In this paper, the connections between the operations PMS and the environment in which it operates are studied, through an analysis of the strategic and organisational choices made by major manufacturing firms, and the consequent definition of the PMS characteristics and indicators. The...

This paper aims at clarifying the concept of strategic flexibility, starting from that much more common of manufacturing flexibility (or operational one). After characterizing the dimensions of the latter, a classification of strategic flexibility is presented which distinguishes four...