Lasting Improvements in Manufacturing Performance: In Search of a New Theory

• Main Authors: Ferdows, Kasra, De Meyer, Arnoud
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1990
• Subjects: Manufacturing performance; quality; dependability; trade-offs; manufacturing costs; manufacturing capabilities; Business Administration, Management, and Operations; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3834; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4831/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Is there a way to avoid trading off one capability for another in manufacturing? The prevailing wisdom says no. But some manufacturers seem to have been able to defy that: compared to their competitors, they have better quality, are more dependable, respond faster to changing market conditions, and...