The impact of organizational structure on time-based manufacturing and plant performance

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Time-based manufacturing has a significant, direct and positive impact on plant performance. The number of layers in the hierarchy, and the level of horizontal integration have significant, direct and positive effects on the decision-making and level of communication.

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Role change of design engineers in product development

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The effect of altering roles of design engineers on the clarity of project targets and partaking of knowledge about customers is examined. The way in which the aforesaid parameters influence product development productivity is also analyzed.

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Absorptive capacity: Enhancing the assimilation of time-based manufacturing practices

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Empirical analysis of operations strategy of manufacturing firms for time-based manufacturing, based on absorptive capacity of labor, is presented.

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