Chapter 9 Opening Pandora’s box, John Lovering; Chapter 10 The political economy of manufacturing change in the regions, Andy Pike, John Tomaney; Chapter 11 Engineering our future again, Ian Glover, Paul Tracey, Wendy Currie; Chapter 12 UK manufacturing in the twenty-first century, Rick Delbridge, Martin Kenney, James Lowe; Chapter 13 Towards an agenda for manufacturing renewal, Rick Delbridge, James Lowe;

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