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World Class Manufacturing: The Next Decade Richard J. Schonberger, author 1996 The Free Press, 266 pp., $30 ($27 for SME members, order code PI-24874000)
Reviewed by Ryan Elmore, industrial and systems engineering department, Auburn University
The book presents a broad scope of topics concerning the move through the Third Industrial Revolution. The 16 Principles used to grade companies are very informative in allowing management to benchmark itself against other similar industries. The use of reports on the progress (and lack...