Production Management Techniques in UK Manufacturing Industry: Usage and Barriers to Acceptance
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 1 January 1987
Abstract
The work described in this paper is part of a large study of the barriers to acceptance of production management techniques in UK manufacturing industry. The first part of this study is described, it:(i) establishes the use being made of proven traditional techniques of production management and operational research/statistical techiques by British production managers; and (ii) begins to investigate the barriers to acceptance of the techniques. The results reveal that in industry in the UK there is low usage of many of the techniques, particularly the highly quantitative techniques. The major barrier preventing usage of the techniques is lack of knowledge; training in production management has been found to be an extremely important factor in the usage of all the techniques examined.
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Citation
Oakland, J.S. and Sohal, A. (1987), "Production Management Techniques in UK Manufacturing Industry: Usage and Barriers to Acceptance", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 8-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054783
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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