Purpose – The servitization of manufacturing is a diverse and complex field of research interest. The purpose of this … have performed a systematic review of the research literature associated with the servitization of manufacturing. This … management and engineering, which are contributing to knowledge production in the servitization of manufacturing. Knowledge …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of high-value manufacturing (HVM) concepts in Scottish …. Practical implications – Manufacturing efficiency has now become an order qualifier and competitive advantage should now be …

factors that account for acceptance of environmentally responsible manufacturing in the innovators and early adopters are …

‐sized job shop manufacturing company. Object‐oriented programming technology is used to provide flexible access to information …

partly frustrated in six plants in the electronics industry by limitations within senior manufacturing management. These were … in the relationships with managers in other functions. The need to restore quickly the levels of manufacturing yield and …

As we approach the twenty‐first century, manufacturing success and survival are becoming more and more difficult to … proactively. The emerging paradigm is agile manufacturing. Understanding and responding to changes, and taking advantage of … changes through strategic utilisation of managerial and manufacturing methods and tools, are some of the pivotal concepts of …

‐sized manufacturing companies. An audit tool is developed from the literature on organisational learning and recognised processes that …‐sized manufacturing firms in the West Midlands region of the UK. The ways in which the companies are responding to change are presented …

This report presents the preliminary findings of a research study to determine the factors which enable a manufacturing … conclusions are based on analysis of a database containing details of 953 manufacturing plants in the UK. Based on the performance …

This analysis deals with the integration activities of leading Spanish assembly manufacturing firms. It is based on … data from the second International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (or IMSS‐II). Results show that: there is a greater …