Abstract

A literature review was conducted to identify some of the requirements for competitiveness and change that are being promoted by leaders in the manufacturing field. A survey was developed based on the literature review and was subsequently administered, via the case study method, at a midwestern US agricultural chemicals firm to determine the company's degree of compliance with the literature''s recommendations. To a large degree, the company complied with the requirements.

Meeting Name

IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, 1992

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

USA; Agriculture; Case Study; Chemical Industry; Competitiveness; Management; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Industries; Recommendations; Reviews; Survey

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1992 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1992

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