European Manufacturing: A comparative study (1985)

• Main Author: De Meyer, Arnoud
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1986
• Subjects: manufacturing industry; strategic planning; tradeoff; flexibility; cost efficiency; Europe; Business Administration, Management, and Operations; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4120; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5119/viewcontent/EuropeanManufacturing_1986_EMJ_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

One of the striking events of the eighties in the field of management is the increase in attention paid to the role of manufacturing and technology in the determination of a firm’s competitive position. Traditionally, corporate policy and strategic decisions were defined on the basis of a financial...