[an error occurred while processing this directive] Current Issue: February/March 1999 February/March 1999 Information technology, fueled by a seemingly unlimited source of computing power, is the engine that drives this virtual world of manufacturing. And it is here, at the interface of IT and the enterprise, that Evolving Enterprise turns its attention. Features Flow Manufacturing Pulls Through By David Blanchard If a company is willing to make the investment in time, training, money and resources that flow manufacturing requires, the evidence is clear that flow delivers quick and significant return on investment. Work Breakdown Structure — You May Not Know It, But You Need It By Pat Garrehy If your project milestones are missed, making budgets bloat, work breakdown structure (WBS) can help by providing a bird's eye view of the situation for CEOs. Up and Down with Otis Elevator: A Report from Russia By Sergey B. Panasenko Despite expectations, U.S. companies have clenched their teeth and are not leaving crisis-stricken Russia. Yet. Our Moscow correspondent discussed the changing economic and political climate in Russia with a director of Otis Elevator. Multidimensional Management and Manufacturing: Not Your Father's Business Method By Rob Rose By using multidimensional "sweet spots," manufacturers can actually increase the rate of discovering problems and their causes and radically improve both quality and lead time. Flow Manufacturing as a Competitive Strategy By R. Michael Donovan With customers demanding responsiveness and dependability, manufacturers are adopting demand-based flow manufacturing as a business strategy with astounding results. Beyond Kanban — Working With Numbers By Tom Inglesby The pull or kanban system, popularized by Toyota, was neither the first nor the last Japanese manufacturing technique to gain acceptance in the Western industrial world. The latest follows the work in process from start to finish. It's called seiban. The Evolving Enterprise in the New Millennium — Questions for the Ages By Jim Pinto Where will you be, and what will the world be like in the new millennium? Departments Departments Inside Story Industry Outlook Q&A; Training Room Esprit Solutions Y2K Euro Info Last Word Web Site © Copyright 2020, 1999 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 2555 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 299, Atlanta, GA 30339 USA Phone: +44 23 8110 3411 | E-mail: Web: www.lionheartpub.com Web Design by Premier Web Designs E-mail: [email protected]