The impact of market requirements focus and manufacturing characteristics focus on plant performance
研究了市场需求聚焦和制造特性聚焦对制造绩效的影响，基于汽车行业工厂数据，部分支持了Bozarth提出的聚焦中介模型，并发现聚焦工作单元或厂中厂未必能完全缓冲多样化市场需求的负面影响。
Abstract This study examines the relationship between market requirements focus, manufacturing characteristics focus, and manufacturing performance. Results from a sample of plants serving the automotive industry support the general argument that market requirements focus and manufacturing characteristics focus have an impact on manufacturing performance, and provide partial support for a mediation model of focus proposed by Bozarth (1993). The results also show that focused work cells or plants‐within‐a‐plant might not be entirely successful at buffering plants from the negative impact of diverse market requirements.