HANDBOOK OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

A practical reference work for established engineering managers and for the qualified engineer or engineering student who aspires to become a manager. The content is grouped under the headings Organization and Human Resources, Financial Management, Commercial Management, Operations and Work Management, Managing Information, Managing Quality and Service. * Increased emphasis on management techniques and practice, as against more routine aspects of administration * Stringent review of all chapters, with many revised or replaced * Important new chapters on financial accounting, marketing, legal liability, insurance, corporate culture * New further reading lists * Reflection of the increasing impact of legislation emanating from the EC The structure and content of this handbook have been revised and improved in its second edition. Since it was first published in 1989, the Diploma in Engineering Management, set up by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, has been taken over jointly by all the leading engineering institutions (Structural, Electrical, Chemical). This new edition reflects more clearly the Diploma Syllabus. It also caters better for the increasing number of degree courses that incorporate an element of engineering management. - Engineering Designer, March 1994 - Manufacturing Engineering, June 1994Lock, Dennis is the author of 'HANDBOOK OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT', published 1989 under ISBN 9780434911707 and ISBN 0434911704.