1 Shimon K. Modi, Purdue University, Industrial Technology, 401 N Grant St, W Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA, [email protected] 2 Stephen J. Elliott, Ph.D., Purdue University, Industrial Technology, 401 N Grant St, W Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA, [email protected] Abstract  In the past decade, global business has experienced substantial growth; the manufacturing industry has played a large role in th...

This paper provides a review and introduction on agile manufacturing. Tactics of agile manufacturing are mapped into different production areas eight-construct latent : manufacturing equipment and technology, processes technology and know-how, quality and productivity improvement, production planning and control, shop floor management, product design and development, supplier relationship manag...

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