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Strategy, advanced manufacturing technology and performance: empirical evidence from U.S. manufacturing firms
Author(s) -
Kotha Suresh,
Swamidass Paul M
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/s0272-6963(99)00025-x
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , advanced manufacturing , empirical research , automation , dimension (graph theory) , premise , manufacturing engineering , information technology , business , operations management , product (mathematics) , process management , computer science , marketing , engineering , management , economics , philosophy , epistemology , mechanical engineering , linguistics , geometry , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
This study investigates the complex relationships among strategy, advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) and performance using survey responses from 160 U.S. manufacturing firms. In contrast to previous studies that emphasize only the flexibility dimension of AMT, this study adopts a multidimensional view of AMT by stressing the information processing capability inherent in AMTs. The study found support for four dimensions of AMT: information exchange and planning technology (IEPT), product design technology (PDT), low‐volume flexible automation technology (LVFAT), and high‐volume automation technology (HVAT). The results found also indicate empirical support for the study's major premise that a fit between certain strategy–AMT dimensions will be associated with superior performance. Using the findings, the study discusses the implications of the findings and suggests several avenues for future research.