Implementation of new technology: towards greater manufacturing flexibility
研究了新技术对制造环境的影响及实施问题，提出了基于组织目标层级和约束理论的集成框架，帮助企业在市场变化中减少对昂贵缓冲资源的依赖。
Abstract Changes in market characteristics over the past several years are forcing firms to eliminate/minimize dependency on costly buffers of capacity, lead time, or inventory. One way to accomplish this is via appropriate adaptation and enhancement of existing technological infrastructure. Recent technological advances present firms with a wide array of alternative technologies. In this paper, we discuss the impact of new technology on the manufacturing environment and the problems associated with its implementation. We present an integrated framework for implementing such technology based on a consistent hierarchy of organizational objectives and a general foundation of constraint theory.