Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 23 Issue 3

Evaluating existing approaches to product‐service system design: A comparison with industrial practice

Richard J. Clayton, Chris J. Backhouse, Samir Dani

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on how representative the literature is in identifying industrial practice to designing product‐service systems (PSSs).

Measuring downstream supply chain performance

Horatiu Cirtita, Daniel A. Glaser‐Segura

Downstream supply chain (DSC) performance metrics provide a standard framework to assess internal performance. DSC performance metrics can also help balance performance tradeoffs…

Assembly station design: a quantitative comparison of the effects of kitting and continuous supply

Robin Hanson, Lars Medbo, Per Medbo

The purpose of this paper is to determine how kitting, compared to continuous supply, affects the time spent by the assembler fetching parts in manual assembly.

Challenges and remedies of manufacturing enterprises in developing countries: Jordan as a case study

Bashar Sami El‐Khasawneh

The paradigm shift in global competition and the resulting business challenges have led manufacturing enterprises, particularly in the developing world, to take a different look…

Export participation and productivity performance of firms in the Indian transport manufacturing

Chandan Sharma, Ritesh Kumar Mishra

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nexus between export participation and productivity performance of transport manufacturing firms in India, for the period 1994‐2006.

Two‐phase methodology for customized product design and manufacturing

Ali Kamrani, Hazem Smadi, Sa'Ed M. Salhieh

The purpose of this paper is to present the results on a model for manufacturing under the constraints and conditions of mass customization environment.

Fuzzy control charts for process quality improvement and product assessment in tip shear carpet industry

Osman Taylan, Ibrahim A. Darrab

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of artificial intelligence methods in quality control and improvement. The paper introduces a systematic approach for the…

Special issue on managing the manufacturing: RD interface

Special issue on advances in production line systems