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Author:   Yufeng Zhang ,  Mike Gregory
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2018
Weight:   6.165kg
ISBN:  

9783319563350

ISBN 10:   3319563351
Pages:   375
Publication Date:   20 November 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. 1. Introduction; Yufeng Zhang and Mike Gregory.- 2. Engineering and Technology Management; Yuan Zhou and Rob Phaal.- 3. International Manufacturing and Engineering; Yongjiang Shi.- 4. Engineering Services - Unpacking Value Exchange; Florian Urmetzer, Andy Neely and Veronica Martinez.- Part II. Engineering Networking Innovation and Optimisation.- 5. Engineering Design and Innovation in a Global Context; Thomas P. Taylor, Erik Søndergaard, Tim Minshall, Letizia Mortara and Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen.- 6. Engineering in International Business Networs - The Motivations and Practices of Chinese MNCs; Quan Zhou, Xiaobo Wu and Yongjiang Shi.- 7. Engineering Value Chain Simulation and Innovation; Tao Zhang and Yufeng Zhang.- 8. ICT for High Value Engineering Networks; Ting He and Xiaofei Xu.- 9. Engineering Value Chain Modelling and Optimisation; Lina Zhou and Xiaofei Xu.- 10. Engineering Value Chain Coordination and Optimisation; Ming Dong and Yonglin Li.- Part III. Future Trends and Implications.- 11. Engineering for Sustainable Value; Miying Yang, Padmakshi Rana and Steve Evans.- 12. Product Life Cycle Design for Sustainable Value Creation;  Jing Tao and Suiran Yu.- 13. Engineering and the Skills Crisis in the UK and US: A Comparative Analysis of Employer-Engaged Education; John R. Bryson, Rachel A. Mulhall, Nichola Lowe and Julianne Stern.- 14. An Industrial Policy Framework for High Value Engineering; Chris Collinge.

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Yufeng Zhang is a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at the Business School of the University of Birmingham, UK. He had an earlier industrial career with responsibilities for project management and new business development, and continues to work very closely with industry. He has researched and published in the areas of engineering management, network operations, international manufacturing, technology management and innovation. Mike Gregory is Emeritus Professor of Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge Engineering Department., UK. He chairs the UK Manufacturing Professors Forum, co-chairs the Manufacturing Advisory Group of the UK Government's Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), and is a member of the supervisory board of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Mike is a Fellow of Churchill College Cambridge and of the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, where he is a trustee.

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