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How Singapore’s Manufacturing Small and Medium Size Enterprises Embrace Industry 4.0

AHFE International, 2023
Industry 4.0 adoption is expected to profoundly impact the entire spectrum of industries, especially in manufacturing. By using a confluence of automation, data, and digitalisation, Industry 4.0 aims to radically transform how organisations operate presently while increasing productivity, enhancing flexibility, reducing costs, and improving efficiency.
Thomas Menkhoff, Gopalakrishnan Surianarayanan   +1 more
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Six sigma in small‐ and medium‐sized UK manufacturing enterprises

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 2005
Purpose – Six sigma for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is an emerging topic among many academics and six sigma practitioners over the last two to three years. Very few studies have been reported about the successful applications of six sigma in SMEs.
Jiju Antony, Maneesh Kumar, Christian N. Madu   +2 more
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Production Management System for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Enterprises

2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2018
With industrial internet increasingly used in manufacturing industry, the traditional manufacturing industry can no longer meet the needs of the development of manufacturing and producing, which brought both an opportunity and a huge challenge for small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises.
Lei Wang, Peng Liu, Shengqian Jiang, Yiming Xue, Kun Wang, Xiangnan Li   +5 more
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E-collaborative commerce for small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2009
This paper describes the system which was developed as a part work of joint ERDF-DTI-funded B2B-MC project. The world of mass customisation and globalisation has forced manufacturing industry towards outsourcing of manufacturing and product development activities, resulting in the formation of synchronously operating collaborative networks. Within such
Saurin Badiyani, Vinesh Raja
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Awareness and response strategies in small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises

Innovation in Technology Management. The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97, 2002
Summary form only given. This paper presents data on small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMME) perspectives gathered through a series of research and intervention programmes in the UK. In general, this demonstrates that SMMEs lack awareness of the external drivers of change and have a strategic focus on stability within a small network of
G. Nelder, M. Jones
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Exploring the Influence of AI Adoption and Technological Readiness on Sustainable Performance in Pakistani Export Sector Manufacturing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Sustainability
This study examines the impact of technological integration on sustainable performance in Pakistani manufacturing SMEs from the export sector, focusing on the mediating role of employee capacity building and the moderating role of organizational learning,
Khalid Jamil, Wen Zhang, Aliya Anwar, Sohaib Mustafa   +3 more
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How advanced manufacturing technologies make a difference in Turkey's manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises

Global Business and Economics Review, 2020
This research analyses the relationship between the use of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) and the firm performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this study is to reveal Turkey's manufacturing sector's response to the overwhelming competition and to understand the manufacturing parameters that affect the ...
Karaman Akgül, Arzu, Gönel, Feride
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Supply chain quality management for product innovation performance: insights from small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises

Industrial management & data systems, 2021
PurposeThis research aims to examine the relationships between supply chain quality management (SCQM), organizational learning capability (OLC) and product innovation performance (PIP) among small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMMEs) in ...
Voon‐Hsien Lee, P. Foo, G. Tan, K. Ooi, A. Sohal   +4 more
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Modeling of barriers to digital transformations in Indian manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises

Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management
Purpose In recent times, digital transformation (DT) has witnessed a surge in popularity, not only within large enterprises (LEs) but also among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Nikita Borana, Tejendra Singh Gaur, Vinod Yadav   +2 more
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Improved Methods of QC for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises

Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012
The methods of QC have significant effects on SMEs’ product quality and may influence the development of the majority of SMEs. In recent years, the principal problems concerning QC for SMEs are that the methods are inefficient and in low degree of application, the workers are not rigorous enough toward self-checking or cross-checking etc.
Wei Guo, Guo Fu Li, Ying Xuan Liu, Lan Lan Liu   +3 more
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