A method for estimating the influence of advanced manufacturing tools on the manufacturing competitiveness of Maquiladoras in the apparel industry in Central America

Method for estimating manufacturing competitiveness: The case of the apparel maquiladora industry in Central America

DYNA ◽

10.15446/dyna.v84n200.60620 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 84 (200) ◽

pp. 97-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jared Roberto Ocampo ◽

Juan Carlos Hernández-Matías ◽

Antonio Vizán

Keyword(s):

Central America ◽

Manufacturing Competitiveness

En este trabajo se propone un método integrado para la estimación de la competitividad de fabricación de las empresas utilizando su rendimiento comparativo en sus objetivos de fabricación. El método desarrollado utiliza un extenso análisis de la literatura, junto con un análisis de expertos a través del método Delphi para identificar los factores que influyen en la competitividad de la industria bajo estudio. Diferentes coeficientes estadísticos tales como el alfa de Cronbach, W de Kendall, kappa de Fleiss y la correlación intraclase se utilizan para asegurar la fiabilidad de los instrumentos y de la opinión de los expertos. El análisis exploratorio de factores (EFA por sus siglas en inglés) y un posterior análisis factorial confirmatorio (CFA por sus siglas en inglés) se utilizan como el medio para obtener el modelo de medición con el que se calcula un indicador de la competitividad de fabricación. Un caso de estudio empírico utilizando el método propuesto se lleva a cabo en una muestra de plantas maquiladora de ropa.

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The Impact of Advanced Manufacturing Technology on a Mature Industry

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Management and engineering manufacture ◽

10.1243/pime_proc_1986_200_079_02 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 200 (4) ◽

pp. 247-255

Author(s):

G R Mackenzie

Keyword(s):

Manufacturing Technology ◽

Business Strategies ◽

Advanced Manufacturing Technology ◽

Advanced Manufacturing ◽

Market Demand ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Tube Output ◽

Manufacturing Competitiveness ◽

The Uk ◽

The Impact

TI Group plc is the largest private sector tube-maker in the UK. Group companies manufacture specialist and bearing tube as well as commodity welded and cold-drawn carbon seamless tube. A substantial proportion of tube output is exported from the UK. Continuing competitive pressures and the changing nature of demand from both home and export markets are forcing reappraisal of TI Group's approach to tube manufacture. TI Group sees the maintenance of manufacturing competitiveness as a key element of securing a profitable future, and policy now requires operating subsidiaries to give full weight to manufacturing considerations when formulating their business strategies. Against this background, TI Group tube manufacturing companies are devising plans and making fundamental changes to apply advanced manufacturing technology to their processes and manufacturing control systems so as to give a more flexible response to market demand whilst achieving further cost reductions.

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Lean Implementation: The Progress and the future challenges of Apparel Industry to achieve the Manufacturing Competitiveness

Journal of Mechanical Engineering ◽

10.3329/jme.v48i1.41092 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 30-36

Author(s):

Abul Bashar ◽

M. Ahsan Akhtar Hasin

Keyword(s):

Lean Manufacturing ◽

Manufacturing System ◽

Apparel Industry ◽

Manufacturing Strategy ◽

Improve Performance ◽

Business World ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Conceptual Paper ◽

Manufacturing Competitiveness ◽

Traditional Manufacturing

Apparel industry plays an important role in the economic and social development of Bangladesh. This is now a multi-billion dollar manufacturing and export industry in Bangladesh. Its contribution to the foreign exchange earnings, poverty alleviation through creating employment opportunities and empowerment of women is remarkable. However, global competition and unstable market conditions prompted manufacturers to review their traditional manufacturing strategy. In today’s competitive business world, manufacturers are using Lean Manufacturing (LM) technique in order to improve performance and competitiveness. Lean Manufacturing (LM) is a holistic and sustainable approach of manufacturing system used for creating value for customers through eliminating waste in the manufacturing processes. This conceptual paper addresses the concept of lean manufacturing, its benefits and the challenges of implementing lean manufacturing.

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