• DocumentCode
    2366573
  • Title

    Shifting from manufacturing to service in engineering and assembly industries

  • Author

    Huimin, Tan ; Yezhuang, Tian ; Yang, Yang

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Manage., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    25-27 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    Increasing competitive intensity and higher market complexity force enterprises to innovate their manufacturing and business strategies in order to remaining competitive in the international market. This paper set out to test the effect on whether companies shifting manufacturing to service has a direct influence on business performance. This study is based on the data from the fifth International Manufacturing Strategy Survey that was conducted in 19 countries worldwide. The finding can provide guideline for manufacturers to select their future service strategies.
  • Keywords
    assembling; management of change; manufacturing industries; service industries; strategic planning; assembly industries; business strategies; engineering industries; manufacturing strategies; manufacturing-to-service shifting; Assembly; Companies; Industries; Marketing and sales; Reliability; business performance; manufactuimg strategies; service strategy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2011 8th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tianjin
  • ISSN
    2161-1890
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-310-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSSSM.2011.5959314
  • Filename
    5959314