A new perspective in manufacturing systems design: turbulence management and rapid re-invention

Article Abstract:

The bottom-up concept of turbulence monitoring leading to periodic re-invention to develop second order flexibility at local or cell level should be integrated into manufacturing system design. Such a framework concerns the process of change and the people who monitor, re-invent and operate new processes. For it to be effective, a major rethinking in how people visualize change is needed. Such a new culture, which thrives on uncertainty, can be achieved through training and education, along with the proper tools and techniques.

Planning, Manufacturing processes, Manufacturing

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Mass-customization: a strategy for knowledge creation and organizational learning

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An interaction between mass-production and mass-customization can create a system for knowledge creation and organizational learning. It is widely believed that the two approaches are incompatible owing to their diverse impacts on the organization of work within a firm and thus, cannot be pursued within a single organization. The case of Japan's National Bicycle Industrial Co., the country's second-biggest bicycle manufacturer in 1992, demonstrates that mass-production and mass-customization can be pursued simultaneously.

Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing, Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts, Bicycles, Evaluation, Standardization, Production engineering, Bicycle industry, Mass production, National Bicycle Industrial Co.

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Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of production by materials management

Article Abstract:

A comparison of Manufacturing Resource Planning II and the Japanese pull system reveals that the pull system can be used to guarantee the availability of production materials without large inventories. The study highlights that the system can improve production effectiveness and efficiency but should be modified for production systems whose materials are expensive and in irregular demand.

Inventory Control, Analysis, Materials management

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