Title: Evaluating the strategic potential of AMT in Indian manufacturing industries

Authors: Chandan Deep Singh; Rajdeep Singh; Abrar Ali Khan

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab, India

Abstract: This research revolves around the impact of advanced manufacturing technologies in Indian manufacturing industries. Statistics inculcates that a number of industries subsists, which are using different forms of advanced manufacturing technologies. 'Advanced manufacturing technology' is a generic term, depicting an assembly of manufacturing technologies, which combines both extent and scale capabilities in a manufacturing environment. Advanced manufacturing technology is broadly defined by distinguished authors in their terminologies; Small and Chen say's that "an automated production system of people, equipment and utensils for the planning and control of the production process, including the procurement of materials, parts and constituents and the shipment and service of completed products." In meticulous, advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) can be defined as any new manufacturing technique, which is likely to cause constructive changes in a firm's manufacturing practices, management systems and its approach for the designing and production of various engineering products.

Keywords: advanced manufacturing technology; AMT; manufacturing industries; analytical hierarchy process; AHP; TOPSIS.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMCP.2019.098391

International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2019 Vol.12 No.1, pp.80 - 101

Received: 18 Nov 2017
Accepted: 03 Nov 2018

Published online: 18 Mar 2019 *

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