Table of contents
The life cycle of manufacturing cells
Robert F. Marsh, Jack R. Meredith, David M. McCutcheonWhen a functional layout is converted to a cellular layout, the cell design is generally based on a static picture of production volume and part mix, but manufacturing…
From mass production to flexible/agile production
Claude R. Duguay, Sylvain Landry, Federico PasinIn industrial management, the 1980s marked the end of the twentieth century, an epoch dominated by US manufacturers, the alleged masters of mass production. This system has now…
Concurrent new product development: an empirical assessment
Harvey MaylorPresents an analysis of the operationalization of concurrent new product development in a sample of UK manufacturing firms. Highlights the background to the change, the main…
An empirical study of just‐in‐time and total quality management principles implementation in manufacturing firms in the USA
Loknath Sriparavastu, Tarun GuptaAnalyses, through a nationwide empirical survey of US companies, the effects of JIT and TQM strategies and offers important guidelines for JIT/TQM programme co‐ordinators that…
ISO 9000 implementation in Turkish industry
Erdal Erel, Jay B. GhoshNotes that it has become a competitive necessity for firms doing business globally to acquire the ISO 9000 certification, despite the misgivings many have with regard to its true…
ISSN:
0144-3577Online date, start – end:
1980Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen