Structuring Manufacturing Strategy

Manufacturing strategy comprises decisionmaking problems in terms of manufacturing practices to achieve manufacturing objectives through linkages of performance measurement. It is pervasively influential, long-term, and dynamic owing to the conformance with corporate strategy, business strategy, and marketing strategy. Therefore, there are many underlying sub-problems which can be expressed in a wide spectrum of forms. In this study, we will firstly define the spectrum of problem-structuring. After that, a decision analysis framework as a guide for modeling problems in different forms is introduced. Finally, a realistic problem is illustrated for discussions.