Electronic Resource
Bingley
:
Emerald
International journal of operations & production management
20 (2000), S. 1446-1474
ISSN:
0144-3577
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
An empirical advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) taxonomy with three groups was identified from cluster analysis. The analysis was based on a survey of Swedish metal-working industries and 324 relevant responses were received (response rate of 38 percent). The first group, "the traditionalists" is characterised by firms of relatively small size with low levels of investments in AMT. "The hard integrators" emphasise computerised transactions between sub-units and processes to a larger extent than the investment in administrative, design and manufacturing technologies. "The high investors" group contains relatively large firms that have invested in most technologies and have computerised their transactions significantly more than both the other groups. Companies with heavy investments in AMT had developed the infrastructure (worker empowerment, improvement programmes and organisational design) and maintenance (prevention and integration) aspects to a greater extent than low investors. They also performed better.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443570010353103
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