Global Engineering Project Management - 9781420073935

CRC Press

Global Engineering Project ManagementAuthor(s): M. Kemal Atesmen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Auerbach\nISBN-13: 9781420073935, 978-1420073935\nSynopsis\nImagine the dynamics of an international engineering project such as this one: a [url] group designs, prototypes, and qualifies disk drive heads; wafers for the drive heads are manufactured in the [url] and sent to Malaysia for subassembly; a South Korean firm assembles these components; the final product, a fully automated disk drive, is completed in Japan. In addition to the global complexities of the project, there are a host of issues in leading the project team spread across continents. \n\nGlobal Engineering Project Management aligns real-world experiences in managing global projects with practical project management principles. The author demonstrates how to anticipate issues, covering everything from start-up planning and supply management to cost containment, post-project .