An Empirical Study of Flexibility in Manufacturing

• Autores: Fernando F. Suarez, Michael A. Cusumano, Charles H. Fine
• Localización: Sloan management review, ISSN 0019-848X, Vol. 37, Nº. 1, 1995, págs. 25-32
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Despite the popularity of flexible manufacturing systems, managers suffer from inadequate frameworks to help incorporate flexibility into their strategic planning. Through a study of thirty-one plants in the printed circuit board industry, the authors progress toward such a framework, define types of flexibility, and examine the relationships among them. Their findings have implications for technology, production management, human resource management, supplier relationships, and product development.