Advanced manufacturing technologies and strategically flexible production
研究了先进制造技术在战略柔性生产（SFP）背景下的使用和效果，基于392家金属加工企业的数据，发现核心采用者更注重计算机集成而非单独技术，且SFP能提升时间响应能力。
Abstract This paper deals with the role of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) within the context of changes in the basic principles to organize and manage manufacturing systems. In particular, the use and effectiveness of various technologies and their computer‐based integration are investigated in the light of three emerging principles: (i) strategic multi‐focusedness, (ii) process integration across functions, and (iii) process ownership. Together, these principles are referred to as Strategically Flexible Production (SFP). In an international sample of 392 manufacturing units from the metal‐working industry, the use of AMT is analyzed in three groups: core adopters, partial adopters or non‐adopters of SFP. Data show that while core adopters do not use stand‐alone AMT more than the other groups, they have a higher level of computer integration (CI), in particular in their forefront departments. However, the use of integrating technologies varies much within the core adopters, suggesting that SFP does not necessarily require massive information technology (IT) support. This is further confirmed by the analysis of performance improvements. The mere adoption of stand‐alone AMT per se does not provide companies with superior improvements in performance. On the contrary, SFP alone or combined with a higher level of integration of stand‐alone AMT fosters increased time responsiveness.