Evaluation of manufacturing firms for agility

Ibrahim I Hassan Garbie*

*Corresponding author for this work

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Manufacturing firms have great interest in developing flexible and agile manufacturing systems (FMS/AMS) to cope for competences. Agile manufacturing systems are a manufacturing philosophy that integrates technology, people, manufacturing strategy, and management systems. Although agility is the set of capabilities and competences that the manufacturing firms need to thrive and prosper in a continuously changing and unpredictable business environment, measuring the level of agility in these firms is still unexplored according to the capabilities and competences. In embracing AMS, there are many important questions to be asked concerning a firm's agility level and how to assist in achieving enhancing agility more effectively. In this paper, an evaluation model will be proposed to measure the agility level of the manufacturing firms based on technologies, people, manufacturing strategy, and management systems and business process. A complete case study will be presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 IIE Annual Conference and Exhibition
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Event2006 IIE Annual Conference and Exposition - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: May 20 2006May 24 2006

Other

Other2006 IIE Annual Conference and Exposition
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period5/20/065/24/06

Keywords

  • Agile manufacturing systems
  • Agility measurement
  • Performance evaluation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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