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Unlocking the potential of advanced manufacturing technologies
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In this paper, the authors examined whether investments in advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) such as flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), computer aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), robotics, etc., are more likely to lead to improved performance if they are supported by improvements in the manufacturing infrastructure of the company.About:
This article is published in Journal of Operations Management.The article was published on 1997-11-01. It has received 344 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Advanced manufacturing & Manufacturing operations.read more
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Lean manufacturing: context, practice bundles, and performance
Rachna Shah,Peter T. Ward +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of three contextual factors, plant size, plant age and unionization status, on the likelihood of implementing 22 manufacturing practices that are key facets of lean production systems are examined.
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Relationships between operational practices and performance among early adopters of green supply chain management practices in chinese manufacturing enterprises
Qinghua Zhu,Joseph Sarkis +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and environmental and economic performance in Chinese manufacturing enterprises, and investigated how two primary types of management operations philosophies, quality management and just-in-time (or lean) manufacturing principles, influence the relationships between GSCM practices and performance.
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Effects of innovation types on firm performance
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the effects of organizational, process, product and marketing innovations on different aspects of firm performance, including innovative, production, market and financial performances, based on an empirical study covering 184 manufacturing firms in Turkey.
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Supply chain practice and information sharing
Honggeng Zhou,W. C. Benton +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the integration of information sharing and supply chain practice in supply chain management and find that effective information sharing significantly enhances effective supply chain practices and that supply chain dynamism has significant positive influence on information sharing.
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Approaches to mass customization: configurations and empirical validation
TL;DR: A configurational model for classifying mass customizer based on customer involvement in design and product modularity is developed and validated through an empirical analysis and classification of 126 mass customizers.
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A Paradigm for Developing Better Measures of Marketing Constructs
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Estimating within-group interrater reliability with and without response bias.
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TL;DR: The New Competitive Challenge for Manufacturing as discussed by the authors is a new competitive challenge for manufacturing, and the concept of manufacturing strategy is introduced, as well as long-term capacity strategies and facilities strategy.