Purpose‐The purpose of this paper is to study the often overlapping use of the related terms
flexibility, agility and responsiveness in the operations management literature to clarify …

In the field of operations management, manufacturing flexibility has been the subject of
much academic enquiry. Moreover, the need for this fundamental characteristic has never …

The competitive environment of today has generated an increased interest in flexibility as a
response mechanism. While the potential benefits of flexibility are familiar, the concept of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on supply chain
performance measures and metrics (PMMs). It provides a critical evaluation of 234 articles …

Flexibility has become one of the most useful and necessary tool in today's competitive
markets. Manufacturing flexibility is widely recognised as a critical component to achieving a …

The monitoring and control of the input and output of manufacturing systems is an essential
task for the system optimisation. Performance of manufacturing systems covers a wide …

Considering the high required capital outlay and moderate risk of a flexible manufacturing
system (FMS) investment, economic justification techniques are insufficient by themselves …

With the advent of the supply chain management concepts, business communities have
been realizing that being competitive as a single company is no longer adequate; instead …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to address an important question which centres on
investigating how do manufacturing businesses perceive and understand the concepts of …

The ability of manufacturing companies to adapt to their changing environment is frequently
a key to long‐term success. As a consequence the strategic flexibility of manufacturing …