Product market, turbulence and time compression Three dimensions of an integrated approach to manufacturing system design

Discusses the conventional approach to manufacturing system design. Argues that this top-down, uni-directional approach is not sufficiently robust or easy to implement, particularly in brown-field sites where maintaining focus has been found to be difficult. Suggests a three-dimensional approach whi...

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Published inInternational journal of operations & production management Vol. 16; no. 9; pp. 34 - 47
Main Authors Bhattacharya, Arindam K, Jina, Jay, Walton, Andrew D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.09.1996
Subjects
Design
Factories
Flexible manufacturing systems
Manufacturing
Manufacturing cells
Strategic planning
Systems design
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Summary:Discusses the conventional approach to manufacturing system design. Argues that this top-down, uni-directional approach is not sufficiently robust or easy to implement, particularly in brown-field sites where maintaining focus has been found to be difficult. Suggests a three-dimensional approach which incorporates product-market considerations through focus, turbulence minimization and time compression, and looks at each of these three dimensions in detail. Presents the generic steps for implementing the new approach and describes a case example.
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ISSN:0144-3577
1758-6593
DOI:10.1108/01443579610125570