The Handbook of Manufacturing Industries in the World Economy provides a critical and multi-disciplinary state-of-the-art review and analysis of current manufacturing processes, practices and policies. Expanding our knowledge and understanding of production and innovation, this volume...

Service activities are now acknowledged as key players in economic development, societal change and public policy worldwide. This exciting Handbook not only contributes to ongoing conceptual debates about the nature of service-led economies and societies; it also pushes back the frontiers of...

PART I: INTRODUCTION. Manufacturing Matters: Space, Place, Time and Production / Jennifer Clark, John R. Bryson and Vida Vanchan -- PART II:(PROCESSES) BUILDING BLOCKS: FACTOR INPUTS AND PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION. Manufacturing Management in Theory and Practice / Paul L. Forrester -- Manufacturing...