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Design: Such innovations as computer-aided engineering are slashing the length
of design-to-manufacture cycles. 3. Distribution: Electronics, computer, and
telecommunications technologies are making it possible to (a) shorten
substantially ...
Design: Such innovations as computer-aided engineering are slashing the length
of design-to-manufacture cycles. 3. Distribution: Electronics, computer, and
telecommunications technologies are making it possible to (a) shorten
substantially ...
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Where a devotion to the basics of automotive engineering leads to simply
stunning results. The ad, then, (1) uses the small and delicate as exemplar (a
comb in this instance), (2) underscores the tie to ancient Japan and
craftsmanship, and (3) ...
Where a devotion to the basics of automotive engineering leads to simply
stunning results. The ad, then, (1) uses the small and delicate as exemplar (a
comb in this instance), (2) underscores the tie to ancient Japan and
craftsmanship, and (3) ...
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superminicomputers (Convex et al.), engineering work stations (Apollo et al.),
minicomputers and networks (Digital Equipment et al.), and personal computers (
Apple et al.). A February 1987 issue of High Technology assesses the state of the
...
superminicomputers (Convex et al.), engineering work stations (Apollo et al.),
minicomputers and networks (Digital Equipment et al.), and personal computers (
Apple et al.). A February 1987 issue of High Technology assesses the state of the
...
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Additionally, we might provide special tax breaks to firms that bring university
researchers on board, or that support cooperative education programs,
especially in engineering and science. This brief sketch is not meant to be
exhaustive. It does ...
Additionally, we might provide special tax breaks to firms that bring university
researchers on board, or that support cooperative education programs,
especially in engineering and science. This brief sketch is not meant to be
exhaustive. It does ...
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The company and the department formed a team composed of company
representatives and state training specialists and engineers. Together, they
identified specific training needs and devised a pre-employment orientation for
trainees, ...
The company and the department formed a team composed of company
representatives and state training specialists and engineers. Together, they
identified specific training needs and devised a pre-employment orientation for
trainees, ...
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Contents
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Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 339 |
Involve Everyone in Everything | 357 |
ListenCelebrateRecognize | 379 |
Provide Incentive Pay for Everyone | 399 |
SimplifyReduce Structure | 441 |
Eliminate Bureaucratic Rules and Humiliating | 453 |
Building Systems for a World Turned Upside Down | 579 |
Measure Whats Important | 583 |
Revamp the Chief Control Tools | 597 |
Decentralize Information Authority and Strategic Planning | 609 |
Set Conservative Goals | 619 |
Demand Total Integrity | 627 |
Second Thoughts | 635 |
Appendix | 655 |
A New View of Leadership at All Level | 467 |
Pay Attention More Listening | 535 |
Bureaucracy | 554 |
Change | 561 |
Acknowledgments | 667 |
Notes | 671 |
Index | 685 |
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