The Renaissance of American Steel : Lessons for Managers in Competitive Industries.
Roger S. Ahlbrandt
Bok Engelsk 1996 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (193 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Dramatic Change -- The Basis for Competitive Gains -- Summing Up -- 2. An Overview of Industry Change -- The American Steel Crisis -- The Steel Crisis in Europe and European Politics -- Japanese Competitive Advantage -- Capacity Change in the U.S. Steel Industry -- Measures of Gain -- Summing Up -- 3. Elements of Competitiveness -- Understanding Basic Product Lines -- Risk in Choosing a Market -- Restraining the Competition -- Technological Advantage and Steelmaking Processes -- Steel Plant Characteristics -- Summing Up -- 4. Market Focus and Strategic Success -- Common Ground -- Defining Markets -- Strategic Market Focus: Nucor Corporation -- Strategic Market Focus: United States Steel -- The Market Contest Today -- Summing Up -- 5. Leadership and Management -- Goals Must Be Held in Common -- Keys to Successful Leadership: Drawing on Graham's Experience -- Keys to Successful Leadership: Drawing on the Minimill Experience -- Accountability and Reward for Performance -- Risk Taking -- Continuous Improvement -- Summing Up -- 6. High-Performing Workplaces -- Gains in Productivity and Quality -- Benchmarking Technology and Efficiency -- Change in Technology and Change in the Workplace -- Complements in Production -- Human Resource and Organization Practices -- Culture and Exceptional Performance -- Communication is Key -- Summing Up -- 7. Regaining Competitiveness in the United Kingdom -- Restructuring in the Integrated Sector -- The Transformation of a Minimill -- Summing Up -- 8 Sustaining Competitiveness in Japan -- The Context for Japanese Restructuring -- Unprecedented Change in Japan's Integrated Sector -- Competition from Minimills -- Kaizen: A Built-in Competitive Edge -- Summing Up -- 9. Converging Technologies -- Technology Drivers -- The Integrated Sector.. - The Minimill Sector -- A New Margin for Domestic Competition: Specialty Steels -- Strategies for Technological Development -- Summing Up -- 10. Achieving and Sustaining Competitiveness -- The Vanguard of Change -- Dynamic Advantage -- The Importance of Competition -- General Application -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.. - In The Renaissance of American Steel, Roger Ahlbrandt, Richard Fruehan, and Frank Giarratani illuminate the forces behind the remarkable comeback of the U. S. steel industry, drawing valuable lessons for managers not only in the steel business but in any business now battling the global marketplace. Citing evidence from a wide range of American companies and clearly explaining the basics of steel production, the authors show how the industry's rebirth resulted both from the downsizing of big companies and the rise of minimills capturing markets from the larger companies. This in-depth analysis of a radically changed industry speaks volumes about the value of flexibility in business. It is an essential resource for any manager working in today's global economy.
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