The evolution and future of manufacturing: A review

B Esmaeilian, S Behdad, B Wang - Journal of manufacturing systems, 2016 - Elsevier
Manufacturing is continuously evolving from concept development to methods and tools
available for the production of goods for use or sale. Traditionally, manufacturing refers to an …

Strategic flexibility: A review of the literature

D Brozovic - International Journal of Management Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Previous literature reviews of strategic flexibility have a number of shortcomings: they lack a
specific focus in the field, provide an excessive definitional focus or lack a clear empirical …

Climate adaptive building shells: State-of-the-art and future challenges

RCGM Loonen, M Trčka, D Cóstola… - … and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Successful building design is becoming an increasingly complex task, due to a growing
demand to satisfy more ambitious environmental, societal and economical performance …

Digitalization and strategic flexibility–a recipe for business growth

MJ Matalamäki, S Joensuu-Salo - Journal of Small Business and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper examines how digitalization can affect three aspects of firm growth. The
specific objectives are as follows:(1) to increase understanding of how digitalization affects …

Flexible contracts to cope with uncertainty in public–private partnerships

CO Cruz, RC Marques - International journal of project management, 2013 - Elsevier
Public private partnerships (PPP) are long lasting contracts, generally involving large sunk
investments, and developed in contexts of great uncertainty. If uncertainty is taken as an …

Designing resilient systems‐of‐systems: A survey of metrics, methods, and challenges

P Uday, K Marais - Systems Engineering, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Resilience is the ability of a system to react to and recover from disturbances with minimal
effect on its dynamic stability. While resilience has been the focus of research in several …

Agility and flexibility in international business research: A comprehensive review and future research directions

M Christofi, V Pereira, D Vrontis, S Tarba… - Journal of World …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study explores 134 articles on agility and flexibility research published in the top-nine
international business (IB) journals. Accordingly, we critically analyze, map and structure …

A review on manufacturing flexibility

A Jain, PK Jain, FTS Chan, S Singh - International Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Hybrid hierarchical fuzzy group decision-making based on information axioms and BWM: Prototype design selection

AI Maghsoodi, M Mosavat, A Hafezalkotob… - Computers & Industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
The selection of the optimal conceptual design of any product is challenging due to the
complexity of the customer's behavior and the competitiveness existing among production …

Flexibility in PPP contracts–Dealing with potential change in the pre-contract phase of a construction project

HÇ Demirel, W Leendertse, L Volker… - Construction …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) cover a range of possible relationships between
public and private parties. PPP contracts are typically used in contexts of great uncertainty …