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An evaluation of maintenance policies for flexible manufacturing systems: A case study
Michael Vineyard, Kwasi Amoako‐Gyampah, Jack R. MeredithThis paper presents the results of a case/simulation study that evaluated a number of potential maintenance policies for a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). Empirical data were…
Manufacturing change: The role of performance evaluation and control systems
Joanne Duberley, Phil Johnson, Catherine Cassell, Paul CloseThis paper reports on research currently being undertaken into change in performance evaluation and control systems. Case study research involving the use of repertory grids…
Product customisation and manufacturing strategy
Martin Spring, John F. DalrympleReviews literature from manufacturing strategy, flexibility, agile manufacturing, and aspects of industrial marketing and highlights fragmented and inadequate treatment of…
MIS‐user interface design for job shop manufacturing environment
P. Mandal, B. BaligaThis paper describes a framework in developing MIS‐user interfaces to highlight how generic management information systems can be made more useful to managerial decision making…
The manufacturing manager’s role in NPD in Taiwanese electronics
D.J. Woodcock, C.Y. ChenThe Taiwanese Government developed a series of six‐year plans promoting its industrial strategy. Part of the emphasis of the latest plan was to increase product sophistication in…
A methodology for achieving agility in manufacturing organisations
Z. Zhang, H. SharifiAs we approach the twenty‐first century, manufacturing success and survival are becoming more and more difficult to ensure. This fact is rooted in the emergence of a new business…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen