Global Engineering - Design, Decision Making, and Communication

Informationen zum Autor Carlos Acosta, V. Jorge Leon, Charles R. Conrad, Cesar O. Malave Klappentext Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in industrial! mechanical! and manufacturing engineering as well as organizational communications! this book provides a primer on how to improve designs! make better decisions! and communicate more effectively in an international working environment. The contents of the book reflect the authors' multidisciplinary perspective and their experience in working on projects around the world. The book presents globalization as a prevalent phenomenon affecting both the way companies operate and most engineering functions. It uses a case study format that is based on real industrial projects! ranging from design to supply chain and logistics problems! and system improvement projects. Zusammenfassung Presents a primer on how to better design, make decision, and communicate in an international working environment. This book also presents globalization as a prevalent phenomenon affecting both the way companies operate and most engineering functions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Engineering in a Global Age. A Global Engineering Model. Decision Making in Global Projects. MEPO Manages Culture. USAHP Confronts Mexico’s Subcultures. Implementing a Global Engineering Perspective. SmartDrill Stays Home. Do What You’re Told, and Don’t Confuse Me with Facts. The Wisdom of Getting Everyone Involved: Communication and (Un)coordination at HOCH. Technical Consulting and Organizational Recovery at Chips. Bucket Brigades Work, but Why?. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Carlos Acosta, Carlos Leon Acosta, Acosta Carlos, Charles R. Conrad, Conrad Charles R., V. Jorge Leon, Leon V. Jorge, Cesar O. Malave, Malave Cesar O.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2009
• EAN: 9781439811559
• ISBN: 978-1-4398-1155-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Systems Innovation Book Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Product Design, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Project Management, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Design / General, Project management, Engineering: general