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Linking Manufacturing Systems To Manufacturing Strategy In A Changing Environment

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  • JIAN WANG

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan)

  • DE-BI TSAO

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan)

  • SHI-HUA MA

    (School of Management, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan City, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China)

Abstract

Dealing with change is an essential capability for manufacturing systems. In this paper, we reviewed 30 different kinds of manufacturing systems and identified four common approaches in how they deal with change, i.e. modularity, autonomy, distribution, and integration. We conducted a survey of Chinese manufacturing firms and used regression analysis to find relationships between their competitive priorities and the four approaches. The results provide some useful explanations regarding how a firm's emphases on the approaches in its manufacturing systems are influenced by its competitive priorities. Utilizing linkages between the approaches and competitive priorities, we developed a framework for matching manufacturing systems with manufacturing strategy in an environment filled with change and uncertainty.

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  • Jian Wang & De-Bi Tsao & Shi-Hua Ma, 2004. "Linking Manufacturing Systems To Manufacturing Strategy In A Changing Environment," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 1(04), pages 415-434.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitmx:v:01:y:2004:i:04:n:s021987700400026x
    DOI: 10.1142/S021987700400026X
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    1. Wang, Jian & Cao, De-bi, 2008. "Relationships between two approaches for planning manufacturing strategy: A strategic approach and a paradigmatic approach," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 115(2), pages 349-361, October.
    2. Wang, Jian & Wu, Huiqin & Chen, Yan, 2020. "Made in China 2025 and manufacturing strategy decisions with reverse QFD," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).

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