Search Results - subject:"Mix flexibility"

The effect of operational flexibility on performance : a field study on small and medium-sized industrial companies in Jordan

Yousuf, Allam; Haddad, Hossam; Pakurár, Miklós; … - In: Montenegrin journal of economics 15 (2019) 1, pp. 47-60

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Managing supply-demand risk in global production: Creating cost-effective flexible networks

Tomlin, Brian - In: Business Horizons 57 (2014) 4, pp. 509-519

—because capacity is very expensive. Mix flexibility—whereby a plant can produce more than one kind of product—is an attractive antidote … to this risk. In this article, we discuss better and worse ways to embrace mix flexibility. To begin, senior executives …

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Managing supply-demand risk in global production : creating cost-effective flexible networks

Tomlin, Brian - In: Business horizons 57 (2014) 4, pp. 509-519

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010400524

Categorizing WIP inventories in the food industry

Wilson, Shellyanne - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 3 (2013) 1, pp. 27-48

Purpose – The food and beverage industry, particularly the agro-processing and packaging industry, plays a critical role in the economies of Latin America and Caribbean countries. To remain competitive and to increase competitiveness, companies operating in this industry must achieve...

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Linking manufacturing flexibility to innovation performance in manufacturing plants

Oke, Adegoke - In: International Journal of Production Economics 143 (2013) 2, pp. 242-247

the interaction of mix flexibility and labor flexibility on product innovation. The analyses reveal that the interaction … of mix flexibility and labor flexibility positively predicts product innovation in manufacturing plants. Climate for … with another competitive criterion—innovation. In this study, we investigate the influence of the interaction of mix …

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Categorizing WIP inventories in the food industry

Wilson, Shellyanne - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 3 (2013) 1, pp. 27-48

Purpose – The food and beverage industry, particularly the agro‐processing and packaging industry, plays a critical role in the economies of Latin America and Caribbean countries. To remain competitive and to increase competitiveness, companies operating in this industry must achieve...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014839096

Linking manufacturing flexibility to innovation performance in manufacturing plants

Oke, Adegoke - In: International journal of production economics 143 (2013) 2, pp. 242-247

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009755599