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The development of labour standards for the single truss tomato production system is examined. Both time study and … production system. The hypothesis is that a predetermined time system could be used to establish greenhouse labour standards, and …
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aspects of product and process design, and production. Therefore, the outcomes are more predictable. Reviews are presented of …
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This article focuses on the application of manufacturing concepts in a medium‐sized manufacturer of plastic products for medical use. The company produces a range of product lines for a wide range of markets. The article illustrates how concepts such as factory focus, plant within a plant, and...
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production‐allocation approach described in this article could be such a tool in developing a firm′s international manufacturing … strategy. The approach is built around the production and cost function for the relevant manufacturing systems in the integral … production chain for a specific product. The main question then is to determine the optimum location of the various manufacturing …
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could help management to predict whether the daily production standards in auto assembly‐line operations could be met given …
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Separating functional areas, especially in the product design and manufacturing process, is a historical problem in many organisations and has cost them dearly. In today′s globally competitive world, functional area integration, or at least maximum two‐way communication between each pair of...
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strategy. The case will illustrate the development of a manufacturing strategy when an idea of investing in a new production …
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the manufacturing environment. Today, there is an urgency to redress this imbalance by investing in modern production …
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There is much that is unsatisfactory in the way in which the production function is viewed and described in the … literature. This article defines four dimensions along which aspects of the production function can be measured. The dimensions …
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It has been argued that production/operations management (P/OM) emerged as a true functional field of management only … Operations & Production Management were categorized using a framework based on research process reported. Explains the …
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