... production Pharmaceuticals industry Manufacturing systems Lean manufacturing Cycle time Inventory management 5‐whys 5S Value stream mapping Cellular manufacturing Manufacturing industries around the world are being affected profoundly by emerging technologies resulting in a significant...

... important because they have a direct impact on several order winning factors, such as manufacturing throughput time, delivery lead time and punctuality. In addition, several recent changes in market dynamics within the pharmaceutical industry have caused a fall in pharmaceutical companies' profits, forcing...

... described here provides a useful reference for such enterprises’ venture into technological and management process innovation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Information systems Pharmaceuticals industry Alternative medicine Process planning China For two decades since...