Design for process flexibility : efficiency of the long chain and sparse structure

• Main Authors: Chou, Mabel C., Chua, Geoffrey A., Teo, Chung-Piaw, Zheng, Huan
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Operations management::Supply chain management
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95868; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25597
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The concept of chaining, or in more general terms, sparse process structure, has been extremely influential in the process flexibility area, with many large automakers already making this the cornerstone of their business strategies to remain competitive in the industry. The effectiveness of the pro...