...D.R. Towill; P. Childerhouse Purpose The purpose of this paper is to exploit site‐based research evidence from a range of value streams so as to prioritise the industrial engineering (IE) foci necessary to move towards the goal of a seamless demand chain. Design/methodology/approach A sample...

...R.P. Mohanty Industrial engineering has been around for 50 years and has stood the test of time: BPR for less than ten. BPR has emerged because the world itself is now different ‐ the pressures on organisations are much greater, having to compete in a global economy. Attempts to describe key...

...Edwin Wilde Without hesitation many managers will answer that they have done everything possible to achieve that goal. They will point to their industrial engineering department with its new and improved methods, the incentive scheme, the emphasis on sports and welfare and the joint production...

... paradigms. Surmises that freedom from mythology and old paradigms gives many advantages in productivity, allowing greater vision with fewer old problems to correct. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Industrial engineering Myths Paradigms Productivity Scientific management PRODUCTIVITY PARADIGMS...