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| Tekijä: | Avlonitis, G. J. Parkinson, S. T. |
| Otsikko: | The adoption of flexible manufacturing systems in British and German companies. |
| Lehti: | Industrial Marketing Management
1986 : MAY, VOL. 15:2, p. 97-108 |
| Asiasana: | ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION UNITED KINGDOM FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | The article discusses the results of a study that has examined the reasons for the comparative lag which exists in the United Kingdom in the introduction of a new manufacturing technology, the flexible manufacturing system. The study focuses on a neglected area: on the organizational adoption process for a major technological innovation. This technology offers considerable advantages to companies which produce items in medium to large batch sizes where there are frequent changes in manufacturing requirements, involving changes in components. Failure to introduce this technology means that British companies in certain sectors have become less competitive than some of their counterparts. |
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