Manufacturing Management

Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 2

Q.1. Why is it important that there is an understanding of markets from manufacturing's perspective? Support your answer with material from a case study during the module. ;3

2. Case: Precision Steel plc. 6

2 (a) Marketing initiative concerning Gambert Fabrique 6

2(b) Identification of strategic implications for marketing and manufacturing that could restrict achievement of precision steel's objectives. 13

2(c)Executive Summary to Precision Steel pls and Brain Finn 24

1. INTRODUCTION

The module covers the strategy that focuses on manufacturing part of the company or an organisation. It helps us to design the manufacturing strategy and implement it in an organization effectively. It covers the case studies, which helps to understand the functioning of an organisation and the way they implement their strategies from time to time. It tells us the importance of designing company's marketing objective and manufacturing strategy, which is necessary to provide a competitive advantage to the company in global market place of 21st century.

English: Electric motors Česky: Electric motors

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It helps us to define the resources of the company and use them in more effective manner so as to obtain the company's objective and hence profits.

"The total pattern of decisions which shape the long-term capabilities of any type of operation and their contribution to overall strategy, through the reconciliation of market requirements with operation resources"(Slack and Lewis)

Q.1. Why is it important that there is an understanding of markets from manufacturing's perspective? Support your answer with material from a case study during the module.

Following are the important factors that tells the need of understanding of markets from manufacturing perspective because:

1. Nature of market

This will tell the company about the nature of market where they will be implementing their strategies. If company is aware of the type of market they will produce more...