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| Tekijä: | Matthews, J. P. Foo, S. T. |
| Otsikko: | Equipment dedication and automation: some empirical findings |
| Lehti: | Omega
1991 : VOL. 19:5, p. 475-484 |
| Asiasana: | AUTOMATION PRODUCTION EFFECTIVENESS USA INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Automation has long been considered as a way by which one could capture improvements in productive efficiency. In many situations, however, this efficiency was attainable only through increasing focus and dedication of the productive process to the support of a relatively narrow set of products. During the last decade, attention has turned to two approaches. One was the employment of non-automated but yet dedicated equipment to select product groups. To other was the employment of highly sophisticated, automated equipment in an essentially non-dedicated environment. The degree to which these approaches are reflected in the USA industry is investigated, their relationship to economic performance is explored. |
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