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High Performance Work Systems: The Need for Transition Management
James McCalman, David A. BuchananHow the boundaries of what management once considered acceptablework redesign have been expanded by new competitive pressures isdemonstrated. Research evidence based on the…
The New Roles of Management in Plants with an Advanced CNC‐Technology
Sigvard Rubenowitz, Anders Olsson, Bertil SteenThe project Users Demands on CNC‐Lathes, commenced in 1988, isexamined. The project′s main object was to contribute to an increase inthe empirically‐based knowledge of the new…
Work in Arc‐Welding Stations with High Technical Complexity
Kathe Noåas, Jan Johansson, Gunnar LindénA case study including the investigation and results from one plantis presented. The main aim of the current project is to test andrecommend technical and organisational…
Buffer Stock Allocation in Serial and Assembly Type of Production Lines
Marc Lambrecht, Alain SegaertThe literature is reviewed on buffer stock allocation strategies inserial production lines. A number of experiments are conducted toanalyse the behaviour of work‐in‐process…
A Database Approach to Hierarchical Materials Planning
Robert E. WinterA workstation‐based system for materials planning is intended tocomplement a host‐based materials‐planning system, thereby leading to amulti‐level system that combines fully…
Issues in Setting up JIT Supply
Alan Harrison, Christopher VossCase‐based research of the early days in the establishment of aJust‐in‐Time supply contract is examined. Schedule variability was shownto be more apparent than real, although it…
Strategic Manufacturing Management: A Proactive Approach
Per LindbergEffective manufacturing management calls for integration betweenstrategic subsystems. In manufacturing, this means that decisions onstructure and infrastructure must be…
Manufacturing Strategies and Decentralisation
Claes TunälvMajor decisions in manufacturing have often been treated as amanagement task. Investments and changes in manufacturing have becomemore complex in the last few decades. This…
Influence of Manufacturing Improvement Programmes on Performance
Arnoud De Meyer, Kasra FerdowsToday, to improve productivity in manufacturing, one has a largevariety of improvement programmes at one′s disposal. Zero defects, valueanalysis, just‐in‐time, manufacturing lead…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen