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Enhancing Competitiveness through the New Market Value Equation
Jack R. Meredith, David M. McCutcheon, Janet HartleyIdentifies four factors as constituting the primary basis for globalcompetition in providing customers with value: customization, quality,response time, and price. However, finds…
Making the Leap to Agility: Defining and Achieving Agile Manufacturing through Business Process Redesign and Business Network Redesign
Thomas F. BurgessDeals with agile manufacturing, a new paradigm originating in the US.The paradigm is related to existing precepts by the main organizingframework of stage models. Argues that…
Lean Production: Experience among Australian Organizations
Amrik S. Sohal, Adrian EgglestonePresents the findings of a study which investigated the adoption of leanproduction methods in Australian manufacturing industry. Data weregathered through a telephone survey from…
Manufacturing Information Integration Using a Reference Model
Somendra Pant, Laurie Rattner, Cheng HsuVirtual corporations, enterprise re‐engineering, and adaptive/agilemanufacturing are all new concepts based on the accomplishments ofintegrated manufacturing of the past decade…
Logistical Support for Manufacturing Agility in Global Markets
Gyula Vastag, John D. Kasarda, Tonya BooneFirst, based on a review of current manufacturing trends, argues for anew type of logistical infrastructure supporting agility and quickresponse to global markets. Second, shows…
The Design of Lean Manufacturing Systems Using Time‐based Analysis
R.C. BarkerDiscusses time‐based restructuring and benchmarking frameworks whichhave been developed by the author. These are capable of measuring thevalue‐adding capability of batch…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen