Real-Time Control of the Industrial Enterprise

In today’s world of manufacturing, it’s possible to be efficient but not
profitable. How is this possible? While today’s manufacturing process control
is real time, enterprise management remains transactional, and accounting
systems remain structured for early 1800s piecework. Why are
almost all of the productivity gains in manufacturing arising from better
automation and control of processes (continuous, batch, hybrid, or discrete)
and not from better chemistry, design, management, or financial
controls?
This book shows you exactly why this has happened and just how to
fix it. The author details how automation and control can be applied to
the supply chain, the enterprise, and to financial management. Inside,
you’ll learn:
• How to use the principles of real-time process control to better
manage, measure, and control manufacturing businesses, both
horizontally and vertically;
• How to achieve much greater speed of information transfer for
improved control over supply chain and distribution; and
• How totally integrated inventory control, automated
manufacturing, automated customer service, and smart pricing
control ultimately lead to higher profits.