Leadership Matters Av Adedeji B. (Professor Dean Graduate School Of Engineering And Management Air Force Institute Of Technology (Afit) Ohio) Badiru,

<P>This book presents in-depth case studies from an industrial engineering perspective of the rise and fall of selected industries around the world. Discussing what works and what doesn¿t work from a systems approach can help the industry avert problems of shutdowns and takeovers.</P><P><STRONG>Leadership Matters: An Industrial Engineering Framework for Developing and Sustaining Industry</STRONG> discusses how industries face the birth and death of new manufacturing enterprises. Many disastrous outcomes can be prevented if proper industrial engineering tools and techniques are applied throughout daily operations. This book explains how product development, advancement, and international promotion are best accomplished through the practice of industrial engineering techniques. It illustrates how the discipline of industrial engineering has a proven track record of aiding the survival of industry especially now that organizations are more vulnerable to adverse developments in the global