Exploring work system practices for time‐based manufacturers: their impact on competitive capabilities
研究了265家制造企业，发现采用时间导向制造实践的企业往往有更高水平的标准化、正式化和整合，这些工作系统实践能提升竞争能力。
Abstract Manufacturing firms operating in a post‐industrial environment have customers who demand specialized products and short lead times. To meet these needs, organizations are adopting time‐based manufacturing practices to cut time and improve performance. The central tenet of this study is that time‐based manufacturers employ traditional work system practices including standardization, formalization, and routinization plus integration to improve competitiveness. This study measures the levels of time‐based manufacturing practices, work system practices, and competitive capabilities of 265 firms. The results indicate that firms with high levels of time‐based manufacturing practices tend to have high levels of standardization and formalization as well as integration. Firms with high levels of standardization and integration tended to have enhanced competitive capabilities.