Ne Product Development and Production Netorks Global Industrial Experience [Hardcover]

Prof. J?rgens is renowned for his scientific work in such fields as human resources, work organization and organization of production and development, especially for automotive industries. In this publication, authors from different countries discuss models of integration in development and production as realized in practice. Of interest to those practitioners who need to develop benchmarks for their own development and production.Prof. Dr. U. J?rgens, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, is renown for his scientific work in fields like human resources, work organization and organization of production and development, especially for automotive industries. In this publication the authors from different countries discuss practical models of integration in development and production as realized in practice. Time-to-Market is the key for success, efficient integration of development and production necessary to reach the goal. J?rgens himself acts as a publication editor and creates a book reporting about the state of art in automotive and electronics industry. The publication is directed to scientists and is of interest to those practitioners, who have to develop the benchmarks for their own development and production.1 Restructuring Product Development and Production Networks: Introduction to the Book.- The Challenge of Time to Market: Responses by Industries.- 2 Shortening Lead Time through Early Problem-solving  A New Round of Capability-building Competition in the Auto Industry.- 3 The Machine Tool Industry: New Market Challenges and the Crisis of the Traditional German Pattern of Innovation.- 4 Turnkey Production Networks: The Organizational Delinking of Production from Innovation.- 5 Making Large Teams Work Like Small Teams: Product Development at Microsoft.- Comparing National-specific Approaches in the Machine Tool, Automobile and PC Industries.- 6 Communication and Cooperation in the New Product and Process Development Networks  an International Comparison of Countrylƒ8