Manufacturing process flexibility revisited

Purpose - To provide an update on a paper published in 1987 in IJOPM.Design methodology approach - Provides an assessment and update of "An agenda for research on the flexibility of manufacturing processes".Findings - Gerwin's seminal work added welcome rigor to a concept, manufacturi...

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Published in:International journal of operations & production management 2005-12, Vol.25 (12), p.1183-1189
Main Authors: Schmenner, Roger W., Tatikonda, Mohan V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assembly lines
Enterprise resource planning
Factories
Flexibility
Lean manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industries
Operations and production management
Operations management
Preventive maintenance
Product design
Product development
Production management
Studies
Supply chains
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Summary:Purpose - To provide an update on a paper published in 1987 in IJOPM.Design methodology approach - Provides an assessment and update of "An agenda for research on the flexibility of manufacturing processes".Findings - Gerwin's seminal work added welcome rigor to a concept, manufacturing flexibility, which had gained prominence during the previous decade. Finds that many of Gerwin's insights have stood the test of time. A number of things have changed since that time, but others have remained much as they were. Machines have become more capable and computer-based controls have improved machine and process flexibility, but the character of that flexibility has remained very much the same.Originality value - Revisits Gerwin's conceptualization of manufacturing process flexibility and subsequent progress in understanding it.
ISSN:0144-3577
1758-6593
DOI:10.1108/01443570510633585