Assessing strategic flexibility of manufacturing organisations using AHP
by Doordarshi Singh; Jaspreet Singh Oberoi; Inderpreet Singh Ahuja
International Journal of Agile Systems and Management (IJASM), Vol. 5, No. 4, 2012

Abstract: Fast and dramatic changes in customer expectations, competition, and technology are creating an increasingly uncertain environment. The strategic flexibility is becoming a very important concept in manufacturing industry in order to respond to threats posed by environmental uncertainty. Manufacturers are seeking to enhance flexibility across the manufacturing system. In order to survive in this highly volatile environment and to attain strategic flexibility, firms need to develop dynamic capabilities. In this paper, we have applied analytical hierarchy process (AHP) technique to assess strategic flexibility in manufacturing industry.

Online publication date: Thu, 31-Jul-2014

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