Managerial Focal Points in Manufacturing Strategy

• Main Author: De Meyer, Arnoud
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1987
• Subjects: Manufacturing Strategy; Production Management; Operations Policy; Manufacturing Improvement Programs; Manufacturing Flexibility; Workforce; Quality; Information Systems; Automation; Business Administration, Management, and Operations
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4112; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5112/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Through analysis of specific decisions in the management of manufacturing in 163 companies, we have identified the key dimensions along which mort of the differences among manufacturing strategies can be explained. Previous research—mostly based on clinical observations—has focused on describing the...