Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 20 Issue 7

Exploiting the concept of a manufacturing system part I: The relationship with process control

John Parnaby, Denis R. Towill

The purpose of this paper is to establish the influence and discipline of process control and systems engineering theory plus engineering practices in the chemical process…

An empirical study of green supply chain management practices amongst UK manufacturers

Diane Holt, Abby Ghobadian

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent and nature of greening the supply chain (SC) in the UK manufacturing sector; and the factors that influence the breadth and…

Reducing the delivery lead time in a food distribution SME through the implementation of six sigma methodology

Farhad Nabhani, Alireza Shokri

Six sigma is a systematic data driven approach to reduce the defect and improve the quality in any type of business. The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from the…

Computer‐based approach to material and process selection

Manocher Djassemi

The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective of computer‐aided material and process selection (MPS) software tools for product development purpose and present a practical…

Factors affecting the success of world class manufacturing implementation in less developed countries: The case of Egypt

Riyad Eid

The purpose of this paper is to identify a comprehensive set of potential determinants influencing the successful implementation of world class manufacturing (WCM) in a…

Selection of maintenance policy for textile industry using hybrid multi‐criteria decision making approach

M. Ilangkumaran, S. Kumanan

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) under fuzzy environment and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution…

Agility through rapid prototyping technology in a manufacturing environment using a 3D printer

S. Vinodh, G. Sundararaj, S.R. Devadasan, D. Kuttalingam, D. Rajanayagam

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adoption of rapid prototyping (RP) technology using three dimensional (3D) printer for infusing agility in traditional…

Innovation and flexibility – consistent or contradictory?

David Bennett