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Computer Integrated Flexible Manufacturing: Organizational, Economic, and Strategic Implications

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  • Joel D. Goldhar

    (School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616)

  • Mariann Jelinek

    (The Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106)

Abstract

Computers and communications technology in manufacturing fundamentally change the nature of the factory. Because capabilities and constraints are changed, organization and management must also change. Assumptions underlying manufacturing's shift from economies of scale to economies of scope. The central organizing concept changes from materials flow to information flow. With this new perspective, business strategy and the mission of the firm must also change. Above all, the focus on information forces us to conceptualize anew what characteristics are desirable for advanced factories, for organizations to operate them, and for management thinking.

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  • Joel D. Goldhar & Mariann Jelinek, 1985. "Computer Integrated Flexible Manufacturing: Organizational, Economic, and Strategic Implications," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 15(3), pages 94-105, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:15:y:1985:i:3:p:94-105
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.15.3.94
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    1. Gupta, A. & Chen, I. J. & Chiang, D., 1997. "Determining organizational structure choices in advanced manufacturing technology management," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 25(5), pages 511-521, October.
    2. Cagno, Enrico & Accordini, Davide & Trianni, Andrea & Katic, Mile & Ferrari, Nicolò & Gambaro, Federico, 2022. "Understanding the impacts of energy efficiency measures on a Company’s operational performance: A new framework," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 328(C).
    3. Lefebvre, Louis A. & Lefebvre, Élisabeth, 1992. "Efforts innovateurs et positionnement concurrentiel des PME manufacturières," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 68(3), pages 453-476, septembre.
    4. Tonya Boone & Ram Ganeshan, 2008. "Knowledge acquisition and transfer among engineers: effects of network structure," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(5), pages 459-468.

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