Best Practices in Manufacturing Processes: Experiences from Latin America

a.       Introduction

c.       Globalization and maquiladoras industries

d.      Alien manufacturing philosophies, tools and techniques adopted in Latin America. 

2.      Part II. Technique, tools and methodologies applied in manufacturing process

a.       Adoption process for techniques, tools and production process philosophies.

3.      Part III. Information and communication technologies (ICT) in production process

a.       ICT implementation in production process

b.      ICT implementation pitfalls

c.       ICT in manufacturing production control

d.      Real-time and collaborative decision making in manufacturing process

4.      Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) in production process

a.       AMT implementation in production process

b.      AMT evaluation and selection

5.      Part IV.  New business models in manufacturing process

a.       Supply chain integration as competitive advantage

b.      Industry 4.0

d.      Advanced manufacturing technologies in production process

e.       Metrics and parameters for productivity measure.  

6.      Human factors in manufacturing process

b.      Macroergonomics in manufacturing process

c.       Industrial security

d.      Occupational health

e.       Leadership in manufacturing

f.       Education and training for manufacturing