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Toward a taxonomy of manufacturing flexibility dimensions
Abstract
Researchers agree on the importance of manufacturing flexibility but are somewhat divided on the dimensions of this important construct. This paper seeks to find a middle‐ground by working toward a generally acceptable taxonomy of manufacturing flexibility dimensions. The authors build on extant literature and propose a theoretically grounded operationalization of the manufacturing flexibility construct. Operational measures of manufacturing flexibility dimensions are identified and tested on a sample of 240 manufacturing firms. Results indicate good support for the theorized taxonomy.
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Metadata
- Authors
- D'Souza, D. E., & Williams, F. P.
- Venue
- Journal of Operations Management
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2000-07-14
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 577-593
- ISSN
- 0272-6963 (ISSN-L)
- 1873-1317
- OpenAlex
- W2002041533
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 12
- FWCI
- 27.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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