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Manufacturing Characteristics of Subcontractor SMME:s: an Empirical Study
Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Industrial Engineering and Management. Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH. Research area Industrial Engineering and Management.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1353-2869
Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Industrial Engineering and Management. Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH. Research area Industrial Engineering and Management.
Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Industrial Engineering and Management. Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH. Research area Industrial Engineering and Management.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3236-5648
2008 (English)In: Manufacturing Systems and Technologies for the New Frontier: The 41st CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems May 26-28, 2008, Tokyo, Japan, London: Springer , 2008Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This paper presents empirical findings on manufacturing characteristics at subcontractor small and medium sized manufacturing enterprises (SMME). The SMME:s play a significant role in today’s economy, but they do not act to the same extent on the global market as the international larger companies. To remain competitive on the global market SMME:s should improve manufacturing.

The study has been accomplished in different industries and different sizes to identify their characteristics. The results indicate that SMME:s are focused on process technologies and not on the entire manufacturing system. The companies also have difficulties in locating and hiring skilled people.

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London: Springer , 2008.
Keywords [en]
Small and medium sized enterprises, decision criteria, manufacturing characteristics
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Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-5503ISBN: 9781848002661 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-5503DiVA, id: diva2:36323
Available from: 2008-03-24 Created: 2008-03-24 Last updated: 2023-09-13Bibliographically approved

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