Business model: (Continued )
pull-type, 26, 31, 32, 38
push-type, 27, 32, 37, 75–76, 130
reconfigurable, 306–307
responsive, 2, 14, 20–21, 281, 304
Business risk, 14
Business strategy, 129–134, 146, 285–287
global, 16, 343–346
Capacity:
adjustable, 15, 18, 20, 36, 172, 205, 207,
210, 228, 231–236, 239, 364, 378
comparison, 162–164
cost, 181–183, 233
fixed, 7, 36, 157, 164
global excess, 13, 30, 172, 295, 353
investment, 181–184
optimal, 184–185
planning, 178–183, 198, 342
scalable, 134, 165–166, 231, 237, 239, 258,
265, 274–275, 277, 367
shortage, 193, 296
unused, 7, 19, 156–157
Capital investment, 172, 190, 257, 259, 276
Capsule endoscopy, 45–47
Car personalized interior, 81–84
Cell configuration, 256–258
Chair, office 90–91, 98–99, 137, 168
Characteristics:
open control, 225
reconfigurable business model, 307
reconfigurable enterprise, 367
reconfigurable machine, 210
RMS, 237–239
reconfigurable product, 100
Competitive advantage, 8, 128, 285–286,
289–290, 306
Configuration:
calculation, 260–261
cell, 256–259
classification, 253–256
count, 254–256
economics, 186–188
impact on performance, 186–188, 266–273
parallel, 160–161
RMS, 254, 256–259
selection, 262–266, 277–278
Convertibility, 367
control characteristic, 225
machine characteristic, 207, 210
reconfigurable product, 100
system, 134, 164, 237, 239, 267
Cost leadership, 289–290
Craft production, 25–26, 32–38
Currency exchange, 13–14, 333–334, 343
Customized product principles, 99
Cutting speed, 199–201
Cycle time, 118, 193, 265
Dedicated manufacturing line (DML),
154–158
comparison with FMS, 162–166, 178–180
Delayed differentiation, 135–136, 301–302
Delivery time, 31, 81, 133–134, 299
Dell Computers, 9, 58, 131, 135, 281–282
Assembly plants, 294, 298
Diagnosability:
control characteristic, 225
machine characteristic, 210
product characteristic, 100
system characteristic, 238–239
Differentiation strategy, 290–291
Disassembly, 143, 307
Disruptive Technologies, 47–48
Economic order quantity, 299–301
Economics of product variations, 136–142
Economics of system design 175–185
Enterprise organization, 318–319, 322–325
European Union, 10–11, 307, 355
Factory location – see plant location
Fiber-optic cables, 10–12
Flexible manufacturing system (FMS),
158–162
comparison with DML, 162–166,
178–180, 184
definition, 158
experience with FMS, 170–173
Gantry, 240–241, 246–248, 257–259
Global enterprise:
alliances, 307, 349–354
benefits of, 14, 332–334
business strategy, 16, 343–345
challenges, 1–2, 22, 229
future direction, 14–22, 30–31, 34, 38–39,
362–370, 375–379
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