... people drops off rapidly with the physical distance between their work locations (Allen, 1977). Long distances make informal and face‐to‐face communication inconvenient. The location of various functions between and within buildings plays an important role in interface management. Badly designed...

... and implemented. For purposes of illustration, three such programs have been described in this paper. Design Manufacturing Interface management Management information systems Job shop The utilisation of a management information system (MIS) in an organisation is dependent largely...

... Interface management IJOPM Integration is Not Synonymous 12,10 with Flexibility Thomas J. Crowe Arizona State University, Tempe, USA 26 Received August 1991 Revised January 1992 Mostfieldsof human endeavour experience trends and fashions. What is the key issue in operations and production management...