THIS PAPER PROVIDES A WORKING MODEL PROVEN EFFECTIVE FOR IMPLEMENTING FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING. BY FOLLOWING THIS APPROACH, MILLARD MANUFACTURING AVOIDED PROBLEMS TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSITIONS. THE WHOLISTIC APPROACH DEFINES THE CONSTITUENTS AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF FIVE MANUFACTURING RESOURCES. STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES, ALONG WITH THE MODEL, PROVIDE A MAP FOR COMPANIES WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT EVOLVING TO CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE.
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
