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Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering Management /General
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
This paper investigates the current and future uses and payoffs of advanced
manufacturing technology (AMT) in Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs),
based on a small-scale survey and two case studies. The main conclusion is
that Chinese SOEs are very keen to implement AMT and replace their outdated
equipment. However, owing to the lack of financial resources and experienc
e, the percentage of AMT in SOEs is still very low. Those AMT methods adopt
ed range mainly between stand-alone systems and islands of automation. AMTs
are adopted in the areas of planning and controlling, information manageme
nt, design and engineering, fabrication, and assembly. Implications for pra
ctice and/or future research are discussed.