Reports the findings of a study into manufacturing performance and practice in 71 auto components plants in eight …

taken in the past by manufacturing companies? Indeed, does “flexibility” mean the same in services as it does in … manufacturing? Does it involve the same challenges and, if not, is a radically different model required in order to delineate the … in the service and manufacturing literature, and applies this model to explore four service‐specific dimensions of …

Describes the redesign of manufacturing processes through re‐engineering and benchmarking. Demonstrates how to redesign …: the initial analysis of the process of an existing manufacturing system; process redesign; implementation; and performance …

Examines the manufacturing strategy framework developed by Hill and its development, comparing it to work in … manufacturing strategy and other related fields. Discusses Hill’s distinctive concepts of order‐winning criteria and order …‐qualifying criteria. Also raises issues relating to manufacturing strategy more generally. Concludes that strategy is now about the very …

Questions on configuration and co‐ordination are seldom integrated in research on international manufacturing and … and manufacturing strategy. Elaborates the practical relevance of this integration in the experiences of Dutch investors …

The Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG) is an informal group of researchers conducting operations management … research throughout the world. Describes aspects of their survey research on manufacturing practices. Presents the background …

instruments for the purpose of large‐scale survey research in manufacturing strategy and practice. Describes two such surveys …. Both were undertaken by researchers at IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland. The first was a study of manufacturing strategies in … western Europe, while the second was a study of manufacturing practice and performance in Switzerland. A comparison of the …

Identifies factors influencing the adaptation of manufacturing processes for international transfer. Proposes that … influence the transfer itself. This differentiation generates three constructs which characterize a manufacturing process … selection, training, and technology choice. Together they describe the ease with which a manufacturing process can be …

manufacturing Swedish firms, and shows how these situations relate to the sales patterns of the product families. The results reveal …