...Rakesh Narain; R.C. Yadav; Joseph Sarkis; James J. Cordeiro Flexibility in manufacturing has aroused considerable interest among researchers and professionals. However, the vast body of literature on flexibility does not adequately address the kind of flexibility a company needs to meet its...

...Layek Abdel‐Malek; Sanchoy K. Das; Carl Wolf Flexibility is a key component in any agile manufacturing enterprise. A methodology that a firm may use to design, build and then implement a flexible manufacturing (FM) solution is presented. An FM solution is defined as an operational intervention...

...Janusz Bucki; Yvon Pesqueux This paper is an introduction to the problem of flexibility. We would like to show the predominant factors of flexibility, since not being aware of them may lead to a failure in the conception and the management of flexible production systems. After having described...

...William Golden; Philip Powell This paper explores the use of inter‐organisational systems (IOS) and the impact they have on flexibility. The experiences of ten organisations that constitute two value chains enrich and extend previous survey findings. The paper first defines flexibility, arguing...

... from the business and organizational agility. The link between a given enterprise flexibility and agility is also analyzed. One of the goals of enterprises is to satisfy customers’ demands as much as possible within economic and ethical constraints. Such a goal is usually difficult to achieve because...