... can be broadly classified into the systems, contingency, engineering-marketing interface and engineering categories. Product costing Manufacturing management Systems engineering Process management Electronics industry Integration Bid management is a process within the broader...

.../methodology/approach A comparative case study was conducted on several manufacturing organizations in the electrical and electronic industry, investigating the business drivers and response effect of a flexible value chain. Findings In general, all the organizations enhanced their manufacturing...

... et al., 2009). However, the link has not been substantiated decisively owing to their contrasting findings. We carry out the test to determine the form of production function and returns to scale. Stochastic processes Electronics industry Decision making India A test...

... of relationships. Flexible manufacturing systems Product development Electronics industry United States of America Today's manufacturers face fierce competition, in addition to uncertainty and continuous change. Developing low‐cost and high‐quality products is no longer enough to guarantee...

... 2007 Manufacturing resource planning Critical success factors Electronics industry China Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is one of the most popular organisation wide software packages to emerge in recent years. Davenport (1998) suggests that ERP is the most important...

... by capital from other foreign countries. © MCB UP Limited 2000 China Manufacturing Performance Technology Electronics industry Some manufacturing industries have been growing very fast in East Asia, emerging markets. Take the electronics industry in China as an example, according...

... technology level and R&D capability of electronics manufacturing sites in South‐East Asia. Site observations suggest that there is much commonality between the operational configurations and approaches. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Electronics Electronics industry Japan Offshore investment R...

... and implementing IMAPS are presented. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Canada Computer‐aided process planning Electronics industry Integration Knowledge‐based systems Manufacturing Planning Systems development Several manufacturing processes are required to build a printed circuit board (PCB) after...

... method of isolated planning and scheduling with a proposed method of simultaneous generation of assembly plans and schedules in electronic assembly operations. Simulated scenarios indicate the potential superiority of the integrated system. Efficiency Electronics industry Integration Manufacturing...

... systems are based on distributed relational database technologies and open system standards. Provides an overview of the facilities and topology of the implemented environments within the engineering planning areas. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Databases Design Electrical engineering Electronics...

.... Concludes with the development of the cell controller and the methods of equipment integration. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Assembly Electronics industry Robotics 38 INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 3 , 4 C onsiders the practices and available equipment for the reworking of PCBs...

... on a machine‐paced line; the members of this team were given a significantly higher level of work autonomy than before. Provides a detailed account of the two projects. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Assembly Electronics industry Production planning Scotland Work planning IMPLEMENTING JUST-IN-TIME...