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An Empirical Study of Flexibility in Manufacturing

October 15, 1995 | Fernando F. Suarez, Michael A. Cusumano, Charles H. Fine | Strategy

Despite the popularity of flexible manufacturing systems, managers suffer from inadequate frameworks to help incorporate flexibility into their strategic planning. Through a study of thirty-one plants in the printed circuit board industry, the authors progress toward such a framework, define types of flexibility, and examine the relationships among them. Their findings have implications for technology, production management, human resource management, supplier relationships, and product development.

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