Travis, Karen Snyder,
Reducing operational costs in composites manufacturing / by Karen Snyder Travis. - 1 online resource.
Understanding your weaknesses -- The basics of composite manufacturing -- Document the baseline -- Evaluate the data -- People, processes, & materials -- Getting organized -- Know where you want to be -- Developing the plan to achieve your goals -- Clean it up -- Work the plan -- Hiring & keeping the best employees -- Character skills vs. experience -- Motivation -- Choosing & empowering leaders -- Support the team -- Utilizing free support -- Inside influence -- Co-managers -- Outside influence -- Sustain -- Measure -- Accountability -- Reward -- Change management -- Forward-thinking -- Preventing major issues.
" The book is written with organization specific principles utilizing a "how to" format for reducing operational costs in the composites industry. In the first two sections, readers learn how to evaluate the existing environment for determining the best course of action when developing a plan to achieve goals. This is followed by a deeper understanding of why character strengths are important, and how to effectively manage employees in section three. Section four helps the new manager to think outside the box by bringing in other managers to evaluate and offer suggestions. Finally, section five teaches the reader how to sustain and continually enhance what they have put in place"--
9780429466397 0429466390 9780429881503 0429881509 9780429881497 0429881495 9780429881480 0429881487
Composite construction--Cost control.
Manufacturing processes--Cost control.
Composite materials industry.
TECHNOLOGY / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical
TECHNOLOGY / Engineering / Industrial
TECHNOLOGY / Manufacturing
TA664 / .T73 2019eb
620.1/18068
Reducing operational costs in composites manufacturing / by Karen Snyder Travis. - 1 online resource.
Understanding your weaknesses -- The basics of composite manufacturing -- Document the baseline -- Evaluate the data -- People, processes, & materials -- Getting organized -- Know where you want to be -- Developing the plan to achieve your goals -- Clean it up -- Work the plan -- Hiring & keeping the best employees -- Character skills vs. experience -- Motivation -- Choosing & empowering leaders -- Support the team -- Utilizing free support -- Inside influence -- Co-managers -- Outside influence -- Sustain -- Measure -- Accountability -- Reward -- Change management -- Forward-thinking -- Preventing major issues.
" The book is written with organization specific principles utilizing a "how to" format for reducing operational costs in the composites industry. In the first two sections, readers learn how to evaluate the existing environment for determining the best course of action when developing a plan to achieve goals. This is followed by a deeper understanding of why character strengths are important, and how to effectively manage employees in section three. Section four helps the new manager to think outside the box by bringing in other managers to evaluate and offer suggestions. Finally, section five teaches the reader how to sustain and continually enhance what they have put in place"--
9780429466397 0429466390 9780429881503 0429881509 9780429881497 0429881495 9780429881480 0429881487
Composite construction--Cost control.
Manufacturing processes--Cost control.
Composite materials industry.
TECHNOLOGY / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical
TECHNOLOGY / Engineering / Industrial
TECHNOLOGY / Manufacturing
TA664 / .T73 2019eb
620.1/18068