... only Manufacturing Advanced manufacturing technologies Commercially pure (CP) titanium (grade 1-4) and its alloys are most widely used in aerospace, automotive, biomedical, surgery and medicine, aircraft, power generation, chemical and marine industries because of their admirable...

...Harwinder Singh; Raman Kumar Purpose Globalisation and liberalization of today's markets economy has posed new challenges to all manufacturing organizations, irrespective of their size and sector, for effective utilization of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) for sustaining...

...Angappa Gunasekaran; Goran D. Putnik; Carlo A. Mora Monge; S. Subba Rao; Marvin E. Gonzalez; Amrik S. Sohal Purpose To examine the relationship of performance in advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) to the levels of AMT investments and planning and implementation activities in two regions...

... involvement in AMT adoption from managers in different functional areas than is the case in British companies. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) provides an organisation with an opportunity to successfully combat market place dynamics and create for itself a competitive...

... supplier selection decision making processes based on a set of supplier performance criteria. Examines these models to find out if there is a need for a more representative model and develops a simple model for supplier evaluation and selection in an advanced manufacturing technologies’ environment...

...Mohamed A. Youssef; Mohamed Zairi Discusses various modes of interaction between suppliers and users of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) and is based on empirical evidence originating from the study of 30 organizations representing ten suppliers and users. Highlights various key factors...

...Amrik S. Sohal Compares the findings of a survey conducted in Australia and the United Kingdom which investigated issues concerning investments in advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs). Responses were received from 61 companies in Australia (37.9 per cent response rate) and 67 companies...

... markets. Manufacturers employing advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) are often more flexible than their traditional counter‐parts since AMT permits the integration of product design and production processes. Consequently, this synergistic effect facilitates achievement of world‐class manufacturing...