... and the methodology of the study; the fifth section presents and discusses the results; finally, the last section concludes and puts forward further development of this research. Manufacturing strategy Improvement Metals industry At a macro level, manufacturing strategy is determined on the basis...

..., rather than just paying lip service to the concept without following the underlying, core principles. Infrastructure Just‐in‐time Lean production Manufacturing Metals industry TQM Two of the most popular business revitalization or renewal programmes over the past 15 years have been total...

... to ensure alignment with business strategy. Presents a case study at a powdered metals manufacturer to show how the QFD methodology can be adapted for use in manufacturing strategy formulation. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Manufacturing strategy Metals industry Quality function deployment Strategic...

...George P. Artikis Aims to identify factors which affect the location decisions of companies in the Greek metal industry. Attempts to determine what these factors are, how important they are relative to each other and how important taxes and inducements (financial factor) are in the process...