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| Author: | Transfield, D. Smith, S. |
| Title: | Managing rapid change. |
| Journal: | Management Decision
1988 : VOL. 26:1, p. 53-58 |
| Index terms: | CORPORATE PLANNING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Technical changes in manufacturing companies as consequences of the recession in the late seventies and eighties are described and analyzed. Interviews with managers in a wide range of companies are reported. Case examples are reviewed. Fitting the technology into a business strategy, devising a manufacturing strategy and particularly producing an implementation plan to deliver the new technology were among the most difficult tasks to manage. Key elements of a successful implementation methodology are discussed. The process of revolutionary change is characterized. The reactions of management to the innovations and the accompanying changes are examined. |
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