Formulation of Manufacturing Strategy

A computerized knowledge management system for the manufacturing strategy process

“…As with business strategy, at the two extremes, this process may have the form of a purely rationalistic structured planning methodology, such as those described in [7,9] and [20], or it may be the result of a series of on-the-fly problem-(re)solving decisions of manufacturing issues and a set of organisational practices to make sense of them (emergent strategy). In the majority of cases, the firm's realized strategy is a mixture of the outcomes of both forms [14,21].…”

“…The five forces and the value chain/network of Porter [23] are the guiding frameworks in most analytic/rationalistic efforts, adopted accordingly for functional strategies, such as manufacturing strategy [7]. On the other hand, processes such as the SWOT analysis [27] and Grant's framework for a resource-based strategy [28] form conceptual tools for equally rational and analytic processes, based, however, on an inside-out rationale of looking at things, including the manufacturing strategy process [20].…”

“…In this direction, a number of authors, influenced by the application of the ''rationalist'' paradigm of strategy, have proposed tools and procedures for assessing the manufacturing function's internal and external environment at a particular instance in time, and for identifying the actions needed to achieve fit among them (e.g. [5][6][7][8][9][10]). In all cases, there is the inherent assumption that all manufacturing-related knowledge can be gathered, qualified and codified by a single person, or in a series of facilitated sessions involving manufacturing-language literate managers.…”

Impacts of the overheating economy on China’s manufacturing industry

“…This is because economic growth, trade growth, and FDI in China are closely correlated, forming direct relationships with the manufacturing activities. As emphasized by Joseph [7], understanding the macro environment in terms of industrial background is essential and fundamental previous to formulating an appropriate manufacturing strategy. However, the existing literature on this economic relationship is limited.…”

The impact of product positioning strategy, manufacturing strategy and their co-alignment on firm's performance

“…Various methods have been proposed in the literature to achieve harmony between manufacturing and marketing strategies (e.g. Berry et ai, 1999;Hill, 2000;Joseph, 1999;Mills et al, 2002;Platts and Gregory, 1990;Ray, 2005).…”