... under concurrent production conditions. Originality/value This study conceptualises NPI flexibility as a dynamic, process-level capability, extending manufacturing flexibility theory beyond steady-state production to the transitional phase of NPI. It shows that flexibility is shaped less...

... apparel manufacturing firms to test the conceptual model via partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings Social media strategy positively affects manufacturing flexibility, delivery flexibility and market performance. Manufacturing and delivery flexibility also have a positive effect...

...Chowdhury Jony Moin; Mohammad Iqbal; A.B.M. Abdul Malek; Mohammad Muhshin Aziz Khan; Rezwanul Haque Purpose This research aims to investigate how manufacturing flexibility can address the challenges of an ever-changing and unpredictable business environment in Bangladesh’s labor-intensive ready...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Manufacturing strategy Automotive industry Technological change Manufacturing flexibility Despite the increasing focus on digitalisation and the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, the relationship between digital production...

... 2022 15 03 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only This paper focuses on understanding the contribution of Industry 4.0 technologies to manufacturing flexibility. A multiple-case study was conducted through interviews...

...Marta Pérez-Pérez; Ana-María Serrano-Bedia; María-Concepción López-Fernández The purpose of this paper is to empirically test a research model exploring the complex links between internal and external manufacturing flexibility capabilities (IF and EF) and competitive advantage (CA...

... at: aymanabdallah@yahoo.com 25 01 2018 29 03 2018 08 04 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Integration Agile manufacturing Supplier relations Supply chains Manufacturing performance Manufacturing flexibility...

... management Questionnaires Manufacturing flexibility Flexible manufacturing systems Modular production The ability to adapt to dynamic market conditions and manage increasing product variety, unpredictable production volumes, rapid new product introductions, and frequently emerging processing...

... Investment analysis Case studies Manufacturing flexibility Production systems Flexible manufacturing systems Modular production Changeable and reconfigurable manufacturing concepts that respond rapidly and efficiently to changes are key enablers of competitiveness in today’s global manufacturing...

...Ruchi Mishra Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse and compare the status of manufacturing flexibility adoption, its barriers and adoption practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large firms in India. Design/methodology/approach – Using mixed methods...

... whose flexibility must be higher than that of an FMS, and the others think it is not very meaningful to distinguish RMSs from FMSs.” Performance measurement Flexibility Manufacturing systems Manufacturing flexibility The performance measurement level for all products produced...

... to describe the part, and a blank cell indicates that it is not. Ali Kamrani can be contacted at: akamrani@uh.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Product design Mass customization Agile manufacturing Manufacturing performance Manufacturing flexibility Optimization techniques...

... to overly optimistic expectations regarding the direct transformation of technological flexibility into manufacturing flexibility. A theoretical model of the firm, based on cybernetics, is proposed in this paper. Design/methodology/approach The model relates flexibility to the cybernetic concept...