Effective manufacturing management calls for integration between strategic subsystems. In manufacturing, this means that decisions on structure and infrastructure must be co‐ordinated and support the competitive strategy. Traditionally, manufacturing management has, to a large extent, been...

This article examines the current relationship between Swedish manufacturers and their suppliers. Emphasis is put on the demands placed on the suppliers by the manufacturers, on the internal suppliers′ activities causing this demand, and on the future plans and programmes pursued by the...

Asks how implementation management affects implementation uncertainty, adaptation cycles and performance. Assesses retrospective case studies of three Swedish FMS implementation processes. The cases represent technically similar systems, but with different project characteristics and degrees of...