.... The significance of the factors are ascertained and validated through an empirical research that has been conducted across five countries of the region employing the structural equation‐modeling framework. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 South East Asia Production methods Suppliers Employees...

... Control User satisfaction Production methods The planning methods are used on various planning horizons and levels of detail. In long‐term planning, the planning object is often the end product or product group, while on the detailed material planning level and manufacturing operations on shop...

... MCB UP Limited 1994 Logistics Materials handling Modelling Production methods Simultaneous engineering There is growing concern that North American manufacturing is no longer competitive with that of other countries in the global marketplace. Many causes have been presented...

... MCB UP Limited 1994 Corporate strategy Flexibility Flexible manufacturing systems Flexifactories Honda Motor industry Production methods No. To focus on the one‐model‐per‐factory pattern of 1991 would miss the point. The production lines remain very flexible. As we have said...

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... Production methods A Conceptual Model of Manufacturing Focus Manufacturing Focus Cecil C. Bozarth North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, USA 81 Introduction Received December 1991 Revised May 1992 The past 20 years have seen a great deal of work in the manufacturing strategy area. One of the major...

... technology within an industry. Manufacturing Organizational policy Production methods Strategy Theory IJOPM 13,1 Production Processes and Organizational Policies Samuel Wathen 56 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Received February 1992 Revised June 1992 Introduction There are two sets...

... consistent results, is easy to use,and gives the decision maker better insights into how various process variables can be chosen to ensure that the best available robot for the money is acquired. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Manufacturing industry Production methods Robotics Selection Comprehensive...

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... UP Limited 1992 Chemical industry Production methods Sweden Flexible manufacturing systems Flexible Production in the Chemical Industry A Question of Competence Maria Thilander Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden Production in the Chemical Industry 147 Introduction...

... Production methods Europe Reasons for the Renewed Popularity of Autonomous Work Groups Roel Schuring University of Twente, The Netherlands Autonomous Work Groups 61 Introduction Autonomous work groups are teams of, in most cases, seven to 15 employees who have shared authority and responsibility...

... purchasing Multivariate analysis Production methods Robotics Statistics A Robust Multivariate Statistical Procedure for Evaluation and Selection of Industrial Robots David E. Booth Kent State University, Ohio, USA Moutaz Khouja The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Michael...

... the strategic, technical and social structures that are developed to match this complexity, examples of which are niche marketing, flexible manufacturing and employee harmonization. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Electronics industry Just‐in‐time Production methods Quality Technological change Flexible...