Organizational and technological predictors of change in automaticity

Article Abstract:

Programmable automation lies at the heart of competitive manufacturing, yet many firms have been slow to adopt new production technologies. This study attempted to develop a theory of change in automaticity integrating both organizational and technoeconomic approaches to process innovation. The data, based on a longitudinal study of 54 manufacturing establishments, were gathered in 1973 and 1981. During the intervening period, foreign firms made considerable inroads into American markets and thus provided incentives to innovate. Our analysis suggested that the magnitude of change in automaticity is partly a function of how well various dimensions of organizational structure enable an organization to respond to incentives, given the constraints of its extant production system. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Analysis, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Technology application, Management research, Production control

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Flexibility and standardization: test of a contingency model of product design-manufacturing integration

Article Abstract:

A contingency model of product design-manufacturing integration was developed in an attempt to evaluate the efficiency of various organizational and technical practices. By considering design-manufacturing system integration as an intermediate performance indicator, the proposed framework identifies a set of efficient organizational measures for both low and high design innovations. Results suggest that integrative factors, including cross-functional teaming and collocation, create positive effect on DMSI; while differentiating mechanisms, such as job specialization, have negative impact on DMSI.

Research, Models, Industrial design, Production engineering

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Customer-driven product development through quality function deployment in the U.S. and Japan

Article Abstract:

Quality function deployment is discussed in the context of customer-driven product development.

Methods

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