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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
A framework for analyzing flexibility of generic objects
International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 122, No. 1, Year 2009
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Description
Flexibility is a loosely defined term used in a number of application areas with different and frequently contradicting views. In this paper, adopting as a starting point the use of the term in the manufacturing and information systems domains, we present a framework for the examination of generic objects utilizing cloud diagrams. We first portray the potential flexibility of a designed object and then its actual flexibility expressing its ability to adapt to changes. Examples of its use illustrate the ideas and their application. We believe that this research will be helpful in offering guidelines to designers of new systems where flexibility is important. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fitzgerald, Guy
United Kingdom, Uxbridge
Brunel University London
Barad, Miryam
Israel, Tel Aviv-yafo
Tel Aviv University
Papazafeiropoulou, Anastasia
United Kingdom, Uxbridge
Brunel University London
Alaa, Ghada
Egypt, Cairo
Egyptian Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Centre
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.06.005
ISSN:
09255273