The Manufacturing contribution to innovation
Author: De Meyer, Arnoud INSEAD Area: Technology and Operations ManagementIn: Journal of High Technology Management Research, Vol. 2, no. 2, 1991 Language: EnglishDescription: p. 223-236.Type of document: INSEAD ArticleNote: Please ask us for this itemAbstract: The description of the contribution of manufacturing to the innovation process is often limited to the task of providing the necessary information to enable the development function to create a design which is easy to manufacture, and to be instrumental in the fast ramp-up of the production process. Though these are important tasks, it is argued in this paper that there is a third aspect of manufacturing's contribution to innovation, namely the creation of a manufacturing system which is favourable to product innovation. This goes far beyond the design of an appropriate production process, but requires the creation of a general manufacturing environment which is amenable to product innovation. This thesis will be tested with data from a large survey of senior manufacturing managers| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The description of the contribution of manufacturing to the innovation process is often limited to the task of providing the necessary information to enable the development function to create a design which is easy to manufacture, and to be instrumental in the fast ramp-up of the production process. Though these are important tasks, it is argued in this paper that there is a third aspect of manufacturing's contribution to innovation, namely the creation of a manufacturing system which is favourable to product innovation. This goes far beyond the design of an appropriate production process, but requires the creation of a general manufacturing environment which is amenable to product innovation. This thesis will be tested with data from a large survey of senior manufacturing managers
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