The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore face particularchallenges from increasing competition from manufacturers in China, India andother East Asian countries. For these SMEs, survival and growth dependcritically on defining their own competitive space among other companies in...

This thesis describes research that has developed a decision model for the analyticalselection of manufacturing best practices.The competitiveness and growth in the manufacturing sector is critical for Singaporeeconomy. Design and improvement of manufacturing systems is imperative tosustain the...