How do companies achieve mix flexibility?

Wilson, Shellyanne; Platts, KW

doi:10.1108/01443571011075074

Cited by 25 publications

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“…The concept of coordination has been discussed widely in the literature. Within organizations, actions carried out by one division in a system can directly or indirectly affect the actions or outcomes of another division in a system which requires coordination mechanisms that are employed to manage these dependencies between these different systems (Wilson and Platts, 2010).In today's dynamic and competitive manufacturing environment, labour flexibility and teamwork are considered as central pillars to achieve flexibility and have high effect on manufacturing environment (Fraser, 2010). To alleviate supply risks and develop competitive advantage, supply professionals need to synchronise the relationships in the supply chain and increase the flow of information and communication efforts (Larry et al, 2004).…”

Section: Collaborative Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supply Chain: Systematic Literature Review to Define Critical Strategies to Achieve Flexibility in Health Sector

Qatawneh¹

2019

IJBSS

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Recognizing the importance of achieving supply chain flexibility in this dynamic environment, this research explores the critical strategies that can be applied to achieve supply chain flexibility in health care. The research design, guided by a Qualitative philosophy, was inductive in nature. Using different journal articles in the areas of uncertainty, flexibility, supply chain management, supply chain flexibility and health care management, a number of different strategies to facilitate supply chain flexibility in health care were deduced. The challenge for health care supply chain leaders and health professional is to develop and apply 1. proactive strategies, that is developed and employed through 2. effective whole supply chain communication, and 3. continuous organizational learning. Supply chain managers can potentially benefit from this research that added a new perspective to fit the agility exist in the market place. The proposed strategies improve flexibility in the networked health care supply chain.

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Section: Collaborative Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Supply Chain: Systematic Literature Review to Define Critical Strategies to Achieve Flexibility in Health Sector

Qatawneh¹

2019

IJBSS

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“…Frayret et al (2004) identified three coordination mechanisms used to manage shared resources: direct communication, rules-of-the-game to manage prescribed and forbidden actions; and market-based pricing and bidding mechanisms. In a study dealing specifically with mix flexibility achievement in the flour milling industry, Wilson and Platts (2010) identified a number of coordination mechanisms used to manage shared producer or processing activities, shared transfer line activities and shared consumer or packaging activities, as shown in Table I.…”

Section: Shared Resources and MIX Flexibility Achievementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Continuing with this line of reasoning, Wilson and Platts (2010) argued that mix flexibility is achieved, at an operational level, through the use of coordination mechanisms to manage the dependencies relating to mix flexibility. In a study of mix flexibility achievement in the flour milling industry, Wilson and Platts (2010) went on to identify a number of these coordination mechanisms used to manage shared resources.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Product wheels to achieve mix flexibility in process industries

Wilson

Ali

2014

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

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Purpose – Mix flexibility is a critical manufacturing flexibility type needed to produce a company's range of products. Oftentimes, multiple products are produced on shared resources which require coordination mechanisms to ensure their effective utilization. This paper aims to explore the applicability of the product wheel concept as a coordination mechanism that can be used to manage shared resources in operational mix flexibility achievement in process industries. Design/methodology/approach – The product wheel concept is a construct from the theory of lean manufacturing adoption in process industries. This construct is applied as a sequencing coordination mechanism, where similar products are grouped together to run consecutively in a production schedule. A single case study is used to illustrate the development and evaluation of a product wheel design. Findings – The results show that the product wheel concept does achieve the aim of grouping similar products in the production schedule, and, as such, can be used to improve the production planning process through the reduction of the number of time-intensive changeovers without sacrificing product availability to meet customer demand. The product wheel, however, is not a mathematical optimization technique; but is instead a heuristic technique which requires the use of judgment and experience to achieve an optimal design. Originality/value – A theoretical contribution to the study of mix flexibility has been made, where the application of the product wheel construct presents a novel approach to the study of operational mix flexibility achievement, via the sequencing of products on shared manufacturing resources.

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“…For example, Wilson and Platts (2010) addressed the question of how mix flexibility is achieved during day-to-day operations, and found that at operational level, mix flexibility is achieved through shared resources, floor dependency, and simultaneity constraints. In another study, Hallgren and Olhager (2009), investigated the relationship between volume and product mix flexibility.…”

Section: Organizational Flexibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%