– This Editorial Viewpoint explores what changes are taking place in manufacturing technology management with the aim of identifying future challenges that should be represented in the scope of JMTM.
– The viewpoints use an analysis of relevant articles in JMTM, published since 2007, which have focused on future challenges for manufacturing. It also draws on two recent reports.
– While the analysis confirms the inclusion of some subjects already in the journal scope, there are elsewhere gaps that merit it being expanded.
– Evidence for the findings is only from a limited number of articles identified in this journal together supplemented by other secondary sources.
– There are implications for practice concerning the future of manufacturing from the analysis and the sources used, especially the reports.
– Although it has limitations, the article is based on original bibliographic research.
