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"Faster, better, cheaper" in the history of manufacturing, from the Stone Age to lean manufacturing and beyond, Christoph Roser

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"Faster, better, cheaper" in the history of manufacturing, from the Stone Age to lean manufacturing and beyond, Christoph Roser

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

"Faster, better, cheaper" in the history of manufacturing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

947953628

Responsibility statement

Christoph Roser

Sub title

from the Stone Age to lean manufacturing and beyond

Table Of Contents

Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Preface : my grandparents workshop -- Failure and success in manufacturing : the General Motors - Toyota nummi joint venture -- The age of the artisan -- The stone age -- The urban revolution : the emergence of society -- Advances during antiquity -- The middle-ages in Europe -- The industrial revolution : manufacturing gets mechanized -- Early modern europe -- Pioneers of a new age : the factory system -- Fire is stronger than blood and water : steam power -- Interchangeable parts : the end of filing in assembly -- Social conflict -- Modern times : mass production for the masses -- Technological advances -- Science meets shop floor -- The assembly line and the era of the industrial empires -- Centrally planned economies : war, communism and other catastrophes -- *click* let-me-do-this-for-you *clack* : computers in manufacturing -- The Toyota production system and lean manufacturing -- The cutting edge -- Where are we now? -- Things to come -- Appendix -- Timelines -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author

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