The Robust Organization: Transforming Your Company Using Adaptive Design

Fundamental change in the global business enviroment dictates that industry responds vigorously to remain competitive and to meet customer demands. The goal of the robust organization is to apply the methods of adaptive design to every aspect of a business operation. Robustness implies flexibility, strength and, above all, the ability to achieve an objective or hit a target, even when that target is moving. Robust design uses innovative yet proven principles of systems engineering and adaptive control theory. This volume is a guide for applying these methods and principles of every process and at every level of a company. Designed and written for line managers and strategists, the work brings the discipline of engineering to an organizational system that will effectively achieve robust performance in every aspect of operations.