Influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance

Today, to improve productivity in manufacturing, one has a large variety of improvement programmes at one′s disposal. Zero defects, value analysis, just‐in‐time, manufacturing lead time reduction are just a few of a long list of potential action programmes. Their real impact is not always clearly de...

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Main Authors: DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo, FERDOWS, Kasra
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-64702018-01-18T06:30:07Z Influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo FERDOWS, Kasra Today, to improve productivity in manufacturing, one has a large variety of improvement programmes at one′s disposal. Zero defects, value analysis, just‐in‐time, manufacturing lead time reduction are just a few of a long list of potential action programmes. Their real impact is not always clearly described, and manufacturing managers often have to start implementation on a basis of belief. In this article we use the database of the European Manufacturing Futures Survey to explore some of the medium‐term effects of these improvement programmes on manufacturing performance. The conclusions show that there are no simple cause‐effect relationships between single improvement programmes and manufacturing performance. Tenacity in implementation is required since some programmes have negative effects in the short term, but can have positive effects in the long term. 1990-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5471 info:doi/10.1108/01443579010005939 Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Production management Improvement Manufacturing Systems Organizational performance Operations and Supply Chain Management Technology and Innovation
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
continent Asia
country Singapore
Singapore
content_provider SMU Libraries
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language English
topic Production management
Improvement
Manufacturing
Systems
Organizational performance
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Technology and Innovation
spellingShingle Production management
Improvement
Manufacturing
Systems
Organizational performance
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Technology and Innovation
DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo
FERDOWS, Kasra
Influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance
description Today, to improve productivity in manufacturing, one has a large variety of improvement programmes at one′s disposal. Zero defects, value analysis, just‐in‐time, manufacturing lead time reduction are just a few of a long list of potential action programmes. Their real impact is not always clearly described, and manufacturing managers often have to start implementation on a basis of belief. In this article we use the database of the European Manufacturing Futures Survey to explore some of the medium‐term effects of these improvement programmes on manufacturing performance. The conclusions show that there are no simple cause‐effect relationships between single improvement programmes and manufacturing performance. Tenacity in implementation is required since some programmes have negative effects in the short term, but can have positive effects in the long term.
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author DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo
FERDOWS, Kasra
author_facet DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo
FERDOWS, Kasra
author_sort DE MEYER, Arnoud Cyriel Leo
title Influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance
title_short Influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance
title_full Influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance
title_fullStr Influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance
title_full_unstemmed Influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance
title_sort influence of manufacturing improvement programmes on performance
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 1990
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5471
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