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Addressing alignment concerns into the design of domain-specific information systems
Oscar Avila, Virginie Goepp, François KieferThe purpose of this paper is to find alignment concerns (e.g. requirements, restrictions and issues) and addressing them into the design and development of domain-specific…
A maturity assessment model for manufacturing systems
Jorge A. Vivares, William Sarache, Jorge E. HurtadoAssessment of manufacturing systems provides a baseline for manufacturing strategy (MS) formulation. The purpose of this paper is to develop and propose a maturity assessment…
Leanness assessment of organizational performance: a systematic literature review
Narpat Ram Sangwa, Kuldip Singh SangwanThe purpose of this paper is to review various themes of leanness, leanness assessment approaches, leanness assessment areas, and their evolution by a systematic literature review…
Confrontation between techniques of time measurement
Fernanda Assef, Cassius Tadeu Scarpin, Maria Teresinha SteinerThe purpose of this paper is to present a precise comparison between a pre-determined time rules and the evaluation performed with the help of a manual chronometer using data from…
Delays in new product introduction: Experiences of a food processing company in a developing economy
Ebenezer Adaku, Charles Teye Amoatey, Israel Nornyibey, Samuel Famiyeh, Disraeli Asante-DarkoSpeed to the market is becoming a key competitive priority in developing countries’ environments even though lack of technology, poor skilled labour and under-developed…
Supply chain performance: how lean practices efficiently drive improvements
Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Ricardo Giglio, Jorge Limon-RomeroThe purpose of this paper aims at investigating which lean supply chain management (LSCM) practices efficiently improve the supply chain performance.
Impact of additive manufacturing on aircraft supply chain performance: A system dynamics approach
Abhijeet Ghadge, Georgia Karantoni, Atanu Chaudhuri, Aravindan SrinivasanThe purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of additive manufacturing (AM) implementation on aircraft supply chain (SC) networks. Additive and conventional manufacturing…
Development of additional indicators for quotation preparation performance management: VSM-based approach
Dorota Stadnicka, R.M. Chandima RatnayakeThe calculation of quotations has been proven to be an extremely challenging matter in customized manufacturing requirements. There are significant wastages, which are attributed…
Empirical assessment of the future adequacy of value stream mapping in manufacturing industries
Andreas Lugert, Aglaya Batz, Herwig WinklerValue stream mapping (VSM) is very common in the manufacturing industry to enhance transparency and support improvements within the production process. The purpose of this paper…
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1741-038Xe-ISSN:
1758-7786ISSN-L:
1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
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- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis