Introduction to Manufacturing: An Industrial Engineering and Management Perspective

‘This superb book explains how to design, manage, and improve manufacturing operations. Based on their deep expertise, Baudin and Netland compellingly present a great resource of manufacturing knowledge – useful for both novices and experts.’ –Charles H. Fine, Chrysler LGO Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management

Introduction to Manufacturing focuses students on the issues that matter to practicing industrial engineers and managers. It offers a systems perspective on designing, managing, and improving manufacturing operations. On each topic, it covers the key issues, with pointers on where to dig deeper.

Unlike the many textbooks on operations management, supply chain management, and process technology, this book weaves together these threads as they interact in manufacturing. It has five parts:

Getting to Know Manufacturing: Fundamental concepts of manufacturing as an economic activity, from manufacturing strategy to forecasting market demand.
Engineering the Factory: Physical design of factories and processes, the necessary infrastructure and technology for manufacturing.
Making Information Flow: The “central nervous system” that triggers and responds to events occurring in production.
Making Materials Flow: The logistics of manufacturing, from materials handling inside the factory via warehousing to supply chain management.
Enhancing Performance: Managing manufacturing performance and methods to maintain and improve it, both in times of normal operations and emergencies.

Supported with rich illustrations and teaching aids, Introduction to Manufacturing is essential reading for industrial engineering and management students – of all ages and backgrounds – engaged in the vital task of making the things we all use.

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Cite as: Baudin, M., & Netland, T. (2022). Introduction to Manufacturing: An Industrial Engineering and Management Perspective. Taylor & Francis. 800 pages.

‘What an incredibly timely book. Global events continue to starkly illustrate the critical role that manufacturing plays in all our lives – and its impact when things go wrong. Baudin and Netland’s beautifully structured and accessible book gives an excellent introduction to this critical topic, helpfully framed by both industrial engineering and management perspectives.’ –Tim Minshall, Dr John C Taylor Professor of Innovation, Head of Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

‘This is the first book of its kind, situated at the nexus of manufacturing, industrial engineering, and management – precisely what students and organizations need.’ –Adedeji Badiru, Prof. and Dean of Graduate School of Engineering and Mgmt., Air Force Institute of Technology