Title :
Agile manufacturing-manufacturing for the new millennium-a critical review
Author :
Hooper, Mark J. ; Steeple, D.
Author_Institution :
Manuf. & Supply Chain Manage. Centre, Coventry Univ., UK
Abstract :
Agile manufacturing (AM), has been postulated as a new manufacturing paradigm. For any framework to migrate from theory to execution, a structural map and implementation strategy must exist. A literature review identifies a benchmark definition and its relationship to current mass production environments. Consideration of implementation techniques then takes place
Keywords :
management; manufacture; agile manufacturing; benchmark definition; critical review; implementation strategy; implementation techniques; literature review; manufacturing management strategy; manufacturing paradigm; mass production environments; structural map; Agile manufacturing; Costs; Flexible manufacturing systems; Lean production; Manufacturing industries; Mass production; Organizational aspects; Productivity; Raw materials; Supply chain management;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653544
