Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 18 Issue 8

The manufacturing extraprise: an emerging production network paradigm

Christer Karlsson, Martin Sköld

Traditional perspectives of manufacturing strategy tend to focus internal transforming activities, including how transformed resources are handled and the relations with other…

Strategic roles of manufacturing

Jens O. Riis, John Johansen, Brian Vejrum Waehrens, Linda Englyst

The challenges facing industrial enterprises include coping with an increased distribution of activities and the related need to deal with task interdependencies, as well as…

The evolution of production systems and conceptual frameworks

Afonso Fleury, Maria Tereza Fleury

The development of a conceptual framework for the study of production systems in general derived from the analysis of the telecommunications industry; since this industry is…

Strategic options‐based framework for management of dynamic capabilities in manufacturing firms

Kalevi Kyläheiko, Jaana Sandström

The purpose of this paper is to launch a dynamic strategic framework for a manufacturing firm for the digital age. The paper's dynamic capabilities‐ and strategic options‐based…

The impact of the demographic transition on manufacturing: Effects of an ageing workforce in German industrial firms

Jörn‐Henrik Thun, Andreas Größler, Switbert Miczka

The purpose of the paper is twofold: to discuss characteristics and potential effects of an ageing workforce and to present the perception manufacturing managers have of the…

Is China's manufacturing sector becoming more high‐tech?: Evidence on shifts in comparative advantage, 1987‐2005

Kirit Vaidya, David Bennett, Xiaming Liu

The paper assesses the extent to which China's comparative advantage in manufacturing has shifted towards higher‐tech sectors between 1987 and 2005 and proposes possible…

Post mass production paradigm (PMPP) trajectories

Hermann Kuehnle

The paper intends to contribute to interpretations of present and future developments in manufacturing and manufacturing research. It designs hypothetical expert consolidated…

List of reviewers

The future of manufacturing

Afonso Fleury, Mike Gregory, David Bennett

Awards for Excellence