• DocumentCode
    1261833
  • Title

    Leaning towards agile

  • Author

    Ashall, David ; Parkinson, Brian

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Design, Technol. & Manage., Hertfordshire Univ., Hatfield, UK
  • Volume
    81
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    27
  • Lastpage
    32
  • Abstract
    Different market conditions require organisations to respond in a variety of ways. The authors suggest that companies within a turbulent market environment will need to operate in a more responsive manner and adopt an agile philosophy. An agile manufacturer can be defined as the fastest to market, with the lowest total cost and the greatest ability to meet varied customer requirements - the final measure being the ability to delight the customer
  • Keywords
    management; manufacturing industries; production control; agile manufacturing systems; customer requirements; flexibility; lean manufacturing; market conditions; organisations; production control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Manufacturing Engineer
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0956-9944
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/me:20020103
  • Filename
    990581
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1261833