Telemanufacturing: A flexible manufacturing solution

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-20-1998

Abstract

This article proposes a structure whereby a company can outsource several of its production and design activities, particularly via information superhighways. We coin this structural concept; Telemanufacturing, and show that it could be a viable option to increase the flexibility of manufacturing enterprises especially those of medium and small sizes. A model is developed to analytically capture the impact of Telemanufacturing on flexibility and aid in a firm's design quest for flexible solutions. An example is provided illustrating the application of this model. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Identifier

0032156987 (Scopus)

Publication Title

International Journal of Production Economics

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-5273(96)00103-X

ISSN

09255273

First Page

1

Last Page

12

Volume

56-57

Grant

DMI-9525745

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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