An integrated process for forming manufacturing technology acquisition decisions

Abstract

The right manufacturing technology at the right time can enable an organisation to produce products that are cheaper, better, and made faster than those of the competition. Paradoxically, the wrong technology, or even the right technology poorly implemented, can be disastrous. The decision process through which practitioners acquire manufacturing technologies can significantly impact on their eventual capabilities and performance. This complete process has unfortunately received limited attention in previous studies. Therefore, the work presented in this paper has investigated leading research and industrial practices to create a formal and rational decision process, and then evaluated this through an extended and in-depth case study of a manufacturing technology acquisition. An analysis of previous literature, industrial practices, and the resulting decision process are all presented in this paper.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570410532533
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Operations & Information Management
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Uncontrolled Keywords: decision making,manufacturing industries,working practices,technology led strategy
Publication ISSN: 1758-6593
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2024 08:10
Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2012 12:06
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2004
Authors: Baines, Timothy (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-7518-2967)

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