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8 - The Chief Manufacturing Officer – Process execution, improvement and design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2009

By
Kim Sundtoft Hald
Edited by
Preston Bottger
Preston Bottger
Affiliation:
IMD International, Lausanne
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Summary

The leadership of the manufacturing function comprises design and management of transformation processes. The focus must be on creating value for customers and shareholders. Ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in current operations is vital.

This chapter distinguishes the role of the chief manufacturing officer (CMaO) from that of the CSCO. It then explores the CMaO's executive role as it has evolved from an execution-oriented mode of management to one that is more strategically focused. The new CMaO needs to master platforms of transformation technologies and production philosophies and excel as an internal integrator.

The role of the chief manufacturing officer

It's hard to keep up with all the new stuff these days. Just a few years ago I knew every technology available in our area, but today this is no longer the case. I haven't slowed down; it is the pace of change that has accelerated. Sitting on top of this development, knowing what's out there in terms of new technology and operations principles and being able to assess what can be of use to us is the new competitive frontier. We need to find out how to excel in this area.

(Chief of manufacturing with twenty years' experience in the role)

The CMaO occupies the tactical and operational territory just below the chief supply chain officer (CSCO). This chapter extends and complements chapter 7 on the CSCO; in many companies the two roles are combined.

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Leading in the Top Team
The CXO Challenge
 , pp. 143 - 160
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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