Skinner (1969Skinner, W. (1969). Manufacturing - missing link in corporate strategy. Brighton: Harvard Business Review., 1974Skinner, W. (1974). The focused factory (Vol. 52, pp. 113-121). Brighton: Harvard Business Review.) |
The author provides information on the need to relate manufacturing operations to strategic decisions made at the corporate level. |
Hayes & Wheelwright (1984)Hayes, R. H., & Wheelwright, S. C. (1984). Restoring our competitive edge: competing through manufacturing. Hoboken: Wiley.
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The authors expand on Skinner’s concept by delimiting the role of manufacturing in business strategies. |
D’Aveni (1994)D’Aveni, R. (1994). Hyper‐competition: managing the dynamics of strategic maneuvering. New York: Free Press.
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The author uses the term “hyper competition” to describe rapidly growing competition that characterizes many industries. |
Schroeder et al. (1995)Schroeder, D. M., Congden, S. W., & Gopinath, C. (1995). Linking competitive strategy and manufacturing process technology. Journal of Management Studies, 32(2), 163-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.1995.tb00339.x. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.19...
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The authors highlight the role of manufacturing strategies in gaining a competitive advantage through the pursuit of new process technologies. |
Wathen (1995)Wathen, S. (1995). Manufacturing strategy in business units: an analysis of production process focus and performance. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 15(8), 4-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443579510094053. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443579510094...
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Gagnon (1999)Gagnon, S. (1999). Resource‐based competition and the new operations strategy. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 19(2), 125-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443579910247392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443579910247...
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Beach et al. (2000)Beach, R., Muhlemann, A., Price, D., Paterson, A., & Sharp, J. (2000). Manufacturing operations and strategic flexibility: survey and cases. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 20(1), 7-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443570010301056. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443570010301...
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Kim & Arnold (1996)Kim, J. S., & Arnold, P. (1996). Operationalizing manufacturing strategy: an exploratory study of constructs and linkage. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 16(12), 45-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443579610151751. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443579610151...
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The authors point to improvements in manufacturing processes through the adoption of techniques and procedures such as just in time (JIT) and total quality management (TQM) methods. |
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Lien & Rasch (2001)Lien, T. K., & Rasch, F. O. (2001). Hybrid automatic-manual assembly systems. CIRP Annals-Manufacturing Technology, 50(1), 21-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0007-8506(07)62062-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0007-8506(07)...
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The authors point to the use of hybrid systems as a competitive advantage. The work refers to a U-shaped cell. |
Lin & Tseng (2016)Lin, Y.-H., & Tseng, M.-L. (2016). Assessing the competitive priorities within sustainable supply chain management under uncertainty. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, 2133-2144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.07.012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014...
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The authors highlight the importance of not only changes in processes and strategic priorities but also of the culture and beliefs of an organization. |
Jitpaiboon et al. (2016)Jitpaiboon, T., Gu, Q., & Truong, D. (2016). Evolution of competitive priorities towards performance improvement: a meta-analysis. International Journal of Production Research, 54(24), 7400-7420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1190878. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016....
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The authors describe ways to implement corporate missions through operational plans. |