Second Century Reconnecting Customer
Matthias Holweg, Frits K. Pil, Holweg
Second Century Reconnecting Customer
Matthias Holweg, Frits K. Pil, Holweg
- Producent: MIT Press Massachusets Institute of Tech nology
- Rok produkcji: 2004
- ISBN: 9780262083324
- Ilość stron: 252
- Oprawa: Twarda
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Opis: Second Century Reconnecting Customer - Matthias Holweg, Frits K. Pil, Holweg
As the auto industry moves into its second century, it suffers from low margins and a sclerotic value chain that cannot evolve with customers' desires. Inventories of many weeks pile up in dealer lots and distribution centres around the world, while executives applaud marginal improvements in factory efficiency. Value streams based on Henry Ford's mass production model from the early 1900s do not deliver the strategic flexibility needed in today's increasingly competitive and demanding market. With billions of potential product variations, customers still compromise by selecting from a limited number of products sitting at dealers or distribution centres. Those customers who dare insist on a specific variation not only wait weeks but also pay extra for the privilege of telling vehicle manufacturers what they actually want. In The Second Century, Matthias Holweg and Frits Pil provide a comprehensive look at the dysfunctional nature of current value-chain strategies, then systematically discuss the product and process changes needed to bring about responsiveness to customer needs through build-to-order. They move beyond the dealer, the factory and the design studio to understand the
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Szczegóły: Second Century Reconnecting Customer - Matthias Holweg, Frits K. Pil, Holweg
Tytuł: Second Century Reconnecting Customer
Autor: Matthias Holweg, Frits K. Pil, Holweg
Producent: MIT Press Massachusets Institute of Tech nology
ISBN: 9780262083324
Rok produkcji: 2004
Ilość stron: 252
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.48 kg