Organization technologies, AMT and competent workers: Exploring relationships with manufacturing performance

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 298-313

  Cordero, Rene ^a   Kirchhoff, Bruce A ^a   Walsh, Steven T ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced manufacturing technologies; Integrated manufacturing systems; Just in time; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; JUST IN TIME; MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PAIRWISE INTERACTION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TWO-DIMENSION;

AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70349209251     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380910936765     Document Type: Article

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