Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 24 Issue 1

Tracking the trends in manufacturing technology management

David Bennett

This Editorial Viewpoint explores the practical developments in manufacturing technology management (MTM) over the last 22 years and links these to some of the subject trends of…

Market‐pull and technology‐push in manufacturing start‐ups in emerging industries

Sarah Lubik, Sirirat Lim, Ken Platts, Tim Minshall

As traditional manufacturing, previously vital to the UK economy, is increasingly outsourced to lower‐cost locations, policy makers seek leadership in emerging industries by…

Use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for selection of 3PL providers

Tugrul U. Daim, Andreas Udbye, Aparna Balasubramanian

The purpose of this paper is to present a decision model for selecting a third party logistics (3PL) provider, because international business can be a complex undertaking. It is a…

Developing and validating a measurement instrument of ISO 9001 effectiveness in food manufacturing SMEs

Evangelos L. Psomas, Dimitrios P. Kafetzopoulos, Christos V. Fotopoulos

The purpose of this paper is to develop an instrument that measures the effectiveness of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS), based on its components, meaning the ISO…

Harnessing prognostics health management and product‐service systems interaction to support operational decisions

Evandro Leonardo Silva Teixeira, Benny Tjahjono, Sadek Crisóstomo Absi Alfaro, Jorge Manuel Soares Julião

Prognostics and health management (PHM) can support product‐service systems (PSS) contracts, especially in the case of high technology products where their condition and…

Incorporating time standards into generative CAPP: a construction steel case study

Raid Al‐Aomar, Bashar El‐Khasawneh, Sinan Obaidat

Time standards are essential to plan and analyze manufacturing processes. A key element of process planning that is not generated from a typical computer‐aided process plan (CAPP…

Lean manufacturing performance in Indian manufacturing plants

Manimay Ghosh

The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of lean adoption in Indian manufacturing plants and its impact on operational performance.

A method for assessing productivity in unbuffered assembly processes

Ryspek Usubamatov, Abdul Rahman Riza, Muhamad Nasir Murad

The purpose of this paper is to study and perform a system analysis of car assembly line processes, to show productivity losses and their causes, and to derive a mathematical…

Diary

2012 Awards for Excellence

In appreciation of Professor Wang Xing Ming

David Bennett

Reviewers April 2011 to March 2012