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Citation
(1999), "New journal announcement: International Journal of Agile Management Systems", Work Study, Vol. 48 No. 7. https://doi.org/10.1108/ws.1999.07948gae.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
New journal announcement: International Journal of Agile Management Systems
http://www.mcb.co.uk/ijams.htm
Keywords Agile production, Manufacturing, Service industries
Editor: Dr A. Gunasekaran, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Dept of Management and Human Resources, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA. European Editor: Allan S. Carrie, Hoover Professor of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
Future success will require many organizations to be agile, that is to be able to react quickly to changing markets, to produce high-quality products, to reduce lead times, and to provide a superior service. More than ever before, the strategies and processes of world-class companies must be fast, fluid and flexible. The launch of International Journal of Agile Management Systems (IJAMS) provides access to a specialist source of knowledge on all aspects of agile management within manufacturing and service industries.
IJAMS will focus on both the strategies and the technologies of agility to enhance competitiveness. It aims to promote the ideas and technologies of agile manufacturing as company-wide strategies in order to reduce lead times at all stages of manufacturing and service processes. The areas covered within the journal should assist in lowering manufacturing/service costs, increasing market share, satisfying customer requirements, rapid introduction of new products, eliminating non-value added activities, and improving competitiveness.
For further information and sample copies please contact Maria Lopes, MCB University Press, 60/62 Toller Lane, Bradford, BD8 9BY, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700; Fax: +44 (0)1274 785201; E-mail: mlopez@mcb.co.uk Internet: http://www.mcb.co.uk/ijams.htm