... work‐in‐process inventories than the previous systems which adjust only the buffer size and do not switch ordering systems. Agile production Just‐in‐time Kanban Ordering systems By utilizing only one kind of information in releasing an order, the order can be released earlier than...

... agile management and time‐based competence management, and study its adoption in small batch discrete parts manufacturing environments with the help of a coarse fact‐finding survey research. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Agile production Human resource utilization Competences Manufacturing...

... MCB UP Limited 2000 Agile production Production planning and control Manufacturing The organization of the paper is as follows. In Section 2, we present our framework and discuss its functioning in the engineering, production, assembly, and distribution stage. In Section 3, we give...

... 90‐95 per cent utilization. This is because of the manufacturing discipline required from management in order to run in the integrated manner required by an FMS (Kegg, 1997). © MCB UP Limited 2000 Machining Channel relationships Models Agile production These challenges can...

... then it will not be able to respond quickly enough to exploit marketplace demand. Furthermore the proper engineering of cycle time reduction always leads to significant bottom line improvements in manufacturing costs and productivity (Towill, 1996). Lean products Agile production Supply-chain management Strategy...

.... Agile production Competitive advantage Hong Kong Internet Manufacturing Traditionally, productivity increase was brought by technology upgrade, economies of scale, and the vertical integration of enterprise. A traditional production strategy named as the “Ford Production Model” advocates...

... the demands of operational or the wider strategic needs of the company. The study reported here examines the diversities of problems that occur in three different companies and, compares their systems to the ideals of agile manufacturing. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Information systems Agile production...

... in agile management systems is good communication. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Communications Employee involvement Agile production World class manufacturing What is a world‐class company? The term world‐class has been widely used in many different contexts in recent years. Not only does...

... to performance measures and raises some of the issues that need to be developed further in support of the concept of agility. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Agile production Organizational change Performance measurement Value chain As companies restructure to develop into global organisations...

... experiences, could provide meaningful insight into present and future customer needs that would be helpful in tailoring products to customer needs. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Agile production Computer technology Internet Organizational change Agility as the term is used herein...

.... The diffusion of lean/agile production techniques and a work reorganisation structure is based on teams, support groups and a resource group and in implementing these Trico management has learned important lessons. The key lessons learned are: Agile production Australia Development Manufacturing...

... , pp. 347 ‐ 57. Youssef , M.A. (1992), “ Agile manufacturing: a necessary condition for competing in global markets ”, Industrial Engineering, December, pp. 18 ‐ 20 © MCB UP Limited 1999 Agile production Computer‐aided acquisition and logistic support Implementation...

... measures should also be available to measure material and labour costs due to sub‐optimised designs (Garrity, 1993). Agile production Make‐to‐order manufacturing Systems development Manufacturing firms which deal with products that are made‐to‐order, fall under the category of intermittent...

..., originally developed for manufacturing industry, is described in a telecommunications context. Examples of ways in which it is being used in BT are presented. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Agile production Strategy Telecommunications industry United Kingdom Close co‐operation with suppliers...

..., manufacturing system design and control and innovation management in the context of agile manufacturing. Agile production Manufacturing Production management Research The manufacturing world is facing major pressures due to globalisation of markets. Fierce competition and new customer attitudes...

... 1999 Agile production Globalization Manufacturing systems Organizational structure Manufacturing enterprises are facing critical challenges to reconstruct themselves in order to survive in an ever more volatile competitive market environment. Their success largely depends...

... communication technologies that provide collaboration ability, the multiple systems may possess high agility, even though each of them is less flexible. It results in (a3) >> (f3) and (a7) >> (f7). © MCB UP Limited 1999 Agile production Artificial intelligence Flexibility...