MEDIATING IMPACT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, LEAN AND STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY ON MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE

Lean Manufacturing for High Performance

Strategic Planning Improves Manufacturing Performance

A quantitative critique of 28 studies concludes that formal planning is valuable for firms. The results were particularly favorable for manufacturing firms: nine studies found formal planning to be associated with better performance and none found detrimental performance. Disciplines Marketing Comments Postprint version. Published in Long Range Planning, Volume 24, Issue 4, August 1991, pages 1...

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Implementation Performance: Towards A Strategic Framework

Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) are perceived by companies to be an important element in surpassing competitiveness. However, excelling in today’s market is not as simple as the acquisition of new technologies alone. To achieve the desired benefits, the structure and infrastructure of organizations must match to ensure that the implementation of technologies lead to the expected bene...

Linking manufacturing flexibility to innovation performance in manufacturing plants

In the past few decades, the concept of manufacturing flexibility has become a key competitive criterion for many manufacturing organizations. The importance of flexibility in supporting other competitive criteria such as cost, quality and delivery speed has also been recognized (Bolwijn and Kumpe, 1990). However, there is a dearth of studies linking flexibility with another competitive criteri...

Relationship between Technology Management and Operational Performance in Manufacturing Companies

Nowadays, with the presence of technology in the human life, organizational levels have received a lot of changes which affected the operational aspects and the organizational structures from traditional to modern. Therefore, this study investigated the role of technology management to predict operational performance as the most important sources for gaining competitive advantages. It aimed to ...