Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 22 Issue 1

Knowledge management through technology strategy: implications for competitiveness

Sohel Ahmad, Roger G. Schroeder

The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize a learning‐based technology strategy along three dimensions: proactive technology posture, process adaptation and experimentation…

Organisational learning as an antecedent of technology transfer and new product development: A study of manufacturing firms in Malaysia

Juhaini Jabar, Claudine Soosay, Ricardo Santa

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of organisational learning (comprising absorptive capacity, nature and type of alliances and learning environment) through…

An analytical hierarchy process‐based tool to evaluate value systems for lean transformations

Fazleena Badurdeen, Ken Wijekoon, Phillip Marksberry

True lean transformation has proved notoriously difficult for non‐Toyota companies. One hypothesis is excessive focus on tools/techniques without building the necessary…

Commercial aerospace supply chains: The empirical validation of an evolutionary classification scheme

C. Rose‐Anderssen, J.S. Baldwin, K. Ridgway

The purpose of this paper is to explore the evolution of commercial aerospace supply chains.

Effects of using minomi in in‐plant materials supply

Robin Hanson

“Minomi” is a unit load where no container is used. The aim of this paper is to identify the effects of using minomi in the materials supply within an assembly plant.

Risks affecting ERP post‐implementation: Insights from a large Chinese manufacturing group

Kuifan Pan, Miguel Baptista Nunes, Guo Chao Peng

The purpose of this paper is to identify, assess and explore potential risks that can affect long‐term viability of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in the…

An investigation for improvement of the 3D‐digitization process: a reverse engineering approach

Boppana V. Chowdary, Ayanna‐Rene De Noon, Fahraz Ali, Clement A.C. Imbert

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive work flow for the improvement of the Reverse Engineering (RE) process in producing non‐uniform rational B‐splines (NURBS…

Editorial

David Bennett

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh