... or framework to fabricate better informed design of customized products is elaborated below. Ahm Shamsuzzoha can be contacted at: zohaipe@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Supply and demand Mass customization Agile production Configuration management Forward scheduling...

... manufacturing Agile production India Communication technologies The ever increasing intensity of competition has been envisaging the modern companies to respond quickly in accordance with the customers' dynamic demands (Goh, 2006 ; Chen et al., 2006 ; Gupta et al., 2006 ; Ho...

... to be less than 0.05 indicating the failure of the hypothesis. The screen of SPSS displaying these results is shown in Figure 4 . S. Vinodh can be contacted at: vinodh_sekar82@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Agile production Computer aided design Computer aided...

... by offering enriched jobs, training in technology, and providing a reward system which reinforces agility‐promoting efforts. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Organizations Agile production Leadership Human resource development Rapid technological changes, increased risk, globalization...

..., as well as the ability to innovate, in both product and process. Agile production Manufacturing Information systems The literature on agile manufacturing shows numerous methodologies and concepts related to achieving agility in manufacturing organisations (Kidd, 1994; Goldman et al...

... programs, just‐in‐time approaches, cellular manufacturing and various other strategies, practices and technologies. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agile production Competitiveness Operations Strategy The well‐known paradigm of mass production popularized by Henry Ford has undergone changes...

... different rate structures. In the USA, for example, the average cost per kilowatt hour for an industrial user varies from $.0276 (Washington state) to $.0932 (New Hampshire) (SCANA, 1996). Cost variations influence agile manufacture’s location decisions. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agile...

... of these critical areas of operations are given. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Agile production Delivery performance Product development Time‐based competition The era of competing primarily on the basis of quality, price, or reliability is passing quickly for many producers. The competitive challenge...