The strategic use of integrated manufacturing: An empirical examination

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Dean, JW; Snell, SA
• 署名单位: Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199606)17:6<459::AID-SMJ823>3.0.CO;2-8
• 发表日期: 1996
• 页码: 459-480
• 关键词: manufacturing strategy; advanced manufacturing technology; total quality management

摘要

The increasing importance of advanced manufacturing technology total quality management and just-in-time to manufacturing firms raises some basic questions as to the strategic use of these techniques in manufacturing. Does strategic use of these techniques influence performance? How is the impact of these techniques influenced by the competitive environment? Are the techniques actually being used strategically? A study in a large sample of manufacturing organizations confirms that the use of integrated manufacturing techniques-particularly total quality-influences performance, and that these effects are magnified or diminished by both the competitive environment and manufacturing strategy. Ir also shows that, in some cases, firms are missing opportunities to combine integrated manufacturing and strategy in ways that would substantially impact their performance.