Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 19 Issue 7

Template based production system design

D.T. Matt

The purpose of this paper is to provide a methodological guidance for the practical use of the axiomatic designed production module template presented in a former publication. The…

Work organisation practices for lean production

Jordi Olivella, Lluís Cuatrecasas, Nestor Gavilan

The purpose of this paper is to obtain and to expose work organisation practices common to the factories that successfully follow lean production (LP) principles.

A study of AMT in North America: A comparison between developed and developing countries

Carlo A. Mora‐Monge, Marvin E. González, Gioconda Quesada, S. Subba Rao

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of an exploratory survey administered in North America on advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs). The objective of the…

Strategic consensus on manufacturing competitive priorities: A new methodology and proposals for research

Roberto Sarmiento, Graeme Knowles, Mike Byrne

The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of studies on strategic consensus along manufacturing competitive priorities. Based on this analysis, a new methodology…

Structural modelling and integrative analysis of manufacturing systems using graph theoretic approach

Varinder Singh, V.P. Agrawal

The purpose of this paper is to attempt to integrate manufacturing system analysis to obtain system‐wide optimized solutions and to increase the level of comprehensiveness of the…

A knowledge value creation model for knowledge‐intensive procurement projects

Hsiaoping Yeh

The purpose of this paper is to propose a knowledge value creation model to evaluate and interpret knowledge conversion effects and knowledge value creation for…

Investigation into the implementation stages of manufacturing and quality techniques and philosophies within the Libyan cement industry

Rajab Abdullah Hokoma, Mohammed K. Khan, Khalid Hussain

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just‐in‐time (JIT), manufacturing resources planning (MRPII) and total quality management (TQM) within the…

To green, or not to green? There is no question!

Breno Nunes