LINKING MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS TO MANUFACTURING STRATEGY IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

Jian Wang (), Tsao de-Bi () and Shi-Hua Ma ()
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Jian Wang: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
Tsao de-Bi: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
Shi-Hua Ma: School of Management, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan City, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2004, vol. 01, issue 04, 415-434

Abstract: Dealing with change is an essential capability for manufacturing systems. In this paper, we reviewed 30 different kinds of manufacturing systems and identified four common approaches in how they deal with change, i.e. modularity, autonomy, distribution, and integration. We conducted a survey of Chinese manufacturing firms and used regression analysis to find relationships between their competitive priorities and the four approaches. The results provide some useful explanations regarding how a firm's emphases on the approaches in its manufacturing systems are influenced by its competitive priorities. Utilizing linkages between the approaches and competitive priorities, we developed a framework for matching manufacturing systems with manufacturing strategy in an environment filled with change and uncertainty.

Keywords: Manufacturing system; manufacturing strategy; change; regression analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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