Title: Process positioning and manufacturing engineering deployment

Authors: Albert R. Wood, Paul D. Coughlan

Addresses: School of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada. ' London Business School, Sussex Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4SA, UK

Abstract: Particularly in the implementation of manufacturing strategy, manufacturing engineering (ME) management is becoming central. Process positioning decisions are related to the deployment of internal ME resources during the equipment acquisition process. ME plays differing roles in this process, depending on whether the equipment represents a radical or incremental innovation. These roles require differing types and levels of interaction with both suppliers and with other groups within the firm, and argue for expansion of the manufacturing strategy model to include these decisions.

Keywords: manufacturing engineering; manufacturing strategy; process innovation; process positioning; equipment acquisition; resources deployment; radical innovation; incremental innovation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1991.025883

International Journal of Technology Management, 1991 Vol.6 No.3/4, pp.199 - 210

Published online: 25 May 2009 *

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