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Flexibility, trade-offs and learning in manufacturing system design

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Three independent case-based research projects are examined, using similar methodologies, so as to understand the relationships between the nature of each manufacturing system's redesign, their strategic context, the assessment of each system's flexibility, their managers' perceptions of the trade-offs involved in the design and the degree of organisational learning. A model is proposed which suggests an interplay between three related sets of activities. These are a "structuring" activity, a "suppositional" activity and an "assimilation" activity. Parallels are drawn between these studies and other work on learning and technological competence.

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  • Nigel Slack, 2000. "Flexibility, trade-offs and learning in manufacturing system design," International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(4/5), pages 331-348.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmtma:v:1:y:2000:i:4/5:p:331-348
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    1. Pinheiro de Lima, Edson & Eduardo Gouvêa da Costa, Sérgio & Reis de Faria, Avides, 2009. "Taking operations strategy into practice: Developing a process for defining priorities and performance measures," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(1), pages 403-418, November.

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