Sourcing flexibility. Both delivery and product financial performance can be improved through greater sourcing flexibility, shows a broad empirical study of 336 European and US manufacturing firms co-authored by Professor Feryal Erhun of Cambridge Judge Business School.Read more on this free link
What is Flexibility for Lean Manufacturing?There’s the beginnings of a good discussion on flexibility and what it means for Lean manufacturingRead more on this free link
Cross-train for supply-chain success. In this installment of Automation Zone, learn how to close the knowledge gap between your engineers and your procurement professionals. Read more on this free link
Flexible Manufacturing System – Definition, Process and Features. A FlexibleManufacturing System(FMS) is a manufacturing system in which there is a certain degree of flexibility that allows the system to react in the case of changes, whether predicted or unpredicted. Read more on this free link