Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
Volume 52, Issue 10, Pages 2999-3013Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2013.858837
Keywords
production ramp-up; time-to-volume; collaborative manufacturing network
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This paper explores how technology intensive manufacturing firms operate to achieve rapid new product volume ramp-up capabilities within an international collaborative supply network. An exploratory multiple-case longitudinal research methodology was adopted involving three large Japanese Multinational Corporations and their respective international manufacturing supply networks comprising 19 factories in six countries. The findings suggest that a systematic ramp-up process is crucial to guide manufacturing operations in attaining a predictable initial production yield and rapid production volume ramp-up (time-to-volume). An empirically-based conceptual framework is then developed proposing linkages between critical elements within a manufacturing supply network and operational activities for a new product ramp-up. A structured ramp-up process is then proposed and pilot tested.
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