International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 18 Issue 3

Managerial implications of the modular consortium model in a Brazilian automotive plant

Sílvio R.I. Pires

Recently, automotive manufacturers have sought to outsource part of their traditional territory in an attempt to gain competitive advantages by decreasing production costs and…

Time‐based competitiveness in Brazil: whys and hows

Sandra S. Rohr, Henrique L. Corrêa

The objective of the paper is to report research carried out over two years aiming at developing a framework to support the management of manufacturing organizations for whom…

Teaching the meaning of manufacturing synchronisation using simple simulation models

Luís Henrique Rodrigues, John Robert Mackness

A perfectly synchronised manufacturing system is the process where components arrive at the work centres in time for their production, so that excessive in‐process stocks do not…

Total punctuality approach for the jobbing industry

Ricardo Sarmento Costa, Eduardo G.M. Jardim

Presents results of a nine‐year research and development project. At the beginning a scheduling simulation software was built and assessed in real contexts. Then it has grown into…

A framework for the management of product variety

Giovani Da Silveira

This study introduces a framework for the management of product variety in strategy and operations. It combines the analysis of five case studies in the UK and Brazil with a…

Implementing manufacturing strategy through strategic production planning

Irineu G.N. Gianesi

Identifies the need for a formal mechanism aiming to integrate operational decisions both horizontally, between different functional areas, and vertically, within the…