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A dynamic view on strategic resources and capabilities applied to an example from the manufacturing strategy literature
Andreas GrößlerThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of a dynamic analysis of the development and management of strategic capabilities and resources in manufacturing. It…
Implementing a platform strategy for a systems business via standardization
Harshavardhan Karandikar, Srinivas NidamarthiThe benefits of a platform strategy in volume product businesses are well established. Such a strategy can also pay dividends in a low‐volume systems or projects business. The…
Improving factory layout under a mixed floor and overhead material handling condition
Manocher DjassemiIn spite of having a number of general‐purpose algorithms for solving plant layout problems, facility planners may still face a challenging task to adjust these algorithms to…
Toward guiding the selection of a layout procedure
Mohsen, HassanThe purpose of this paper is to assist facility designers decide when to use the graph‐theoretic (GTH) approach to develop a block layout and when to seek another alternative that…
Operations and maintenance performance in production and manufacturing assets: The sustainability perspective
Jayantha P. LiyanageSustainable production and manufacturing is an emerging concept for commercially successful performance. A question is how core asset processes should be streamlined to ensure…
Back‐propagation artificial neural network approach for machining centre selection
Boppana V. ChowdaryTraditional machining centre selection methods may not guarantee a cost effective solution. Properly trained back‐propagation artificial neural network (BPANN) tend to select…
Manufacturing best practices: implementation success factors and performance
Mustafa C. UnganThe purpose of this paper is to identify the pre adoption decision factors that have an influence on the implementation success of manufacturing best practices (MBP). This study…
ISSN:
1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
2004Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis