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The diminishing utility of the product/process matrix

McDermott, Christopher M.; Greis, Noel P.; Fischer, … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 17 (1997) 1, pp. 65-84

Advanced processing technologies, managerial practices, and information systems have merged as vital elements of modern day production. It has been argued that these changes in practice and technology have yielded a strategic manufacturing environ‐ment in the 1990s which is very different from...

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A framework for the management of product variety

Da Silveira, Giovani - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 18 (1998) 3, pp. 271-285

to develop appropriate adaptive and flexibility measures when dealing with product variety requirements in operations and …

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Implications of mass customization for operations management

Åhlström, Pär; Westbrook, Roy - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 3, pp. 262-275

This paper reports the results of a survey conducted to explore issues surrounding mass customization and in particular its implications for operations management. The findings cover the market changes driving customization, the methods used to provide customized goods, the positive and negative...

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Measuring supply chain performance

Beamon, Benita M. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 3, pp. 275-292

flexibility measures for supply chains are developed. …

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Critical factors for achieving manufacturing flexibility

Lau, R.S.M. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 3, pp. 328-341

flexibility and its five infrastructural scales was examined. These infrastructural scales include workforce autonomy …, communication, inter‐departmental relationships, supplier flexibility and technology. The results suggested that all infrastructural … scales, except workforce autonomy, have a direct and positive effect on a firm’s manufacturing flexibility. Discussion and …

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Flexible kanban system

Gupta, Surendra M.; Al‐Turki, Yousef A.Y.; Perry, … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 10, pp. 1065-1093

Just‐in‐time (JIT) systems were originally designed for deterministic production environments such as constant processing times and smooth and stable demand. However, once implemented, JIT is fraught with numerous types of uncertainties, including variations in processing time and demand,...

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Assessing the responsiveness of existing production operations

Matson, Jeremy B.; McFarlane, Duncan C. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 8, pp. 765-784

Production responsiveness refers to the ability of a production system to achieve its operational goals in the presence of supplier, internal and customer disturbances, where disturbances are those sources of change which occur independently of the system’s intentions. A set of audit tools for...

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Rapid changeover – a pre‐requisite for responsive manufacture

Mileham, A.R.; Culley, S.J.; Owen, G.W.; McIntosh, R.I. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 19 (1999) 8, pp. 785-796

increased flexibility, lead time reduction and responsive manufacture. However it is a rarity for changeover times to be part of …

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The Flexible Manufacturing Mission — Some Implications for Management

Macbeth, Douglas K. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 5 (1985) 1, pp. 26-31

involved in agreeing market parameters, technological flexibility needs, and quality, cost and delivery performances, and …

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Design and Implementation of Production Systems for High Variety Electronics Assembly

Bennett, D.J.; Rajput, S.K. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 9 (1989) 5, pp. 39-46

Information technology companies are having to broaden their overall strategic view in deference to the premise that it is better to be market‐driven than technology‐led. Cost and technical performance are o longer the only considerations, as quality and service now demand equal recognition....

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