Title

The Manufacturing Enterprise Diagnostic Instrument: A Tool For Assessment Of Enterprise System Manufacturers

Abstract

Small- to medium-size manufacturers constitute the bulk of the U.S. manufacturing sector and are in a dire need of a toot that will help them face the challenges of globalization and increasing costs of manufacturing in the United States. The objectives were to develop and validate a diagnostic tool for manufacturing firms to evaluate their enterprise system performance to eliminate trial-and-error decision and allow quick and informed actions. A pilot version was developed and tested in a small manufacturer. A revised version was then developed and further tested in another firm. Testing of the tool's pilot version provided invaluable feedback for developing the main tool. When tested in a small manufacturing firm, the results demonstrated management's misalignment and identified the root causes hindering performance. The tool demonstrated a quick and effective way to evaluate the manufacturing system's performance and to develop an aligned improvement action plan to guide the managerial team in devising a winning business strategy. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Publication Date

11-1-2007

Publication Title

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volume

17

Issue

6

Number of Pages

521-574

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/hfm.20091

Socpus ID

35448981814 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/35448981814

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