Abstract
Flexibility has become one of the most useful and necessary tool in todays competitive markets. Manufacturing flexibility is widely recognised as a critical component to achieving a competitive advantage in the market place. It is one of the most sought after properties for manufacturing enterprises and has aroused considerable interest among researchers and professionals. This paper presents a review of various issues related with manufacturing flexibility specifically concept, need, dimensions, measurement, relationship among various dimensions, implementation aspect in a company and management of manufacturing flexibility and its aim to contribute to the conceptual systemisation of the material.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5946-5970 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | International Journal of Production Research |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- management
- manufacturing flexibility
- research
- review
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering