附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-271) and index.
1. The model -- 2. Dominant themes: control, computers, and a global focus -- 3. Environmental factors: from deregulation to quantum physics -- 4. Dominant manpower issues: the end of the direct labor era -- 5. Dominant methods: doing it by the numbers -- 6. Dominant materials in the information age -- 7. Dominant machines: the reign of the computer -- 8. Back to the model.
9. Dominant themes: from the 1990s through the twenty-first century -- 10. Environmental factors: building alliances in a fragmented world -- 11. Dominant manpower issues: education or extinction -- 12. Dominant methods: forging strong links in the global chain -- 13. Dominant materials: from software and silicon to composities and ceramics -- 14. Dominant machines: equipment with a high IQ -- 15. Using the model to identify your "critical path" and manage change in the twenty-first century -- 16. Conclusions and recommendations -- Epilogue: A personal note from the author.
摘要:"William Duncan, a technology visionary with over 20 years' experience in manufacturing, believes you must "anticipate change, initiate change, and shape change" to succeed in today's - and tomorrow's - global marketplace. In Manufacturing 2000, Duncan opens a window into the future for all managers through his refreshing, useable model for predicting trends, assessing needs, and achieving goals." "Duncan's highly practical model is based on "thinking in three dimensions." It provides a framework for identifying and evaluating trends in technology and the manufacturing environment to create an accurate vision of your organization's future and the "critical-path" approach to orchestrating all the actions required to fulfill that vision, meeting every demand and change the future brings." "Applying futuristic thinking to proven industrial practices, Duncan paints a detailed picture of the projected course of American manufacturing over the next two decades. His model is adaptable to any manufacturing organization, providing clear guidelines for constructing comprehensive strategic plans."--BOOK JACKET.
