FROM THE ISLANDS OF AUTOMATION TO THE KNOWLEDGE ARCHIPELAGO - THE CHALLENGE FOR MANUFACTURING STRATEGY IN THE 1990S

Authors
BRANDON JA
Citation
Ja. Brandon, FROM THE ISLANDS OF AUTOMATION TO THE KNOWLEDGE ARCHIPELAGO - THE CHALLENGE FOR MANUFACTURING STRATEGY IN THE 1990S, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part B, Journal of engineering manufacture, 207(3), 1993, pp. 141-146
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part B, Journal of engineering manufacture → ACNP
ISSN journal
09544054
Volume
207
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
141 - 146
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-4054(1993)207:3<141:FTIOAT>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The paper examines the complementary issues of the availability of nov el technological ideas and the receptiveness of managerial infrastruct ure. It suggests that the apparently conflicting philosophies of the t echnological minimalists, who seek to restore manufacturing effectiven ess by empowerment of work groups, and those who advocate large-scale automation of manufacturing systems in cellular form can be reconciled using ideas from object-oriented programming system.