TY - JOUR
T1 - Agility, adaptability and leanness
T2 - a comparison of concepts and a study of practice
AU - Katayama, Hiroshi
AU - Bennett, David
PY - 1999/4/20
Y1 - 1999/4/20
N2 - This paper deals with three concepts of concern to manufacturing management; agile manufacturing, adaptable production and lean production. These are described and compared within the context of the modern competitive situation in Japan. A survey of Japanese firms is described where the concepts are explored through a number of questions concerned with strategy, action programmes and performance measures. Many companies have responded to the change in economic conditions through a modification of their production operations and by changing their cost structure. The results suggest that companies are trying to realise their cost adaptability through agility enhancement activities.
AB - This paper deals with three concepts of concern to manufacturing management; agile manufacturing, adaptable production and lean production. These are described and compared within the context of the modern competitive situation in Japan. A survey of Japanese firms is described where the concepts are explored through a number of questions concerned with strategy, action programmes and performance measures. Many companies have responded to the change in economic conditions through a modification of their production operations and by changing their cost structure. The results suggest that companies are trying to realise their cost adaptability through agility enhancement activities.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00129-7
DO - 10.1016/S0925-5273(98)00129-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032675021
SN - 0925-5273
VL - 60
SP - 43
EP - 51
JO - International Journal of Production Economics
JF - International Journal of Production Economics
ER -