The formalisation of manufacturing strategy and its influence on the relationship between competitive objectives, improvement goals, and action plans

Acur, Nuran; Gertsen, Frank; Sun, Hongyi; Frick, Jan

doi:10.1108/01443570310496599

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“…The current study differs in the high ranking of low price; which could be explained by increasing international competition, particularly from newly industrialising countries such as China, India and Eastern European countries. The emphasis on cost by Irish manufacturers supports the findings of Acur et al (2003) who found that improvements in cost reduction scored very highly as a corporate objective. Table X shows the mean values and ranking of Cluster 2 of the current study with the caretaker cluster.…”

Section: Taxonomy Of Manufacturing Strategiessupporting

confidence: 78%

A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in manufacturing companies in Ireland

Grant

Cadden

McIvor

et al. 2013

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to replicate the taxonomic study of Miller and Roth and to validate its applicability in a small newly industrialised country. Design/methodology/approach -An empirical survey of manufacturing companies in Ireland was conducted using a research instrument that replicated the questions asked in the original 1994 study. Data was collected using mail questionnaires posted to 874 manufacturers. A total of 199 respondents were used for this study. The study tested two central hypotheses using advanced statistical data analysis techniques, such as canonical discriminant analysis. Findings -The results of the research identified three clustered strategic groups (Best Value, Budget and Multi Focus) which were different from those of Miller and Roth: caretakers, marketeers and innovators. The study supported the dynamic nature of manufacturing strategy, and shows how new manufacturing strategies evolve over time and differ between regions. Research limitations/implications -Further research should replicate this study in other small newly industrialised countries. Given the recently changed nature of the economy within Ireland, a longitudinal study would provide useful insights into the dynamics of manufacturing capabilities. Practical implications -The study provides important insights into manufacturing strategy within a small newly industrialised country. The results suggest that manufacturing strategies appear to change depending on the country of plant location. The manufacturing strategies may be attributed to the unique business environment, challenges and constraints of the country. Originality/value -There is a scarcity of taxonomy studies in general, and there is a dearth of such studies in small newly industrialised countries such as Ireland. Through identifying a new taxonomy the study contributes to the existing literature on manufacturing strategy, and challenges the global applicability of taxonomies developed in the USA.

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Section: Taxonomy Of Manufacturing Strategiessupporting

confidence: 78%

A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in manufacturing companies in Ireland

Grant

Cadden

McIvor

et al. 2013

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

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“…Although there is a suggested method of collecting data (including focusing on better companies; searching for companies by mail and/or phone; sending out the questionnaire to one contact person per company, usually a plant or manufacturing manager, in printed form; following up to help and inspire each contact person to fill out the questionnaire), it is up to the national research team to make decisions regarding this procedure. For further details regarding the survey, see the summary book on IMSS-I (Lindberg et al, 1998) or any of the articles that used data from previous rounds of the survey (e.g., Frohlich and Westbrook, 2001;Acur et al, 2003;Husseini and O'Brian, 2004;Laugen et al, 2005, Cagliano et al, 2006.…”

Section: The Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of lean practices on inventory turnover

Demeter

Matyusz

2011

International Journal of Production Economics

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Lean manufacturing (LM) is currently enjoying its second heyday. Companies in several industries are implementing lean practices to keep pace with the competition and achieve better results. In this article, we will concentrate on how companies can improve their inventory turnover performance through the use of lean practices. According to our main proposition, firms that widely apply lean practices have higher inventory turnover than those that do not rely on LM. However, there may be significant differences in inventory turnover even among lean manufacturers depending on their contingencies. Therefore, we also investigate how various contingency factors (production systems, order types, product types) influence the inventory turnover of lean manufacturers. We use cluster and correlation analysis to separate manufacturers based on the extent of their leanness and to examine the effect of contingencies. We acquired the data from the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) in ISIC sectors 28-35.

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“…According to Acur (2003) and Kim, Lee and Yun (2004), organizations must have a broader platform that includes superior service to boost customer satisfaction. The latest addition to the competitive priorities is innovation denoting the ability to develop new products and implement new technologies and processes that create new markets (Brown, Squire, & Blackmon, 2007).…”

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Assessing the Relative Importance of Competitive Priorities that Influence Consumers’ Choices in Mobile Phone Services

Tahir

Sam

Said

et al. 2015

IJBM

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Mobile telecommunication usage is a necessity to assure that someone is connected and accessible in a network. This study focuses on the elements that influence the customer's choice in mobile services, namely the cost/price, quality, time/delivery, flexibility, service and innovation. The objective of this study is to examine the significant importance of competitive priorities of elements that influence consumers' choices in mobile phone services and further to rank all the elements based on the level of importance from the consumers' points of view. The study focuses on mobile users in Melaka, Malaysia and data gathering is mechanized by a questionnaire. Data has been analyzed descriptively and further correlated and regressed. The analysis found that competitive priority elements as ranked according to priority are quality, cost, flexibility, time, service and innovation. This findings is useful for telecommunication providers towards improvement of service, as well as to achieve customers' satisfaction.

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The formalisation of manufacturing strategy and its influence on the relationship between competitive objectives, improvement goals, and action plans

Cited by 59 publications

References 27 publications

A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in manufacturing companies in Ireland

A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in manufacturing companies in Ireland

The impact of lean practices on inventory turnover

Assessing the Relative Importance of Competitive Priorities that Influence Consumers’ Choices in Mobile Phone Services

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