This Kansas City plant uses a flexible manufacturing system to produce and inspect a wide variety of materials. (Image courtesy of Department of Energy Digital Archive.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Charles H. Fine
Prof. Michael Hammer
MIT Course Number
15.769
As Taught In
Spring 2003
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Highlights
A bibliography and study questions for readings used in the course are provided.
Course Description
This course will address operations strategy by building on the concepts of:
- Reengineering and process design developed by Dr. Michael Hammer.
- Manufacturing strategy as developed in the literature, primarily by people at HBS.
- Supply chain design and 3-D concurrent engineering literature as developed in Charles Fine’s book, Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage. Perseus Books, 1999.
The concepts there emphasize the necessity of integrating product strategy, manufacturing strategy, and supply chain strategy. As a result, each of these will be touched upon in the course.
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