Publisher's Synopsis
When it comes to manufacturing, there's more than one way to cook an egg, as the saying goes. One of the standard methods for designing and building a product is known as Engineer to Order (ETO).
This is a practical guide for leaders of engineered-to-order companies that focus on capital equipment.
It covers many aspects of running an engineered-to-order company including, working capital, inventory management, master scheduling, lead time reduction, make or buy, supply chain management, capital spending, and other areas.
It is a concise book but contains much useful information that will allow anyone to make significant improvements to their engineered-to-order business.
The book is not heavy on theory and contains many real-life examples of how problems have been solved in engineered-to-order companies.
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