MANUFACTURIN
G
Tuğçe İŞSEVER
524413007
Marmara University
Institute of Pure and Applied Science
History of Agile Manufacturing
In 1991, an industry-led study, sponsored by the
United States Navy Mantech Program, and supported by the Iacocca Institute at Lehigh
University in the United States, was conducted in order to originate a new paradigm for successful manufacturing enterprises.
The report of that study, entitled “21st Century
Manufacturing Enterprise Strategy”, coined the term “agile manufacturing”
History of Agile Manufacturing
The
report which is entitled “21st Century
Manufacturing Enterprise Strategy”, coined a term “agile manufacturing” to describe a new emerging manufacturing paradigm, expected to replace mass production.
“21st
Century Manufacturing Enterprise
Strategy” described how US industrial competitivenes too.
Introduction to Agile Manufacturing
Agile manufacturing can be defined as an enterprise level manufacturing strategy of introducing new products into rapidly changing markets or as an organizational ability to thrive in a competitive environment characterized by continuous and sometimes unforeseen change.
Agile manufacturing is a method for manufacturing which combine organization, people and technology into an integrated and coordinated whole.
Agile
manufacturing is a strategy aimed at developing capabilities (the enterprise platform) to prosper in the next century. In this respect it is similar to a manufacturing strategy in that it should support business and marketing strategies. However, these strategies also need to be modified to take advantage of agile manufacturing capabilities.
Agile Manufacturing sets out to identify and apply practical tools, methodologies, and best practices that enable companies to achieve manufacturing agility within a turbulent business environment.
Kidd
discussed that main resource of agile manufacturing are;
Management
innovation
Employees and workers with high
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